News 2014

Bann Wheelers Winter Trailquest

Bann Wheelers are running a Winter Trailquest Series.   The first of the five rounds starts from Hecklers bar, Ringsend, on Sunday 9th November. See https://www.facebook.com/events/697629377000550/   for full details. ...

Ballymoney Duathlon

Marc Heaney continues to impress this year with another podium place.  Today the young Carn man traveled to the Joey Dunlop leisure centre in Ballymoney to compete in a duathlon promoted by Ballymoney Cycling Clubs triathlon team in aid of NDCS.  The event consisted of a 2mile run, 10 mile cycle and 2mile run.  Marc as always was to the fore of the action and on the waving of the ch...

Sunday Cycle

Sunday Cycle  2nd November 2014   I don’t think the Global Warming police work at the weekends.  Good job, otherwise Bushmills could have been in serious threat of loosing their Blue Flag status.  You see,  there was a serious and sustained leakage of CO2 (which is the worst of the greenhouse gases) in the town this morning,  and it was caused by the C...

Good luck to Cathir

A big well done to Cathir Doyle who has been selected to go to Newport with the Cycling Ulster Youth Academy for a track training camp on the 2nd of November.  Cathir has been selected along with 9 other riders and will travel to Newport to the velodrome for some indoor track coaching. The Newport velodrome is home to Welsh cycling and hosts national and international events.  It...

Davagh Night Enduro

Following on from last weeks heroics at the sleeve martin slaughter Vinny Bradley and Stephen Law headed to more familiar turf this weekend for the Davagh Night Enduro.  Organiser Mickey Regan used the familiar format from the already successful series this time with the added twist that riders bombed down the tails sans daylight.  This was the first nocturnal enduro event ever held in...

Youth MTB for Halloween

There will be a youth night MTB spin on Wednesday evening at 7pm with a few Halloween treats afterwards. For more information contact Shane on 07834786557 ...

CX Round 4 - Bangor

In 2013 North Down Cycling Club revived off-road racing at Castle Park in Bangor, a location that has seen many races over generations of cyclists.  Last Sunday the club hosted Round 4 of the 2014 Ulster Cyclo-cross series building on their experience from 2013.  The race timing had been moved up onto the hill above the Aurora Leisure Centre close to the trees.  The course...

Sunday Cycle

This week's Sunday cycle will take place at 8am as usual. But remember, the clocks go back,  so you will get an extra hour in bed.   ...

CX Round 3

Sunday the 19th of October saw round 3 of the Ulster Cyclocross season take place in Windmill Park Dungannon hosted by Island Wheelers. As usual Carn wheelers were well represented with a big turn out of riders in all...

CX Round 2

The sun shone again at Lady Dixon Park bathing the beautiful gardens in warm autumn sunshine.  Bare legs and short sleeved jerseys were the order of the day for the riders who came along to take part in Round 2 of the Ulster Cyclo-cross series 2014.  Host club Phoenix CC had been on site from first light setting out the course, setting up gazebos and getting ready for the tidal wa...