There was a cold westerly wind on the Portaferry Road this evening making conditions tough for the first straight in 10k time trial of the year. Twenty hardy riders faced the time keeper, and visitor Erwin McKee (Banbridge CC) was the clear winner in a strong time of 13:46. Andrew Hedley (Ards CC) beat last week’s winner Marc Allen (Ards… Read more »
Today saw a new chapter in the history of the Tour of Ards, sponsored this year by Simon Brien Residential. With the classic big loop route no longer feasible without police outrider support, we changed to a quieter, lap based race. The previous 80 rider field is also not permitted without police support, but splitting the event into two smaller… Read more »
We’ve been spoiled by the good weather recently, but it turned cooler for last night’s season opening club race, with a few drops of rain thrown in for good measure. That didn’t deter Marc Allen who stormed over the rolling 5 mile course to win in 12:20, pipping Stuart Millar (Ards CC) by 3 seconds). Marc also took the win… Read more »