20 July 2010

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NORTH DOWN SET SIGHTS ON PORTAFERRY

There is an old sporting adage that says you can’t keep a good man down. North Down Cycling Club’s Matty Blayney might just turn out to be that man. Early season disappointments were followed by a return to form only for that progress to be halted back in June when a crash at a local club race left the Bangor man with a bad foot injury. Normally, if a rider has two or three weeks off the bike it can take twice as long to regain lost fitness, so when Blayney, along with Richard McCullough and Duane McCreadie, headed last week to north Antrim for the two day race at Ballymoney, no-one could have predicted the outcome.

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07 July 2010

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NORTH DOWN SEEKS FUTURE STARS

Over the past few years North Down Cycling Club has grown to the point where it is now one of the biggest clubs in Ireland. The main growth area has been in recreational or leisure riding but North Down has a well established reputation as a club that has produced its share of top racing riders. Like other clubs and other sports for that matter, it is realised, however, that future success depends on attracting new blood, in particular young riders. The success of British and Irish riders on the international scene ensures the presence of cycling on the sports pages and, more importantly, on our television screens. Viewers disappointed at the tired and uninspiring fare served up by many teams at the football World Cup, need only to have tuned in to the early stages of this year’s Tour de France to have seen non-stop, full-on action in a competition generally regarded as the toughest event in world sport.

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07 July Carrowreagh Hill Climb

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Position	Name	Time
1	Stuart Henry	04:44.0
2	Paul Ferguson	05:27.0
3	Paul Anderson	05:47.0
4	Ross Blayney	05:50.0
5	Brian Simpson	05:54.0
6	Mark Hodgins	05:55.0
7	James Espey	06:07.0
8	Paul Swenarton	06:10.0
9	Colm McLarnon	06:24.0
10	Warren Polly	06:28.0
11	Gary Wilson	06:30.0
12	Johnny Webb	06:37.0
13	Noel Munnis	06:44.0

30 June 25 Mile TT

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Position	Name	Time
1	Philip Dorman	01:03:58
2	Warren Polly	01:05:37
3	Matty Blayney	01:06:03
4	Gary Swenarton	01:07:50
5	Mark Hodgins	01:08:17
6	David Hewitt	01:09:08
7	Brian Simpson	01:09:19
8	Gary Wilson	01:09:52
9	Paul Anderson	01:10:23
10	Louise Togneri	01:13:27

23 June Kirkistown R2

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		NDCC Points
1 Matty Blayney		12
2 Alastair Irvine
3 Noel Boyce		10
4 Willie McMullan	Ards
5 Kieran McKenna	E Antrim
6 Paul Ferguson		8
7 Paul McMinn	BikeWorks
8 James McMaster	Curran
9 Richard McCullough		7
10 Sam Craig	Curran
11 Nathan McLeer	Curran
Shane Farren		6
Keith Millar		5
Kevin McDonnell		4
Paul Swenarton		3
Paul Anderson		2
Colm McLarnon		1

22 June 2010

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BANGOR COASTAL CHALLENGE – A SIZZLING SUCCESS

This year’s Bangor Coastal Challenge enjoyed beautiful sunny weather in contrast to previous years with over 700 cyclists taking to the roads for the ninth year of the event. The oldest cyclist on the day to complete the trip was 84 – well done Billy. Also a number of visually impaired people enjoyed the trip courtesy of volunteer tandem riders. Organisers from North Down Cycling Club were delighted with the turnout and enthusiasm shown by the participants in their goal to raise funds for three units at the Ulster Hospital.

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