A new gravel racing series, the first of its kind for Irish cycling, has been launched and will run over the four Saturdays in February.
The series - The Bog Trials - is being run by Galway Bay Cycling Club and is "inspired" by the Galway Classic; the road race launched three years ago by the Galway club and which features gravel sectors.
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The four gravel races will be run next month as an open league on 4.5km circuits in the bogs of east Galway. The four rounds are as follows:
- Round 1 Feb 5th - Killaclogher Bog, click here for Strava
- Round 2 Feb 12th - Abbey Bog, click here for Strava
- Round 3 Feb 19th - Killaclogher Bog, click here for Strava
- Round 4 Feb 26th - Abbey Bog, click here for Strava
The series is open to all cyclists with an leisure cyclist licence or higher and each race is limited to 30 riders. The following races will be run:
- Men's A Race for experienced road, cyclocross and mountain bikers - open to gravel and cross bikes
- Men's B Race - open to cyclocross, gravel and mountain bikes
- Women’s Race - open to cyclocross, gravel and mountain bikes
- Youth Races for U12, U14, U16 - open to cyclocross, gravel and mountain bikes
Sign on for each race will be at the Abbeyknockmoy Community Centre and the races will start at 11am each Saturday. You can enter by following this link and you can get more information from Mick Ruane on 0876 921 4950 or [email protected].
