The Zoo Hair Salon and Velotex National League is a standard up from the Boot Inn League.
02/03/2008 Cycling Pursuit Limerick
30/03/2008 Waller Cup Bohermeen, Co. Meath
06/04/2008 Ben McKenna Balbriggan. Co. Dublin
18/05/2008 Mullingar GP Mullingar
25/05/2008 Emyvale GP Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
22/06/2008 Sean Nolan Meath GP Navan, Co. Meath
28/06/2008 National Championships TBC
06/07/2008 Betty Darcy Memorial Gorey, Co. Wexford
16/08/2008 TT TBC
(12/09/2008 Ras na mBan Kilcullen, Co. Kildare)
27/09/2008 World Championships Italy (for High Performance riders)
Points awarded as follows:
The League will be Handicapped by giving a points advantage to riders who fall into one of these categories
0 points if you have been competing at a higher level abroad ie a uci team.
0 points if you are part of the development squad and have represented your Province or Ireland in 2007
8 points if you are part of the development squad but have not represented your Province or Ireland in 2007
12 points if you are not part of the development squad and this is your first year to racing the National League.
12 Points if you are a first year Junior.
If you do not fit into any of these categories your handicap will be awarded at the discretion of the handicappers ie Geraldine Gill and Orla Hendron who will endeavour to be fair and open at all times but their decision will be final.
Points will be awarded as so
5 for starting
6 5 4 3 2 1 in decending order as the top six finish.
There will be eight races of which your best 6 will count.
National League – Points after round one
National League Ranking after Round 2