Author Archives: North Down CC

North Down CC Medal Haul at Cycling Ulster Award Night

This year’s Cycling Ulster Awards night was at the Moyola Golf Club in Castledawson. Cyclists, young and old, from across Ulster showed up to pick up their medals and awards. There were over one hundred and sixty in attendance and members from North Down CC picked up their share of awards. Ulster 25 Team Time Trial Championship – Women – Bronze… Read more »

A Simple Guide to Cycling Ireland and Club Membership

I’ve only been cycling for a few years and so I know how confusing it can be. I’ll try to break it down as simply as possible. The first step is of course is to become a member of North Down Cycling Club. How to Join NDCC If you are Over 18 then you can complete your registration online. The… Read more »

A Guide to Time Trials by Gillian Orr

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Your lungs are bursting, your legs are on fire but you’ve never felt better because you’ve just crossed the finish line and taken a couple of seconds off your Personal Best. Welcome to the world of the Time Trial, otherwise known as the   Race of Truth where it’s just you against the clock over a specified distance. So we… Read more »

A SEASON Of SPORTIVES & a TRUNKFUL OF MEMORIES – 2013 by Peter Irwin

‘We’ve been through, some things together, With trunks of memories still to come, We found things to do in stormy weather, Long may you run,’ This is my personal mini memoir of the sportive season just past. It was neatly bookended by two very different sportives in the Mournes.  The first one in February being an undulating run through the… Read more »

Talent Team 2020, Alkmaar Track Trip

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Two of our girls, Molly McLarnon and Katie Armstrong, are on the Irish 2020 talent team. During the last weekend the girls, along with the rest of the team, made a trip across to Holland to take part in some track cycling. The girls really appreciate the support they receive from NDCC and have put together a diary of their… Read more »

Racing Report from Round 6 of the Cyclo-Cross League

Ormeau Park Belfast – Round 6 of the Ulster Cyclo-Cross League Up until 8am on Sunday 17 November 2013, Ormeau Park was a dry and fast flowing cyclo-cross course.  By 9am, as the host club Xmtb McConvey Cycles were still setting up, the rain came on.  The dry course soon became a very different course, with surface mud, deep mud,… Read more »