Introducing Irelands first 12 hour XC Mountain Bike Race, taking place later this year on Saturday the 7th of August.
Set in the grounds of Bellurgan Park Estate in County Louth, the course will be an extension of the Leinster XC Championship round. This inaugural XC event, powered by the members of Cuchulainn CC, will consist of a solo category and teams of two and four riders.
The event will be chipped, riders swap chip in the pits, with each team being assigned a pit area at the start/finish straigh. Overnight camping is available, together with safe parking, hot showers, microwaves and toilet facilities on site.
More details to follow in the coming weeks in the run up to the event.
Categories Solo, 2 or 4 person teams Categories: Male, Female or Mixed
Format 12 hrs non stop 8.30am to 8.30pm Most laps wins Team Event Each rider must complete 2 laps 10k loop
Entry Fee 60 Solo Rider 120 Team of two 220 Team of Four
To register visit http://www.runireland.com/events/2010-08-07/bellurgan-park-12-hour-mtb-xc-race
See http://twelvehourmountainbikerace.wordpress.com/ for further information.
Hope to see ye on the 7th!
An update on the Bellurgan 12 hour solo/ team relay xc mountain bike race.
A video showing a sample of the singletrack being used can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUdDYp_r87A with full laps taking roughly 1 hour, most of which is singletrack through the forest in the Belurgan Estate.
Sponsorship: Niall Clarke Oils have come onboard to sponsor the category prizes. We will also have free Lucozade and Kellogs products on the day to help keep ye going and getting those laps in. As mentioned already, camping is available on Friday and Saturday, with cooking facilities and hot showers. Pit areas will also be given to each team at the start finish area.
For more information see http://twelvehourmountainbikerace.wordpress.com/
For registration see http://www.runireland.com/events/2010-08-07/bellurgan-park-12-hour-mtb-xc-race
