The Maryland Revolution
Friday 3rd February 2012
The members of Maryland Wheelers Cycling Club have shown that it takes more than winter to stop them training as the 2012 season begins.
Trailquest Newbies
Monday 12th December 2011
Over thirty teams took part during this Sundays Trailquest organised by Dromara CC.
Annual Awards Dinner
Monday 28th November 2011
The annual club dinner awards took place on Friday 25th November at Lisburn Golf Club.
Winter Trailquest 2011-2012
Saturday 22nd October 2011
Dromara CC has jst released the dates and venues for the Winter Trailquest series. Details can be found within the main article.
Aileen Takes Silver in Tongyeong
Tuesday 18th October 2011
Aileen Morisson has just finished 2nd in the Tongyeong World Cup, Korea. This podium adds to what has been a great end of season for Aileen, with a 4th in the Mexico World Cup last weekend.
Club trip to Buncrana
Wednesday 28th September 2011
The 2011 Maryland end of season club trip went to Buncrana on friday 9 Sept.
Heather's Big Day
Friday 16th September 2011
Sligoman Desi Foley and Heather Wilson from Hillsborough begin a life of happiness together on Saturday as they take each others hand in marriage.
Aileen's Season So Far!
Monday 12th September 2011
Aileen's 2011 season has been a bit of a mixed bag, I'm sure she will not mind me saying. She started the year off with a bang stringing two great performances together, seeing her step onto the podium, a place where she began to frequent in 2010.
Cycling Ulster Youth Champs
Monday 29th August 2011
The championship races and time-trials for Cycling Ulster youth U12, U14 & U16 were held on Sunday august 21st in Limavady, based at the Roe Valley leisure centre and hosted by the local club Roe Valley C.C.
Racing at the UGP
Monday 15th August 2011
Over 40 riders signed on to take the unique opportunity to race on closed roads around the notorious Ulster Grand Prix circuit and in front of an ever arriving audience of spectators.
Bun Run 2011
Saturday 30th July 2011
The chief planner and organiser of this event, Phil Holland would like to thank all of those who supported the second running of this super cycling tour to Ballygally.
Tommy Givan 50 TT results
Sunday 10th July 2011
Sunday seen only 19 riders take to the start line for the annual Tommy Givan 50 TT but the quality in the field was certainly recognisable.
Maryland Maracyclers
Tuesday 5th July 2011
Several Maryland jerseys were out on show during this years Maracycle. This is an event which has always attracted the clubs participation with many of its members having taking on this challenging distance.
Seamus Cormican Race Report
Wednesday 15th June 2011
The village of Glenavy played host to the annual running of the Seamus Cormican Road Race. This is always a very competitive event between Maryland and our inter club league counterparts Phoenix.
Tandem Sportive Success
Friday 10th June 2011
Saturday 4th June saw Northern Ireland's first tandem-only sportive take place at the Down Royal Park Golf Course in Lisburn.
Alfie sets PB
Wednesday 8th June 2011
One of Maryland's homegrown triathletes Alfie Day travelled to the Mid Ulster town of Dungannon to take on the challenge of a half Ironman distance event. This is proving a very popular distance in the sport of triathlon indicated by the growing number of
Gort na Drum Sportif
Monday 9th May 2011
The Drum-na-Gort hotel between Limavady and Dungiven was the base for the two distance event of 35 and 65 miles and the 100 strong Roe Valley club were out in force to ensure a smooth running of this great event.
Entry is open for the Tommy Givan
Sunday 8th May 2011
Entrie for the Tommy Givam are now being accepted via Entry Central an online enrtry service.
Hillsborough Trailquest
Tuesday 12th April 2011
The second and final round of the Spring Trail Quests took place from event headquarters at the Hillsborough Village Centre. Riders were greeted with a superb April day, blue skies and sunshine and shorts and short sleeves seemed the right attire.
Maryland tour Carlingford
Tuesday 12th April 2011
Five Maryland members rode this 80km event. Gerry Lundy, Mickey Murray, Marty Jones, Darrin Lynn and Roy Clarke.
Awesome Aileen
Monday 4th April 2011
Aileen Morrison opened her 2011 season in fine form today, taking line honours in the ETU European Cup race in Antalya, on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey.
Sportive Club Challenge 2011
Wednesday 30th March 2011
It is proposed that this year we will again run a Sportive Challenge Series for those riders who wish to have a focus for their training but for whom club racing and Time trials are not of particular interest.
Spring Trailquest 2011
Monday 14th March 2011
This is new ground for Maryland Wheelers, a club steeped in Road Racing tradition now dipping into the forum of Mountain bike orienteering for the benefit of the David McCall Foundation. Trailquesting largely presented by Dromara CC in Northern Ireland, h
Bangor Coastal Challenge
Saturday 26th February 2011
The guys from Maryland who supported this last year even though the conditions if I remember correctly were less than favouable. This is always a favourite on the leisure calender.
Phoenix Reliability
Monday 21st February 2011
Phoenix hosted their annual reliability on Sunday 20th february.Windy and damp conditions provided an ideal atmosphere for those who wanted to show their early season form.
Reliability Success
Monday 14th February 2011
Maryland’s reliability proved a popular place to be this morning. The forecast of warmer temperatures and the prospect of sunshine lured 120 riders to the sign on.
Scouting the Reliability Route
Tuesday 8th February 2011
A hearty bunch of club members chose the reliabilty route for their club run on Saturday.Conditions were not the warmest so a welcome cup of coffee was ordered up in Denvir's of Downpatrick.
Morrison Claims McKee Trophy
Monday 7th February 2011
Maryland Wheelers member Aileen Morrison is pictured here ,with club chairman Hamilton Topping(left) and club secretary Gerry Lundy, receiving the James McKee Trophy for the best performance by a club member in International Competition in 2010.
DNF at Bryansford
Saturday 5th February 2011
Over 40 teams registered for the final series event of the Dromara Trailquest league. Forest, trails, footways, and tracks leading into the foothills of the Mourne Mountains made for a fantastic venue.