Harps Cycling Club

13/10/2026

The Buchanan family and members from Harps CC present the cheque to Colin Bell from The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust for an amazing amount of £20,910 . We cannot thank the trust enough for their care , professionalism and their services in the wake of the tragic and untimely passing of our dear friend Rodney Buchanan earlier this year.
We would also like to take this opportunity to again thank the local cycling community, families , friends and local businesses who all have been enormously generous with their support and dontaions for this worthy casue .

05/10/2026

Elena Wallace closing out a great 2026 season with a hard earned Bronze Medal for 3rd place in the National Hill Climb Championships hosted by Dromara Cycling Club .

23/09/2026

Happy 21st Birthday to Harps CC racing queen Elena Wallace
Elena has had a tremendous season in 2026 with consistent great performances and results all season. She has finished 1st place in the National Road Race Series and is currently 2nd place ranked in the Cycling Ireland Women’s points ranking for 2026.

21/09/2026

Carn Wheelers hosting the popular Tour of South Derry this coming Sunday 27th September . Always a great event for worthwhile cause .

Carn Wheelers TOUR OF SOUTH DERRY 2026

https://eventmaster.ie/event/7Y8wCyeFdv

11/09/2026

We have had an overwhelming response to our fundraising appeal in memory of our dearly missed friend Rodney Buchanan with an incredible £20,910 raised for The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following local businesses for their generosity to this cause .

Tyre Safety Centre
TJ Hamiltons & Co.
SpringHill Car Body Repairs
Keith Wallace Car Body Repairs
RT Auto Parts
Tyrone Roofing Contracts
BSK Engineering
Barry Rogers Associated Construction Services
Mortgage Services Cookstown
Trade Mouldings
Woodland Furniture Group
Decorative Panels
Anaconda Equipment
Cookstown Cycles
The Belfast House
RS Motors Ardboe
Perfect Blinds & Interiors
Forbes Furniture
Quinns Spar
Fyffes
NIE Ballymena
Holy Trinity College

Also , a big thanks to all the local cycling clubs who participated in the event and donated to the cause.

Torrent Cycling Club
Square Wheelers
Island Wheelers
Carn Wheelers
East Tyrone CC
Castledawson CC
Spires CC
Bann Valley
Old Bleach CC
Killylough CC

Thanks to all our friends and colleagues in the cycling community fo making this event a great success and a fitting tribute to Rodney. Finally a big shout out to Antionette Mitchell who not only cycled the entire route on a gravel bike but also raised £620 in sponsorship too.

08/09/2026

Harps CC racer Elena Wallace representing Cycling Ulster at the recent womans Rás na mBan . Irelands most prestigious and toughests 5 day stage race based in Kilkenny . Elena did herself proud over the 5 days after a tough start on Stage 1 with a crash and a mechanical but battled on over the weekend working tirelessly for the team .

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.