For the opening round of the 2025 King of the Roads season, riders gathered in the small village of Orritor in County Tyrone for the Cookstown 100. It’s the longest running of all the Northern Irish Road races; the first event took place in the town in 1922. It’s also the shortest circuit in the country, at just 2.1 miles.
King of the Roads is delighted to announce that our exhilarating road racing series will once again be broadcast across the UK and further a field this year. The action kicks off this Friday (April 26th) with the Cookstown 100. This high-speed course, like many road races, features rapid straights, a series of jumps, and sharp 90-degree corners that test the
Despite the threat of showers on race day, the opening two rounds of the 2024 King of the Roads championship at the Cookstown 100 produced a memorable full day of racing. Points were available for both the Open and Cookstown 100 events, giving riders double the chance to tally early points in the 15 race season. The championship, which takes
