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
KCC representation at Round 3 of the Ulster XC league, hosted by Xmtb, started an finished with the usual members of the Maitland family entering respective categories and helping/encouraging each other throughout the day. The smaller kids started off with Rudi finishing 6th in the U6s, great job in Read more
A fine if breezy night up in Guiness for another testing route into the wind towards Dromara and back up the hill for the interclub league. Well done to all participants, and thanks to all the timekeepers, marshalls and photographers from LLRCC. Name Club Time Mark Downey Banbridge 23.05 Edward Read more
Following their successful “back to cycling Saturday” on 11th April, the girls took part in their first Sportive of the season, joined by the ‘B’ run, at the Saintfield charity 30 mile cycle on Sunday 17th May. A great turn out for both groups looking good in in their new Read more
On the 19th May KCC’s newly trained coaches invited members’ children to attend the inaugural youth foundation coaching session at Killinchy Community Hall. There were doubts as to whether the heavens would open and put a dampener on this first session, however the backup plan wasn’t required and at around 6pm Read more
The first KCC event of the year was our interclub time trial. Unfortunate timing meant a clash with LLRCC’s annual Mallorca trip but 15 entered in total including a few KCC members giving time trialling a first go. It is certainly a testing course – uphill with a strong headwind on the Read more
The second incarnation of the BIBR, a personal distance challenge event was held almost a year from the Giro D’Italia big start in Belfast. Our man Andy planned to top 150 miles in a day by cycling to and from the Start/Finish in Belfast, and here’s how it unfolded for Read more