BLAYNEY CONTINUES WINNING STREAK North Down Cycling Club’s Matty Blayney had an inauspicious start to the road race season when illness forced him to abandon the Tour of the North at Easter. A gradual return to fitness by mid-season ended with a foot injury sustained during a fall in a club race, leading some observers to write off the rest… Read more »
Position Name 1 Matty Blayney 2 Johnny Beers (East Antrim) 3 Ross Blayney 4 Warren Polly 5 Gerry Irvine 6 Paul Ferguson 7 Noel Boyce 8 Mike Hamilton 9 Ian Blayney 10 Austin McNally 11 Paul Anderson In the league Position… Read more »
Position Name 1 Matty Blayney 2 Ian Inglis (Ards) 3 Paul Ferguson 4 Richard McCullough 5 James McMaster (Curran) 6 Stuart Henry 7 Ross Blayney 8 Noel Boyce 1st limit rider 9 Mark Irvine 10 Liam Curran (Curran) 11 Ian Blayney 12 Paul Anderson 13 Ian McCurley 14 Pete Thompson… Read more »
ROAD SEASON NEARS CLIMAX The Ulster road race championship, staged last week over the tough Dundrod circuit, marked the climax of the current road race season. The severity of the course took its toll and North Down’s two competitors, Paul Ferguson and Mark Irvine, were unable to keep on terms with the winning break which was led in by Irish… Read more »
Position Name 1 Stuart Henry 2 Liam Curran 3 Ross Blayney 4 Paul Ferguson 5 Richard McCullough 6 Gerry Irvine 7 Michael McMullan 8 Mark Hodgins 9 Brian Simpson 10 Glen Armstrong 11 Paul Kirk 12 Andy Young The race league table top… Read more »
The Prince of Katesbridge Le Tour de Katesbridge, still as yet a U.C.I. unclassified event, maintains it’s coveted A3-A4 categorisation resolutely disallowing riders who have shown an excess of talent. This makes for an excellent day’s racing for those riders who are in P.C. terms – “points disadvantaged”. Racing is always close and the course is fantastic. It’s a fast… Read more »