The Enduro National Championships head to Ravensdale, Co. Louth this weekend.
Hosts First Tracks MTB, led by a name synonymous with
gravity riding on the island of Ireland in Glyn O’Brien, have put in a
monumental amount of work on the Ravensdale trails in advance of this year’s
event. An overhaul of some of Ravensdale’s best loved trails is sure to result
in a great weekend of racing.
Recently crowned Downhill National Champion Leah Maunsell
will look to add to her already impressive tally of Enduro National
Championship titles. The Team Ballyhoura rider will face stiff competition in
the Women’s category, including from recent Downhill second place rider Hannah
Mullin of Gortin MTB.
The Men’s category will see Enduro World Series regular Greg
Callaghan return to Irish trails as he looks to defend his 2023 title.
Recently crowned Junior Downhill National Champion in Callum
Morris will look to add to his 2024 haul when he takes on the Under 21 category.
The event will include championship and non-championship
categories. Championship categories will complete five downhill stages, as will
non-championship open categories. Challenger categories will complete 3 stages,
with the E-Bike category completing 6 stages.
Championship categories:
Junior Male
Under 21 Male
Senior Elite Male
M30 (Master)
M40 (Veteran)
M50 (Super Veteran)
Women
Non-Championship categories:
Open Male 19+
Open Female 19+
Hardtail 14+
Sunday only 14+
Challenger categories:
Youth Male
Youth Female
Challenger 14+
While this event is ultimately the Irish Enduro National
Championships, there are also UCI points to be earned towards qualification for
UCI Enduro World Cup events. As such, non-Irish riders are eligible to compete
for UCI points in the Open categories.
Trails will be open for practice on Saturday, with racing
starting at 10am on Sunday.
Event information is available here.