2025 Cycling Ireland Cyclo-cross National Championships

The 2025 Cyclo-Cross National Championships will be hosted by Ballinasloe Cycling Club at Fair Green Ballinasloe, Townparks, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. This will be held over the weekend of 11-12 January 2025. Entries for the event close on Sunday 5 January at 23:59.

A technical guide can be found here LINK

Foreign Riders
All eligible Foreign Rider must be registered on the Cycling Ireland database. 
Exisiting FR Rider - If you have previously been assigned an FR code, you must re-submit copies of your 2025 National Federation licence. 
New FR Rider - Please complete the following application form: https://membership.cyclingireland.ie/foreign-rider-form.html 

All Foreign Rider queries must be sent to events@cyclingireland.ie before COP Friday 3rd January with the subject line: Foreign Rider CX National Championships

Eligibility
Cycling Ireland Technical Regulation - T10.A1.29
The following riders may compete in a National Championship:
(a) Members of Cycling Ireland with the relevant Competition Licence and an IRL Nationality
(b) Members of a UCI affiliated federation with an IRL Nationality on their licence.

SCHEDULE

Saturday 11 January 2025

09:30 Registration opens
09:30 Course open for practice
10:20 Under 6s fun race
10:30 Under 8s race
10:45 Under 10s race
11:05 Under 12s race
11:30 Prize giving for Under 8s, 10s and 12s
11:30 Main course open for practice
11:50 U16, U14 girls called up to start grid
11:55 Gridding of riders begins
12:00 Under 16 girls start
12:00 Under 14 girls start
12:40 Prize giving for Under 14s and Under 16s
12:40 Main course open for practice
13:00 U16, U14 boys called up to start grid
13:05 Gridding of riders begins
13:10 Under 16 boys start
13:11 Under 14 boys start
13:50 Prize giving for Under 14s and Under 16s
14:00 Main course open for practice
14:20 M50, M60 riders called to start line
14:25 Gridding of riders begins
14:35 M50 start
14:37 M60 start
15:30 Prize giving for M50, M60
15:30 Main course open for practice
16:30 Site closes

Sunday 12 January 2025

09:00 Registration opens
09:00 Course open for practice
09:50 Riders called up to start grid
09:53 Gridding of riders begins
10:00 M40 start time
11:00 Prize giving for M40
11:00 Course open for practice
11:20 Riders called up to start grid
11:23 Gridding of riders begins
11:30 Junior men’s start time
12:20 Prize giving for Junior men
12:20 Course open for practice
12:40 Riders called up to start grid
12:43 Gridding of riders begins
12:50 Women’s start time
12:51 Masters women start time
13:45 Prize giving for Women
13:45 Course open for practice
14:05 Riders called up to start grid
14:08 Gridding of riders begins
14:15 Senior start time
15:25 Prize giving for Senior
16:30 Site closes