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The Offroad Commission has now confirmed the date of the 2009 Irish XC Nationals to be Saturday 18th July.
The hosting Club is Dromara CC.
Apologies for any delay/confusion, the information below will explain the problem and solution in relation to the XC Nationals date.
Regards,
Fergal Kilkenny on behalf of the Offroad Commission
Offroad Commission Secretary / XC Co-ordinator
offroad.commission@gmail.com
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The 2008 Offroad Commission awarded the 2009 Irish XC Nationals event to Dromara CC back in the summer of 2008.
The date of the Irish XC Nationals was set at that time for Saturday 25th July 2009 at the request of Dromara, as Saturdays were the only day that they could have use of the intended venue.
Upon review of this date by the 2009 Offroad Commission, it was found that the date allocated by the UCI for the Irish XC Nationals was for the weekend of 18/19th July 2009. (either a Saturday or a Sunday are acceptable to the UCI).
There main problem with the originally scheduled date of Saturday 25th July 2009 for the Irish XC Nationals was that the weekend of the 25th July 2009 clashes with an event on the UCI Calendar (a World Cup in Canada).
The issue is that the UCI have a rule saying that you cannot schedule a UCI ranked event on a weekend clashing with another UCI ranked event, otherwise
the UCI will not recognise the Nationals title and refuse to award the winners the UCI ranking points.
Another smaller issue is that the Irish XC Nationals are generally held on a Sunday and not a Saturday.
The Offroad Commission studied the options and dates available to us and finally agreed after consultation with Dromara CC to run the Irish XC Nationals on Saturday 18th July.
The event will be hosted by Dromara CC.
The UCI Calendar has been checked and there is not any UCI event scheduled on Saturday 18th July (UCI site checked on 26/Jan/2009).
While we realise this date may not be ideal for everyone, we believe we have made the best decision with the options available to us.
Note that the Irish XC Nationals coincides with practice day of the Irish DH Nationals, but not race day, so riders can compete in both Nationals which will appeal to riders who enjoy both DH and XC disciplines.
Further details about the venue and event will be made available in due course.
The Offroad Commission has now confirmed the date of the 2009 Irish XC Nationals to be Saturday 18th July.
The hosting Club is Dromara CC.
Apologies for any delay/confusion, the information below will explain the problem and solution in relation to the XC Nationals date.
Regards,
Fergal Kilkenny on behalf of the Offroad Commission
Offroad Commission Secretary / XC Co-ordinator
offroad.commission@gmail.com
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The 2008 Offroad Commission awarded the 2009 Irish XC Nationals event to Dromara CC back in the summer of 2008.
The date of the Irish XC Nationals was set at that time for Saturday 25th July 2009 at the request of Dromara, as Saturdays were the only day that they could have use of the intended venue.
Upon review of this date by the 2009 Offroad Commission, it was found that the date allocated by the UCI for the Irish XC Nationals was for the weekend of 18/19th July 2009. (either a Saturday or a Sunday are acceptable to the UCI).
There main problem with the originally scheduled date of Saturday 25th July 2009 for the Irish XC Nationals was that the weekend of the 25th July 2009 clashes with an event on the UCI Calendar (a World Cup in Canada).
The issue is that the UCI have a rule saying that you cannot schedule a UCI ranked event on a weekend clashing with another UCI ranked event, otherwise
the UCI will not recognise the Nationals title and refuse to award the winners the UCI ranking points.
Another smaller issue is that the Irish XC Nationals are generally held on a Sunday and not a Saturday.
The Offroad Commission studied the options and dates available to us and finally agreed after consultation with Dromara CC to run the Irish XC Nationals on Saturday 18th July.
The event will be hosted by Dromara CC.
The UCI Calendar has been checked and there is not any UCI event scheduled on Saturday 18th July (UCI site checked on 26/Jan/2009).
While we realise this date may not be ideal for everyone, we believe we have made the best decision with the options available to us.
Note that the Irish XC Nationals coincides with practice day of the Irish DH Nationals, but not race day, so riders can compete in both Nationals which will appeal to riders who enjoy both DH and XC disciplines.
Further details about the venue and event will be made available in due course.