A night for strong riders

admin   August 8, 2017   Comments Off on A night for strong riders

Riders faced a strong northerly headwind in tonight’s 10k time trial on the Portaferry Road, with most finishing two or three minutes slower than their personal bests. That made Paul Crossan’s winning time of 14:17 particularly impressive – an average speed of over 26mph. Mark Kane was second, leading in a strong contingent of riders from Northern/Dave Kane. Winner on… Read more »

Club BBQ fun

admin   August 7, 2017   Comments Off on Club BBQ fun

Nearly 60 members and friends attended the club BBQ last Saturday. The early arrivers were treated to the best of the weather, and some planes practising for the Newcastle air show. The quiz was less “internet friendly” this year, leading to an even wider variety of answers than normal. For the question “who was described as ‘The wee man was… Read more »

TOUR OF OMAGH – 3 Day A4 Stage Race Report

admin   August 2, 2017   Comments Off on TOUR OF OMAGH – 3 Day A4 Stage Race Report

<Race report prepared by James McFarlane (Team Manager).  Photos courtesy of Dany Blondeel (The Belgian Project) and Sharon McFarland.> Ards Cycling Club A4 and Master Category riders saw action in the 2017 Spar Tour of Omagh 3 Day stage race over the weekend 28th to 30th July. This race was the 3rd in a series of stage races where the Club participation was… Read more »