CX fans head for Blackwater Park

Cycling enthusiasts will be converging on Blackwater Park, Navan on Sunday for the Cyclo-Cross Leinster Championships. 

The championships are hosted by Navan Road Club in association with Planet X Ireland. 

The sign in will be from 10am with the u-16 race scheduled to get underway at 10.30 along with the M40, M50 and M60 events. Online registration is also available through Cycling Ireland with an entry fee of €20. 

The women's race will start at 11.30 followed by the B race. At 1.30 the A race aslong with the 8-23 and junior events are also due to start. 

More information at www.navanroadclub.ie/cxseries or www.facebook.com/navanroadclub. 

Cyclo-cross has become increasingly popular in recent years and consists of many laps of a short (2.5-3.5km or 1.5-2 mile) course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike while navigating an obstruction and re-mount. The sport is particularly popular in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. 

Navan Road Club official John Nolan points out that CX racing is becoming increasingly popular with the track developed at Blackwater Park proving to be an ideal location for the sport.