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13 March 2007

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Season Opener for Youth Riders

This weekend sees the start of a long season for the club’s youth riders, especially those with aspirations for selection on the National team for the Youth Olympics from 21st –28th July. Tommy Evans, the National Talent Identification Officer has drawn up a comprehensive and demanding criteria for selection for this event. For example, not only has he pointed out that there will be four selection road race events but there will also be two time trials in each region

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6 March 2007

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All Systems Go for Cycle Touring

This promises to be a very exciting year for all those recreational cyclists belonging to North Down Cycling Club. With a burgeoning club membership, especially in the touring section, the club touring secretary, Terry Nicoletti, has been busy compiling a programme which will satisfy the varying demands. For example, in April, in addition to the traditional weekend club tours from the clubrooms Park Drive, he has pencilled in a ramble on the 10th and then there is of course the Mallorca trip leaving on the 21st. In May there is an organised event virtually every weekend, including the Tour of the Glens, the Tour of Ireland Challenge and the Tour of Mayo.

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Club Race / T.T Calendar 2007

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DATE	EVENT	LOCATION	START
APRIL
Wed 4	Kilo TT**	Orlock	7PM
Wed 11	5 Mile TT**	Orlock	7PM
Wed 18	10 Mile TT**	D'Dee Boat Club	7PM
Wed 25	Majorca Training Camp
MAY
Wed 9	Handicap Road Race (3 Laps)*	Springwell Rd	7PM
Wed 16	25 mile TT**	P'Ferry Rd	7PM
Wed 23	2 Stage TT	Dixon rd	7PM
Wed 30	Handicap Road Race (4 Laps)*	Dam RD Circuit	7PM
JUNE
Wed 6	Hill Climb CROFT ROAD***	Hollywood	7PM
Wed 13	2 Stage TT	Dixon rd	7PM
Wed 20	Ards Criterium (OPEN) Ards CC	Ards Town Cntr	7PM
Wed 27	Scrabo Hill Climb (OPEN) Ards CC	Scrabo	7PM
July
Wed 4	10 Mile TT**	D'Dee Boat Club	7PM
Wed 18	Handicap Road Race (3 Laps)*	Springwell Rd	7PM
Wed 25	25 mile TT**	P'Ferry Rd	7PM
August
Wed 1	Kilo TT**	Orlock	7PM
Wed 8	Handicap Road Race (4 Laps)*	Dam RD Circuit	7PM
Wed 15	Hill Climb Championships Croft Rd HC ***	Hollywood	7PM
Wed 22	5 Mile TT**	Orlock	7PM
Wed 29	Ardill-Patterson Trophy Road Race	Tba	7PM

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Touring Calendar 2007

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DATE	EVENT	DIST	START	CONTACT/DETAILS
APRIL
Tue 10	Club Ramble	100 M	Club Rooms	www.northdowncc.com
Sat 21	Club Tour of Mallorca		BFS Int Airport	www.northdowncc.com
Sun 29	Downpatrick Third World Group Charity Tour	100k/20k	Downpatrick Cricket Club	Philip Boyle mobile-07968213595 or work 02844830367
MAY
Sun 6	Tour of the Glens	125 M	TBA	www.castlereaghcc.com
Fri 11	Tour of Ireland Challenge	800K	Lisburn (4days)	www.tourofireland.eu/home.html
Sun 13	Fred Whitton Challenge		Coniston	www.fredwhittonchallenge.org.uk
Sun 13	Dromara Coastal	80/100K	10.00AM D/mara	www.dromaracc.co.uk/
SUN 20	Tyrone/Fermanagh Cycle	112K	9.30AM Mountain House Inn Belleek	Omagh Wheelers, Enda Harpur 028 8225 1960
SUN 20	Over the Quoile Romanian Appeal	80/40 M	St McCartans hall Loughinisland	Gerry Morgan 028 4481 1801
Sun 27	Tour of Mayo	125 M	Ballyhaunis O/night Stay	Annagh Wheelers, Michael Cleary 094 9630275
TBA	Mourne Mountain Challenge	100K	Dundrum	www.phoenixcc.net/
JUNE
Sat 16	Peninsula Challenge Charity Ride	60 M	Bangor	www.northdowncc.com
Sun 3	Carlow 150	100/150K	9.00AM GAA Clubhouse	www.carlowcycling.org/
Sun 10	Wicklow 200	100/200K	Donnybrook	www.wicklow200.ie/
Sat 23	Border Trek	320K	Enniskillen (2days)	www.cooperationireland.org/
JULY
Sun 1	Western Hills Country Classic	112/160K	TBA	Omagh Wheelers, Margaret Curran 0774 338 4565
AUG
Sun 5	Sperrin Challenge	55/110K	10.00AM Mid Ulst Sports Cookstown	East Tyrone CC Rod Davison 028 8676 5064
Sun 12	Dromara Hilly	60/160 K	9.30AM	www.dromaracc.co.uk/
Sun 19	Inishowen 100	100 M	L/Derry	www.foylecycling.net/ Terry Donnelly 028 7126 7006
Sun 26	Lap The Lough (Neagh)	140 K	TBA	www.castlehillcc.org/
TBA	Tour of the Antrim Glens	80/120K	Ballymena	Michelin Team Bib Sport, Stuart 028 7965 9507
SEPT
Sun 9	Marie Curie Fund Raiser	30 M	9.00-11.00AM Downpatrick	www.mariecurie.org.uk
Sun 9	Tour of Omagh	112k	9.30 Omagh youth & Sport	Enda Harpur 028 8225 1966
TBA	Wish Peddlers	60 M	9.30AM Cutters Wharf Belfast	Make a Wish Foundation
sun 16	Tour of Strangford	100K	10.00 Flying Club P'Ferry Rd	Alastair Martin 028 820540 www.ardscyclingclub.co.uk
Sun 23	Torr Head Challenge	50/70 M	Ballygalley	www.team-madigan.org.uk/

17 January 2007

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The Cycling Season Beckons

Well, we are all back in the swing of things now, with Christmas but a distant memory. Back at work and back into the daily grind. With temperatures soaring to 8 or 9 degrees, summer is plainly just around the corner!

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1 January 2007

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Singing (and cycling) in the Rain

Although the weather last week was awful, it was incredible that around 40 cyclists turned up for the traditional Mince Pie Cycle. Even more amazing was the fact that around a quarter of those who did turn up were novice cyclists, many of whom were sporting new cycles which they had just received from Santa!

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