Connemara MTB is a Cycling Ireland affiliated club based in Co Galway with a primary focus on mountain biking and off-road cycling. We are a collection of mountain bikers – all shapes, sizes and abilities – competitive and non-competitive – who are working together to grow the sport of mountain biking in the west of Ireland. We are also working with Coillte and local community groups to develop a mountain biking scene in Connemara which will be a both a community and tourism resource.
There are organised spins (Thursday 19:15), pump track sessions (Tuesday 19:00 – 23:00 through MBW/Elevate Promotions) and trail building and maintenance (weekends – organised by email) . Check out our Events Calendar and News section for details on spins, events etc. Additional ad hoc spins organised through our facebook page. Club jerseys are available in two styles – long sleeved freeride and short sleeved XC – and can be ordered through MBW.
Senior membership is €20, Junior €10, Student/Unwaged €10
Download ConnemaraMTB app form 2012 here or pick up a copy in MBW.
All members must join Cycling Ireland for insurance purposes. For 2012 annual membership starts from €15 for introductory senior and €5 for youth.
Cycling Ireland membership information can be found here and membership forms here.
Cycling Ireland membership costs are a little hard to understand but this is my take:
1) Introductory – if you haven’t been in CI before and are just a leisure cyclist (€15)
2) Non-competition – as above but were a member before (€25)
3) Club Competition – if you are only going to do club events and not national events
4) Restricted Competition – if you want to do club events + race MTB nationally
5) Full Competition – means you can race more than one discipline eg MTB + Road etc nationally
Once you are a member you can buy a day licence for events anyway so that’s what a lot of people do, but, if you are planning on lots of racing it works out cheaper to do your licence upfront rather than buying lots of day licences.
Committee Members
Garry Davoren (Chair & Youth Development)
Conor Dolan (Secretary)
Orla Baxter (Treasurer & Access)
Terence Cunniffe (XC)
Sean Holland (DH)
Aidan Perry (Organised Spins)
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Working with the Oughterard Community Partnership and Coillte we have completed a Trail Development Plan to look at the opportunities to extend and develop the trails in Connemara. This plan is currently under review with Coillte as they develop a national strategy for mountain biking on Coillte lands.
This project was supported by The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development -Europe investing in rural areas.
