Harps Cycling Club

31/08/2026

A few snaps of some of the 150 cyclist that we had on the roads yesterday morning. Our fundraising event of Lap The Lough For Rod in memory of Rodney Buchanan in aid of The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust was incredibly well supported by the local cycling community.
We hope you all enjoyed the event.

We will be wrapping up the donations page in the coming days .
https://www.gofundme.com/f/lap-the-lough-for-rod-fundraising-event-in-memory-of-rod

28/08/2026

Still undecided for this weekends Lap The Lough For Rod ?

Entries remain open until tomorrow afternoon via this link

https://eventmaster.ie/event/32Ovfx4tZW

Registration from 8am onwards at Ballyronan Marina.
(We are unable to accept any entries on the day)

Any local cyclists in the area on the morning of the event are more than welcome to call in for a tea/coffee and buns , all that we ask in return is a small donation to this very worthy cause.

Proceeds' from this event are going to The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust .

The route is going around the Lough in a anti-clockwise manner .

The official route is all marked out in white paint with a capital L and a directional arrow at each junction.
We are going via Maghery foot bridge so extra caution will be needed on that section as this is a pedestrian bridge.

There will be a water/refreshment stop in Crumlin on the left side a few 100 meters before the turn for the Eurospar . We do not have any official toilet stops on route however there is toilet access at the Centra store at Carn Ind Estate , Crumlin at Eurospar, Antrim Forum and Toome main street public toilets .

We will have a service / breakdown assistance van on the route . Contact number is Raymond 07803718954.

Contact number for event HQ is 07966190280

Route details :
https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/6768462261/

https://www.strava.com/routes/3506924084826725538

Food and refreshments will be available at the event HQ upon the return of the cycle.

We look forward to welcoming all the riders on the day to remember our dearly missed friend Rodney Buchanan.

24/08/2026

Lap The Lough For Rod early bird entries draw winner Week 2 .
First prize draw for the Madison Crypto Air Photochromic sunglasses winner is Peter McGuffin . Congratulations Peter.

Entries will remain open for the Sportive until Saturday 29th .
Entries here👉🏻 https://eventmaster.ie/event/32Ovfx4tZW

24/08/2026

Lap The Lough For Rod early bird entries draw winner Week 2 .
Second prize draw for the Madison Cipher Photochromic sunglasses winner is Martin Kearney . Congratulations Martin .

Entries will remain open for the Sportive until Saturday 29th .
Entries here👉🏻 https://eventmaster.ie/event/32Ovfx4tZW

19/08/2026

Keep the online entries coming in folks for the upcoming Sportive. To encourage as many early entries as possible for the Lap The Lough For Rod sportive we are offering the chance to be in the draw for 2 prizes for Madison Crypto and Cipher photochromic sunglasses worth £79.99 each , All entries received by 9pm Sunday 23rd August will be entered into the draw.
Prizes sponsored by Cookstown Cycles .
Entries here 👉 https://eventmaster.ie/event/32Ovfx4tZW

17/08/2026

Lap The Lough Rod Sportive early bird entries draw winners.
Second prize draw winner for the Truflo Electron mini electric pump is Mark Cullen
Prize will be available for collection on the day of the event.

Next Sunday evening we will have a further draw for Madison Crypto Air sunglasses

You can still enter the upcoming Sportive via this link 👉🏻 https://eventmaster.ie/event/32Ovfx4tZW

17/08/2026

Lap The Lough Rod Sportive early bird entries draw winners.
First prize draw winner for the Truflo Electron mini electric pump is Darren Boyd
Prize will be available for collection on the day of the event.

Next Sunday evening we will have a further draw for 2x pairs of Madison Crypto Air sunglasses

You can still enter the upcoming Sportive via this link 👉🏻 https://eventmaster.ie/event/32Ovfx4tZW

11/08/2026

Bann Valley Road Club hosting their annual Tour Of The Glens charity Sportive this Saturday. Always a great event worth supporting .

Weather looking great for Saturday 🚴🏻‍♂️☀️

Use link below to register.

https://www.entrycentral.com/event/130565

05/08/2026

To encourage as many early entries as possible for the upcoming Lap The Lough For Rod sportive we are offering the chance to be in the draw for 2 x Truflo Electron mini electric pumps, All entries received by 9pm Sunday 16th August will be entered into the draw.
Prizes sponsored by Cookstown Cycles .

Entries here 👉 https://eventmaster.ie/event/32Ovfx4tZW