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Warning to Leadmines Forest Users
01 week ago
by Morgan
in Trails and Access
Unknown individuals have broken a large number of glass bottles along the trails in Leadmines, Co. Dublin. Please be aware of this and keep your eye out when riding. Members of EPIC Mtb are leading the clean-up effort – check here if you’d like to help out.
You can see some photos of the damage here.
Brand New Cycling Ireland MBLA Trail Cycle Leader Course – Upcoming Dates
01 month ago
Cycling Ireland is delighted to introduce to you the NEW Mountain Bike Leaders Awards (MBLA) Scheme. 2012 will see Cycling Ireland offer a New Leadership Qualification in Mountain Biking in the form of a NEW Trail Cycle Leader (TCL) Award. Please find below details of upcoming Trail Cycle Leader Courses (TCL);
Cycling Ireland MBLA Trail Cycle Leader (TCL) Courses
LIMERICK
Date: 12th and 13th of April
Venue: Ballyhoura, Co. Limerick
Thursday and Friday: 9am to 5:30pm
WICKLOW
Date: 19th and 20th of April
Venue: Roundwood Parish Centre, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
Thursday and Friday: 9am to 5:30pm
NORTHERN IRELAND
Date: 21st and 22nd of May
Venue: North of Ireland, Venue, TBC
Monday and Tuesday: 9am to 5:30pm
About the Cycling Ireland MBLA Scheme
The Mountain Bike Leader Awards (MBLA) was developed by Scottish Cycling (SC) in conjunction with the Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education (SAPOE) in order to provide a framework and qualification for leaders to deliver mountain biking as a safe and enjoyable activity. The MBLA Scheme facilitates a non-competitive experience of mountain biking for groups of people with wide ranging abilities and aspirations. MBLA encourages participation in mountain biking through group led activities. (more…)
Cycling Ireland Job Opportunity
01 month ago
Cycling Ireland are advertising the (paid!) position of Sports Administrator. If you’re interested, applications should be submitted by April 9th.
You’ll find more details here.
Who is David Renwick?
31 month ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
***UPDATE*** David has been found – this is a great day for Irish Mountainbiking!
We’ve been notified of some property belonging to “David Renwick” found at the Ticknock trail last weekend. Drop us a line if you want it back.
Leinster League Round 1 Results and Photos
01 month ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
The results from Round 1 of the 2012 Leinster League, organised by Racing 795 are now available here.
Photos from the race:
G-Ride Gold Rush – Results and Photos
02 months ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
Provisional results from the inaugural G-Ride race at Glendalough Estate, Anname Co. Wicklow can be found here:
Photos and Videos from the race:
New Irish BMX Site Launches
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A new site dedicated to the massively growing sport of BMX in Ireland has just launched. For all hte latest BMX news and information check it out at www.bmxireland.ie.
Letterkenny Urban DH Race Cancelled!
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We’re sorry to have to report that the Letterkenny Urban Downhill race scheduled for 7th May 2012 has been cancelled. Donegal Mountainbiking Club put a huge amount of effort into organising this race while the councellors and engineers of Letterkenny Town Council were behind it 100%. However, due to a lack of cooperation from a single business along the route the event cannot proceed.
If you were planning on attending this race (and contributing to the local economy!) be sure to contact the Town Council to express your disappointment - info@letterkenny.ie. Maybe with enough support a solution will be sought and the race can be rescheduled for next year.
New Irish Women’s MTB Site
02 months ago
And finally it’s here: a new MTB website designed for women and written by women: WomensMTB.ie!!! It’s still a baby-site but it’ll grow soon! You can help it get bigger and better – have a say on the forum, send us over your race reports, gear reviews, events information and whatever else you wanna share with other women interested in offroad cycling.
Irish Mountain Bike Leader Award Launches
02 months ago
by Morgan
in Trails and Access
The Mountain Bike Leader Awards (MBLA) was developed by Scottish Cycling (SC) in conjunction with the Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education (SAPOE) in order to provide a framework and qualification for leaders to deliver mountain biking as a safe and enjoyable activity. The MBLA Scheme facilitates a non-competitive experience of mountain biking for groups of people with wide ranging abilities and aspirations. MBLA encourages participation in mountain biking through group led activities.
The MBLA scheme provides training and assessment in mountain biking and leadership skills.
Cycling Ireland (CI) in agreement with SC will run the MBLA Scheme in Ireland (all 32 counties) as a Cycling Ireland MBLA Scheme somewhat independently of SC.
The MBLA scheme offers awards at two levels, the Trail Cycle Leader (TCL) and the Mountain Bike Leader (MBL). The comprehensive syllabus for each award includes mountain biking skills, trailside repairs and bike set-up, navigation and leadership.
The first qualification to be developed on the CI MBLA scheme is the TCL. The TCL Award consists of a two day (minimum 16 hours) training course, followed by a one day assessment.
The award is equivalent to the Basic Instructor stage on the Coaching Ireland Adventure Sport Framework in accordance with the Coaching Development Programme for Ireland.
Read more on the Cyling Ireland MBLA page.
