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25-09-09
Peter Swann does the Kenmare 'Lost Sheep' Half Ironman.
Peter's report and pictures here



15-09-09
Mass bike ride to Stormont
Report and pictures here



09-09-09         FOLLOW THE BIKEDOCK BELLES ON OUR MESSAGE BOARD ->
Less than a week to go to the start of the Race Around Ireland for the Bikedock Belles
Details here


13-09-09
Dromara Road Racers scoop top Elite team and a Vets Silver medal at the Ulster Road Race Championships today
Report and pictures here courtesy of Cycling Ulster





10-09-09
Dromara CC hold their final road event of the season at Begney Hill Road
Report and pictures here




06-09-09
Dromara CC have a successful day at Apollo's MTB race in Craigavon
Report and pictures here



05-09-09                                  
(updated 06-09-09)
Final league standings.  
The top 3 in the general classifications were Damien, Ronnie then Davy when the best 20 rounds were calculated.  In the junior league we have joint winners Matthew and Zak, with Christopher finishing third.  In our first women's league competition the top two were separated by only one point with Caroline finishing just ahead of Therese.
Summary table here
Main table here
Any queries please send me an email


03-09-09
Ronnie fastest on the night.  Zak gets the fastest handicapped time.
Report and pictures here




28-08-09
Club league calendar after 22 rounds here
With only one more round to go before the best 20 out of 23 rounds are calculated.
Women's and Junior's leagues have been amended as well.


26-08-09
Connor again gets maximum points.  Davy McKnight was again the quickest on the night.  
Report from Round 22 here.





26-08-09                       (updated 27-08-09)
Well done Connor on getting maximum points at Downpatrick Road time trial
Report from Round 21 of the league here
Now with photos



14-08-09
Darren gets his name on the Harry Ferguson Cup again !
Report and pictures here

Results after 20 rounds here



12-08-09      

More than 220 riders support Dromara CC's annual Mourne Sportive & Hilly leisure Tours 


Report and pictures here


8-8-09
Club league after 19 rounds
Table has shown the points for general classification but now it also shows the points so far for the juniors and womens league.  These points are only accumulated from the 10 events that were preselected at the start of the year.  In the general classifications Damien is still out in front but now has Ronnie just 66 points behind him.  Matthew drops to third.  In the junior league Matthew has a 35 point league over Ryan and Zak who have equal points (191).  In the women's league it is close battle between Caroline and Therese.
See table here

6-8-09
38 riders at Spa lake for the 10 mile time trial
Report and pictures here




30-07-09
Big turn out at the Anahilt circuit for a great evening of racing
Report and pictures here




27-07-09
Great day trip to the Isle of Man
Report and pictures here




26-07-09

Round 17 of the league - road race at Glassdrumman / Old Ballynahinch Road
Results and photos here


21-07-09        Report and pictures here







22-07-09
Club league results after 16 rounds
Damien charges on, now 61 points clear at the top of the league.  Ronnie now moves into the top 3 right behind Matthew.  Only 3 riders have now attended very event.  
Click here to view the league table.



22-07-09
Round 16 - second of the 16 mile time trials
Report and pictures here



15-07-09
Zak's report from the All Ireland Youth Championships 2009
Click here



14-07-09
Round 15 - New race circuit on Kinallen - Nice night for a tough race.
Report here



09-07-09
Martin and Stewart join forces to compete in the final Trailblazers Trail Quest on Sunday 5 July 2009.
Report here.



03-07-09                            
(updated 06-07-09)
Club league results after 14 rounds
Four of the top 8 have not missed a week.  Gavin moves into 3rd.  Damien stretches his lead.
Click here to view the league table.


02-07-09
New circuit at the Killyleagh Road in Downpatrick for Round 14 of the league
Report and pictures here


26-06-09
Round 13 of the club league with both a 16 and 25 mile time trial on offer
Report here


20-06-09                           
(updated 21-06-09)
Club league results after 12 rounds
All change at the top, see here


20-06-09                            
(updated 21-06-09)
Good turn out at the club road race at Drumaroad for Round 12  of the league
Report and pictures here



14-06-09                            
(updated 1-07-09)
Dromara CC host the Emma McMullan and Ronnie Smyth Cup Road Races
Report and pictures here



12-06-09                                (updated 21-06-09)
All go at the Gall Bog Road (Round 11)
Report here



09-06-09
Almost 90 children aged 1 to 15 attend the Dromara Children's Gymkhana
Report and pictures here



07-06-09
Club league results after 10 rounds
League table here



07-06-09
Great turnout for a hill climb up Dree Hill (Round 10)
Report here



07-06-09                                        
(updated 21-06-09)
Big numbers at the club road race in Annahilt (Round 9)
Report here



03-06-09
Warm sunshine at Lady Dixon Park for NPS Round 6
Report and pictures here


03-06-09
Team Madigan host the NPS Round 5 at Magheramorne
Report and pictures here



21-05-09
First of the 16 mile time trials
Report and pictures here



21-05-09
Club clothing has now arrived. 
Click here to see stock levels and new prices



19-05-09
'The Losers' finish second at the third round of the Trailblazers Trail Quests
Report and photos here


15-05-09
Results now after 7 rounds.
A change in the top 3 with Matthew moving up into second place.  Top 7 riders have not missed an event.  Table here



15-05-09                 
(updated 15-05-09 - correcting Ryan's time!)
Twenty five out enjoying the rain at Round 7 of Dromara's Club League
Report here



14-05-09
Club league results after 6 rounds
The new race points have been incorporated. Table here



11-05-09                                                
(updated 12-05-09)

More than 200 riders enjoy the Dromara Coastal Tour
Report and pictures here


12-05-09
Dromara ladies take 3 out of the top 5 places at Round 6 of the Sportactive Ulster Women's League
Report here


12-05-09
Bernie and Sonia complete the Mizen-Malin run
Report here


07-05-09
Thirty-two out tonight battling the elements for round 6 of the league
Report and pictures here


07-05-09
Tough day for the mountain bikers at Carlingford
Read more here


05-05-09
45 riders compete at the first club road race of 2009
Report and more pictures here



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Thursday nights

 
Winter training
Lagan Tow Path night runs
See message board for more details


Women's Cycling
Click here for a link
to our message board


Weekend Runs

Every Saturday and Sunday there are club cycle runs which cater for both levels of cyclists.  For those new to cycling or just wish to take it steady there is our ever popular "Slow Patrol" group and for those who wish to keep up their fitness throughout the winter we have the "No Control" bunch.  

Both groups usually leave from the same place at roughly the same time then meet later on for tea, coffee, soup etc.  

Saturdays - 10 am
Ballynahinch square

Sundays - 10 am
Dromara Square

Click here to link to our message board for more details.

Newcomers are always welcome

2009 Event calendars


Updated
Off Road Calendar
03-8-09
Leisure Calendar
10-4-09
Road Calendar
23-1-09




CX = Cyclo Cross, TQ=Trail Quest


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For the Ballynahinch area
For Majorca
Met Office
Met Éireann


Events organised by Dromara CC
2009


Sunday 11 January
Trail Quest Round 5 (Shimna Valley)
53 km Leisure Cycle


Sunday 19 April
Trail Quest (Saul Downpatrick)

Sunday 10 May
Coastal Leisure Tour

Tuesday 9 June
Children's Gymkhana

Saturday 13 June

Emma McMullan Road Race
Ronnie Smyth Cup Road Race


Saturday 18 July
All Ireland MTB Champs - Dunmore

Sunday 9 August

Mourne Sportive
Hilly 125, 80, 60

Sunday 1 November
Lisburn Cyclo Cross

Sunday 27 December
Trail Quest (Seaforde)

Club Clothing

For details of club clothing, tubes and tyres stock and prices, click here (updated 09/09/09).


Profiles of club members

Click here for the latest version.
37 members on to date out of a membership of 105.

(For more photos see the
 'Photo album' link on the
left hand menu
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Next club meeting

  TBC 
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, Richard Watters, Stewart Moore and Martin Grimley




As of 24 October 2009
Dromara Cycling Club have
12 members vetted through Cycling Ulster and 7 through other avenues



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