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Steveb
December 13-2006, 06:19 PM
Over the past few years the downhill race scene in Ireland has gone from strength to strength. Race promoters are staging better organised races on better tracks than ever before, and more and more riders are turning up to race week in week out.


http://www.mtbrider.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/teamRC.jpg
Pete, Steve Beetie and Stevie Davidson of Team Real Cycles

To help boost the sport to the next level Belfast based MTB specialists Real Cycles (www.realcycles.com (http://www.realcycles.com)) have launched a new fully supported DH team for the 07 season fielding riders in the Junior, Senior, Vets and Elite categories. The team has one simple aim for the coming 07 season: To win.

To help the riders achieve this Real Cycles has teamed up with one of the newest and hottest names in the DH scene: Commencal. So just like Commencals international star riders Cedric Gracia (http://nanan3.imingo.net/cedricgracia/index.htm)and Ann-Caroline Chausson Team Real Cycles riders will be piloting the awesome Commencal Supreme DH (http://www.realcycles.com/products.php?plid=m1b0s1p1062&z=662). The team has also been partnered by Halo wheels (http://www.halorims.com/HaloNew/wheels.htm)who will be keeping the boys in hoops for the season and Shimano who will be looking after the braking.

Says Real Cycles shop owner Steve Baskerville:

The support we've got from Commencal, Halo and Shimano has been immense. When we first thought of running a team in 07 we had a wishlist of sponsors, these three key brands were top of the list and to get all of them on board has been great. None of them needed any pursuading, a few phone calls and all three jumped at the chance to support the Irish scene and offered far more than we initially asked for.

The riders will be Steven Beetie in Elite, Pete McDonagh in Seniors, Stevie "old git" Davidson in Vets and Dublin based Karl O'Sullivan in Juniors. Riders will be at all of the Irish races, as well as several of the English and Scottish event. Steve Beetie and Steve Davidson will also be racing in some of the European races. In Ireland the team will be supported by Real Cycles with Commencal looking after the boys when abroad.

To keep upto date with all that is going on inside Team Real Cycles keep an eye on the shop blog at www.realcycles.com/blog (http://www.realcycles.com/blog)

For more information on the team contact steve@realcycles.com

davebrown600
December 13-2006, 06:31 PM
All i can say is good luck to all the lads and hope they do well. They all deserve this cos they are all good riders and friendly aswell. GOOD LUCK AT THE RACES.

thetrailbuilder
December 13-2006, 06:49 PM
worst kept secret ever, all the best for yous, hope pete heals up quick!!!

RobS
December 13-2006, 06:53 PM
looking very pro! good luck to all involved.

chris_the_sham
December 13-2006, 07:02 PM
congrats and good luck lads! wheres the offical team website?

tinkerhil
December 13-2006, 08:35 PM
Good luck guys,quite a strong team ya have !

Aaron p
December 13-2006, 08:51 PM
Looking good guys! Good luck to you all! Hope you's do some serious ass whipping at the races;)

papasmurf
December 13-2006, 09:00 PM
Hope you ALL have a great season. It's good to see bike shops getting more involved and putting some hard work into promoting MTB as a whole.

Is there no Masters rider?? :(

Speedfreak
December 13-2006, 09:13 PM
Good luck guys! Nice bikes, they look well sweet...thought they were ironhorse sundays for a second there!lol.

Steveb
December 13-2006, 09:21 PM
congrats and good luck lads! wheres the offical team website?

All the team news will be on the shop blog, www.realcycles.com/blog (http://www.realcycles.com/blog)


Hope you ALL have a great season. It's good to see bike shops getting more involved and putting some hard work into promoting MTB as a whole.

Is there no Masters rider?? :(

No. Not by choice, just the way it worked out. We're not adding more riders for 07, but will hopefully expand the team for 08 to include all cat's. 07 is gonna be our learning curve year at team management so it's best to keep it small.


Good luck guys! Nice bikes, they look well sweet...thought they were ironhorse sundays for a second there!lol.

Purleeeese! ;-)

Hollywood
December 13-2006, 09:23 PM
Yeah good luck guys

gaulty
December 13-2006, 09:40 PM
good luck guy's,Pete, hope you get down faster than it takes you to make a coffee(had to ask again the other day)

Bloom
December 13-2006, 10:24 PM
good luck guy's,Pete, hope you get down faster than it takes you to make a coffee(had to ask again the other day)

I know, it's terrible. There are days I go in and I don't get any coffee. Although to be fair, if Steve is by himself you've no chance. At least when Petes about you might get a cup. Never nice to have to ask though.

Oh yeah, Good Luck.

PeteMcD
December 13-2006, 10:28 PM
I know, it's terrible. There are days I go in and I don't get any coffee. Although to be fair, if Steve is by himself you've no chance. At least when Petes about you might get a cup. Never nice to have to ask though.

Oh yeah, Good Luck.

bunch o' grumps....


good luck guy's,Pete, hope you get down faster than it takes you to make a coffee(had to ask again the other day)

Me too, actually! You can never rush a great cup of joe.

Hollywood
December 13-2006, 10:57 PM
Keep an eye on the old fella, he wants to head back to Canada next summer in 1 piece.

andyh
December 14-2006, 12:00 AM
Have a great season Guys.

Conor
December 14-2006, 08:24 AM
Can't wait to race you next year Pete :D

thetrailbuilder
December 14-2006, 08:59 AM
Can't wait to race you next year Pete :D

me too, ive been practicing pedaling, its amazing you go faster :)

Ronan Maginn
December 14-2006, 09:52 AM
strong team. good luck in the new season lads.... very pro lookin!

Conor
December 14-2006, 10:04 AM
Me and Pete will have our own race category as we a both recovering cripples :)

Bern
December 14-2006, 10:27 AM
Great team - Good luck and all the best for 07

timH
December 14-2006, 10:28 AM
Looking smart. Hope the team do well.

marko
December 14-2006, 12:42 PM
No. Not by choice, just the way it worked out. We're not adding more riders for 07, but will hopefully expand the team for 08 to include all cat's. 07 is gonna be our learning curve year at team management so it's best to keep it small.

cedric joining the team in 2008 then steve? Looking good there guys.

MREGAN
December 14-2006, 01:39 PM
All the best to all you guys in the team. Hope to get to a few races to cheer ya's on and try and pick up a few tips.

Good luck

thetrailbuilder
December 14-2006, 05:14 PM
whos making up the freeride team ;);)

suspectmonkey
December 14-2006, 05:58 PM
Best of luck, never actually been to a race before so would love to go and watch sometime and hope to see you guys at the front :-)

baz
December 14-2006, 08:15 PM
Looks very professional. Keep 'er lit...

gaulty
December 14-2006, 08:57 PM
Me too, actually! You can never rush a great cup of joe.

you have mastered that all right;-)

StuN
December 15-2006, 12:39 AM
good luck guys, the bikes look sweet. Might even have a go at racing myself next year, new sport category will do me nicely for starters.

timH
January 17-2007, 03:16 PM
Fame eh? (http://www.dirtmag.co.uk/2007/01/all_new_real_cycles_dh_team.html)