MTB XC National Championships Sunday 17 July 2011 – Killruddery

Team-Worc is proud to host the Irish cross-country championships in the excellent setting of Killruddery demesne. It is back to a super fast and flowy course with the usual mix of fast singletrack, tough climbs, rock gardens and bombholes. The course designers, lead by Robin Seymour, are working hard to improve what has been used in previous races at this venue.

The following race categories will be run which are in keeping with the UCI MTB categories;
Elite Men, Elite Women, Master, Veteran, Junior.
This differs to the current NPS format due to current UCI category requirements, but there will be non-championship support races (see below).… Read more

Sun shone at Dunmore for Round 5 of the Ulster XC Series

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 the venue. Dromara CC first used this site in 2007 and have been developing the course over the years. The senior course is approximately 2½ miles long and climbs over both peaks of the mountain covering around 500 feet of climbing on each lap.… Read more

Off-road XC racing news June 2011

News from the off-road cycling side of our sport as we look ahead to the next few cross-country mountain bike events that are happening over the next 3 months. The Ulster XC series has seen some great attendance figures with the number of young riders every increasing. There are plans ongoing for skills days for the Under 14s with more details to follow in a separate article.

ULSTER XC SERIES ROUND 5 - DUNMORE
The next round of the Ulster XC series will take place on Saturday 2 July 2011 at Dunmore Mountain near Spa, Ballynahinch.… Read more

Wet day at Magheramorne for the MTB race on 5 June 11

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 the first year that the race day was not a scorcher with driving rain since day break having an effect on the turn out as many riders just rolled over and stayed in bed.… Read more

Sunshine at Lady Dixon Park for MTB Race 29 May 2011

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 to be a popular venue over the last two years and the host club, Xmtb McConvey Cycles are very grateful to the council for supporting the sport. The track was much the same as last year with a few new sections added in and the organisers had had mixed fortunes with the weather in the lead up to the race with the course going from wet and muddy to bone dry.… Read more