17 Entries for the final KCC held event in the East Down league. It had been a wet day in the Downpatrick/Killyleagh area however with little wind and the roads drying just enough conditions weren’t bad for a decent time. Thanks to Ross for organising all the TTs this year, Read more
Well done (again) to Paul Crossen who finished 8th in the Ulster 10 mile TT champs at the weekend with an impressive 21:36 finish. Here are the results showing an impressive list of names above him: 1 Marcus Christie Bissell ABG Giant 20:02:00 2 Patrick J Mc Kenna Emyvale Read more
Over 300 riders turned out for the annual Shimna Challenge. With a 30 mile recreational route and a 50 mile mountain route on offer there was something for everyone. Well done to Shimna Wheelers on running a great event, we were all looked after very well and will be back next year! Read more
Four eejits from Killinchy signed up for the hill climb event hosted by new club Titanic Quarter CC. This was a new event that included 3 separate climbs up to Craigantlet. The climbs were Ballyregan rd, Ballymiscaw rd and the dreaded Church rd! Each climb had chip timing and you Read more
Building on the success of our Interclub TT league, we decided to run a 5 mile individual TT for members to see what its all about and give it a go. The sun shone again on our wee village as 8 TT newbies rolled up at the Ballybunden rd starting line. Read more
On the 23 June it was Killinchy CC’s turn to host a round of the East Down Interclub League. The sun was shining and we had a good turnout of 21 riders from Killinchy, Shimna, La Lanterne Rouge and a couple of guests from Dromara CC. Everyone enjoyed the Read more
We’re primarily a leisure club at KCC but nonetheless its always great to see the black and orange jersey on a bike being ridden in anger. It was was our privilege therefore to see TT specialist Paul Crossen out in Omagh at the Irish Championships Elite Mens TT. Paul says he Read more
As the Giro D’Italia organisers came back to run the first of three of their world famous timed sportives from Belfast, KCC members took on the main Mournes route & the shorter Strangford route then took the time to tell us about it. Unfortunately the event clashed with the popular Read more
Friday 26th June, upstairs in Balloo House. 8pm for 8.30 start. Light supper will be provided and prizes include a £50 Balloo Inns voucher and Gin! Quizmaster will be our very own Kevin Davies of WhiteCat Entertainment! This should be a great night’s craic, any of you who have participated in Read more
A few months back one esteemed member suggested it would be a good idea to decamp to the Wicklow 200 in early June to tackle one of the longest and toughest sportives on the Irish cycling calendar. The idea went down so well among members that the organisation of said Read more