This Sunday, 21st Feb is the first of 3 mtb races being run for beginners, and will be held in Ballinastoe woods in Wicklow.  These races are designed for people who have never raced before, and are an introduction to cross-country (xc) racing.  The Off-road Commission and Richie Byrne of Epic are organising the events and are hoping specifically to attract women into racing, as well as youth riders, so if you have ever wondered what a race will be like, or have not known how to start, this is your opportunity!  More details here.

Read on for the blog from top mountain bikers Cáit Elliot and Melanie Spath from the NPS in England. (more…)

Melanie Spath and her partner Ryan Sherlock featured in this month’s Outsider Magazine… check it out HERE

Congratulations to Maeve Baxter on her excellent silver medal in down hill MTB at the World Masters Championships last weekend. (more…)

Beth McCluskey has just won a bronze medal in the world masters xc championships!!!!

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Read on for a message from Julie Watts regarding the Tuesday Night MTB spins in Ulster. (more…)

Read on for a report on the National MTB Championships – Maeve Baxter won the Downhill title, while Beth McCluskey won the Cross Country title. (more…)

beginners spin with Epic mtb club

Epic MTB club are running a beginners spin on saturday, so any of you out there who have been meaning to give it a shot, this is your chance.  Visit the Epic website here for info.

Congratulations to Maeve Baxter who became the European Champion in the Downhill Masters event in Slovenia this weekend, going one place better than her silver last year!  Read about it here. Well done Maeve!

Anyone fancy a bit of warm weather mountain biking? Tarja Owen will be holding a camp for beginner female mountain bikers in Italy on the weekend 22-25th May 2009. (more…)