Jacob Dickson – Downhill Junior – on the world stage
Dromore rider Jacob Dickson placed 2nd Junior at the last downhill World Cup event at Val di Sloe in Italy at the weekend 22/23 August 2015. This was the 7th and final event of the 2015 World Cup Downhill Series which left Jacob as 3rd overall in the junior men.… Read more
Top class Ulster downhill juniors
Hitting the big time both at home and abroad are two Ulster junior downhillers: Sacha Bickerstaff and Jacob Dickson. Both are currently at Mont-Sainte-Anne in Canada at the DHI Round 5. Jacob was the fastest junior rider in the qualifier on 31 July. Sacha's qualifier time leaves her second junior in the womens event. … Read more
Success for Ulster riders at the XC and DH national championships
Ulster riders occupied the majority of the podiums at this year's cross-country and downhill national championships. The cross-country championships took place at Bike Park Ireland in County Tipperary and on the same weekend (18 & 19 July) the downhill national championships took place at Rostrevor in County Down.… Read more
Lots of Enduro, Cross-country and Downhill going on and coming up
The off-road scene has been busy over the last couple of weeks with Round 2 of the Vitus First Tracks series taking place in Bigwood, Warrenpoint on 9/10 May and then the Ulster riders heading over to Wales to compete in the third round of the British XC series. This weekend the Emerald Enduro is taking place in Carrick County Wicklow. This is the second round of the Enduro World Series with a huge gathering of international riders and local riders competing across seven timed stages.… Read more
Off-road – news and previews
It has been a busy couple of weeks for the Ulster off-road riders as they competed both in Ireland and across the water, in cross-country, enduro and downhill. Looking ahead over the next few weeks there are plenty of events to keep the riders occupied with more enduro, cross-country, downhill and even a cross-country marathon.… Read more
Provisional 2015 Road and Off Road Calendar
The provisional road and off road calendar is now available to view. It can be accessed via the Calendar link on the right hand side of this page or can be downloaded at the end of this article..
Please check that your event is correctly listed. If you have any queries please contact Anthony Mitchell, the Ulster Calendar co-ordinator for 2015. He can be contacted via email on sportsprint.mitch@btinternet.com.
The provisional leisure calendar will be available shortly.
The events highlighted in Green are National Championships, Purple indicates Ulster Championships and Pink indicates free weekend dates.… Read more
Downhill, XC and BMX Events this Weekend.
This Sunday 9th March the first round of the National BMX Series takes place at DCBMX track in Unit 64, Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot Road, Dublin.
The 2014 Irish BMX National Series will be run over 6 rounds with each riders best 5 results counting towards their final ranking.
Age Group Guidelines:
The age a rider turns in 2014 is the age group they race i.e. if you are 12 now but turn 13 on or before the 31st December 2014 you race in the 13-14 year old category.… Read more
Off-road racing at Kilbroney this weekend
Kilbroney Park will again be a hive of activity this weekend, 9th March, for the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Festival. Dromara CC and ChainReaction Cycle Club have joined together for the second year of this festival. Dromara CC is hosting Round 1 of the 2014 Ulster XC series (cross-country race - XC) and CRC is hosting Round 1 of the IDMS series (downhill - DH). … Read more
WANTED: Off Road Commissaires
The College of Commissaires is seeking expressions of interest for off-road commissaires from Ulster. Interested candidates must have been a member of Cycling Ireland for at least 3 years and have a keen interest in off-road cycling (cross-country or downhill). It is expected that a one-day training session will be taking place in the near future most likely on a weekend day. This appeal is being spread across Ireland and the final date and venue for the training has not been set.
At the moment we need to get a list of names to Cycling Ireland.… Read more
Ben Reid to Compete in UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2013, Fort William
With Scotland gearing up to host the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, which returns to the Scottish Highlands on 8 – 9 June 2013, bike enthusiasts from across Ulster are expected to travel by ferry to watch the action.
County Down champion Ben Reid is among a number of local competitors taking part in the Fort William event , which attracts over 20,000 spectators. The Nevis Range venue provides a particularly stunning backdrop to the non-stop action, with attendees guaranteed some absolutely breath-taking views during the two day world class event.… Read more
