Irish XC MTB

Irish Cross-Country Mountainbiking information

XC Development Racing: Get a competitive edge!

Feb 16

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Niall Davis from Biking.ie has kindly offered to take two groups of 5 riders (beginners) on a short lap of the XC Development Series Round 1 course in Ballinastoe as a continuation of their backing of the series.

Niall will run through some skills and tips to get the 10 lucky riders smoothly through their first race!

All you have to do is be one of the first 10 riders to email Niall with your details (name, email and phone number should be sufficient) and you’ll be given some great advice and tips for your XC MTB racing experience!

UPDATE: Niall says thanks to everyone who emailed – he now has the 10 names of the riders he will be leading around the trail.

Make sure to email him next time as Niall will also kindly be offering the same service for Rounds 2 and 3 of the series!

An update will be posted here and various other MTB sites when Niall will be accepting emails for the next rounds.
Niall’s email is: niall@biking.ie
Just a reminder that Niall and Tarja at Biking.ie will also be sponsoring the series with vouchers for a one-on-one training session for 3 lucky winners!

MTB Development Squads – Apply Now!

Feb 4

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Cycling Ireland’s High Performance Unit will work with the MTB Commission and MTB managers and coaches to identify and establish development MTB squads in XC and DH during the spring of 2010.
This process will include the identification of MTB athletes who can attain and have the potential to reach HP Elite level.
More information and an invitation to a testing/identification/training camp will be on the Cycling Ireland website later this month.

To set the process in motion MTB riders of any discipline who are interested and have the ambition to achieve Eilte level and represent Ireland at major championships should complete the form below and email it to Bev Chamberlain.

MTB XC-DH Development Application Form

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XC Development Racing: Round 1

Jan 31

Posted by irishxcmtb in Announcement, Offroad Commission, Regional racing, Youth | 1 Comment

The first of the developmental XC Race Series events commences on 21st Feb. in Ballinastoe, Wicklow.

This series is sponsored by WheelWorx and the Cycling Ireland Offroad Commission, and managed by Richie Byrne from EPICMTB.

While you have the option of registering on the day, you are requested to register online for this event in order to speed-up the sign-on process and also because our generous sponsors Wheelworx will be providing prizes via a raffle for online registrations!
So register online and be in with the chance to win yourself some cool biking goodies.

Online registration will be closing at 3pm on Friday 19th Feb so make sure to register in time!

This 3 race series is aimed at the beginner/novice and underage categories (no Senior categories) and there won’t be any savage climbs, everything will be rideable.

There will be an A and  B category for Sports:

  • A for riders who have reasonable experience on a bike
  • B for complete beginners

Other categories will be:

  • Ladies
  • Under 16
  • Under 14
  • Under 12
  • Under 10
  • Under 8.

Entry fee will be minimal (all underage will be free entry) but one day licences will be compulsory.

It is planned that Under 8/10/12 races will start at 10am with Under 14/16/Sports A & B/Ladies at 12 midday.

The Offroad Commission will be providing the trophies and additional support along with senior racers from various clubs – big thanks to those who have volunteered to help with this series!

2010 Offroad season preview

Jan 30

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Please see the 2010 Offroad Season Preview, brought to you by the Cycling Ireland Offroad Commission.

IMPORTANT notice re; 2010 CI licences

Jan 4

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The Cycling Ireland office has advised that there are issues with the Licence application process that will mean licences applications won’t be running properly until mid January.

Due to this all 2009 Licences will be extended until the 31st January 2010.

So for any events in January 2010, your 2009 licence will be acceptable.

We are waiting to find out what the situation is with people who do not have a 2009 licence but want a full licence for 2010.

Thanks
Fergal Kilkenny
Offroad Commission

Happy Christmas and New Year!

Dec 24

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Santa is on his bike and on his way! He’s ringing his bell and admiring his new bar ends.

Just a quick note to say Happy Christmas and New Year from Irish XC MTB and the Offroad Commission.
We’re looking forward to a 2010 season stuffed full of races and fun MTB events so we hope to see you at a few of these.
Meanwhile, be careful on those nasty slippy roads over the next week and get yourselves into the frozen forests where the trails are hard, fast, and schlomp-free!
You might even see Rudolph and his mates bouncing around up there.
Stay frosty…

Connacht Winter MTB League Round 5!

Dec 20

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Round 5 of Kearney Cycles Connacht MTB League takes place on Decemeber 27.
Tourmakeady woods will be the venue for round 5 of this highly successful league.


Sign on at 11am

Seniors start at 12noon with youths on at 12.30pm

Contact Martin 087 222 6260 for more details

TC Racing presents XC and CX Fun race

Dec 11

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TC RACING and Empowerment Plus hope that you can travel to the Park Hotel Virginia Co. Cavan on Sunday the 20th of December to battle it out in the Christmas XC and CX Fun Race.

The venue is on the grounds of the Park Hotel making great use of the forest paths and lakeside tracks to offer close and exciting racing.
The timetable of events is as follows:

Race start:

  • U8/ U10/ U12: 11.45am
  • U14/ U16 12.15pm
  • Senior/Mtb 1.15pm

There will be a local School team prize.
All proceeds go to (Empowerment Plus) a charitable organization working with young people and families at risk

For further information please contact Tom Clogher: 086-7710-099

2010 Offroad Commission members

Dec 4

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The 2010 Offroad Commission members can be seen here.
All the commission members are looking forward to a fun and busy 2010 MTB season, so if can you recognise any of us from our photos, come up and say hello and let us know your thoughts on how the commission can help better the sport in 2010 and beyond, or drop us an email at: offroad.commission@gmail.com

Regards,
Cycling Ireland Offroad Commission

OC Tuning Competition winners!

Nov 25

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Below are the winners of the OC Tuning 1st year birthday competition as selected at random by Damien Duggan and witnessed by Greg Callaghan.

1st Prize – Solid Acer Frame – Entry 147 Rory Walsh 
2nd Prize – Reverse Dh Style 76 Handlebars – Entry 100 David Shortall
3rd Prize – Reverse Dh Style 76 Handlebars – Entry 4 Fergal Kilkenny
4th Prize – €50 Fox service voucher – Entry 16 Ian Kennedy
5th Prize – Reverse grip Set – Entry 18 Cameron Cornforth
6th Prize – Reverse grip Set – Entry 22 Alex Todd
7th Prize – Reverse grip Set – Entry 88 Aidan Tarbett
8th Prize – Reverse grip Set – Entry 69 Damien McCarthy
9th Prize – Reverse grip Set – Entry 99 Shane Griffin
10th Prize – Reverse grip Set – Entry 111 Liam Baxter

All winners will be contact via email in regards to their Prizes


Thanks and well done everyone!
Natalie & James

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