With Easter falling so early this year, a lot of racing was crammed into April, giving way to a more subdued couple of weeks since then, when the number of races on offer each weekend has been limited.
While we witnessed some great events over the last few weekends, there was often only one race on in the country on a Saturday or Sunday; not a good look when enthusiasm for competition is always at its peak early in the campaign.
However, the post-Easter dip will be brushed away this weekend when there are three significant promotions on Saturday and the same again on Sunday.
Saturday, April 20th | Antrim, Meath, Westmeath
On Saturday, the Wallace Caldwelll Memorial, the Mick Beggan Memorial and the second round of the Paracycling League will alll fundold.
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The 'Wallace Caldwell' is being promoted by Ballymena Road Club, with two races down for decision, and which you can enter by following this link.
"The course for this year will be the BRC Ahoghill circuit, with fast descents, short punchy climbs and undulating back roads being the order of the day," the club said of the events in Randalstown, Co Antrim.
The A1-A2 race will be approximately 65 miles while the separate A3-A4 event will unfold over 48 miles. There are also sprint primes in each race on lap two, just to spice things up a little.
In Leinster, Bohermeen Cycling Club will host four races in Co Meath with its Mick Beggan promotion; the first day in two days of action by the club. On Saturday, the events for U16s, U14s and U12s get underway at 12 noon while the combined 80km handicapper race for all junior and senior riders will start at 2pm.
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You can enter any of those races by following this link and Bohermeen CC point out the online entries close on Friday at 3pm, so don't leave it too late.
The rescheduled Paracycling National Series Round 2 TT takes place in TUS Athlone, Co Westmeath, on Saturday, and is being promoted by Shannonside Cycling Club. The action unfolds over 10 miles and anyone can enter - including people who are no members of Cycling Ireland - by following this link.
Sunday, April 21st | Meath, Donegal, Kerry
On Sunday, Bohermeen CC are again back up with a big promotion for all categories; the Waller Cup, which you can enter by following this link. The racing takes place on the 16.5km circuit starts at 10am with the events for U16s (three laps), U14s (one lap) and U12s (5.5km), while an A4 race also starts at 10am, for four laps.
There are then three other races starting at 1pm, with the A1s racing for eight laps, the A2s racing for seven laps and the A3-Junior race to be run over six laps.
Strabane Lifford Cycling Club is hosting its annual SLCC, with the races starting at 9.45am and which you can enter by following this link.
There are four races to be run of a 16-mile course, with the A1-A2s racing for 80 miles, the A3s for 64 miles, the Juniors for 64s, the A4s for 48 miles and the A3s for 48 miles.
In Co Kerry, Currow Cycling Club hosts its John Drumm Cup in Currow and, again, there is a packed scheduled in store. You can enter the races by following this link.
The events begins at 10.30am with the under age races; U16s racing 36km, U14s racing for 24km and U12s for 6km. After those events are completed, attention turns to the seniors and juniors, whose races roll out from 12.30pm.
The A1-A2 race is 108,5km, the A3 race is 77.5km and the A4 race is 62km and is a handicapped event for women, masters and A4s.
