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Deepa Mann-Kler


11-03-10
Final round of the XMTB McConvey Cycles Spring MTB Series is on this Sunday, 14 March at Ormeau Park.  Sign on opens at 10 am.
No handicaps for the final race.  Prize giving afterwards
Current standings after 2 rounds are given here



08-03-10
Another great day at Ormeau Park for the second round of the XMTB McConvey Cycles Spring MTB Series.
Report and pictures here.



01-03-10                              (updated 02-03-10)
Great first weekend of road racing for club members
Report and pictures here



28-02-10
First round of XMTB's MTB Spring League
Report and pictures here



25-02-10
Moneyscalp Downhill Race Cancelled this Weekend (27 / 28 Feb)
For further information click here



20-02-10
7 stanes road show, Belfast
Pictures from the event here
For more information go to www.7stanes.gov.uk


15-02-10
Report from the Women's Training Day - 14 February 2010
Click here





6-02-10
Dromara Cycling Club print now available.
12" x 10" - £33.  Contact Deepa Mann-Kler on 07882 344993




27-01-10
Final Trail Quest League Table after 6 rounds
Well done to Retro Grouch, The Losers, Nocturnal and to all the teams
Click here to view table.

27-01-10
Great final round of the Winter Trail Quest from Paddy's Barn
Report and pictures here


23-01-10
See the Overall Trail Quest League Table here.
It looks like some very close scores at the top of the league with only 7 points between 1st and 4th.  Top 4 out of 6 rounds count.



18-01-10                        
(corrected and updated 19-01-10)
Spring like conditions for Round 5 of Dromara's Trail Quest based at Shimna Valley.
Report and pictures here



08-01-10
ATTENTION - The Irish National Cyclo Cross Championships which were due to be held this Sunday at St. Anne's (Dublin) have been postponed.  
Click here for more details.



06-01-10
The weather forecast for the weekend is not good so it has been decided to postpone round 5 (Sunday 10 January 2010) until Sunday 24 January 2010.  Pre-entry for the next round (Sunday 17 January 2010 - Shimna Valley) will open next Monday.



03-01-10
Team Nocturnal lead the Trail Quest league after 4 rounds
See table here




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Winter training
   Lagan Tow Path, Thursday nights
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Weekend Runs
For details of our club runs on both Saturday and Sunday click here.
Newcomers are always welcome


Women's Cycling
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Youth Cycling
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2010 Event calendars


Updated
Leisure Calendar 24-02-10
Road Calendar 12-01-10
Off Road Calendar 15-02-10
Other Cycling Calendar 07-03-10


Dates for this month
- March 2010 -

Saturday 13 March
RR - John Moore Memorial, Castlereagh CC (more)

Sunday 14 March
RR - PJ Logan Cup, Island Wheelers (more)
MTB - XMTB Spring League Round 3 (more)

Wednesday 17 March
DU - St. Patrick's Day Duathalon, Glenshane Pass (more)

Saturday 20 March
RR - Ciclisport GP, East Tyrone (more)

Sunday 21 March

Leisure - North South Trail, Omagh Wheelers
RR - John Deere Classic, Four Masters
MTB - Scottish Round 1 - Kirroughtree (more)

Saturday 27 March
RR - Tour of Ards, Ards CC (more)
DU - Sperrin Duathlon Race 3 (more)

Sunday 28 March
Leisure - Four County Challenge, Lakeland CC
RR - Aghagallon Cup, Clann Eireann
(more)

DU = DuathlonRR=Road Race
MTB = Mountainbike

Dates for next month
- April 2010 -

Friday 2nd - Monday 5 April
RR - Tour of the North

Sunday 4 April
Road - Phoenix Easter Reliability - Phoenix CC
MTB - Leinster XC League Round 2 - Cuchulainn CC
TQ - County Down - Trail blazers
DH - DH NPS Round 1 - Cahir, Co. Tipperary

Saturday 10 April
RR - Wallace Caldwell - Ballymena Scott Tiles

Sunday 11 April
Leisure - Knockalla Tour - Four Masters
Leisure - Tour of Carlingford - Slieve Gullion Wheelers
RR - Gerald Long Memorial - UCPC
MTB - NPS Round 1 - Dublin - IMBRC
TQ - Silent Valley - Trail blazers

Saturday 17 April
RR - John Beggs/Sean McGreevy - Banbridge CC
DU - Mid Ulster Duathlon - Magherafelt (more)
AR - Wicklow Adventure Race - Glendalough (more)

Saturday 18 April
Leisure - Gort na Drum Sperrin Sportive - Roe Valley
RR - Bann Valley Classic - Bann Valley RC
TQ - County Antrim - Trail blazers
DH - DH NPS Round 2 - Killarney, Co. Kerry

Sunday 25 April
Leisure - Downpatrick Third World Tour
RR - McCann Cup - Omagh Wheelers
MTB - NPS Round 2 - Killarney - Killarney CC
MTB - Scottish XC Round 2 - Contin
(more)
DU - Northwest Duathlon - Burnfoot, Co. Donegal (more)

Friday 30 April - Monday 3 May
RR - Tour of Ulster

TQ = Trail Quest, RR=Road Race
DU = Duathlon, AR = Adventure Race
MTB = Mountainbike, DH = Downhill


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Events organised by Dromara CC
2010



Sunday 17 January
Trail Quest Round 5 (Shimna Valley)

Sunday 24 January
Trail Quest Round 6 (Saul Downpatrick)

Sunday 9 May
Coastal Leisure Tour

Tuesday 8 June
Children's Gymkhana
(more)

Saturday 12 June

Emma McMullan Road Race
Ronnie Smyth Cup Road Race


Saturday 26 June
NPS MTB  - Dunmore

Sunday 8 August

Mourne Sportive 
Hilly 125, 80, 60
(more)

Sunday 7 November
Lisburn Cyclo Cross

Monday 27 December
Trail Quest (Seaforde)

Next club meeting
  
8 March 2010, 8:30 pm

Square One, Dromara
All club members welcome


Minutes from the last club meetings
are available under the Club Members section of the message board


Committee Members

Current Committee Members




Club First Aiders
 

Trevor Annett, Anne Maguire, Peter Swann, Stephen Wallace, Stewart Moore, Stephen Younge, David McClurg and Martin Grimley




As of 24 February 2010
Dromara Cycling Club have
24 members vetted through Cycling Ulster and 9 through other avenues.

Club members can download
Application form (pdf)
Guidance notes (pdf)
and complete the details on
pages 3, 4 and 5 and then contact

Trevor or Martin



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