Date: Saturday 2 July 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 5 Location: Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch Host club: Dromara Cycling Club Round 5 of the Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series took place on Saturday 2 July 2011 at Dunmore Mountain located near Spa, Ballynahinch. Dromara Cycling Club was the host of the event and the organisers are very grateful to the Wightman family who own the land for the use of…
Round 4 2011 – Report
Date: Sunday 5 June 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 Location: Magheramorne Quarry, Larne Host club: Team Madigan Round 4 of the Ulster Cross Country Mountain Bike Series 2011 took place at Magheramorne Quarry near Larne in County Antrim. This is the fifth year that host club Team Madigan have had access to this site to put on a race and the club is grateful to the landowners Lafarge. Unfortunately this was…
Round 3 2011 – Report
Date: Sunday 29 May 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 3, Irish NPS Round 5 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles Round 3 of the 2011 Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series took place at the beautiful Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in south Belfast. This was also Round 5 of the Irish National Points Series (NPS). The park, which is managed by Belfast City Council, has proved…
Round 2 2011 – Report
Date: Sunday 15 May 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 2, Irish NPS Round 4 Location: Tollymore Forest, Newcastle Host club: Banbridge Cycling Club The second round of the Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series 2011 took place at Tollymore Forest Park on Sunday 15 May 2011 hosted by Banbridge Cycling Club. This event was also the fourth of seven rounds of the Irish National Point Series (NPS) which meant a larger attendance of…
Round 1 2011 – Report
Date: Sunday 1 May 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 1, Irish NPS Round 3 Location: Davagh Forest, Cookstown Host club: Carn Wheelers The opening round of the 2011 Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series took place on Sunday 1 May at Davagh Forest near Cookstown. The venue, which is managed by the Forestry Service, was also included as part of the National Point Series (NPS) for the first time. It was the…
Round 7 2010 – Report
Date: Sunday 12 September 2010Event: Ulster Series Round 7 / Ulster MTB ChampionshipsLocation: Tollymore Forest ParkHost club: Banbridge CC The 2010 Ulster Mountain Bike Cross-Country Championships were held on Sunday 12 September at the excellent Tollymore Forest Park, County Down. The event was hosted by Banbridge Cycling Club, who have had a long history of organising off-road racing events, and attracted over 140 riders from age 5 to 50+. The club were very pleased…
Round 6 2010 – Report
Date: Saturday 4 September 2010 Event: Ulster Series Round 6 Location: Craigavon Lakes Host club: Apollo CT Round 6 of the Ulster Cross Country Mountain Bike League took place on Saturday 4 September 2010 at the Craigavon Lakes hosted by the Apollo Cycling Team. Race headquarters was in the excellent Watersports Centre which had a room set up for sign-on, a café and shower facilities.
Round 5 2010 – Report
Date: Sunday 1 August 2010Event: Ulster Series Round 5Location: Castlewellan ForestHost club: XMTB McConvey Cycles The beautiful Castlewellan Forest Park played host to the fifth round of the Ulster Cross Country Mountain Bike Series on Sunday 1 August 2010. This round of the series was organised by XMTB McConvey Cycles who have been closely associated with Castlewellan forest for over a decade developing the trails and running races. For this event…
Round 4 2010 – Report
Date: Sunday 26 June 2010 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 / Irish NPS Round 6 Location: Dunmore Mountain Host club: Dromara Cycling Club On Saturday 26 June 2010 Dromara Cycling Club hosted the Fourth Round of the UlsterXC Mountainbike Series at Dunmore Mountain which lies just beyond Spa Lake outside of Ballynahinch. This event was also Round 6 of the Irish National Points Series which attracted a large crowd from across Ireland…
Round 3 2010 – Report
Date: Sunday 19 June 2010 Event: Ulster Series Round 3 Location: Davagh Forest Host club: Carn Wheelers Carn Wheelers hosted the third round of the UlsterXC – cross country mountain bike series on Saturday 19 June 2010 at Davagh Forest near Cookstown, County Tyrone. The venue has not been used for mountain bike racing for approximately 15 years and permission and fee had to be arranged with the Forestry Service.