The 2nd round of the Ulster XC series took place at Ballykelly forest and for the 1st time this season the whole team was together and all racing.

Starting with the U14′s we had Craig, Drew and Lee racing.
The U14′s had 5 laps and it was Craig who shot off into an early lead, unfortunately this was short lived as he suffered a mechanical and by the time he go going again was at the very back of the field.
Lee was riding a stormer of a race holding 3rd place until the last lap where he to suffered a mechanical and it was Drew who then came through to take 3rd place on the day with Lee coming home in 4th and Craig riding back up through the field to take 5th position.



In the afternoon races we had Claire in the Elite woman’s and Graham, Matt, Chris and Stuart racing the Elite men’s.
Claire rode a good smart race, battling with some juniors in the opening laps, to come home in 1st position.
There were 8 Elite men racing, Graham was back on form and rode a great race to finish in 2nd place with Stuart finishing in 5th place. Unfortunately Matt punctured out whilst battling for 1st and Chris suffered a mechanical whilst sitting around 5th.




 
Thanks again to our sponsors: Torq, Specialized, Fenwicks, The David McCall Foundation, Tifosi, Bioracer, The Signature Works and McConvey Cycles.

 
Next up for the team is the Scottish round at Cathkin Braes this weekend.