Skills loop for kids at the Nationals course 17th – 18th July (Djouce Woods, Enniskerry) (more…)

Cait on her way to 3rd spot

Well done on the great performances by our mountainbikers Mel Spath (Cycleways) and Cait Elliott (WXC MTB Team UK) taking 2nd and 3rd spot in Round 4 of the British XC Series race at the weekend.  Read on for Cait’s report on the race, (more…)

Cait (right)on the marathon podium

In treacherous and rainsoaked conditions, Cait Elliott (UCD) rode a storming race to get 3rd in the UCI ranked British National Series race in Margam Park at the weekend, a great result in difficult conditions.  And if that wasn’t enough, she went on to take 2nd in the longer half-marathon race the next day!  Cait reports: (more…)

Round 3 of the Mountainbike National Points series of races takes place this weekend in Lady Dixon Park on the outskirts of Belfast, on what promises to be a fast circuit.  As always women riders are in short supply so ladies, stop procrastinating and get the finger out, give it a bash! You never know you might even win a prize!  All the details you need to know can be found on Irishxcmtb.

The Epic girls are having the 3rd of their wed night newbie spins tomorrow, leaving Palmers pub at 7pm, be sure to be on time if you want to improve your skills and ride some great trails with the women of the Epicmtb club!  Visit their forum here if you need more info.

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the 2nd of Shona’s wednesday night mtb spins for women, leaving Palmerstown pub at 7pm.  Last weeks spin was deadly craic and a great crowd turned up(read report here), so if you fancy a fun sociable evening learning the ropes and enjoying the fantastic trails made by the Epic club, be sure to go along and be prepared to get muddy!  Visit the Epic club forum if you need any more details.

Round 2 of the MTB NPS takes place near Killarney this weeend.  Many will be interested in checking out the course as it is using the trails being built for the Masters World Championships next year. Full details including directions, times etc can be found on www.irishxcmtb.com.

Report from Shona:

Well we had 9 new ladies out last night and 5 senior epic ladies offering all sorts of advice and encouragement to the relative newbies. (more…)

Ireland’s Jenny Fay was flying (despite all the volcanic ash….) in the Australian National Marathon Champs last week. Check out the mention of her on Cycling News. Jenny was one of the top road riders in Ireland for several years, and has clearly been strutting her talent since moving to Australia  in late 2008. Report on race HERE

Round 1 of the Mountainbike National Points Series(NPS) took place in Saggart in perfect conditions on a tight and gnarly course that everyone agreed was huge fun and tested the abilities of all riders.  Melanie Spath(MAD), having competed in the Ras Mumhan stage race last weekend, showed her class by winning the elite ladies race from Cait Elliott(UCD) who is riding into form and finished less than 3mins behind, with Jenny McCauley(Bray) rounding out the top 3.  Agata Tamulewicz(MAD) won the Sports category from Rose Griffin in 2nd and Gillian Ryan taking the 3rd podium spot. (more…)

Check out the latest post in the forum (tab at the top of the page) from Shona from EPIC regarding spins for ladies.

The IMBRC will play host to the first round of the Irish XC NPS on Sunday 11 April 2010.

The venue is Slade Valley, Saggart Co. Dublin and the lads have been very busy putting in some great new singletrack and features. (more…)

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…)

For all you ladies who are keen to try mountainbiking,  make a date in your diary for Saturday 9th May.  Richie Byrne of the Epic MTB club is running a beginners spin  in Djouce woods, and he has invited any ladies who are interested to come along and learn new skills, new trails and how much fun mtbing can be! All the information about what you need to bring etc are on the Epic mtb website here.   (more…)