Solid performances at National Championships On Sunday 20th a contingent of North Downs off road riders made the trip to Killruddery Estate in Bray Co Wicklow to contest the Irish National Mountain Bike Championships. These included Paul Ferguson and William Barclay competing in the ‘Masters’ category, Matty Blaney in the ‘Experts,’ Sam Craig in the ‘Vets’ and Chris Cameron in… Read more »
Giant Step For Stuart Young North Down cyclist Stuart Henry has been offered a fantastic opportunity this summer to taste the big time of continental racing. Thanks to the efforts of Belgian national Dany Blondeel, who now lives in Newtownards, Stuart has been signed up by the junior squad of the Lotto Racing Team to race for them in July… Read more »
Road Race League Heats Up (Despite The Weather) Last Wednesday night a field of 17 riders including some top end visitors contested the road race on the Springwell / Stockbridge road circuit. The 9 member limit group was given 1 minute per lap on the 8 scratch riders in the 5 lap race. The quality of this group, including… Read more »
Superb Swenarton Last week top North Down Cycling Club time trialist, Paul Swenarton, once again demonstrated why he is one of the best in the country in the ‘race of truth’, when he recorded a superb 1hour 59 seconds for a 25 mile time trial on the Portaferry Road. This was a quite excellent time in far from ideal conditions… Read more »
Real Challenge for Cyclists In this column last week I commented that the Coastal Challenge Charity Cycle was eminently do-able for most reasonably fit cyclists. Last Saturday made me eat my words as those brave souls who took up the challenge were met with horrific weather conditions, with driving rain, wind and cold. By the time the 700 plus cyclists… Read more »
Cycling’s Coastal Challenge The most popular cycling event in the country takes to the roads this weekend, taking in some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland, the beautiful coast road around the Ards Peninsula. With the entry being capped at 700, there are many disappointed cyclists who failed to take the warning that places in this event would fill… Read more »