Close at the top of Scrabo

admin   June 23, 2015   Comments Off on Close at the top of Scrabo

With some riders taking a rest after the Gran Fondo at the weekend, just 9 brave soles faced the time keeper for tonight’s Scrabo hillclimb. Conditions were warm, with a tailwind helping on the final haul up to the finish line.                   Fastest was visitor Thomas Michalski (XMTB) with 5:22. First Ards… Read more »

Fantastic night of racing in Ards

admin   June 18, 2015   Comments Off on Fantastic night of racing in Ards

Last night will go down in Ards CC history as one of our great events – big fields, an enthusiastic crowd, sporty motor cars, and an Ards CC winner. Excellent!             First up was the crowd’s favourite – the novice event. The race was run as a short handicap, with the under 6s getting a 30… Read more »

Bertie Lowrie

admin   June 18, 2015   Comments Off on Bertie Lowrie

The club was saddened to hear of the death of Bertie Lowrie on Monday, after a long illness. Bertie was a good friend of long time club chairman Bobbie Magreechan, and although not an active cyclist himself, he regularly helped out with marshalling and driving duties at club and open events. He was also a member of the Ards CC… Read more »