Round 3 of the Irish Cross-country Mountain Bike National Point Series (NPS) took place on Sunday 17 June 2018 at St. Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in south Belfast. This event, hosted by Xmtb, doubled up as Round 4 of the Ulster Cross-country series. The club wish to thank Belfast City Council for their ongoing support of cycling. The recent dry weather had left the park in great condition with…
Third training day for U14 and U16 riders
The Cycling Ulster Off-road Commission is launching the third of their training sessions for Under 14s and 16s on Saturday 16 June 2018 at Lady Dixon Park in Belfast. This session is open to all riders in these age categories. Riders to meet at 10 am on site. The morning session will be skills based using the format of the Inter-regional Mountain Bike Championships. NOTE: For this season the training will include individual…
Entries now open for Round 4 of the Ulster XC series
Round 4 of the Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike Series will also double up as Round 3 of the National Point Series (NPS). Event to be held in Lady Dixon Park in Belfast on Sunday 17 June 2018. See details here.
Another successful XC race at Drumcairne Forest
Round 3 of the Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike Series took place at Drumcairne Forest Park on Sunday 20 May 2018. This was the third year that local club Island Wheelers had hosted an event in this location and they had been busy developing the structure of the tracks and the set up of the site. Thanks to the Northern Ireland Forestry Service for their permission and support. The course had…
Expressions of Interest for 2018 Inter-Regional MTB Championships
Expressions of interest are sought from Youth riders (Boys & Girls) interested in being considered for selection for the UK Inter-Regional Mountain Bike Competitions which will take place on 15-16 September 2018 at Hadleigh Park, Essex. This event is for Ulster riders in the Under 14’s or Under 16’s age categories. Ulster will be up against 13 other regions from across Great Britain. Riders must be able to travel over to…
Ulster riders at British XC Round 3
Sunday 13th of May saw our young off-road riders in action at Round 3 of the HSBC British National Cross Country series at Glentress Scotland. Nestled on the steep banks of the Tweed Valley this was very much a course for the climbers and the strong technical riders. Practice day on Saturday had seen wall to wall sunshine but heavy overnight rain would see our riders in the 9 am…
Another training day for the Under 14s and Under 16s
The Cycling Ulster Off-road Commission is launching the second of their training sessions for Under 14s and 16s on Saturday 19 May 2018 at Drumcairne Forest Park. This session is open to all riders in these age categories. Riders to meet at 10 am on site. The morning session will be skills based using the format of the Inter-regional Mountain Bike Championships. The afternoon session will be an escorted practice,…
Registration now open for Round 3 of the Ulster XC Series
Round 3 of the 2018 Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike Series takes place at Drumcairne Forest outside Stewartstown, County Tyrone on Sunday 20 May 2018 hosted by Island Wheelers. Details here.
League table after 2 rounds
With the first 2 rounds of the 2018 Ulster Cross-country (XC) Mountain Bike Series complete the current league standings are shown here. The league table will be used to grid for Round 3 provided riders register and pay in advance. NOTE: For the Senior riders, all rounds count towards the overall league. For Juniors and Youth categories, riders can drop one round making it their best 4 out of 5…
Under 14s and 16s training
The first of the training sessions for Under 14 and Under 16 year old riders took place on Saturday 28 April 2018 at Tollymore Forest Park. There were nine Under 14s (6 boys and 3 girls) and nine Under 16s (7 boys and 2 girls). The sessions were lead by coaches Gareth McKee, Mark Harvey, Robbie Smyth and Graham Boyd. The morning session was based around bike handling skills similar…