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Next Club Spin - Sunday 25 Jan Clicking the relevant link text below will take you to Ride with GPS where you can sign up To join a club spin, you must be an Orwell Wheelers member AND a member of Cycling Ireland. Amber https://ridewithgps.com/events/439582-09-15-amber-newtownmtkennedy-073km-1027m Yellow https://ridewithgps.com/events/439596-09-20-yellow-newtownmtkennedy-065km-0800 White https://ridewithgps.com/events/439611-09-21-white-newtownmtkennedy-060km-0690m Routes an

Lofty heights of U10 CX. A one,two for Orwell. Ollie O Sullivan 1st and Naoise Cunningham 2nd In the "senior" classes: Ronan O'Flynn - 3rd M40, Aisling O'Connor - 2nd Masters Women Lloyd Moore - 11th M60

17th January 11th January Parks & Recreation 100km Pic 1: Jude, Jacqueline, Martin, Stephen and Francis Pic 2: John, Fran 10th January

TKAS 2026 “TKAS means TKAS” - Garibaldi Phelan For six and a half years, they, the nebulous “they”, suspended our hopes and dreams. While they super-spread pathogenic pestilence and expanded borders exporting terrorism, TKAS, like Cthulhu, waited dead but dreaming. Resurrected by its cult-like following. We are going back bayyy-beeee! What is TKAS, where did it go, why is it back? TKAS was the Tralee Kingdom Alliance Sportive. It was a three, then two, day sportive that opera

Some Orwell youth shots from yesterday. Podiums Ollie O Sullivan 🥇under 10, Molly Turner 🥇 under 12, Ben Cunningham 🥇 under 12, Tadhg Connolly 🥉 under 12 RTE Radio 1 - 5th January 2026 4mins into this clip or listen to the actual segment here

Congratulations to all our riders on some amazing performances at CX Leinster champs 💪🏻 Photos CYCLE RACE Photos Ireland

Rules for the Inter-Club League Eligibility 1.1. You must be a current member of the club and have paid your league fees before the deadline for this year’s league. 1.2. You must either hold a Cycling Ireland Limited Competition or Full Competition licence 1.3. The league is open to all riders from U16 and above. U16 must be accompanied to races by at least one parent. Conduct 2.1. Riders must at all times obey the instructions of race organisers and marshals. 2.2. Rides must

The league is run by a set of volunteer organisers – they make sure the races run smoothly and safely. Every participant is also asked to marshal for one or two races throughout the league. Marshalling involves asking traffic to stop or slow so that the race can pass through safely. The league is run by a set of volunteer organisers – they make sure the races run smoothly and safely. Every participant is also asked to marshal for one or two races throughout the league. Marsha

Obviously there are many gaps in the below records - if you know anything that might be able to help fill them in, please contact orwelladmin@gmail.com . 10TT Men Year 1st   2nd   3rd   1953 Steve McGuinness 24'56 Eamonn Stafford 25'01 T. McKenna 25'36 ... 2002 Aidan Hammond? ??? Robert Lawless? ??? Dave Tansey? ??? 2003             2004             2005 Gerry Brannigan ??? Dave McLoughlin ??? Robert Lawless? ??? 2006 Gary McNulty 24'07 Dave McLoughlin 24'08 Eddie Lynch 24'24

13 Dec Charity Xmas Spin w/e 6th Dec

6th December 2025, The Dropping Well Spirit of Orwell Laura Casey Laura Casey Member of the Year The Pathways Team Aidan Hammond, Bryan Johnston, Val Smith, Peter McGrath (tba) Special Recognition Cesar Lopes, Eva Zeile, Colm Agnew Aideen Keenan (tba), Gavin Moore (tba), Andrew Potts (tba) Audax Francis Barry (centre) Cowboy & Cowgirl Marie Feirtear & Val Smith

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Stephen will share his insights and journey from a track/road cyclist to becoming a Head Coach at the highest level of racing. There will be time for a Q & A but if you have any specific questions for Stephen, please email them in advance to Sean Walsh. Stephen is currently the Head Coach for the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale cycling team and is known for his open and transparent approach to sharing professional training insights. A key part of his coaching is building trust and

Tuesday Group 2 on 28th Oct No Winter Spin on bank holiday Sunday Congrats to Sean, Aoife and Adam who went for a run instead Orwell 200 Training Group Howth 2025-10-21 Thankful Tuesday Club Weekend Away - Gorey - Saturday Saturday Tuesday Group New member introduction spin

Lara has come a long way since 2016 - when Orwell ran its own club championships

Corkagh Park 18 Oct 2025

Katie Turner Katie is a second year student at Mount Anville Secondary School where she pursues a range of subjects and extracurricular activities. Her favourite subjects include History, Geography, Science and English. She also enjoys Basketball, Cross Country Running and Hockey. She has two siblings, 10 year old twins, who are also avid cyclists. In the winter months Katie is to be found on the CX courses around Ireland sloshing through the mud in CX races around the countr

UCI Category: M40 (cyclocross), C2 (road) Occupation: Engineer working in the renewable energy sector Riding since: 2014 Background: Proud Galwegian married to Aishling (a Dub) and father to two children (one self-professed Dub’ son and one daughter that I can still convince to declare as a Galwegian!) Disciplines : These days I’m a committed cyclocross rider who sometimes extends his season into road and mountain biking. This year my ambitions on the road are extending a

UCI Category: Under 23 Occupation: Business & Sports Science Student Medical Physics Resident Riding since: 2014 Rider Profile My name is Joe-Nathan Matar, I am 2nd year U23 riding for Orwell Wheelers. I’m currently enrolled in college at Maynooth University completing a Business and Sports Science degree. I started my journey in cycling through duathlons and triathlons when I was 9 and started focusing solely on cycling as a 2nd year Junior. I’m from Belgium but lived in D