Posts tagged NPS
2012 XC event submissions
07 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
Update 02/oct/2011:
This post has been updated to include invitation of submissions for non-champs endurance/marathon events.
Update 16/Sep/2011:
This post has been updated to include invitation of submissions for XC Marathon Champs and XC National Champs events.
The Offroad Commission are taking submissions for hosting clubs for the 2012 XC series, a draft calendar (non-confirmed!) of 2012 race dates can be seen here.
For the NPS, a 6 race series is planned, with the best 5 out of 6 races counting towards the total. A minimum attendance of 4 races for Senior & Junior categories, and a minimum attendance of 3 races for Youth are required to be eligible for points in the league table.
Online registration will be provided for all races and must be used in order to register for a race, online payment will be optionally provided if the hosting clubs require.
Clubs who intend hosting a round of the XC NPS or XC Champs events in 2012 should send an email to offroad.commission@gmail.com with the subject “2012 XC NPS event submission” by Nov 30th 2011.
For the NPS, approx. 1 week after receipt of submissions, clubs will be notified if they have been successful in their submission based upon the NPS event-standard criteria and other factors.
For Champs events submissions, clubs will be contacted in due course.
XC NPS & Leinster League trophy awards 2011
09 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
Please see this document for the finalised trophy awards for the 2011 XC NPS & Leinster League.
This list is derived from the 2011 League tables HERE
NPS trophy eligibility:
All SENIOR and JUNIOR categories must attend a minimum of 5 races in order to qualify for an overall placing (total of best 5 results).
All YOUTH categories must attend a minimum of 4 races in order to qualify for an overall placing(total of best 4 results).
Leinster League trophy eligibility:
All SENIOR and JUNIOR categories must attend a minimum of 3 races in order to qualify for an overall placing (total of 3 results).
All YOUTH categories must attend a minimum of 2 races in order to qualify for an overall placing (total of best 2 results).
If you have any issues with the list, please email offroad.commission@gmail.com with the subject “XC awards 2011″ BEFORE 30/Aug/2011 to rectify any problems.
Gridding for final XC NPS
09 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
UPDATED 9/AUG/2011
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 1= Gareth Mckee (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 122 | Total points: 122 | 0 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 2= Oisin Boydell (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 64 | Total points: 64 | 58 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 3= Tomasz Michalski (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 55 | Total points: 55 | 67 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 4= Matt Slattery (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 54 | Total points: 54 | 68 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 5= Mark Mcgauley (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 47 | Total points: 47 | 75 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 6= Maciej Staroniewicz (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 43 | Total points: 43 | 79 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 7= Vinnie Fitzsimon (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 41 | Total points: 41 | 81 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 8= David O Neill (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 39 | Total points: 39 | 83 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 9= Alfie Wallace (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 39 | Total points: 39 | 83 points from leader)
SENIOR 1 grid pos. 10= Richard Close (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 36 | Total points: 36 | 86 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 1= Simon Curry (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 108 | Total points: 108 | 0 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 2= Oscar Macananey (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 88 | Total points: 88 | 20 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 3= Michael Dardis (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 72 | Total points: 72 | 36 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 4= Gene Ryan (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 65 | Total points: 65 | 43 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 5= Colm Mcgarvey (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 64 | Total points: 64 | 44 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 6= Fergal Kilkenny (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 58 | Total points: 58 | 50 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 7= Eamon Mcconvey (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 46 | Total points: 46 | 62 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 8= Joe Jones (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 25 | Total points: 25 | 83 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 9= Brian Mccarthy (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 10 | Total points: 10 | 98 points from leader)
SENIOR 2 grid pos. 10= David Lawless (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 6 | Total points: 6 | 102 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 1= Terry Mcdonagh (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 79 | Total points: 79 | 0 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 2= John Richardson (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 69 | Total points: 69 | 10 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 3= Philip Mcdonagh (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 61 | Total points: 61 | 18 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 4= Nigel Glynn (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 58 | Total points: 58 | 21 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 5= Niall O’Hara (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 34 | Total points: 34 | 45 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 6= Frankie Taylor (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 26 | Total points: 26 | 53 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 7= Chris Mollaghan (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 10 | Total points: 10 | 69 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 8= Jon Hynes (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 9 | Total points: 9 | 70 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 9= Alan Carolan (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 8 | Total points: 8 | 71 points from leader)
SENIOR 3 grid pos. 10= Christopher Ging (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 3 | Total points: 3 | 76 points from leader)
SENIOR 4 grid pos. 1= Ryan Walsh (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 145 | Total points: 145 | 0 points from leader)
SENIOR 4 grid pos. 2= Stephen Law (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 81 | Total points: 81 | 64 points from leader)
SENIOR 4 grid pos. 3= Ronan Hopkins (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 59 | Total points: 59 | 86 points from leader)
SENIOR 4 grid pos. 4= Kevin Dalton (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 57 | Total points: 57 | 88 points from leader)
SENIOR 4 grid pos. 5= Graham Hand (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 33 | Total points: 33 | 112 points from leader)
SENIOR 4 grid pos. 6= Shane Elder (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 17 | Total points: 17 | 128 points from leader)
JUNIOR grid pos. 1= Matthew Adair (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 150 | Total points: 150 | 0 points from leader)
SENIOR WOMEN 2 grid pos. 1= Orla Mcclean (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 131 | Total points: 131 | 0 points from leader)
SENIOR WOMEN 2 grid pos. 2= Rose Griffin (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 94 | Total points: 94 | 37 points from leader)
SENIOR WOMEN 2 grid pos. 3= Julie Rea (# of races: 5 | Best 5 races points: 82 | Total points: 82 | 49 points from leader)
SENIOR WOMEN 3 grid pos. 1= Caroline Murphy (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 141 | Total points: 141 | 0 points from leader)
SENIOR WOMEN 3 grid pos. 2= Claire Breslin (# of races: 6 | Best 5 races points: 117 | Total points: 117 | 24 points from leader)
Important: 2011 XC NPS Points – Please Read!
09 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
So, the last NPS of the year is just around the corner – and it looks like it’s going to be an amazing one.
A lot of you have fought hard for points all year, so please be aware of the criteria to qualify for an overall placing.
All SENIOR and JUNIOR categories must attend a minimum of 5 races in order to qualify for an overall placing.
All YOUTH categories must attend a minimum of 4 races in order to qualify for an overall placing.
NPS trophies will be assigned to the Top 5 positions (assuming sufficient race attendance numbers), as an example, based upon the current tables, zero trophies will be assigned to SENIOR WOMEN 1 (due to riders not attending required number of races), for SENIOR WOMEN 2, a max. number of 4 trophies will be assigned, for SENIOR WOMEN 3, 2 trophies will be assigned, for JUNIOR a max. number of 2 trophies will be assigned etc..
If you DNF’ed in a race, this still counts as having attended a race, so please check the results table here (Excel file).
In column Y on the “NPS League table” tab, it shows your points for the best 4 or 5 races, several riders to date have only completed 4 races, and thus show as zero points on the table, once these riders attend the final NPS then their points will be assigned.
For example, in SENIOR 2, Jim Haide has a total of 69 points but does not yet qualify for an overall placing and thus does not have a position assigned, if he had attended another race, he would be in 4th position overall. Another “danger-man” Paul Coyne is in a similar situation with 59 total points, which would put currently put him in 6th place.
In SENIOR 1, Niall Davis has a total of 69 points but does not yet qualify for an overall placing (4 races attended to date) and thus does not have a position assigned, if he had attended another race, he would be in 2nd position overall.
Aiden McDonald has a total of 82 points but does not yet qualify for an overall placing (4 races attended to date) and thus does not have a position assigned, if he had attended another race, he would be in 2nd position overall.
So, moral of the story; watch-out for the danger-men/women!
Ensure to check the XC League tables to see where you could potentially finish the year and who could unsettle your best-laid plans!
Any questions drop an email to fergal.kilkenny@gmail.com
The Final XC NPS of 2011!
09 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
Date: Sunday 14 August 2011
Event: NPS Round 6 (Final NPS round)
Venue: Castlewellan Forest
Host club: XMTB McConvey Cycles
Full details (videos, Garmin routes etc..) can be found on the Ulster XC site HERE
Online registration is now open and will close on 12th August at 8pm!
Race Fees: Adults: £18 (€20) *, Juniors: £9 (€10) *, Youth: Free
* Please note that there will be a £5/€5 penalty for adults registering on the day.
All proceeds from the penalty fee will be donated to St Johns Ambulance. All riders are advised to pre-register for the event as this greatly helps the organisers to ensure accurate and quick results following the finish of races.
Register Online!!
Course Description: This year’s main course will be a familiar one to those who raced the Ulster Series here in 2010. Located at the far end of the lake the 4.6km (2.8 mile) track twists, turns, climbs and descends through the forest using the forest paths, fire roads and a number of single track sections.
As has been the setup for the past number of years the lap starts and finishes on the main fire road adjacent to the lake. From the start line the riders will have approx 500m of gently rising fire road on which to spread out and battle for position before turning into the first single track section. Upon reaching the traditional top of the first climb the track continues upwards this year for the senior riders taking you towards the highest point of the lap. The Under 14s will split at this point rejoining at ‘Spaghetti Junction’. Before topping out however the track takes a left into the second section of single track called the Archer’s Trail. This trail has a bit of everything with tight technical ascents and descents as well as fast flowing corners and a number of stone walls and drops to negotiate.
Climbing from the Archer’s Trail you have a quick burst back on the fire road climb before entering the next single track. A tight and technical climb with multiple lines takes you to the top of the mountain and onto the ‘Loggers Trail’. First used last year due to felling operations, the Loggers trail is fast and flowy ending with a number of steep drops. The main loop then joins with the Under 14’s course and both then make the final decent of ‘Moorish Tower’ and the ‘Waterfall’.
A quick blast along the fire road takes the riders out towards the Cypress pond. In a change to last year’s course the track cuts off early utilising a section first used by Banbridge CC to cut across and join the Cypress Pond Trail. This last kilometre of trail passes surprisingly quickly and before you know it you’ll be dropping into the iconic section above the finish line. The two wall crossings and the final drop into the finish will demand concentration right to the end.
The Under 8’s, 10’s and 12’s all have new laps for this year. All are located at the top of the start straight and use a stretch of the fire road and the area of forest on its right.
Irish XC NPS Round 7 (and Team Relay) Results and Photos
010 months ago
by Morgan
in Cross Country
Provisional results from Round 7 of the 2011 XC NPS, held by IMBRC at Slade Valley are available here.
The results from the Team Relay event on Saturday can be found here.
NPS Race Photos
Team Relay Photos
Replacement XC NPS confirmed: XMTB Castlewellan Sun 14 Aug
011 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
Update 22/June/2011
The Offroad Commission are pleased to CONFIRM that a replacement NPS date has been added to substitute the cancelled MBUL event: XMTB have kindly advised that they would like their round of the Ulster XC League (on Sun 14 Aug) to double as the final NPS round.
The new venue is Castlewellan Forest Co.Down on Sun 14 Aug, more details will become available closer to the time here and also on the Ulster XC site, Castlewellan is an excellent venue and a big favourite with all riders.
This means that there are once again 7 rounds in total in the NPS, note the IMBRC race in Slade Valley Dublin will be deemed as “NPS 7″ as it was advertised as such, and the XMTB round as the final “NPS 8″.
The Offroad Commission would like to thank Ronan Corrigan and the members of XMTB for stepping up and providing their help.
Regards,
CI Offroad Commission.
Irish XC NPS Round 7: IMBRC Slade Valley 26 June
011 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
Dublin’s IMBRC are proud to host the Irish XC NPS Round 7 on Sunday 26 June 2011 at Slade Valley, Saggart, Co. Dublin.
IMBRC’s 2010 event won “Best Race of the Year” and they again will be serious contenders with the excellent course they have designed and built.
Very fast and flowy, a perfect mix of singletrack and fireroads, rooty sections, bombholes (small ones and a monster!), bermed descents, leg-stinger-kickers, jumps, bridges, swoops, switchback climbs… there’s nothing it doesn’t have.
Make sure you enter the Team Relay on the Saturday to get a good idea of the course for the following days racing.
Head on over to the official IMBRC NPS website here for more details.
Please note that the organisers require that you Register online for this event, and also prefer that you pay online also.
There is an additional €5 penalty fee to register on the day!
Priority sign-on will be implemented as follows:
1– Those who have registered AND paid online (€20): Skip up to the front of the queue, sign the sheet, grab number & go
2– Those who have registered but NOT paid online (€20): Stay in current queue position, pay fee, sign the sheet, grab number & go
3– Those who have have NOT registered online (€25) will be moved to the back of the queue/behind the registered people.
** Note that you must have a valid race licence before you join the race sign-on queue! ** (Day licences will be available)
Click the button below to register online.
Register Online!!
Online payment is available for this race, you can also pay on the day, but you must REGISTER online.
For any concerns or questions re; online payment please email contact the race organiser: imbrcinfo@gmail.com.
Online registration will close at 9pm on Friday 24th June so ensure to register in good time!
Schedule:
The race lap count and start times are is per the agreed/standardised criteria for 2011 & future XC events as follows:
Standardised lap count
Standardised start times
An explanation of the Race Categories can be found here
An explanation of Licences/licence requirements can be found here
To see how many people have registered for this event to date click here
IMBRC Team XC Relay
011 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
Assemble your fastest riders for the 2011 IMBRC Team XC Relay!
The superfast relay event will be run on Sat 25th June at the IMBRCs killer NPS track in Slade Valley Dublin, a surefire way of getting to know the course for Round 7 of the Irish XC NPS the following day.
Teams are made up of 3 members who do one flying lap each before handing over to their next team member.
Teams can be made up of any category of rider, mixed, senior, youth etc but must have no more that ONE S1 Rider per team!
A Cycling Ireland race licence is required to take part.! If you dont have one, day licences will be available on the day and will cover you for both days.
Sign on will start at 12pm, Racing will start at 1pm
Entry fee is €15 per team.
Team Relay Sign On will close at 9pm on Friday 24th June.
Sign-on and full details available on the dedicated website here.
You can also sign-up for the NPS (it’s on the following day) while you are there on the Saturday so get yourselves along to it!
XC NPS Round 6 (MBUL Killaloe) Cancelled
011 months ago
by Fergal
in Cross Country
MBUL have communicated to the Offroad Commission this afternoon that they will have to cancel their planned NPS (Rnd. 6 Killaloe) due to lack of resources.
MBUL apologise for any inconvenience caused, but limited availability of resources meant that there simply were not enough people available to run a successful event, thus they reached the difficult decision to cancel the event, and advised that they do not anticipate hosting any other events in future.
This will mean that there are 6 rounds in total for the 2011 NPS, the final race will still be advertised as NPS Rnd 7 (IMBRC at Slade Valley, Dublin) the requirement for race points remains unchanged – the best 5 out of 6 results will count to the total league points.
