{"id":1908,"date":"2023-02-21T22:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishxcnps.ie\/?page_id=1908"},"modified":"2023-06-28T19:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:19:00","slug":"02-07-nps-5-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/irishxcnps.ie\/?page_id=1908","title":{"rendered":"02\/07 NPS #5 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> Sunday 2 July 2023
\nEvent:<\/strong> NPS XC Round 5
\nVenue:<\/strong> Bree Hill, Wexford
\nHost club:<\/strong> Bree MTB<\/p>\n

Course location<\/strong>
\nAddress \u2013 2A Irish St, Craane, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland
\nCo-ordinates \u2013 52.444624, -6.634885
\nWhat3words \u2013 https:\/\/w3w.co\/glut.outlook.lies<\/a>
\nGoogle Maps \u2013 here<\/a><\/p>\n

Course Description:\u00a0 <\/strong>This is the second year that a cross-country mountain bike race has been held at Bree. As per last year, the main loop begins again on the fire road climb but the start \/ finish line has been moved a little further up. We start with the same climb, fire road into the \u201cbadger\u201d section of Bree Hill, looping back and forth with some elevation loss but mainly pointing up. The climb has been extended this year with the inclusion of a short flowy section from one of our most popular trails. Back out onto the fire road for more climbing to the top of the hill then it\u2019s onto Outback – a nice fast piece of single track descent, before exiting onto the fire road again and then into a new section that has a couple of punchy, short climbs. Up we go again to complete the second part of Outback, then round the back of the Hill to climb up a trail that was included in last year\u2019s NPS. Down we go now! This year\u2019s descent is a nice mix of flow and tech with the tech bit first. First bit is fine, couple of smooth berms before we go over an old gulley jump, then snake round a steep but rollable series of turns and then join one of our older trails for a short section. The trail then veers right down a couple of drops (one rollable, the other ramped), sharp right hander and after that the finish is similar to last year. Apart from the main climb and final run-in, everything else to this point is new for 2023. We hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n

Race\u00a0Timing:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Laptop timing for Under 8s up to Seniors<\/p>\n

Race Timetable:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n09:00 \u2013 Sign on opens
\n10:00 \u2013 Under 6s fun race
\n10:15 \u2013 Under 8s
\n10:30 \u2013 Under 10s
\n10:50 \u2013 Under 12s
\n11:15 \u2013 Prize giving for U8s, U10s and U12s
\n12:00 \u2013 Under 16s, Senior 4 men,\u00a0Senior 2 women, Senior 3 women, Under 14s
\n13:30 \u2013 Prize giving for U14s, U16s, S2 women, S3 women and S4 men
\n14:00 \u2013 Senior 1 men, Juniors, Senior 1 women, Senior 2 men, Senior 3 men
\n15:45 \u2013 Prize giving for S1, S2 and S3 men, Juniors and S1 women<\/p>\n

NOTE: THE REGISTRATION DESK CLOSES 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF EACH RACE.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior beginners (S3 women \u2013 S4 men)<\/strong>
\nThe sport will only grow when we attract new people to give cross-country racing a \u2018go\u2019.
\nAs per 2019 both the Senior 4 men and Senior 3 women have a reduced entry fee as per a proposal passed at the 2017 Cycling Ireland Off-road Commission AGM.
\nAs per 2019 the Senior 3 women\u2019s race will share the Under 14s course as per a proposal passed at the 2017 Cycling Ireland Off-road Commission AGM.
\nBoth the Senior 4 men and Senior 3 women\u2019s races should last less than 60 minutes.<\/p>\n

Under 6 race<\/strong>
\nThe Under 6s race is just for fun. It is an introduction to off-road racing. It is all about the achievement of starting and finishing. If your child can complete the course with ease and is ready for the next challenge please have them try the Under 8s race instead. There is no lower age limit on the Under 8s race.<\/p>\n

Practice times
\n<\/strong>For the main course
\n09:00 \u2013 11:45
\n13:15 \u2013 13:45
\nNO PRACTICE IS ALLOWED ON THE COURSE WHEN ANY RACING IS IN PROGRESS
\nRiders must have their race numbers on their bikes before they go out to practice.<\/strong>
\nThe venue will be open from 8:30 am on Sunday 2 July 2023.
\nNote: There is no practice allowed on any other day before the race.<\/p>\n

Location of registration desk and opening times:<\/strong>
\nSign on will take place at the race village. Signage will be in place to direct riders to the race village and sign on area.
\nNOTE: There are no registrations on the day – only race number collection.<\/strong>
\nThe registration desk opens at 9:00 am on Sunday 2 July 2023.
\nRiders must collect their race number at least 15 minutes before the start of their race.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Race numbers:<\/strong>
\nRace numbers will be supplied by the organiser which should be placed secured onto the handlebars in a way which makes it clear for timekeepers to read.<\/p>\n

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\nRiders must not cut, fold or mutilate race numbers.
\nRace numbers must be handed back at the completion of your race.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gridding:<\/strong>
\nGridding will be based on the results from the series to date.<\/p>\n

Pre-registration: \u2013 Opens at 8 pm on Monday 19 June 2023<\/strong>
\nCloses Friday 30 June 2023 (8 pm)
\nLink to registration is given here<\/a><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/strong>\u00a0Ensure bicycles are in good working order and that bar-ends have been fitted.
\nNo electric bikes or motorised bicycles permitted.
\nNo cyclo-cross bicycles permitted.<\/p>\n

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First aid location:<\/strong> An ambulance will be parked at the car park<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Prizes:<\/strong> Medals for top 3 boys and girls in Under 8s to Seniors.\u00a0 Under 6s to Under 12s to also get a goodie bag.<\/p>\n

Camping: <\/strong>You can stay in the car park overnight Saturday if you wish for a small fee.
\nThe field is adjacent to the course and will be marked. Just follow the signs.
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Car parking:<\/strong>\u00a0Follow instructions from marshals.
\nToilets:<\/strong>\u00a0Portable toilets will be on site.
\nBike wash:<\/strong>\u00a0No
\nCatering:<\/strong> Bad Ass Catering (http:\/\/www.badass.ie\/<\/a>) and a coffee truck in the race village
\nGazebos:<\/strong>\u00a0Are welcome close to the course<\/p>\n

Race organiser:<\/strong> Philip Nugent (email<\/a>)
\nContact number:<\/strong> 00353 – 879940668<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date: Sunday 2 July 2023 Event: NPS XC Round 5 Venue: Bree Hill, Wexford Host club: Bree MTB Course location Address \u2013 2A Irish St, Craane, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland Co-ordinates \u2013 52.444624, -6.634885 What3words \u2013 https:\/\/w3w.co\/glut.outlook.lies Google Maps \u2013 here Course Description:\u00a0 This is the second year that a cross-country mountain bike race has… <\/p>\n

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