Date: Saturday 6 September 2008Event: Round 2 Ulster MTB LeagueLocation: Craigavon Watersports CentreHost club: Apollo CT Today Apollo CT hosted the second round of the Ulster MTB XC league at the popular Craigavon Watersports Centre. It was a damp day when the first competitors arrived to sign on but as predicted by the weather forecasters the day brightened, the rain stopped however the wind did not.
25 May 2008 – Magheramorne
Date: Sunday 25 May 2008Event: Round 3 NPSLocation: Magheramorne Quarry, LarneHost club: Team Madigan Sunshine MTB For Madigan Round three of the Irish Mountain Bike Cross Country Series took place on Sunday at Magheramorne Quarry near Larne in County Antrim, the event proving a resounding success for the MTB crew from promoters Team Madigan. First used in 2007, the venue again provided superb action, proving that
5 September 2009 – Craigavon Lakes
Date: Saturday 5 September 2009Event: Ulster MTB RoundLocation: Craigavon Watersports CentreHost club: Apollo CT On Saturday 5 September 2009 Apollo Cycling Team hosted a cross-country mountain bike race at their usual venue at the Craigavon Lakes. Headquarters was set up in the excellent Watersports Centre which also provided showers, café and bike wash as well as ample car parking outside.
31 May 2009 – Lady Dixon Park
Date: Sunday 31 May 2009Event: 6th round NPS Series Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast Host club: XMTB McConvey Cycles Summer finally arrived which coincided perfectly with XMTB McConvey cycles hosting the 6th round of the Irish Cross Country National Points Series at Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in south Belfast. This was a hastily re-arranged venue after the club was unable to run an event at the much loved
24 May 2009 – Magheramorne
Date: Sunday 24 May 2009 Event: 5th round NPS Location: Magheramorne Quarry, Co. Antrim Host club: Team Madigan Team Madigan hosted the fifth round of the Irish Cross Country National Points Series mountain bike races on Sunday 24 May 2009 at their now established home venue of Magheramorne Quarry on the county Antrim coast. This was the third year that the club have used the venue and as in previous
Race fees & categories
The following is a breakdown of the fees, race categories and prizes for the Ulster XC Series 2015 Fee structure Adults: £18 (€20) * (see note below)Juniors: £10 (€10)Under 14s & Under 16s: £5 (€5)Under 8s, 10s & 12s: £2 (€2)Under 6s: £1 (€1) * For some rounds of the series there will be a discount on the adult fee if riders pre-register. This will be dependent on each club. …
Results
Ulster XC Series 2014 – League points scheme You can view results by round and the overall league results. The points are based on the following scheme. Position Points Position Points Position Points 1st 40 11th 20 21st 10 2nd 35 12th 19 22nd 9 3rd 31 13th 18 23rd 8 4th 28 14th 17 24th 7 5th 26 15th 16 25th 6 6th 25 16th 15 26th 5 7th…
History
Mountainbiking has had a proud history in Ulster and we have compiled the reports from the last few years on this website. Please use the links on the left hand side to read about some great off-road racing. If you have details of Ulster mountain bike racing results pre-2004 please get in touch (martin@ulsterxc.com). Link to Uberdog magazine retro December 1996May 1997August 1997December 1997March 1998
Gallery
2012 Photos from Craigavon Lakes – Round 6 of the UlsterXC series (2 September 2012). Michael A (FlickR) herePaul A (Facebook) herePhotos from Castlewellan Forest – Ulster XC Championships (19 August 2012). Michael A (FlickR) hereAlan G (Facebook) herePaul A (Facebook) herePhotos from Garvagh Forest – Round 5 of the UlsterXC series (12 August 2012). Michael A (FlickR) hereAlan G (Facebook) herePhotos from Dunmore Mountain – Round 4 of…