What’s on this weekend Sportive wise? Saturday’s “Tour of Down” in aid of the Belgian Project in Katesbridge +”Toby’s Charity Cycle” in West Belfast, followed on Sunday with the Island Wheelers, Challenge CC, and Strabane-Lifford CC reliability trials…online entry only! (Sat 26th-Sun 27th Feb) + Some March RR & MTB events entries already open!!

If you want to have your event preview on this side…sent an e-mail to dany@belgianproject.cc before the Monday 12 pm prior to your open event…a free service courtesy of our sponsors!

Tour of Down -West Down Wheelers 100km Coastal Sportive to support the Belgian Project, this Saturday, February 26, 32 Katesbridge Rd, Katesbridge, Banbridge BT32 5NQ…Online entry only !! https://eventmaster.ie/event/GoqxckKtpd Sign on will close Thur night, more info on https://www.facebook.com/West-Down-Wheelers-Cycling-Club-547520131929167

Remember it’s online registration only on Saturday.
Registration is opened right up until we set off @ 10 am.
Looking forward to a great day out raising money for Cancer Fund for Children
https://eventmaster.ie/event/7mpGTyeFdv

SIGN ON 09.00 – CRAIC THEATRE, Coalisland Enterprise Centre, Dungannon Road
Coalisland, Co. Tyrone. BT71 4HP.
Sign-on is now open. Please use the link below and when entering select which group you plan to ride. Groups B & C are leisure groups and we plan to have club leaders controlling these groups.
A Group will provide a great test to anyone taking part in open racing which commences a week later in Ulster with the Annaclone GP on Saturday 5th March
https://eventmaster.ie/event/Z9djtMWcZY

SLCC Reliability – Sunday, February 27, 2022 – Lifford, Co. Donegal, Ireland. SLCC Reliability sportive at the start of your year with our first event. ALL money raised will be donated to Adrian McDermotts family in his memory…online entry only https://eventmaster.ie/event/27zqT2qc0z

Evo-Pro Racing is delighted to announce that we will be sending a team to participate in this year’s Challenge Cycling Club Reliability Trial. As part of this collaboration, members of the team will ride the event and afterward team owner Morgan Fox and several riders will be interviewed by Padraic Quinn during post-ride refreshments.
If this wasn’t enough, Challenge Cycling Club is now offering up a full professional race team experience to all aspiring young racers in Ireland. These underage and junior riders will meet and greet with Morgan and the team at the team hotel. Morgan will give them a full race briefing experience. When the race briefing is over these riders will then cycle to the start of The Challenge CC Reliability Trial with the EvoPro team.
This once-in-a-lifetime experience is being offered up to underage and junior riders from all over Ireland absolutely FREE.
Tickets won’t last long so please sign up fast!
https://eventmaster.ie/event/BqQJU23c8j
We are delighted to support this great event and look forward to seeing everybody out there.

Some early online entries are now open for March 2022

Opening the 2022 Irish road racing season Banbridge CC is delighted to announce the details of the 2022 Travers Engineering Annaclone GP, Saturday 5th March. Two races will be on offer for competitors; a handicapped race catering for A1, A2, and A3 categories and a mass start A4 & Women’s support race. Online entry https://eventmaster.ie/event/GoWRFkKtpd

Kinning Cycles are proud to announce the return of the Classic MTB races at Ormeau Park. The event will see the return to the park after a few years of absence. Lots of single track and natural forest floor, steep banks, and spectator friendly. There will be a new start and finish area. The event will have a heavy focus on kids racing and cater for all. Hope to see you there. Online entry is now open https://eventmaster.ie/event/j7A5HE0TBz

We are pleased to announce the Killinchy Cycling Club (KCC) GP 2022 for A1/A2, A3, A4, and Ladies. We are kindly and generously sponsored this year by Balloo Inns and Opus Training. We are planning to run separate A1/A2, A3, A4 and a ladies race depending on numbers on Saturday 12th March 2022 starting at 08:30. Online entry and further info on https://eventmaster.ie/event/Mv36cbdiBz

Racing for A1//2 with short handicap to A2s-2 mins 6 laps, A3 race 5 laps, A4 race 4 laps, Ladies 3 laps.  All info and entry on https://eventmaster.ie/event/QW5vcnKSOy