Author Archives: North Down CC

 Swenarton Wins Silver in Ulster Championship A few weeks ago it was predicted in this column that North Down’s Cycling Club’s Craig Swenarton could look forward to a great year in the saddle.  Craig only came into the sport last year and he achieved immediate success on the track.  He put in together a great training regime over the winter… Read more »

Youth Cyclists Excel The past weekend was a busy one for the young cyclists of North Down.  The club’s leading female competitor, Rachael Mitchell, who races in the under 14 category, was racing in the difficult Manx Youth Tour.  This demanding event is part of the British Series and attracts the cream of British cyclists.  In the Prologue Time Trial,… Read more »

Majorcan Sunshine!  Tales of rain and cold weather in early April from cyclists returning from training camps in Majorca had been sending shivers down the spines of the North Down riders who were getting ready for their annual trip to the island at the end of the month. They need not have worried, their arrival just happening to coincide with… Read more »

Henry Soloes To Victory On Saturday last Regent House schoolboy, Stuart Henry scored an emphatic victory when he soloed to victory in the notoriously difficult Dromore Race.  This was the third in the national selection road races for this year’s Youth Olympics in Belgrade and with three places in the first three he now seems certain to at least make… Read more »

Youth Cyclists’ Successes In her first road race of the season young North Down cyclist, Rachael Mitchell, recorded an excellent second place in the Cicli Grand Prix at Cookstown.  Competing in the under fourteen category Rachael was up against Irish Youth Champion, Jack Wilson so it was little surprise that the Newtownabbey rider would, on this occasion, take the laurels. … Read more »