Irish Championships 2014 – Report
Date: Sunday 21 July 2014Event: Irish National MTB XC ChampionshipsLocation: Fossa, KillarneyHost club: Killarney Cycling Club Full results here Photos
Day: 23rd April 2010
Round 5 2014 – Report
Date: Sunday 7 September 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 5 Location: Craigavon Lakes Host club: Apollo CT The sun shone at the lakes in Craigavon for the fifth and final round of the Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike series. This round was hosted by Apollo Cycling Team whose members have been working hard on developing the course and adding in new features not used in previous years. The course takes in…
Ulster XC Championships 2014 – Report
Date: Sunday 24 August 2014 Event: Ulster XC MTB Championships 2014 Location: Castlewellan Forest Park Host club: Banbridge CC A great day at Castlewellan Forest Park with dry conditions for the 2014 Ulster Cross-country mountain bike championships. Event headquarters was placed prominently on the hill in front of the castle which then had a great vista overlooking the lake and forest. Banbridge Cycling Club have worked closely with Down Council…
Round 4 2014 – Report
Date: Sunday 22 June 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 / NPS Round 5 Location: Garvagh Forest Host club: Carn Wheelers Garvagh Forest, located in the centre of the town of Garvagh, was the location for Round 5 of the Irish Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Point Series (NPS), hosted by Carn Wheelers. This round also doubled up as Round 4 of the regional Ulster Cross-country (XC) series. The club had…
Round 3 2014 – Report
Date: Sunday 25 May 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 3 / NPS Round 3 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles Lady Dixon Park in Belfast was the venue for third round of the 2014 Irish National Point Series (NPS) which took place on Sunday 25 May. This round also doubled up as Round 3 of the Ulster Cross-country mountain bike series and was hosted by local…
Round 2 2014 – Report
Date: Sunday 6 April 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 2 Location: Ballykelly Forest Host club: Caldwell Cycles Round 2 of the Ulster cross-country (XC) mountain bike series took place at Ballykelly Forest near Limavady on Sunday 6 April 2014. Host club Caldwell Cycles, lead by chief organiser Clive Caldwell, put on a great event with a well marked course, sign on and huge selection of food. The course was very…
Round 1 2014 – Report
Date: Sunday 9 March 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 1 Location: Kilbroney Park Forest, Rostrevor Host club: Dromara CC The 2014 season of cross-country (XC) mountain bike races in Ulster kicked off earlier this year with round 1 starting in the second week in March as part of the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Festival at Kilbroney Park. As per last year, the festival brought together off-road disciplines with the first round…
Round 5 2013 – Report
Date: Sunday 1 September 2013Event: Ulster Series Round 5Location: Craigavon Watersports CentreHost club: Apollo CT The fifth and final round of the Ulster XC MTB Series for 2013 took place at Craigavon Watersports Centre on Sunday 1 September 2013 and was hosted by Apollo Cycling Team. The venue is the flattest of the series and is therefore the fastest with long stretches of hard packed earth to ride across this…
Round 4 2013 – Report
Date: Saturday 3 August 2013 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 / World Police and Fire Games Location: Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor Host club: Dromara Cycling Club The World Police and Fire Games was being held in the first week of August 2013 and the mountain bike cross-country and downhill races were scheduled for Kilbroney Park in Rostrevor. Dromara Cycling Club had run a round of the Ulster cross-country mountain bike series…
Irish Championships 2013 – Report
Date: Sunday 21 July 2013Event: Irish National MTB XC ChampionshipsLocation: Garvagh ForestHost club: Carn Wheelers The 2013 National Mountain Bike Cross-Country Championships took place in Garvagh Forest in the town of Garvagh on Sunday 21 July and was hosted by Carn Wheelers. The timing for the race was perfect after a 2 week heat wave in Northern Ireland which left the trails bone dry and dusty. The club had put…