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Sunday was the Cooley Thriller, an epic 52km mountain bike marathon beginning in Carlingford town and heading up and around one big loop of the spectacular surrounding mountains. Over 200 riders took part, all keen to make the most of … Continue reading →

Women’s National League road race in Kilmessan, County Meath. Report on IrishCycling.com here and the next day’s recovery: and some more recovery, yum!

Last weekend I had the task of defending the Brighton Big Dog title I won last year. A long day on Saturday began at 5am to fly over to Gatwick, arriving in Brighton just in time to start warming up … Continue reading →

At the weekend I’d agreed to go to Connemara with my Dad, planning to bring my road bike and make the most of a rare race-free weekend. Just before setting off on Friday night I thought I’d have a quick … Continue reading →

There hasn’t been a race in Castlewellan for a couple of years, so when I heard there was to be one as part of the Ulster League there was no question about heading up for some fun training. The course … Continue reading →

Last weekend was the national championships, one of the biggest and most prestigious races of the year for everyone involved. This year it was run by Epic MTB club, and held in Djouce woods in Wicklow it promised to be … Continue reading →

Another trip to the UK last weekend, this time for the Bikeradar Live festival in Brands Hatch, where WXC had been invited to enter the pro-elite dirt crit. The format was 12 laps on a short 3-4 minute long course, … Continue reading →

taste of the action from the British Mountain Bike Series race in Dalby last weekend:

Saturday was the 4th round of the British NPS series taking place on the world cup course at Dalby. I was keen to prove that my podium spot at Margham was no fluke and make the most of lots of … Continue reading →

Another weekend, another race – this time up to the North of Ireland for round 6 of the NPS run on last year’s National Championships course. I didn’t have great memories of the course, last year was hard and energy … Continue reading →