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The 2025 “COOMBES CONNOR MEMORIAL” of last Sunday (23rd March) was held in the Bellewsto...

Mar 25, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized | 0

Youth Racing at his best in County Meath (Bellewstown-Julianstown area) with the “Rás na nÓg 2...

Mar 25, 2025 | News & Results, Youth Cycling | 0

(Part 2-Day 2) RAS MHAIGH EO 2025…STAGE 3 RESULTS + FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS. RESULTS COURTESY ...

Mar 24, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized, Women's Cycling | 0

Ras Mhaigh Eo 2025…Stage 1 and Stage 2 results + General classifications after day 1… Re...

Mar 22, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized, Women's Cycling | 0

What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which include...

Mar 19, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized, Women's Cycling, Youth Cycling | 0

The talent factory of Banbridge CC keep producing year, after year talented youngsters!! The 2025 B9...

Mar 16, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized | 0

The 2025 “COOMBES CONNOR MEMORIAL” of last Sunday (23rd March) was held in the Bellewstown area of Co-Meath, and promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers. The C3 had a massive entry of 120, and won in Sam Bennett style by Lee Harvey (VC Glendale) The C2 was won by 1st year junior Curtis mc Kee (Spellman-Dublin Port) his third win of the season!! The C1 was won by Gareth O’Neill (Athlete Nutrition Coach HD) whom opened his account this season…

by Dany Blondeel | Mar 25, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized | 0

C1 RACE 1st. Gareth O’Neill – Athlete Nutrition Coach HD2nd. Lindsay Watson –...

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Youth Racing at his best in County Meath (Bellewstown-Julianstown area) with the “Rás na nÓg 2025” promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers with support of CI and Cycling Leinster. Over 100 riders participated with clubs traveling from Munster, Connacht, Ulster, and Leinster off-course!! (Sat 22nd-Sun 23rd March)

by Dany Blondeel | Mar 25, 2025 | News & Results, Youth Cycling | 0

Rider Club Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Total PTS. General Classifications, courtesy of Jons Drogheda...

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(Part 2-Day 2) RAS MHAIGH EO 2025…STAGE 3 RESULTS + FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS. RESULTS COURTESY OF SEAMUS SHORTALL & TIME TEAM, PHOTOS COURTESY OF PROMOTING CLUB WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS, WITH THANKS!!

by Dany Blondeel | Mar 24, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized, Women's Cycling | 0

FINAL CLASSIFICATIONS

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Ras Mhaigh Eo 2025…Stage 1 and Stage 2 results + General classifications after day 1… Results courtesy of Seamus Shortall & Time Team, photos courtesy of promoting club Westport Covey Wheelers, with thanks!!

by Dany Blondeel | Mar 22, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized, Women's Cycling | 0

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What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which includes the Easter stage races, and the birth of a TT women’s league in Ulster on the menu!! Sent me details and possible poster to danyblondeel@yahoo.co.uk at least a week prior to your open event (no club leagues please) to be included here on our preview series each week, thank you

by Dany Blondeel | Mar 19, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized, Women's Cycling, Youth Cycling | 0

Entries close at 3PM on Thursday 20th March.Entries: https://eventmaster.ie/event/w127FPySRQ***...

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The talent factory of Banbridge CC keep producing year, after year talented youngsters!! The 2025 B9 Energy Storage “Tour of Ards” was run in glorious sunshine for a chance!! Well done to Adam Matthews (Banbridge CC) & John Buller (Banbridge CC) & Alice Mc William (Hess Cycling Team Cambridge) & Jemma Speers (NDCC) Added drone footage of Mike Curran with beautiful views of the Ards peninsula!!

by Dany Blondeel | Mar 16, 2025 | News & Results, Uncategorized | 0

Results Ian Barfoot and Ards Time Team, action and winning photos David Mc Veigh, podiums Jerome...

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The 2025 “COOMBES CONNOR MEMORIAL” of last Sunday (23rd March) was held in the Bellewstown area of Co-Meath, and promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers. The C3 had a massive entry of 120, and won in Sam Bennett style by Lee Harvey (VC Glendale) The C2 was won by 1st year junior Curtis mc Kee (Spellman-Dublin Port) his third win of the season!! The C1 was won by Gareth O’Neill (Athlete Nutrition Coach HD) whom opened his account this season…

The 2025 “COOMBES CONNOR MEMORIAL” of last Sunday (23rd March) was held in the Bellewsto...

Mar 25, 2025

Youth Racing at his best in County Meath (Bellewstown-Julianstown area) with the “Rás na nÓg 2025” promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers with support of CI and Cycling Leinster. Over 100 riders participated with clubs traveling from Munster, Connacht, Ulster, and Leinster off-course!! (Sat 22nd-Sun 23rd March)

Youth Racing at his best in County Meath (Bellewstown-Julianstown area) with the “Rás na nÓg 2...

Mar 25, 2025

(Part 2-Day 2) RAS MHAIGH EO 2025…STAGE 3 RESULTS + FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS. RESULTS COURTESY OF SEAMUS SHORTALL & TIME TEAM, PHOTOS COURTESY OF PROMOTING CLUB WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS, WITH THANKS!!

(Part 2-Day 2) RAS MHAIGH EO 2025…STAGE 3 RESULTS + FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS. RESULTS COURTESY ...

Mar 24, 2025

Ras Mhaigh Eo 2025…Stage 1 and Stage 2 results + General classifications after day 1… Results courtesy of Seamus Shortall & Time Team, photos courtesy of promoting club Westport Covey Wheelers, with thanks!!

Ras Mhaigh Eo 2025…Stage 1 and Stage 2 results + General classifications after day 1… Re...

Mar 22, 2025

What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which includes the Easter stage races, and the birth of a TT women’s league in Ulster on the menu!! Sent me details and possible poster to danyblondeel@yahoo.co.uk at least a week prior to your open event (no club leagues please) to be included here on our preview series each week, thank you

What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which include...

Mar 19, 2025

Women's Cycling

(Part 2-Day 2) RAS MHAIGH EO 2025…STAGE 3 RESULTS + FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS. RESULTS COURTESY OF SEAMUS SHORTALL & TIME TEAM, PHOTOS COURTESY OF PROMOTING CLUB WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS, WITH THANKS!!

(Part 2-Day 2) RAS MHAIGH EO 2025…STAGE 3 RESULTS + FINAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS. RESULTS COURTESY ...

Mar 24, 2025

Ras Mhaigh Eo 2025…Stage 1 and Stage 2 results + General classifications after day 1… Results courtesy of Seamus Shortall & Time Team, photos courtesy of promoting club Westport Covey Wheelers, with thanks!!

Ras Mhaigh Eo 2025…Stage 1 and Stage 2 results + General classifications after day 1… Re...

Mar 22, 2025

What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which includes the Easter stage races, and the birth of a TT women’s league in Ulster on the menu!! Sent me details and possible poster to danyblondeel@yahoo.co.uk at least a week prior to your open event (no club leagues please) to be included here on our preview series each week, thank you

What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which include...

Mar 19, 2025

What’s on this coming weeks on our roads? The road season is properly started now with the “St-Patrick’s Weekend” coming up in our 3rd week of racing!! A happy St-Patrick Day to all our sponsors, followers and bike lovers!! Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh!!

What’s on this coming weeks on our roads? The road season is properly started now with the ...

Mar 12, 2025

The “B9 Energy Storage Tour of Ards” on Saturday 15th March, starting at 10 am in the village of Portaferry (Strangford Lough) County Down with a iconic finish at Windmill Hill. C3 & C1-C2 as separate races, and £200 for the winner in the C1-2 race. In addition the first woman will receive £200 worth of vouchers sponsored by Lauren May Jewellery Belfast!! Enter now before it is to late!!!

The “B9 Energy Storage Tour of Ards” on Saturday 15th March, starting at 10 am in the vi...

Mar 11, 2025

Youth Cycling

Youth Racing at his best in County Meath (Bellewstown-Julianstown area) with the “Rás na nÓg 2025” promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers with support of CI and Cycling Leinster. Over 100 riders participated with clubs traveling from Munster, Connacht, Ulster, and Leinster off-course!! (Sat 22nd-Sun 23rd March)

Youth Racing at his best in County Meath (Bellewstown-Julianstown area) with the “Rás na nÓg 2...

Mar 25, 2025

What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which includes the Easter stage races, and the birth of a TT women’s league in Ulster on the menu!! Sent me details and possible poster to danyblondeel@yahoo.co.uk at least a week prior to your open event (no club leagues please) to be included here on our preview series each week, thank you

What’s on this coming weeks? Youth racing, stage racing, some classic road races which include...

Mar 19, 2025

What’s on this coming weeks on our roads? The road season is properly started now with the “St-Patrick’s Weekend” coming up in our 3rd week of racing!! A happy St-Patrick Day to all our sponsors, followers and bike lovers!! Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh!!

What’s on this coming weeks on our roads? The road season is properly started now with the ...

Mar 12, 2025

Our first BP bursaries of 2025 have been handed over to 4 deserving youth development projects in January!!! This was done with the final balance surplus money of 2024 (We are a non-profit organisation) Well done to TC-Racing Co-Meath, Square Wheels Co-Armagh, The Mc Crystal Track Co-Louth, and the Munster Cycling Academy >>>

Our first BP bursaries of 2025 have been handed over to 4 deserving youth development projects in Ja...

Feb 1, 2025

The “CYCLING ULSTER 2024 AWARDS” have found a new date after postponing the original date (due to Storm Eowyn) CU is delighted to announce that the event has been rescheduled for SATURDAY 5th APRIL– and they will come back bigger, and better than before! This at the Canavan’s Inn (Garvaghy-Dungannon) from 4:30 pm to 9 pm (Entertainment after is incl.) Here the full list of the competition winners to receive their medals, and info of ticket sales or refund!

The “CYCLING ULSTER 2024 AWARDS” have found a new date after postponing the original dat...

Jan 25, 2025

Track & Off-Road

We celebrate “The 17th Anniversary of the Belgian Project” this year, and getting ready for another season of getting the funds to feed our “Bursary Award Funds” with some *MC-commentary-tunes-photos* jobs to add to the sponsor/donations we already have received. How to book, and more info within>>

We celebrate “The 17th Anniversary...

Feb 28, 2025

*The Wicklow Tigeress* LARA GILLESPIE wins gold at the “2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder Belgium” yesterday (13th Feb) in the Elite women Elimination race!!!! This to add to her already very impressive CV Lara is the first ever Irish Track Cyclist to do so!! The pursuit team with Emma Jeffers, Erin Creighton, Esther Wong, Aoife O’Brien got a respectable 8th!!

The Wicklow Tigeress LARA GILLESPIE wi...

Feb 14, 2025

A PHOTO REPORT OF LAST WEEKENDS (SAT 11TH & SUN 12TH JAN) 2025 IRISH CYCLO-CROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE FAIR GREEN IN BALLINASLOE (CO-GALWAY) HOSTED BY BALLINASLOE CC, AND PROMOTED BY CYCLING CONNACHT WITH HELP FROM CYCLING IRELAND. (Final part: The Women’s elite, masters and juniors & The Men Juniors & The Elite Men)

A PHOTO REPORT OF LAST WEEKENDS (SAT 11T...

Jan 19, 2025

A PHOTO REPORT OF LAST WEEKENDS (SAT 11TH & SUN 12TH JAN) 2025 IRISH CYCLO-CROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE FAIR GREEN IN BALLINASLOE (CO-GALWAY) HOSTED BY BALLINASLOE CC, AND PROMOTED BY CYCLING CONNACHT WITH HELP FROM CYCLING IRELAND. (PART 2) A FULL PROGRAM OF MASTERS MEN (M60-M50-M40)

A PHOTO REPORT OF LAST WEEKENDS (SAT 11T...

Jan 18, 2025

A photo report of last weekends (Sat 11th & Sun 12th Jan) 2025 Irish Cyclo-Cross Championships at the Fair Green in Ballinasloe (Co-Galway) hosted by Ballinasloe CC, and promoted by Cycling Connacht with help from Cycling Ireland. PART 1 -A full program of YOUTH RACES

A photo report of last weekends (Sat 11t...

Jan 17, 2025

A road trip to Ballinasloe (Co-Galway) and a few days in my beloved Limerick (Newcastle West) A photoshoot at the National CX at the weekend, and a few days in West Limerick after..Here the schedule of the cross weekend in Ballinasloe. Also the Juniors men, Women’s-Masters-Juniors, Master 40-50-60, and Elite men (incl U23) provisional entries …The website will be back next Wednesday…enjoy your weekend!!

A road trip to Ballinasloe (Co-Galway) a...

Jan 9, 2025

“THE NATIONAL CX SERIES 2024 (Final-round 4) at the Mc Crystal Track in Jenkinstown, Co Louth last Sunday 5th January. Last preparation for the Nationals this weekend (11-12 Jan) in Ballinasloe, and certainly one for hard women and men!! It was wet and icy cold, but the craic was mighty!! A report of Martin Grimley & Photos BP Media Team + links to photographers present!!

“THE NATIONAL CX SERIES 2024 (Fina...

Jan 7, 2025

HO-HO-HO…”Martin Grimley added to the Cycling Ireland Hall of Fame!!!” Martin certainly deserves such big honour, his intensive and never ended work towards the off-road section of our sport in Ireland being recognised, as commissaire, off-road CI & CU secretary, and his passion & dedication towards his beloved sport, “PROFICIAT” we would say in Belgium!!

HO-HO-HO…”Martin Grimley add...

Dec 24, 2024

The last “What’s on?” of 2024 (50th), we will be back early January!! Wishing you all a magic festive Christmas, and a prosperous & healthy 2025!! Please sent dany@belgianproject.cc a note/poster of your event, this to be included in this weekly series!! (at least a week prior to your event)

The last “What’s on?” ...

Dec 17, 2024

What’s left for 2024, and some dates in January on our parks, fields, and roads in Ireland? CX in Mullingar (West-Meath), Over the Hill CX in Munster, Charity sportive in Newcastle West, Christmas TT in Newtownards (Co-Down), National CX series at Mc Crystal’s Co-Louth, and some info of the CX Nationals in Ballinasloe (Co-Galway) in January 25!!

What’s left for 2024, and some dat...

Dec 10, 2024

“The 2024 Ulster Cyclo-cross Championships” hosted by Foyle CC in the beautiful surroundings of St. Columb’s Park in the Walled City of L/Derry…A report of Martin Grimley (CU Off-road commission & Chief Comm) with photos of the Belgian Project (8th December)

“The 2024 Ulster Cyclo-cross Champ...

Dec 9, 2024

What’s on in the first weeks of December!! It is not over yet folks…Cyclo-Cross is still dominating our reports!! Provincial CX Champs in our 4 provinces this Sunday (8th Dec), Lakeside Wheelers CX the following week, and the last rounds of the Cycling Ireland eSports Series! The UCI CX World Cup round in Dublin report tomorrow!!

What’s on in the first weeks of De...

Dec 3, 2024

UCI World Cup Dublin – Support Races (Saturday 30th. November) The provisional starting list of Junior and Senior riders for tomorrow courtesy of the Cycling Ireland off road commission!

UCI World Cup Dublin – Support Rac...

Nov 29, 2024

What’s on in the next few weeks on our parks and fields? The BIG ONE this weekend at the Sport Ireland Campus (UCI World Cup rd 2 Dublin – Sat 30th Nov-Sun 1st Dec)), League CX in Jenkinstown-Louth (Mc Crystal’s Track), provincial champs next Sunday (8th Dec), CX league in Munster (Over the Hill CC Cork), and West Meath (Mullingar) on Sun 15th Dec…Thermal underwear recommended for the spectators!!

What’s on in the next few weeks on...

Nov 26, 2024

Paddy Daly (Donnybrook Landscaping LTD) is building a little piece of Belgium in Dublin!! A story from Ciarán Lennon of the Irish Independence about the UCI Dublin World Cup Cyclo-cross course builder. “It’s a privilege, but it’s all a challenge,” says Paddy Daly!!

Paddy Daly (Donnybrook Landscaping LTD) ...

Nov 25, 2024

A double whopper of cyclo-cross in Belgium this weekend!! Here all the TV coverage details of today (Exact Urban Cross Kortrijk) and tomorrow’s world cup round 1 in Antwerp + some notable entries, including lap video’s of both courses!! This courtesy of Tim Costello, cycling journalist, and lover of anything that is about Belgian Cycling or beer, also running the top cyclo-cross magazine “RIJDEN” in Britain!!

A double whopper of cyclo-cross in Belgi...

Nov 23, 2024

Last Sunday’s (17 Nov) CX race at “De Ronde van Cork CC” was dedicated to our friend, Tomás Mulqueen (RIP) This master piece from “Old Velo cyclist poet” Brendan Hennessy. A *must read* in honour of his friend Tomas, who passed away this July after a 4 year battle with cancer + results courtesy of the host club !

Last Sunday’s (17 Nov) CX race at ...

Nov 21, 2024

What’s on in the next few weeks? ( Wed 20th Nov – Sun 15th Dec) CX league in Louth, National CX series in Tipperary, Gravel series in Clare, the big one in Dublin (UCI World Cup), E-sport Winter Series, Leinster CX in Mullingar, Provincial CX in Ulster, and a “Spinathon” Charity event in Armagh…book early if you can!!

What’s on in the next few weeks? (...

Nov 19, 2024

The 2024 “Cathedral CX” at the Palace Demesne Barracks in Armagh City (Sun 17 November) hosted by Square Wheels. A full report of Martin Grimley, + results and final standings of the Ulster CX league

The 2024 “Cathedral CX” at t...

Nov 18, 2024

Belgian CX fans go mad about this newly released music video!! From the first to the last second, Steve Tielens (Flemish ambiance singer) and Nico Mattan (Ex-pro and Gent-Wevelgem winner) draw you into one of the most popular sports in the Low Countries with this musical parody called ” De Cyclocross-We gaan weer los” which translate in English would be ” The Cyclocross-We are let loose again”

Belgian CX fans go mad about this newly ...

Nov 14, 2024

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The 2025 “COOMBES CONNOR MEMORIAL” of last Sunday (23rd March) was held in the Bellewstown area of Co-Meath, and promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers. The C3 had a massive entry of 120, and won in Sam Bennett style by Lee Harvey (VC Glendale) The C2 was won by 1st year junior Curtis mc Kee (Spellman-Dublin Port) his third win of the season!! The C1 was won by Gareth O’Neill (Athlete Nutrition Coach HD) whom opened his account this season…

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