20-06-2012Sperrin MTB Sportive – Sunday 17 June 2012. Report here 19-06-2011Great day at the Sperrin MTB Sportive Report here
Off-road skills training days 2013
Cycling Ulster’s Off-road Commission are putting on 3 training days to improve off-road skills for 3 targeted groupsYouth, Women and Male beginners. For these sessions the training is aimed at youth riders aged 14 or under, women at any skill level, and beginner males who are looking to get into off-road racing.These sessions are aimed at riders who can confidently ride their bikes but who are looking to improve their…
Youth Camp
Cycling Ulster Off-road Commission have hosted a series a ‘youth camp’s during the summer months. These take place on Monday evenings in various locations and are aimed for youth riders aged Under 14. More details on the links on the left hand side
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Cycling Ulster Off-road CommissionOff-road skills sessions for Under 12s Saturday 16 February 2013 10:00-12:00 pm (sign on from 09:45)Ormeau Park, Belfast (near Ozone centre) The aim of this training is for youth riders who are new to racing or who have raced before and want to bring their skills up-to-date.Riders should already be quite confident on their bicycles. This is not a beginners session.The training will involve sprints, mounting and…
Check lists for race organisers
There is a lot of useful information about organising off-road races on the Cycling Ireland Off-road commission website. This information is geared towards running a cross-country race. Click here to read this document. A sample checklist of things to remember to bring along on race day is given below. Feel free to share any other tips / ideas for best practice so that this list becomes fully comprehensive. EQUIPMENT FOR…
Youth Development Day Jan 2013
CYCLING IRELANDCycling Ireland’s Off-road Commission is hosting a recruitment day for riders aged 12 to 16 who are interested in being part of the Irish XC Youth Development Squad for 2013. Jon Hynes is putting this squad together. For Ulster riders the most convenient date is on Sunday 27 January 2013 at Tolllymore Outdoor Centre. (map) The purpose of the day is to inform riders of the selection criteria, go…
Other events
On the left hand side you can see a list of non-Ulster XC series events including: XMTB’s Spring Series and the first round of the NPS 2011 series held at Bellurgan Park
Irish XC Championships
Irish National Cross-Country Championships – Sunday 22 July 2012 Tough racing at Djouce Wood, County Wicklow Results here PhotosMichael A (FlickR) here Adrian O’S (Facebook) here Irish National Mountain Bike Championships 2011 – Sunday 17 July 2011 Held at Killruddery Estate in County Wicklow, host club Team WORC Results here Photos Martin G (FlickR) hereMichael A (FlickR) hereAndrew L (Picasa) hereJoanna M (Picasa) hereCieran M (Picasa) herePaul McC (Facebook) hereChainReaction Cycles (Facebook) hereIMBRC (Facebook) hereVC Glendale (Facebook) here