{"id":3990,"date":"2018-03-06T19:16:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2018-04-19T14:18:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T14:18:21","slug":"coillte-biking-blitz-kicks-off-the-2018-mountain-bike-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/coillte-biking-blitz-kicks-off-the-2018-mountain-bike-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Coillte Biking Blitz Kicks Off The 2018 Mountain Bike Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 edition of the Coillte Biking Blitz returns this spring with over 1,500 mountain bikers expected to take part in four amateur events using Coillte\u2019s mountain bike trails in Wicklow, Limerick, Galway and Dublin to mark the start of the 2018 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Coillte Biking Blitz is a cross country mountain bike series with the\u00a0next event taking place on Sunday, March 25th, at Coillte&#8217;s\u00a0Ticknock Mountain Bike Trail in the Dublin Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Event organiser Niall Davis of Biking.ie explains, \u201c<em>The Coillte Biking Blitz series is a brilliant introduction for children or adults who want to try out mountain biking for the first time.\u00a0 As a beginner friendly mountain bike series, with free events for kids on balance bikes as young as 2 years old, our aim is to ensure everyone has a fun experience.\u00a0 Winning or losing isn\u2019t on the agenda and everyone gets a medal.\u00a0 Events like these can really open the door to endless adventures<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Coillte Biking Blitz is mostly aimed at mountain bike novices, but all other ability levels are also welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the start of this year\u2019s Biking Blitz, Daithi de Forge, Coillte\u2019s Head of Recreation said,\u00a0 \u201c<em>Mountain biking is a fast becoming a very popular sport in Ireland and, as the leading provider of outdoor recreation in Ireland, Coillte are delighted to be the lead sponsor of this year\u2019s Biking Blitz. In recent years Coillte has and continues to play a major role in providing the kind of world-class mountain bike facilities that are encouraging more and more people to participate in this wonderful outdoor activity<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More details of events may be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/bikingblitz.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bikingblitz.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3991\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3991\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/media\/2018\/02\/coillte-biking-blitz.jpg\" alt=\"pictutre of mountain bike in a forest\" width=\"549\" height=\"366\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">coillte biking blitz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Coillte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coillte is a commercial forestry company, owned by the State, that manages approximately 7% of the country\u2019s land. Coillte operate three strong businesses from this land \u2013 their core forestry business, a wood panels manufacturing business MEDITE SMARTPLY and a land solutions business. Coillte export to over 30 countries worldwide and in the financial year 31 December 2016 \u00a0generated EBITDA of \u20ac98.3 million. Coillte\u2019s vision is to be the best forestry and land solutions company in Europe. To find out more visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coillte.ie\/development\/\"><strong>www.coillte.ie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2018 edition of the Coillte Biking Blitz returns this spring with over 1,500 mountain bikers expected to take part in four amateur events using Coillte\u2019s mountain bike trails in Wicklow, Limerick, Galway and Dublin to mark the start of the 2018 season. 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