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MADMTB presents MAX-XC 2009!
22 years ago
MADMTB are pleased to announce an MTB XC-travaganza on 3 Rock Co. Dublin, 10th May 2009.
This event is being held to part-celebrate the 20th Anniversary of MADMTB: 20 Years Offroad 1989 to 2009.
The event is basically a loop of the best trails on 3Rock and can be ridden anyway you like.
Spot prizes will be awarded on a random basis and there will also be awards for the first finishing teams home – the trick being that you won’t know who is on your team until after you sign on.
Your race plate will include your number and your team number, it will be up to you to hunt-out your teammates and quickly swap power-gels, calibrate heart-rate monitors, drill holes in your saddles and formulate your winning plans…..
This event has been made possible via close co-operation with local landowners and Coillte, and we hope everything goes smoothly in order that we will be able to host further races in the area in future. With this regard, please take all your litter home with you and be respectful of other users of the forest on the day.
The event will be fully marshalled so make sure to cooperate with them as they’ll be doing their best to ensure that you get the best out of your day.
New trails have been specifically constructed by the MADMTB Singletrack Engineering Division for the event which offer a large variety of terrain which has something for everyone from fast sweeping fireroad with great views out over Dublin Bay and to the Sugarloaf, short rocky paths, fast easy singletrack, twisty switchback challenging technical singletrack, bombholes, dips, lips, swoops, whoops and not forgetting and a nice climb or two thrown in for the craic.
Info on distance and approx. time for completion will be added soon.
Schedule:
The course WILL NOT be marked on the Saturday, sign-on will be on Sunday morning from 8:00am to 10:30am.
The event will kick-off at 11am, it will take you approx 15 mins to cycle up the start line from the parking field so ensure to arrive in plenty of time!
Parking will be in a private field on the Glencullen side of 3Rock.
The field is on your right as you drive towards Glencullen from Ballyedmonduff/Stepaside direction.
MADMTB: 20 Years Offroad: 1989 to 2009
Online sign-on now active!
There will be a random draw for vouchers from our sponsors for all entrants who use the online system, so click the button below and be in with a chance to nab a nice voucher for yourself.
XC NPS Round 1 2009
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Sunday March 22nd sees the start of the XC NPS with Round 1 being held in the brand new venue of Rossacrue Woods, Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry.
The race will be hosted by Killarney CC, and the Killarney bikers have been busy working on the track for the past few months clearing fallen trees, clearing singletrack sections and working on drainage.
The loop is approx. 5km in length composed of 2.5K fireroad with the remainder a mix of smooth fast singletrack and some further more technical singletrack.
The guys are also working on an additional section of technical singletrack so all in all, it sounds like a great venue to kick-start the season with.
Portaloo will be available and tea/sambos served afterwards to refresh the riders before the road home!
Accomodation suggestions:
- The Railway Hostel ph: 06435299
- The Whitegates Hotel ph: 06431164
- The Riverside Hotel ph: 06439200
- The Avenue Hotel ph: 0643522
Course pre-ride and Sign-on will be available on Saturday from 12 to 4pm.
Sign on will be open on Sunday from 9.00am
Only riders with race numbers are allowed on the course – no number = no practice/race!
Sunday Race timetable:
- U 8/10/12/14 start time: 11:30am
- U 16 Start time: 12.00pm
- Sports Start time: 12.01pm
- Ladies Start time: 12.01pm
- U 14 Start time: 12.02pm
- Elite Men Start time: 1.30pm
- Juniors Start time: 1.31pm
- Elite Ladies Start time: 1.32pm
- Masters Start time: 1.33pm
- Veterans Start time: 1.34pm
- Experts Start time: 1.35pm
The Under 12s and younger will have a race on their own mini race circuit, in and around the Start/Finish area
The Under 14s & 16s will race on the full circuit
Lap numbers will be assigned on the day.
MTB Training Courses
03 years ago
by Fergal
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It’s not every day you get private coaching from a World Cup level cross country and downhill rider but with Niall Davis’ training days you can.
Niall is a top three Irish international cross country rider who has spent the last summer running guided rides with partner Tarja Owens (herself a World Cup level female former pro and multiple Irish national champion) in picturesque Lake Garda.
Their company, All Mountain Experience has been a huge success and Niall and Tarja have
decided to share their knowledge by running training courses in the Winter season in Ireland.
Courses are run every weekend at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels with a maximum group of 8 for the first two groups and 4 for the advanced class.
The emphasis is on fun, this is not school after all but rather it is about furthering your confidence and skills on a mountain bike.
See posters below for details or email Niall or Tarja for details.
For a taste of what these courses are like -
checkout the report on spoke.ie
Operation Spruce-up: Ticknock/3Rock Sat 11th Oct
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To all MADMTB members:
On Sat 11th Oct at 10am, the club intend to do a walk-up from Ticknock carpark to the aerials/3Rock with litter bags and collect various litter to help improve the appearance of the place.
Some areas are quite messy with lots of cans/bottles etc that need to be removed.
We’ll meet at lower Ticknock carpark at 10am – hopefully that time will suit people – it leaves your afternoon free for whatever else you want to do.
It will take us no more than 2 hours if there’s a fair few of us.
I’ll arrange the bin-bags, ensure you bring some gardening gloves along and some warm clothing.
This will serve the purpose of making the place more presentable for ourselves and our fellow forest users and help build good relations with Coillte and the various users of 3Rock.
Please come along and give a hand-out if you can – thanks a lot!
Regards,
Fergal Kilkenny MADMTB Club Secretary
National Trails Day & MADMTB Autumn beginners courses
33 years ago
National Trails Days will be held on Sunday 28th September 2008 with the objectives of:
- Promoting an awareness of the recreation trails (walking and biking) and allied outdoor recreation facilities that are currently available in Ireland
- Promoting an understanding of the need to manage and resource our trails and other facilities
- Promotion and awareness of the work of all key agencies in delivering trails and other facilities
The Mountainbike Association of Dublin (MADMTB) will be hosting the mountainbike session of the National Trails Day at Ballinastoe, Co. Wicklow on Sunday 28th September 2008 and will be guiding people around the various off-road trails and providing tips and information on how to get the best out of your mountainbiking experience. (more…)
“Da Cooley Thriller”! CuChulainn XC Marathon race!
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Saturday the 20th of September sees Cuchulainn Cycle Club host the ‘Da Cooley Thriller’ XC Marathon mountain bike race.
The race will start and finish in Carlingford and take in the tracks and trails in the local Cooley mountains.
The course will consist of one grand loop of 52k incorporating 14k surfaced road, 6k forest fire road and 32k of single track.
A shorter loop of 27k is available. Your route will take you along the Táin and the Puck Fáda trails (Highways to heaven !!) once the walking paths of Setanta and Cuchulainn himself.
Start/Finish Carlingford Sailing Club (South harbour)
Race Start 10.00 am
Sign-on 8.00am – 9.30am on race day
Race briefing 9.45am – attending the briefing is a must!
Prize giving 4.00pm – Carelingford Sailing Club
Questions/more info: please contact Johnny McCabe at 087-8105919
Irish XC NPS Series: Round 6 Castlewellan
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The final round of the 2008 Irish Mountain Bike Cross Country Series will take place on Sunday 17th August at Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down.
This will be round six of the series, with a riders five best rounds counting towards the final points table.
Promoted by Banbridge CC, the course will be in part similar to the circuit as used for the final round of the 2008 K-Capital Cup. For the NPS event the course will feature a number of new sections, including a new finish area. Car parking will be in the normal location, with an overflow car park also available. A course map and further details will be made available soon – all details will be posted to Irish XC MTB website. (more…)
Irish XC MTB National Championships Sunday 20th July
113 years ago
by Fergal
in Uncategorized
The Irish XC MTB National Championships make their 2008 return to the singletrack of Kilruddery estate, Co. Wicklow on Sunday 20th July
The event is being hosted by Team WORC and as ever will be a professionally managed and run affair.
Kilruddery was the opening venue of this years K-Capital Cup, which attracted a huge entry, and had an excellent series of fast singletrack sections and of course – ‘The Rock’.
The Nationals promises to be even better with work well underway on brand new sections, this race sees a return for the super-fast Belmont loop with the Belmont house being used in two directions.
Checkout www.irishxcmtb.com for the latest details.
NPS Round 5, Tymon Park, Sunday 6th July
33 years ago
by Fergal
in Uncategorized
The IMBRC are running the 5th round of the NPS in Tymon park, Tallaght on Sunday 6th July, and are also running a team-relay on Saturday 5th July at 2pm.
The course is non-technical but very fast and a lot more fun than you would think for a public park – the lads did a good job last year of making some speedy singletrack through the park so it will be as good, if not better, this year.
I command all MAD racers (and even non-racers) to get out and hammer the rest of the MTB clubs like we have been doing all year.
The team-relay on the Saturday is great craic – get your teams together now!
IMBRC are getting all fancy and enabling people to sign-on online – check their site as they will be enabling this capability over the next few days, you’ll get all the details from their site soon.
Details as always will be posted to www.irishxcmtb.com
CI Bike insurance offer
03 years ago
This is a great offer – I’ve often had over 4grands worth of bikes on the back of my car and always hope no uninsured eejit runs into the back of me, or hope no one steals my bike from a race venue etc.. as has happened before – this offer will set my mind at ease!
Fergal
Click on the image below to view the offer.
