Northern Ireland Festival of Cycling – Bangor Bike Week The Festival of Cycling commenced on Sunday 5th June with the Gran Fondo, a legacy of the hugely successful Giro d’Italia that visited the province in 2014. Attracting thousands of riders, the closed road event was for some a leisurely opportunity to stretch the legs, for others a race, which our… Read more »
The Ras: How hard can it be? For decades the Ras has represented the ultimate challenge to domestic riders. The traditional raced pitted county against county with the top amateur clubmen battling for the prestige of a victory and the rest content with the honour of becoming “Men of the Ras”. Overseas riders are not a recent addition to the… Read more »
Five Go Riding the Ras 1500 kilometres. 300 gels. 100 water bottles. 80 massages. 25 kilos of bananas. 9 sponsors. 8 stages. 5 riders. 4 crashes. That is just a little of what it takes to become a Man of the Ras. This is no easy accolade, as four NDCC riders and one guest rider found out as they competed… Read more »
A perfect night for racing at Kirkistown, little wind and a big field of 57 seniors and 33 kids. Thanks to all the riders and my happy helpers. Here are the main race and kids results. Images courtesy of Eric Blayney
BANGOR COASTAL CHALLENGE A 60 mile circumnavigation of the Ards Peninsula may seem as daunting to a non-cyclist as scaling the North face of Mount Everest, but this could not be further from the truth. It is certainly is a long way but then it isn’t called a Challenge for nothing and is easily within the grasp of anyone willing… Read more »
With a month to go until the 2016 Coastal Challenge we are glad to finally announce the charities that we will be supporting this year!! • Samaritans • St Vincent de Paul • Salvation Army • Riding for the Disabled • NI Children’s Hospice • Cancer Fund for Children Make sure you get your online entry in now!! www.entrycentral.com/NDCCCoastalChallenge