This event is popular with club members being 60 miles on flatish roads around the Ards Peninsula. This event will be part of our touring calendar and with spaces limited to 700 entrants anyone interested should book their place to avoid disapointment.
http://www.entrycentral.com/index.php?raceID=100180Are you up for the challenge ???
If you are …… then welcome to the ninth year of our great cycle event, the most popular touring cycle event in the Northern Ireland calendar. NDCC are proud to offer a scenic coastal route around the Ards Peninsula which has few inclines and takes a break in Portaferry for lunch. So whether you are a serious cyclist or a novice wanting to cycle the distance for the first time the NDCC Bangor Coastal Challenge is the event for you! The Challenge starts and finishes on the Old Belfast Rd. at the Bangor Sportsplex which has ample car parking and changing facilities. En-route there will be water stations, a “broom wagon” for breakdowns etc. and the event will be overseen by local police assisted by an experienced team of marshalls, with motorcycle paramedics and ambulance back-up.
The event is limited to 700 riders and all finishers within the time limit of 8 hours will receive a specially commissioned commemorative T-Shirt.
Facilities on Challenge Day will include
- ample changing facilities
- ample car parking
- lunch at Portaferry
YOU CAN NOW FOLLOW US ON TWITTER IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Challenge entries must be received by 17th June 2010, and strictly limited to 700
- Cancellations ~ we cannot refund entry fees after the application has been processed
- Registration between 8am and 9:30am. PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME
- MASS START at 10:00am WE RECOMMEND THAT HELMETS ARE WORN AT ALL TIMES
- RULES OF THE ROAD MUST BE ADHERED TO AT ALL TIMES
- Entrance Fee £25