Henry Lifts Silver in Ulster Championships It was almost the perfect send-off for North Down junior cyclist, Stuart Henry last weekend when he took silver in the Ulster Road Race Championships for Elite, Juniors and Veterans promoted by Phoenix CC. Henry, who now heads off to Chester to read French and Criminology, was at the head of affairs for much… Read more »
North Down Riders on Track It’s been a busy time for North Down track cyclists lately. Paul Swenarton was in Manchester competing in the European Masters Championships. In addition, Nathan McLeer has just returned from the UK Schools Games, in Cardiff, where the Northern Ireland team was managed by Anthony Mitchell. For young McLeer this was the trip of a… Read more »
Ferguson Best in North Down Grand Prix Local North Down cyclist Paul Ferguson had a superb performance in the Acquatech North down Grand Prix when he crossed the line in 6th place after 50 hard miles on the Donaghadee, Groomsport, Springwell circuit last weekend. The race was won by Glenarm’s Conor McAllister who had been aggressive all day and was… 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.
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 »
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 »