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Endurance Racing Roundup
02 years ago
Bontrager 24/12
At the end of July Ryan and Mel returned to Portsmouth to take part in the Bontrager 24/12, reported to be their most enjoyable race of the 2008 season. Once again they claimed the mixed-pairs title for the 12-hour event. You can read a full report of how they got on Ryan and Mel’s blogs.
Sleepless in the Saddle
Three teams from MAD headed over to the Sleepless in the Saddle 24-hour race at Catton Park, UK on August 8th. Morgan, Phil, Steve and Shane made up a team of four, while Paddy & Conor and Sean & Cormac made the unenviable mistake of entering the pairs category. You’ll find details of the aftermath in the forum. It’s only thanks to the tireless race-support from Aine that they made it back at all.
There are loads of photos from the race too including these from Aine and Morgan as well as official photos of Conor, Paddy, Morgan, Phil and Steve. There’s also write-up on the British Cycling website too, starring Phil! Full results and lap times
TransWales
Finally, seemingly having forgetten the trauma of last year, rigid-singlespeed-29er aficionado Ollie Castle has just headed off to take part in the TransWales mtb stage race for a second time. Seven days of slogging through mud and rain lie ahead. You can follow his grim progress on Twitter.
KCapital Challenge
02 years ago
Killruddery is the opening round of the 3 race KCapital Challenge Series, www.kcapitalchallenge.com, being held on the Sunday 26th July.
Venue is Killruddery Demense, Parking and start is in the Belmont Area [old castle], which can be accessed from the Bray to Greystones road turning off at Windgates
Event will be a Mass start for all competitors at 12.00 Noon, and will be over a 35km course [2 laps], with all the flowy singletrack in Killruddery from last years Nationals as well as a big Climb up high onto the small Sugarloaf, and long descent too. As everyone is riding the same course we are leaving out ‘The ROCK’ but We’ve found something else as spectacular
We are going to run the Underage on a Mini Challenge Course, one loop, starting just after the start of the other categories.
We are having a Top 10 prize list for the 10 fastest riders overall and awards for the various categories, and the series then for the categories also.
Entry fees:
All Senior Cats €20
Juniors €15
Underage €5
**We are not running a two day event as previously planned, that idea went a bit pear shaped this year, So the Event is Sunday only. There is No pre-riding on Saturday 25th July, but you can see the course early on Sunday Morning, we will be open for sign on at 9.30, Sign on will close at 11.30am
Thanks Robin
See www.kcapitalchallenge.com for more info
Introduction to XC Racing
02 years ago
EPIC will be running an Introduction to XC racing in Djouce Woods on 12th july 2009.
Its one lap of the NPS course.
Its approx 7k long, technical and extremely enjoyable.
It will kick off at 12.00 along with the Sports racers.
Its €5 to enter, but you must get a one day licence on the day which is €15 .
This event is designed to test yourself and your ability to race or just have the craic, bear in mind that it this course is one of the most challenging XC NPS courses. Djouce being one of the finest places to ride your mountainbike.
Don’t miss it!
There might even be Prizes !!
Sign-on starts at 9.00 on the day.
MAD Success in Kilbroney
22 years ago
Some great results for MAD members in the Kilbroney Challenge adventure race last weekend. Well done to Mel Spath and Sean Downey who took 1st place in the mixed category and to Jackie O’Hagan and (non MAD) Sonja Fuhrmann who were the first ladies team. You can see the full results here.
Read more in Sean’s blog.
MAD at Mountain Mayhem
02 years ago
Good luck to MAD members Brian “Forrest Gump” Linton and Paddy “Clean Living” O’Brien who are off to take part in the Mountain Mayhem 24-hour mtb race at Eastnor Castle this weekend. This event has been a hellish mud-fest for the last few years so lets hope that the MAD odd-couple can survive without drowning, falling apart or losing the will to live.
Great MAD Results in NPS #1
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| From 2009 XC NPS Round 1 – Winners |
MAD got the 2009 XC NPS off to a great start in Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry last weekend with a total of five podium finishes.
Oisin Boydell took the win in his first race as a Master while Mark took Gold in Sports in his first ever MTB race. Yohan also did well in Sports with a third place finish. Nick and Shane were first and second in Juniors, completely dominating the field. We’re looking forward to more of the same in NPS #2.
The full race results are available on IrishXCMtb.com
Round 2 of the 2009 NPS is in Ballinastoe on April 19th, organised by Sorrento CC.
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.
Mel Takes Bronze in Cyprus
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Photo ©: Jan Nemec, courtesy of www.mtbcyprus.com
Mel and Ryan are currently in Cyprus for the 6-round Sunshine Cup. They’ve gotten the series off to a great start with a podium finish for Mel in Elite Women and a strong performance from Ryan in Elite Men. Congratulations from all in MAD and best of luck in the upcoming races.
Read the race report on Cycling News and get the inside story from Mel and Ryan’s blogs.
2009 Irish NPS XC Sports Category
23 years ago
As a result of the feedback from a survey launched in 2008 re: Irish XC Racing, the current Offroad Commission recognised strong concern amongst XC Sports category riders regarding significantly faster riders competing in Sports, who were winning by a significantly large time margin, when such riders would have been more realistically suited to competing in a more senior category commensurate with their abilities. This issue had the effect of discouraging/intimidating a large number of Sports competitors.
As a result, the Offroad Commission will introduce the below initiatives to try ensure riders race in an appropriate category for their capabilities.
The Sports category is intended to be a category which introduces mountainbikers to XC Racing.
Initiatives being introduced: (more…)
MAD Cyclocross Race This Weekend
03 years ago
MAD are running Round 2 of the Supercross Cup this weekend in Tymon Park, Tallaght. The race takes place in the North part of the park and promises to be a fast and technical course with a good run-up along the way.
The underage race will begin at 12 noon, with races for all Senor categories at 1pm. Mountainbikes are welcome to take part.
Thanks to all the MAD members who have volunteered to assist at the race. If you haven’t been given a job for the day why not come along and spectate or even give the race a go – this will be an ideal introduction for anyone planning on racing next year.
