Mountainbiking Association of Dublin

Round 1 of the XC Development Series was a huge success with 165 riders turning up to give it a shot in the snow at Ballinastoe. Round 2 takes place on March 7th in Ballyhoura, Co. Cork. You can find full details at www.irishxcmtb.com.

As part of his continuing support of the XC Development race series, Niall Davis from Biking.ie will be taking two groups of five riders out for a pre-lap (or part thereof, due to the length of the lap) of the Ballyhoura race circuit on the morning of the race. The aim of the pre-lap is to help the riders get through their first race with some hints and tips. The prizes go to the first 10 riders to contact them via the form on www.biking.ie. And don’t forget there is also a prize for the winner of the Sports B race to receive a private training day with Biking.ie!

Attention Mountain Bikers,

The Dublin Mountains partnership is extending its volunteer ranger programme to encompass mountain biking. This is an important step for the Dublin Mountains Partnership and gives us the opportunity to be involved in helping to manage recreation through out the Dublin Mountains.

From a mountain biking perspective it is important that we get involved and help influence how recreation activities are managed going forward. We would like to encourage any mountain bikers who uses the area and would be interested in getting involved and giving something back to contact the DMP.  Below is the official press release and website address.

The Offroad Commission

A three-race series of XC races, sponsored by WheelWorx, is being organised this spring by Richie Byrne and the Offroad Commssion. This will be a great way for new riders to get an introduction to XC racing and they’re open to Sports, Women and Youth riders. The three rounds are:

• February 21st – Ballinastoe, Co. Wicklow
• March 7th – Ballyhoura, Co. Limerick
• March 21st – Derroura, Co. Galway

For further information check out http://www.irishxcmtb.com

Entry Criteria
There has been some recent discussion about licence requirements for this race. We would like to assure riders that both 2009 and 2010 licences will be accepted at sign-on. You can see the full entry requrements here.

Online Sign-On
An Online Sign-On form for the event is now available. We encourage all participating riders to pre-register for the event here. Please enter your details and pay your entry fee on the day. This will greatly speed-up sign on before the race.
Online Registration Form

Short Track XC
In addition to the championship race there will also be a Short Track XC race earlier in the day.
This race will be on a modified course (no dismounts required!) providing an exciting race for riders and spectators alike.
It will be suitable for mountainbikers of all abilities, and cyclocross riders who do not qualify for the Championship event are also welcome to enter.

Event Website
For all event details, please visit:
http://sites.google.com/site/irishcxchamps

The Irish Cyclocross National Championship has been rescheduled for the 7th of February 2010. The original event was postponed due to extreme weather conditions.

Check out the new event information website for further details of the race.

Registration is now open for the 2010 European MTB Masters Championship in Praloup, France.

The event website is now online, providing all the rules, news and a list of all the riders who have registered so far.

European and French Championships MTB Masters

Event: St Anne’s Cyclocross Race

Hosted by: Dublin City University Cycling Club & Team WORC

Sponsors: Bike-Pure (http://bikepure.org/),

Schlamm Clothing (http://www.schlamm.uk.com/schlamm/)

Date: January 10th, Course open from 11am.

Sign on: From 10:30am.

The Irish National Cyclocross Championships 2009 will take part in the scenic St Anne’s park in Raheny. The Park, the second largest municipal park in Dublin, is part of a former 500 acre estate assembled by members of the Guinness family, beginning with Benjamin Lee Guinness in 1835. But on the 10th of January will see fast racing to decide who will become the National Champion of Ireland. (more…)

Oakley are having a special open-day for all Cycling Ireland members (licence required as proof of membership).  The date for this open day in Mullingar is Sun 20th of December from 13:00 – 17:00. The models being offered are M-Frame/Half Jacket/Enduring and a limited Radar stock. They’re are offering a 40% discount off retail. It will be a first come first serve basis. Cash only will be accepted as they do not have CC or laser facilities. Also for directions, if you follow the signs for NCT centre Oakley are on the right hand side, three buildings up from the NCT.

Burn off the Christmas turkey!

And test ride the world’s most innovative full suspension mountainbike

Too many calories every Christmas? Burn them off on the Bionicon demo day at Ballinastoe Woods, Co. Wicklow.

Bionicon has been voted “most innovative bike brand” 3 years running by BIKE, Europe’s largest MTB magazine. No wonder – where else can you transform the performance of your bike at the touch of a button? The Bionicon system allows the rider to change geometry by up to 7 degrees and fork travel by 3-4”on the fly. Fork plushness and bottom bracket height are unaffected.

Sound too good to be true? Come and find out for yourself!
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