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02-10-2013 Photos from the Children's Gymkhana which was organised by the Girls Brigade in association with Dromara CC here 85 young participants. The winners were  26-09-2013 Report from the final club league event - Begney Hill climb (Round 25 - 19 Sept 2013) - here 17-09-2013 Report from the 4 mile hill climb up Clonverahan (Round 24 - 12 Sept 2013) here 17-09-2013 First of the hill climbs. Report from the Diamond Road (Round 23 - 5 Sept 2013) here 03-09-2013 Hillsborough Oyster Festival Cycle event - Saturday 7 September 2013 Charity Cycle routes starting and finishing at the Secret Garden + Hill Climb Challenge Details here   14-08-2013 Last club road race of the season is on Thursday 15 August 2013. This is for the Harry Ferguson Cup. A link to the map and time gaps can be found on the message board here. We need marshals and timekeepers. Please let Martin know if you can help (07899913865) or email 13-08-2013 Bernie's Big 50 charity cycle - Saturday 17 August 2013 - Pre-registration open Details here  02-10-2013 Report from Mourne Sportive and Hilly 2013 here  14-08-2013 Club league after 19 events - here 14-08-2013 Report from Round 19 - 16 mile time trial - 8 August 2013 - here 14-08-2013 Report from Round 18 - 10 mile time trial which took place on 1 August 2013 - here 12-08-2013 Many thanks to the sign on crew, Graham, Aoife, Bernie and Lisa (then Dave Fisher). Many thanks to Phillip W for sorting out the car parking. Many thanks to the tea stop gang, Dave Fisher, Aoife, Bernie and the Grimley family. Many thanks to Eddie D for sorting out Meelmore and the water stop at the top of Spelga. Many thanks to Aoife, Bernie (then Lisa) for their help back at the football club, feeding and giving out keyrings. Many thanks to Ian in the football club for opening up early in the morning then looking after the thirsty riders returning. Many thanks to Leitrim GAA club for hosting us in their excellent venue. Many thanks to Tony and Brendan and to ChainReaction Cycles for their support in the van. Many thanks to the Eurospar in Dromara for storing the food. Many thanks to TVR and their food contacts at Muller, Freshways sandwiches, penguii bars and Sunny D drinks. Many thanks to Lagan Valley Orienteers for the loan of the SportIdent timing equipment for the Sportive riders. And a big thank you to all the riders who came from near and far to support our event. We exceeded all our previous attendance records with approximately 275 taking part. Photos Martin (FlickR) - here Gavin (Facebook) - here 31-07-2013 Pre-entry open for the Mourne Sportive 169 km, 11,000 feet climbing - 11 August 2013 Pre-registration for the other distances (60 km, 85 km, 125 km) is now open. More details of all the distances are given here
29-07-2013 A great nights racing at the Maze Long Kesh site (Round 17). Report here. 29-07-2013 Congratulations to Barry Kellett for winning the Masters race at the Irish National Mountain Bike Cross-Country Championships which took place in Garvagh Forest on 21 July 2013 25-07-2013 Dromara CC will be hosting the cross-country mountain bike race as part of the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) on Saturday 3 August 2013 This will also be Round 4 of the Ulster XC series. Details here  24-07-2013 Pre-entry open for the Mourne Sportive 169 km, 11,000 feet climbing - 11 August 2013 - EntryCentral Pre-registration for the other distances (60 km, 85 km, 125 km) is now open. More details of all the distances are given here 20-07-2013 Another sunny day - perfect for the 16/25 mile time trials (Round 16) - report here 20-07-2013 Report from the 5-up time trial (Round 15) - here 07-07-2013 Ryan Calvert wins the Round 14 club road race at Dromara village - report and short video here 06-07-2013 Dromara CC top team at Newry 3 day - report by Zak Hann here 06-07-2013 Round 13 of the club league was cancelled out of respect of the death of Ronnie Bryson, father of club chairman Peter Bryson. Condolences to the family. 24-06-2013 Round 12 - Road Race at Annahilt - 20 June 2013 - Report here 18-06-2013 Round 11 - 2-up time trial on the Downpatrick Road. Report here 27-05-2013 Details of Dromara CC's open road race on Saturday 8 June 2013 at Bishopscourt Motorcycle Circuit - here PRE-REGISTRATION NOW OPEN !  18-06-2013 Round 10 - Dundrum line - 10 mile TT - 6 June 2013 - report here 02-06-2013 Report from Round 9 - club road race at Maze/Flatfields 30 May - here 02-06-2013 MTB Cross-country news Well done to Barry Kellett who won the Senior 2 men's race at Lady Dixon Park and to Lisa Millar for winning the Senior 3 women's race. Full results here 02-06-2013 Report from Round 8 - time trial at Spa 23 May - here 22-05-2013 Club league table - after 7 rounds - here 19-05-2013 Finally some sunshine. Report from Round 7 10 mile TT on 16 May here 20-05-2013 Congratulations to Gavin Magowan who won the Tour of the Mournes open road race on 12 May 2013. Report on Cycling Ulster here 20-05-2013 Report from the Dromara Coastal which took place on 12 May 2013 - here  19-05-2013 Round 6 - 16 mile TT - 9 May - Report here 20-05-2013 Report from the mountain bike race in Rostrevor on 5 May 2013 By Peter Ritchie - here  19-05-2013 Report from the 10 mile circuit time trial at Annahilt (Round 5) - 2 May 2013 here 20-05-2013 Report from the Downpatrick Third World Charity Cycle which took place on 28 April 2013 here  19-05-2013 Report from Round 4 which was a road race at the Drumaroad circuit on 25 April 2013 here 19-05-2013 Report from Round 3 of Dromara Cycling Clubs' league held on 18 April 2013 here 19-05-2013 Report from Round 2 of Dromara Cycling Clubs' league held on 11 April 2013 here 14-04-2013 Dromara Cycling Club will be hosted the cross-country mountain bike race at the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Festival which is being held on the May day weekend 4-6 May 2013 More details here 14-04-2013 Report by Peter Ritchie from Ulster XC Round1 at Ballykelly here 10-04-2013 Report from Round 1 of the Dromara CC club league here 10-04-2013 Click here for details of the 2013 club league which is run on Thursday evenings 29-03-2013 Report from Round 4 (Sunday 24 March 2013 here  League table after 4 rounds here 09-03-2013 Congratulations to Nathan Mullan on winning the A4 John Moore Memorial race Link to Cycling Ulster report here Link to message board here 28-01-2013 Report from Round 3 of the Trail Quest series which took place in Saul, Downpatrick are shown here 11-01-2013 Report from Round 2 of the Trail Quest series which took place on Sunday 30 December 2012 at Dolly's Brae. Read here |
Link to new website under development here Lost and Found Have you lost an item at a cycling event? See if it is listed here  Thursday night club event See message board for details 2013 Full club calendar here Weekend Runs For details of our club runs on both Saturday and Sunday click here. Saturday 10am Ballynahinch Sunday 9:30 Dromara Newcomers are always welcome Youth Cycling Click here for more details Women's Cycling Click here for more details Le
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Race, Cx=Cyclo Cross
TQ = Trail Quest, TR = Triathlon DU = Duathlon, AR = Adventure Race MTB = Mountainbike, DH = Downhill Re=Reliabilities
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2013 Sunday 24 March Trail Quest Round 4 (Killinchy) Sunday 28 April Third World Leisure Tour Downpatrick Saturday & Sunday 4/5 May MTB Race Rostrevor Sunday 12 May Coastal Leisure Tour Saturday 8 June Emma McMullan Road Race Ronnie Smyth Cup Road Race Sunday 11 August Mourne Sportive Hilly 125, 80, 60 Saturday 17 August Bernie's Big 50 cycle (50 miles) Saturday 7 September Hillsborough Oyster Festival Charity Cycle Sunday 3 November Cyclo Cross Race Moira Park (tbc) Thursday 29 December Trail Quest (tbc) NCommittee Members Current Committee Members
Trevor Annett, Anne Maguire, Stephen Wallace, Stewart Moore, Stephen Younge, David McClurg, Tony Mallon and Martin Grimley  As of 2 July 2010 Dromara Cycling Club have 39 members vetted through Cycling Ulster and 10 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 Martin New to cycling? Highway Code for Cyclists Link here Not sure if a cycling club is for you? Click here to read some personal testimonies from our club members |
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