Posts tagged development squad
Great Irish Results at Plymouth NPS
07 months ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
There were some great results for Irish riders at the final round of the British XC NPS in Plymouth last weekend. Mel Spath won the overall series title with a second-place finish in the race while National Champion Cait Elliot was fifth. MTB Development Squad riders Matt Adair and Claire Oakley both achieved podium finishes. Multiple-national champion Robin Seymour finished strongly in the top-10. Robin Seymour (Elite) and Rob Deegan (Youth) also had strong finishes.
Read more on the new Irish cycling news site Sticky Bottle
Cycling Ireland MTB Development Squad at Final Round of British MTB Series
07 months ago
by Ciara
in Cross Country
The Cycling Ireland Development riders will head over to Plymouth this weekend to take part in the final round of the British MTB Series.
The team will consist of 3 Development riders, Juniors Matthew Adair (Banbridge CC), Claire Oakley (WXC) and Youth rider Rob Deagan (EPICMTB), supported by Ciara MacManus (acting team manager) and Conor Graham (assistant manager/mechanic). This will be Matthew’s first British National race of 2011 and he will be hoping to capitalise on his winning form which he showed at the fifth round of the Scottish XC Series in Perth at the end of July. Claire is currently placed 5th in the league and also hopes to build on her 3rd place podium in the earlier series race at Wasing Estate. This will be Rob’s first attendance at a British National race and is looking forward to the experience of riding in a category which sees up to 45 entries.
Race day is on Saturday 24th and we wish all the riders the best of luck and good form on the day. A full report will follow. (more…)
Ulster and Irish Riders Dominate at Round 5 of Scottish XC Series at Perth
09 months ago
by Ciara
in Cross Country
On Saturday the Ulster and Irish XC Development teams travelled to the last round of the Scottish XC Series which was being held on Sunday in Perth, Ayrshire. With the Scottish Series renowned as producing some of the top riders in the UK the team members knew they would be in for a tough race.
The teams arrived mid-day on the Saturday for a pre-race course reccie and practice ontop of the Kinnoull Hill which dominates the city of Perth skyline. The course looked like it would be particularly tough to race on having a mixture of steep gravel/singletrack climbs – giving over 200m of climbing per lap – but also offering some fast and sweeping steep descents. However everyone agreed that the course was an excellent ride and looked forward to the competition the next day. (more…)
MTB Development Squad News
011 months ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
The Off Road Development Squad met up on Easter Saturday for a planned one-day training camp based in Carlingford for a good day’s training in the Cooley Mountains. The plan for the day was to start off with a 2 hour training ride led by Squad Manager Ciara MacManus and newly appointed Assistant Manager and qualified sports scientist Greg May.
The route took in the half marathon route over Slieve Foy mountain as used in previous national marathon championships and included a short ride through some technical singletrack forest on the early stage of the route to test the rider’s bike handling skills followed by a series of tough hill repeat intervals on the climb up to the Windy Gap to test the legs. (more…)
Assistant Manager for Development Squad
01 year ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
The Cycling Ireland Off Road Commission are looking for an assistant manager to help with the management of the Off Road XC Development Squad on a voluntary basis. The assistant manager will assist with the co-ordination and running of the squad coaching/training days, monitoring and development of squad performance and provide assistance with organisation of development squad race participation.
Travel to Irish races would be expected while travel to international events may be required. The assistant manager will be required to liaise with the team manager and assist in the development of ongoing annual development plans looking forward to 2012 onwards. Experience of competing at National level and a broad knowledge of sports training would be desirable.
Please email offroad.commission@gmail.com for further information if you are interested in this role.
Cycling Ireland XC MTB Development Squad Announced
01 year ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
Following two development training days held in Wicklow and Mournes, the selection process for those riders who attended is now complete. The following riders will be included in the MTB development programme for 2011:
Junior Male
- Matthew Adair
- Robert Scanlon
- Stuart Ballantine
Junior Female
- Claire Oakley
Under 16 Male
- Robert Deagan
- Jack Shannon
- Chris Oakley
- Aaron McCann
- David Montgomery
CRC Sponsor Irish DH Development Squad Training Event
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Six members of Ireland’s downhill development squad headed to Caersws, Mid Wales, last weekend to hone their skills on one of the best tracks in the UK.
During the weekend, sponsored by Chain Reaction Cycles, Dan Sheridan (Junior), Christopher McGlinchy (Junior), Ben Kennedy (U14), Jacob Dickson (U14), Luke Cornforth (U14), and Cameron Cornforth (U16) made their way from Dublin to Holyhead, ready to hit the testing runs at Caersws.
Offroad Development Day in Roundwood
01 year ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
The Offroad Commission ran the first Offroad Development day of 2011 last Sunday. The purpose of the day was to begin an assessment of the riders who applied to become members of the XC Development Squad. Members of the DH Development Squad also attended to take part in the day as many of the training sessions and presentations would be equally applicable to downhill.
Applications Invited for XC Development Squad
01 year ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
The Offroad Commission invites Junior and Under-16 XC riders from around the country to apply for a place on the 2011 XC Development Squad. The aim of the development squad will be to identify those riders who show greatest potential for development and to assist them in their goal towards Elite level racing and joining Cycling Ireland’s High Performance programme.
We will be holding two development training days in January aimed at rider selection – in Co. Wicklow on January 16th and Co. Down on January 30th (riders should attend both days).
Riders interested in attending these training days and trying out for a place on the Development Squad should complete the application form and return it to the Offroad Commission by January 7th 2011. Full details of the training days will be provided in advance.
Regards,
Ciara McManus
Offroad Commission
