Henry – Double National Champion At the Cycling Ireland Awards Night in Dublin, last weekend, North Down Cycling Club’s Stuart Henry was honoured for his wins in the 3000m junior pursuit and junior 500m time trial at National Track Championships earlier this year. Henry has in the past won numerous championships at under-age level, but to win championships at under… Read more »
Cycling Club Looks to the Future Last week North Down Cycling Club unveiled an extensive events programme for 2008. Once again the mammoth Coastal Challenge Charity Recreational Cycle in June will headline the club’s promotions. This is an amazing event which has continually grown in popularity in recent years to currently be acknowledged as the premier recreational cycle in the… Read more »
Emmerdale Cyclists! Following the enormous success of this mammoth fundraising event, originating in Aberdeen some seven years ago, the famous Emmerdale Extravaganza will be coming to Northern Ireland for the largest event yet and North Down Cycling Club has been asked to participate. The event will take place on the 7thof June next year and offers the public the… Read more »
Ardill-Patterson Trophy Road Race Matty Blayney 42.48 (-3min) Ross Blayney ST (-3) Noel Boyce 42.55 (1st NDCC) Gareth Boyle ST James McMaster ST (-3) Paul Swenarton 46.15 (-3) Martyn Lyttle ST Craig Swenarton 47.38 Ricky Blayney DNF William Barclay DNF 2 laps of the Springwell – Hightrees circuit. Head-wind along the shore. 2 groups of 5 with a 3 min… Read more »
POSITION NAME TIME 1. P Swenarton 12.54 2. S Henry 13.36 3. A Lavery 13.39 4. A Hedley 14.00 5. C Swenarton 14.24 6. W Barclay 14.36 G Swenarton 14.36 8. M Hodgins 15.10 9. C Andrews 16.37 5 miles one way, D'Dee to Bangor. Dry, sunny, hideous head wind.
North Down GP 1 Neill Delahaye Usher IRC 50 miles in 2.20.21 2 Gordon Scott EACC-Audi @ 2 sec 3 Jim McConnell EACC-Audi @ 1.20 4 Ross Blayney Ards CC @ 2.05 5 Davy McKnight Dromara CC s.t. 6 Martyn Irvine Ards CC @ 2.30 7 Neill McKenna NDCC s.t. 8 Ryan Connor BRC-Northstone s.t. 9 Alan Lavery NDCC s.t…. Read more »