News 2015

ulster cyclocross league round 8 at st columb's park Derry

Round 8 of the ulster cyclocross league was hosted by Foyle CC at St. Columb's Park in Derry the venue lent itself perfectly to cyclocross racing with superb facilities at the new leisure centre ample parking and a fantastic course with a great mix of everything from fast tarmac path to wide open parkland and some great technical single track the only downside was the awful weather with gale for...

Dual-athon up in Davagh

Mid Ulster District Council are running the below event and please forward to onto your members please and see link: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=2407   Event: Davagh Duathlon Venue: Davagh Forest Trails Date: Saturday 5th December 2015 Time: 10.30am Fee: £20 online and £25 on the day between 9-10am only.   The...

Great results at Ormeau Park cyclocross race for Carn Wheelers

After a few weeks of miserable weather round 7 of the ulster cyclocross league at Ormeau Park was a dry affair even if it was cold making it a bit more pleasant for both riders and spectators although the course was still muddy and a hard slog in places.There were multiple podium finishes for our youth riders and a real strong series of finishes for our senior riders . The race format for all r...

KIDS MOUNTAIN BIKE SPIN POSTPONED

this weeks planned mtb spin has been cancelled due to the adverse weather  apologies but the safety and welfare of the kids comes first ...

Another mud fest at Craigavon for round 6 of the ulster cyclocross league

The cyclocross weather has well and truly set in with yet another mud fest at the latest round of the ulster league at Craigavon but despite the weather the racers are still turning out in big numbers every week.This weeks course was based at the watersport centre in Craigavon making great use of the hilly terrain beside the lake . The kids races took place in their own course away from the main...

KIDS MOUNTAIN BIKE SPIN POSTPONED

There will be no youth mtb spin this week due to the forecast high winds and rain  we will hopefully be able to run it next week the 21st of November instead please keep an eye on the website and facebook page for updates      Shane ...

MUD FEST FOR ROUND 5 OF THE CYCLOCROSS LEAGUE IN BANGOR

Sunday the 8th of November saw the continuation of this season cyclocross league with round 5 hosted by North Down CC in Bangor and after a really dry start to the season the weather took its revenge on Sunday with heavy rain and strong winds for all the days races it seems the weather may have kept a few riders indoors with numbers down slightly on previous weeks however Carn Wheelers were well...

Foundation Cycle Coaching Course

Cycling Ireland are running a Foundation Cycle Coaching Course in Omagh on Saturday 14th November. This is a one day course and is the pre-requisite for most other courses including the Level 1 Coaching Course and the new Ride Leader Course.   Further details of the course are available on  www.cyclingulster.com   If any club members would have an interest in cycle coaching at a...

New Club Gear

The new Club gear design, sponsored by Chambers, has now been finalized and is now available to order. Please download the Club Gear Order Form from the Downloads section from the Website, complete and return to Tommie McGrath in the shop, email to chairman@carnwheelers.co.uk, or place your order at the club meeting this Thursday night at An Carn.  The order form has 4 tabs, Notes, Ge...

ulster cyclocross league round 4

Round 4 of the ulster cyclocross league was hosted by Madigan CC at Seacourt in LARNE . As always  the event running order started with the youngest riders so first up was the under 6 fun race with Callum Lockhart and Jay Gibson finishing in 8th and 12th place ,in the under 8 race Riley Gibson had a superb race starting from the back of the grid and working his way up to 4th place ,in the ...