Gilmore sprints to victory in Carn Classic

Gilmore sprints to victory in Carn Classic

20th March. Following 90kms of racing, the Carn Classic in Maghera, came down to a sprint finish from a 9-man group, which saw Team Madigan`s Curtis Gilmore edge the win ahead of Dunloy CC`s Jonathon Dooey, with Peter Morrison (Velo Café Magasin) third. A full range...

Boyd Wins MTB XC Spring League round 2.

Sunday 20th March. Ormeau Park, Belfast was the venue for Round two of the XMTB-McConvey Cycles Spring league where almost 200 competitors battled it out on a fine spring day. This time it was Donaghadee`s Graham Boyd from the promoting XMTB club, a runner up at the...
Photo gives Caldwell win to Watson.

Photo gives Caldwell win to Watson.

Saturday 19th March Following a 3rd place in the Tour of Ards followed by a 7th place in the opening National Series round the previous week (Ras Luimni) in Munster, Chain Reaction Cycles rider Chris McGlinchey was surely fancying his chances for a win when the...

McKee dominates opening Ulster XC round

Sunday 13th March A total of 252 riders turned out for round one of the Ulster Mountain Bike Cross Country Series, promoted by Apollo CT at the Craigavon Watersports Centre on Sunday 13th March. Results Ulster XC Series round 1 2016. . Senior 1 1 Gareth...
Close finish in Danny Boy sees Heaney on top.

Close finish in Danny Boy sees Heaney on top.

Danny Boy Races. 13th March. A photo finish was needed to separate two of Ulster`s top Juniors at the finish of the Danny Boy races in Feeny, County Londonderry, on Sunday 13th March promoted by the Roe Valley Club. Having consulted the camera, it was Nicolas Roche...

Aiken again in Tour of Ards Ulster series opener 12th March

With two wins under his belt already in the opening weeks of the 2016 season,  Roger Aiken was again on the top step of the podium in the opening round of the Ulster Road Series, the Tour of Ards on Saturday 12th March. The ASEA-Wheelworx man held off fellow escapee...
Kinning wins MTB spring league opener

Kinning wins MTB spring league opener

The 2016 Spring Off-Road Mountain Bike Calendar kicked off with the XMTB-McConvey CC event in Ormeau Park, Belfast on Sunday 28th February where the sun shone and an excellent turnout competed across all categories. All-Rounder Glenn Kinning (Kinning Cycles), equally...
Watson opens 2016 account with Haldane win

Watson opens 2016 account with Haldane win

Having been close to the action in early season events, Lindsay Watson (Plush MTB) finally opened his account for 2016 with a fine win in the John Haldane Memorial event in Newry on Sunday 28th February. The popular Newry Wheelers event, run over the Newry-Warrenpoint...