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 »
POSITION NAME CLUB Under 12 1 Ciara Mulholland Clann Eireann – The Linen Green – 6 miles in 20.30 2 Mark Downey Banbridge CC 3 Laura Casey Clann Eireann – The Linen Green 4 Lauren Elliott Orchard Wheelers 5 Claire Oakley XMTBCC 6 Chris Oakley XMTBCC 7 Adam McCullough Ballymena RC-Scott Rooftiles 8 Ryan Orr Old Bleach CC 9 Daniel… Read more »
Distance 24 miles, 3 laps of 8 miles. Weather dry warm, sunny, calm. 33 riders. Handicaps– group one, 4 youth riders off first ; group two 17 riders after 4 minutes ; group three, scratch, 12 riders, after 10 minutes. By the end of the first lap the youth group had split with Gareth Boyle and Dan Boardman going through… Read more »
MORE MEDALS FOR NORTH DOWN CYCLISTS As has been the case over the past couple of seasons, North Down Cycling Club's youth riders were among the medals at last weekend's Ulster time trial championships, staged by Orchard Wheelers. In the U 14 competition, Rachel Mitchell rode to a silver medal covering the 10 miles in a time of 30mins 11secs.