Despite heavy rain we had 20 riders and 11 marshalls at the race tonight. A front group of 3 including Ian Blayney were given a 3 minute handicap over scratch. However, 30 seconds after they started the armada arrived – 10 of our sailing members, having been directed by Richard McCullough to the wrong starting point. He should know better… Read more »
North Down GP This weekend will see the cream of Ulster cyclists in action on the Donaghadee – Bangor Coast road when the North Down Grand Prix takes place on Sunday. With backing form North Down Borough Council and local firm Aquatech, a full field is expexcted to compete for the generous £700 prize fund.
An exceptional turnout – of sailors, plus a few cyclists, for the hill climb. A fleet of 18 took on the climb up Ballyregan's 1.4 mile climb on a bright still evening. Nearly everyone went faster than they thought they would but only Nathan McLeer broke 6 minutes, winning in 5:58. Here are the full results: POSITION NAME TIME 1… Read more »
KirkistownA record field of 60 riders took part in the final Kirkistown race of the season. Once again the weather was kind, with sunny but breezy conditions. A large group of club riders set off a lap up on the other two groups, but without proper organisation the group fragmented quite early on and was closed down by the chasing… Read more »
POSITION NAME 1 Martin Irvine Curran 2 Paul Ferguson NDCC 1st NDCC 3 Neil McKenna East Antrim 4 Deccy McMackin NDCC 2nd NDCC 5 Paul Robinson Ards 6 Ronnie Smith Dromara 7 Alan Lavery Curran 8 Matty Blayney NDCC 3rd NDCC 9 Michael Hamilton NDCC 4th NDCC 10 Noel Boyce NDCC 5th NDCC 11 Gary Davidson NDCC 6th NDCC 12… Read more »
Northern Ireland Road Race Championships It was a cold damp morning that heralded the start of August for the North Down road racers. However it was also the day of the Northern Ireland road race championships so there was work to be done. Myself – William Barclay, Paul Ferguson, Noel "skipper" Boyce, Richard McCullough and Matthew Blayney took our places in our home… Read more »