10) Championship events with less than 6 entries or less than 6 starters for two consecutive years will be removed from the list of Championship events.
Not just bad for the XC Champs but for the DH too..obviously its easy for me to say somebody needs to get their finger out and do something as organising spins for all levels within EPIC ( and sometimes outside of EPIC) only takes up most of my time. .
So whatever happens we need to get 6 Elite Ladies on the Start line on Sunday 22nd July. They all need CI licences though with IRL on it.
All they have to do is start but they have to sign on online ..
The Juniors are looking the same way.
Now I can blame The Offroad Commission for this but they have no interest or they would have seen this problem coming and done something about it.
This needs to be fixed by us, the Clubs and individuals that race in this Country.
Like I say, regardless of your discipline it affects you, its hard enough to get women and juniors in to the sport , having no Nationals removes a very real carrot.
You can come on here and berate me for once again abusing the Offroad Commission but you'll be wasting your time.
I intend to make a last ditch effort to get ladies racing in the XC Nationals, my apologies to the DH ladies, XC is my discipline these days and I can't be 2 places at one time.
If you are a lady and want help preparing for the XC Nationals, let me know I am only to happy to coach you , I'll be running ladies only Mondays leading up to the Nationals, I will also gladly take you on a lap of the Course in the week leading up to it too.
Richie
So, I'm assuming Orla will ride Elites? I'm guessing Mel will be there? Could Caroline and Jacqui be persuaded to ride to ensure the class stays in existence? I'm sure a couple of the ladies from the North would also race if the situation was explained to them? It should be possible to get 6+ Ladies to start with a few calls/emails?
I was planning on doing it, just not sure what category...I'll do the Elite if it keeps it on the calendar. Might send this to a few Adventure racers and get the numbers up. Jacqui
Id say agata will ride elites also. She's been getting fast this year in s1. So with mel, ciara, jaqui and myself, we need one more. Shona was making noises about doing it earlier in the year. Caroline too?
do it Jacqui..do it it would send a big message across the front of Cycling Ireland and the idiots who ruin this sport that Womens MTB is as important as any other discipline.
Orla,Agata cant compete the actual Champs as she has a Pol licence..bear in mind that the race only has to be started, but consider it this way, fragmenting the tiny womens field in to age categories is a waste of time..all of you women, ( ladies is not allowed according to the UCI ) should be racing each other and helping each other get better. One of you has to step up and be the Richie Byrne of Irish womens MTB ! Otherwise all we have is a piecemeal womens community.
The thing that makes me laugh is , I am one hell of a chauvinist and anachronistic to a fault and yet I'm the one shouting the loudest for this..the world is a funny old place !
We have Orla, Caroline, Shona, Jacqui, Carol, Aine, Erica... that's 7 already.
Claire from MAD, Rose... and Silvia could race too?
Plus all the ladies from the north, we should have enough numbers no problem
hang on a sec , the DH Nationals are on the same weekend. So expect them to have the same issues, I think Rose will declared for Dh. Carol hasnt got a race licence.
I was urged to rant about this because certain ladies were concerned. And I dont blame them.
As an incentive, I will offer free tech support, massage, and bottle holding for all ladies.
And yes, I have vested interest as Mel is my team mate, but still want to see W mtb grow, not shrink.
10) Championship events with less than 6 entries or less than 6 starters for two consecutive years will be removed from the list of Championship events.
Not just bad for the XC Champs but for the DH too..obviously its easy for me to say somebody needs to get their finger out and do something as organising spins for all levels within EPIC ( and sometimes outside of EPIC) only takes up most of my time. .
So whatever happens we need to get 6 Elite Ladies on the Start line on Sunday 22nd July. They all need CI licences though with IRL on it.
All they have to do is start but they have to sign on online ..
The Juniors are looking the same way.
Now I can blame The Offroad Commission for this but they have no interest or they would have seen this problem coming and done something about it.
This needs to be fixed by us, the Clubs and individuals that race in this Country.
Like I say, regardless of your discipline it affects you, its hard enough to get women and juniors in to the sport , having no Nationals removes a very real carrot.
You can come on here and berate me for once again abusing the Offroad Commission but you'll be wasting your time.
I intend to make a last ditch effort to get ladies racing in the XC Nationals, my apologies to the DH ladies, XC is my discipline these days and I can't be 2 places at one time.
If you are a lady and want help preparing for the XC Nationals, let me know I am only to happy to coach you , I'll be running ladies only Mondays leading up to the Nationals, I will also gladly take you on a lap of the Course in the week leading up to it too.
Richie
So, I'm assuming Orla will ride Elites? I'm guessing Mel will be there? Could Caroline and Jacqui be persuaded to ride to ensure the class stays in existence? I'm sure a couple of the ladies from the North would also race if the situation was explained to them? It should be possible to get 6+ Ladies to start with a few calls/emails?
I was planning on doing it, just not sure what category...I'll do the Elite if it keeps it on the calendar. Might send this to a few Adventure racers and get the numbers up. Jacqui
Id say agata will ride elites also. She's been getting fast this year in s1. So with mel, ciara, jaqui and myself, we need one more. Shona was making noises about doing it earlier in the year. Caroline too?
do it Jacqui..do it it would send a big message across the front of Cycling Ireland and the idiots who ruin this sport that Womens MTB is as important as any other discipline.
Orla,Agata cant compete the actual Champs as she has a Pol licence..bear in mind that the race only has to be started, but consider it this way, fragmenting the tiny womens field in to age categories is a waste of time..all of you women, ( ladies is not allowed according to the UCI ) should be racing each other and helping each other get better. One of you has to step up and be the Richie Byrne of Irish womens MTB ! Otherwise all we have is a piecemeal womens community.
The thing that makes me laugh is , I am one hell of a chauvinist and anachronistic to a fault and yet I'm the one shouting the loudest for this..the world is a funny old place !
We have Orla, Caroline, Shona, Jacqui, Carol, Aine, Erica... that's 7 already.
Claire from MAD, Rose... and Silvia could race too?
Plus all the ladies from the north, we should have enough numbers no problem
hang on a sec , the DH Nationals are on the same weekend. So expect them to have the same issues, I think Rose will declared for Dh. Carol hasnt got a race licence.
I was urged to rant about this because certain ladies were concerned. And I dont blame them.
As an incentive, I will offer free tech support, massage, and bottle holding for all ladies.
And yes, I have vested interest as Mel is my team mate, but still want to see W mtb grow, not shrink.
it would send a big message across the front of Cycling Ireland and the idiots who ruin this sport that Womens MTB is as important as any other discipline.