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Cross-Country National Series Round 2 Preview

ByEmma Porter |

The second leg of the 2024 Cross-country National Series takes place on Sunday, 19th of May, hosted by Epic MTB at Leadmines (Carrickgollogan Forest), Co. Dublin.

Riders will be keen to get points on the board following the opening round of the series which took place in Ballinastoe, Co. Wicklow, hosted by Biking.ie earlier this month.

The day will begin with a fun race for Under 6’s, and will be followed by Under 8’s, 10’s and 12’s. After a prizegiving for the above categories, racing will commence for Under 14’s, Under 16’s, and all categories of Senior Women.

The final racing of the day will be for the Senior Open categories and Juniors.

The series will move north as Banbridge CC host the third leg on Sunday, 2nd of June.

Where and When

Round Two of the 2024 Cross-country National Series takes place on Sunday, May 19th at Carrickgollogan Forest, Murphy’s Lane, Barnaslingan, Co. Dublin.

Schedule

  • 09:00 – Sign on opens
  • 10:00 – Under 6s fun race
  • 10:15 – Under 8s
  • 10:30 – Under 10s
  • 10:50 – Under 12s
  • 11:15 – Prize giving for U8s, U10s and U12s
  • 12:00 – Under 14s, Under 16s, Senior 1 women, Senior 2 women, Senior 3 women, Senior 4 open
  • 13:30 – Prize giving for U14s, U16s, S1 women, S2 women, S3 women and S4 open
  • 14:00 – Senior 1 open, Juniors, Senior 2 open, Senior 3 open
  • 15:45 – Prize giving for S1, S2 and S3 open and Juniors

Sign-on

  • Sign on will take place at the race village. Signage will be in place to direct riders to the race village and sign on area.
  • NOTE: There are no registrations on the day – only race number collection.
  • The registration desk opens at 9:00 am on Sunday 19th May 2024.
  • Riders must collect their race number at least 15 minutes before the start of their race.

2024 Cross-country National Series:

  • Round 1: May 5th – Biking.ie, Co. Wicklow
  • Round 2: May 19th – Epic MTB, Co. Dublin
  • Round 3: June 2nd – Banbridge CC, Co. Down
  • Round 4: June 16th – Fermoy CC, Co. Cork
  • Round 5: July 7th – Bellurgan Wheelers, Co. Louth
You can find out more about the 2024 Cross-country National Series HERE.
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