Rider Interviews at Irish MTB Races in September 2001

Posted in: Off-Road Videos, Off-road: 2000 - 2004
Here are some audio clips of British elite mountain biker Liam Killeen, Irish MTB Champion Robin Seymour and Knud Juul-Jensen and his two boys who lived in Ireland in 2001...

Sep 6, 2001 - 7:38:18 PM Read more

1997 Galway MTB Race in Rinville Park - Video

Posted in: Cross Country, Off-Road Videos
A short video of the time the MAD club went to race in Galway - All Ireland XC League Round 7 in Rinville Park, Galway

Sep 10, 1997 - 6:47:55 PM Read more

1997 Ballinastoe MTB Cross Country Races - Video

Posted in: Cross Country, Off-Road Videos
Ballinastoe was a popular course for cross country races in the 90's. Here is a video of Round 2 of the All Ireland MTB Cross country league which was held in Ballinastoe woods, the event was organised by the Sorrento Cycling Club...

May 29, 1997 - 11:02:39 AM Read more

1996 Irish Downhill Championships - Video Highlights

Posted in: Off-Road Videos, Downhill, Off-road: Before 2000
I've been digging up some old video recordings, here's an interesting one. It shows the emerging sport of downhill racing evolving and Ravensdale in Dundalk, Co. Louth...

Oct 3, 1996 - 8:14:32 PM Read more

1994 Irish MTB Championships - Video Highlights

Posted in: Cross Country, Off-Road Videos, Off-road: Before 2000
A short video of the first official Irish MTB Cross Country Championships - in Bray, Co. Wicklow with music by The Cranberries 'Dreams' enjoy...

Jul 26, 1994 - 6:39:49 PM Read more

1993 Bree Hill MTB Cross Country Race - Video

Posted in: Off-Road Videos, Off-road: Before 2000
This is one of the first MTB Races in Bree, Co. Wexford. It's the 1993 South East Region Mountain Bike Championships, it's an interesting race which sees the expert mountain bikers take on the elite road racers on a course that gives both a chance...

Dec 31, 1993 - 1:58:08 PM Read more

1993 Phoenix Park Cyclo-Cross Race - Video

Posted in: Cyclo Cross, Off-Road Videos
Another race from the Phoenix Park in Dublin. This race was Organised by Richie Byrne and the South Dublin Mountain Bike Association on the 12th December 1993...

Nov 5, 1993 - 9:34:28 PM Read more

1992 Phil Byrne MTB Race - Video

Posted in: Off-road: Before 2000, Off-Road Videos
This is the third time this event was run. Promoted by Mick Lawless and the Irish Road Club in Ballyduff, Co. Waterford. Thanks to the hard work put in by Mick Lawless and his relations who lived in Ballyduff...

Nov 5, 1992 - 9:53:13 PM Read more

1992 Fermoy MTB XC & DH Races Video

Posted in: Cross Country, Off-Road Videos
The Mountain Bike Club of Cork promoted some of the first Munster MTB races in a forest just south of Fermoy. This race combined a cross-country and downhill race on the same day...

Jun 23, 1992 - 10:59:10 AM Read more

1992 Kilcullen Cyclo Cross Race - Video

Posted in: Cyclo Cross, Off-Road Videos, Off-road: Before 2000
This is probably the most mucky race I've ever been at. The race was part of the winter cyclo cross league which was organised by Liam Walker in Kilcullen. The up and coming mountain bikers from MAD dominated the event...

Mar 23, 1992 - 11:08:57 AM Read more