Oyster Festival - Leisure Cycle and Hill Climb Challenge

[manuel6b]

This Saturday Dromara CC is running a leisure cycle from the Secret Garden in Hillsborough. There are 3 routes, a family 15 km cycle, a 50 km and a 70 km. Food will be provided by the GB on return to the Garden.
Entry fee £10 + minimum of £10 sponsorship. Sponsorship forms are available off the website.

Please pre-register to save time on the day. You can sign up on the day if you are the fair weather type.

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Also, on the same day, there will be a hill climb challenge in the grounds of the castle as riders go head to head up the 250 metres climb to the courtyard of the castle. This is an elimination competition with the overall winner getting £200 thanks to the Plough Inn and restaurant.
Just £5 to enter. PRE-ENTRY ONLY!!!

For details of both events see website here


The Galway to Hillsborough cyclists from the club should also be arriving in the morning. Their journey starts on Thursday afternoon. Let's hope the weather is good and the wind is favourable for them.

[chris]

once again the galway run went off great,great craic from start to finish and alot of laughs with some great people.one to look forward to every year.easy to see why dromara cc is one of the best and friendliest clubs out there.everyone from flatout racers and tt men to leisure riders and everything in between and it always stayed as a group.very well done to all the boys to cover miles like that and not in perfect conditions.big thank you has to go to andy wilson who sorted travel and hotels and i think all the boys will agree when you see what you got for the money it was for nothing,thanks andy,roll on next year

[slowcoach]

Have to agree with everything Chris said Great company, Great craic, + Great cycling by everyone. Big thanks to Andrew + the organisers + big Kudos to the 2 legends Chris Magowan + Tony Quinn who stayed on the front(mostly into a headwind) for the whole 3 days!

[rayme]

Yes i would like to second that slowcoach, it was a great run with good craic, and hotels, well done organisers.