After a season when Irish downhill riders Oisin O'Callaghan and Ronan Dunne took an unprecedented 1-2 in a UCI World Cup, now the off-road community is in for a new treat with a four-day festival in Co Wicklow dedicated to riding on the dirt.
And aside from the races - demonstration and fun events - there will also be family event to kick of the festivities on Friday night as the May Bank Holiday Weekend opens.
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That evening a select number of invite-only rides will put on a whip-off from 7pm, with a BBQ and DJ to follow, which sounds like a great way to begin the new Wicklow MTB Festival based in Ballinastoe.
The four-day event is being organised by Biking.ie and the schedule is as follows:
- Fri, May 3rd, Whip Off: The Whip Off is a fun spectator event where you can watch the best riders show off their skills on some of the jumps located right beside the race village. Entry is invite only and not open to the general public. Spectators of all ages are welcome. 7pm to 8.30pm, BBQ 8.30pm
- Sat, May 4th, Enduro: 'Mash Up' format being used for this event, meaning you can ride the stages as many time as you like, in any order, within the time limit which is estimated to be 7 hours. The Best run on each stages counts and it's open to all categories.
- Sun, May 5th, XC MTB: the event is 'Round 1' of the Irish NPS XC Series 2024.
- Mon, May 6th, Dowhill: A fun downhill race on ‘Ravens’ trail with uplift and two race runs.
You can get more information - and enter the events - by going to the event website at this link.
