Ireland’s Premier Mountainbiking Club™
Archive for October, 2009
Super-Cross Cup 2009
02 years ago
The 2009 Super-Cross Cup cyclocross series kicks off this Sunday in Lurgan Park. This year the four-race series will have two rounds in Northen Ireland and two in the South. Apollo CT, IMBRC and XMTB will run the first three races while MAD will run the league final on December 6th. You can follow the progress of the league on the Supercross Cup website.
Apollo CT are hosting the first round in the same location as last years National Championships on one of the countrys fastest cyclocross courses. This race is also the first round of the Ulster Cyclocross League.
- Sign-on 11am-12.45pm
- Youth and MTB race 12pm
- Main cyclocross race 1pm
You can find the full 2009 Irish cyclocross calendar here.
MAD at the Kielder 100
02 years ago
100-mile endurance mtb races have been running in the USA for a number of years but this is the first year one was held in the UK. The Kielder 100 brought riders on a single lap through the Kielder forest spanning England and Scotland. MAD’s hard-man Cormac Ahern was up to the challenge, completing the course in under 13 hours and climbing over 3000m. He was one of 130 finishers out of over 200 entrants.
See him here as he skirts the famous Wall O’Logs of Scotland’s border or here, his face locked in a fierce grimace for hours on end.
Detailed race report on Bikemagic.com
Official Kielder 100 website.
Great Result for MAD in Gael Force Cycle West
02 years ago
Congratulations to MAD’s Fiola Foley who was the female solo winner (and 4th solo overall) at Gael Force Cycle West. This was Ireland’s first ever 24-hour mountainbike event and presented riders with a long challenging course. You can find a good write-up of the event on Spoke.ie and read Fiola’s experience of it in her blog.
Final Beginners Spin on Sunday
22 years ago
The last of our 4-spin beginners series rides takes place this Sunday. We’ll meet at Kindlestown car park (directions below) at 9:40am and start riding at 10. As usual, make sure your bike is in good working order and that you’re wearing your helmet. Other requirements can be found in the beginners pages.
Following on from this, if you want to keep going on regular rides you’re welcome to join the club. We’ll be running easier spins every weekend until Christmas (details in the forum members area).
