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Deepa Mann-Kler





07-04-10
Report from the Tour of the North by Zak here


01-04-10                                   (updated 02-04-10)
First round of the Dromara CC Thursday Night League
2 ups at the Downpatrick Road, Ballynahinch.  Results here



29-03-10
Club League with marshals and timekeepers is now available.  
Click 
here to view.  Please check that you are available to help out on the dates shown.  If you do see a problem with helping out on a particular date please contact Trevor ASAP trevor@dromaracc.co.uk



29-03-10
Trailblazers run the first of their 3 event trail quest series on Easter Monday 5 April.  Click here for more details



29-03-10
Tour of the North - Preview here
By Zak Hanna



22-03-10
Great racing at Kirroughtree forest at the first round of the Scottish XC Series.
Report and pictures here



15-03-10
Sean Kelly print available now
This high quality print from the original painting, measures 42" by 18" (or 105cm by 45cm) and celebrates the achievements of one of the most successful road cyclists of the 1980s, and one of the finest classics riders of all time. From turning professional in 1977 until his retirement in 1994, Sean Kelly won nine monument classics, and 193 professional races in total. He won Paris-Nice seven years in a row. This painting evokes the era of the King of Irish cycling. To find out more or to order a print contact Deepa Mann-Kler on 07882 344993 or by deepamannkler@gmail.com
Price £49




14-03-10
Final round of the XMTB McConvey Cycles Spring MTB Series
Report and pictures 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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Thursday night club league
Next event


Weekend Runs
For details of our club runs on both Saturday and Sunday click here.
Newcomers are always welcome


Women's Cycling
Click here for more details
Youth Cycling
Click here for more details

2010 Event calendars


Updated
Leisure Calendar 24-02-10
Road Calendar 12-01-10
Off Road Calendar 30-03-10
Other Cycling Calendar 26-04-10


Dates for this month
- 2010 -


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

Dates for next month
- June 2010 -



Le = Leisure event, RR=Road Race
TQ = Trail Quest, TR = Triathlon
DU = Duathlon, AR = Adventure Race
MTB = Mountainbike, DH = Downhill


Weather link


For the Ballynahinch area
For Majorca
Met Office
Met Éireann


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
(more)

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)

Saturday 21 August
Ulster Youth Road Race
Championship

Sunday 7 November
Lisburn Cyclo Cross

Monday 27 December
Trail Quest (Seaforde)

Next club meeting
  
TBC 2010

Square One, Dromara
All club members welcome


Minutes from the last club meetings
are available here
8 March 2010
19 April 2010

FORMAT: The minutes are stored in an encrypted zip file.  Inside you will find a PDF document.  Contact Martin for the password
(see contact details on menu bar)


Committee Members

Current Committee Members




Club First Aiders
 

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




As of 15 April 2010
Dromara Cycling Club have
32 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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