MEDAL HAUL FOR NORTH DOWN YOUTH CYCLISTS Last weekend's Irish National Youth Track championships, held at the Eamonn Ceannt track in Dublin, provided a rich vein of gold, silver and bronze for Ulster's top youth riders. No less than 20 of the 27 medals on offer came north and five of those medals are now proudly on display on the… Read more »
CYCLISTS HEAD FOR THE HILLS This weekend, North Down CC'c racing and touring cyclists will be testing themselves on some of the country's most picturesque but challenging terrain. The Newry Three Day race, promoted by Newry Wheelers, starts on Friday evening with a fast and furious 40 mile race on the Warrenpoint circuit, racing starting at 7pm. Saturday morning's road… Read more »
POSITION NAME TIME 1 M Geddis ( 1.58 and 1.13, Espoir silver) 1.35 G. Swenarton ( 1.55 and 1.15 ) 1.35 3 C Swenarton ( 1.59 and 1.18, Espoir silver ) 1.38 4 G Paul ( 1.58 and 1.21, Espoir silver ) 1.39 5 C Andrews ( 1.58 and 1.24, Espoir silver ) 1.41 Weather ghastly, torrential showers, gale… Read more »
BANGOR BIKE WEEK SUCCESS Last Saturday's Coastal Challenge charity ride around the Ards peninsula, which attracted around 800 riders, was a fitting finale to a week in which cyclists young and old found something to suit them. The Wednesday evening leisure run for recreational cyclists attracted 25 riders who were able to enjoy a welcome touch of summer weather on… Read more »
POSITION NAME CLUB CLUB 1 Peter Hawkins Usher – Irish Road Club 2.10 2 Adam p-Armstrong Northern-Dave Kane 2.14 3= Tim Edgar XMTBCC 2.17 Glen Kinning Castlereagh-Mattest 5 Fraser Duncan Northern-Dave Kane 2.19 6= Peter Wilson (U16) Maryland Whs 2.25 Stuart Bennett Phoenix CC 8 Kriean O`Neill Classic Walls RT 2.27 9 Paul Wilson Phoenix CC… Read more »
CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN BANGOR BIKE WEEK Bangor Bike Week, organised by North Down Cycling Club and generously supported by North Down Borough Council, got off to a cracking start on Saturday with the Northern Ireland Youth road race championships. A large entry enjoyed some of the best weather of the summer so far and the standard of the racing matched… Read more »