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Round 4 Course description |
The course is located at the western side of the forest park around the area known as Moorish Tower. The start finish area is adjacent to the western side of the lake. The start area is approximately 6 metres wide and will be fenced off to allow the public to pass safely on race day.
From the start line (Section 1) the course climbs for 150mts into a right turn for a further 300mts then turns left still on fire road for 100mts race distance (RD) is now .55k. (Section 2) Course turns left into single-track for a series of slight climbs and turns over a rock section before crossing the fire road and forking left into more rocky single- track race distance (RD) is 85k (Section 3) Sharp turn left leads to a 230mts stoney climb before the course dips left into single-track to follow a sweeping trail through the trees and return to the fire road for a short 20mts before turning right into more winding single-track. (Section 4) This is the highest point of the course. RD is 1.57k. The single track continues over a fire road and then descends through the trees to a tricky rock section surrounded by... |
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Course will be marked from 2pm on Saturday. Sign on will be open from 1pm also.Please not that sign on will close at 11.45am on Sunday hats 15 minutes before the sports race/underage race Schedule for Sunday is Minime Loop
11.00am Under10/8 4/2laps
XTC Loop
11.30am Under12 4 Laps
Sport Loop
12.00am Under16 2laps
12.01am Sports Men/Women 2Laps
12.02am Under 14 1 Lap
Full Loop
1.30pm Elite 4laps
1.31pm Juniros/Elite Women 3Laps
1.32pm Expert 3 Laps
1.33pm Master 3 Laps
1.34pm Veterans 2 Laps All times and distances are subject to possible change due to conditions and the commisare.
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International Line Up For Round 3 |
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Round three of the UCI Class 2 ranked K-Capital Cup Mountain Bike Cross Country Series takes place this weekend at Djouce Woods near Bray in County Wicklow. Promoted by the K-Capital Source/Rocky Mountain Club, the entry for the Elite Mens race is truly International with no less than thirteen visting riders making the trip to Ireland. The race also marks the third and final stage in ‘race to Beijing’ to select the Irish rider for the 2008 Olympic Games. Team Worc rider Robin Seymour won round two of the series at Moneyscalp Wood in the shadows of the Mourne Mountains, this giving Seymour the Elite Mens leaders jersey and more importantly put him in pole position for Olympic selection. IMBRC’s Niall Davis is the only rider who could steal the Olympic place from Seymour, though it would take a DNF..... |
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