Leisure

Leonard Kaye reports back from the Mount Leinster Challenge from last week…

Scott-Orwell Wheeler Alan Casey recently undertook a great adventure with a long distance cycle tour from Munich to Amsterdam!…

Yesterday was one of those days that will live long in the memory. It was a truly iconic day on the bike and a day to be so proud to be a member of this great club…

The 30th of April is memorable in many traditions, for example, in 1966 the Church of Satan was established at the Black House in San Francisco. In addition, the 30th April is also the earliest day on which ‘Ascension Day’ can fall. And yesterday, the 30th April – it seems, we had a Scott Orwell Wheelers Sportive cycle to honour both of those events…

Scott-Orwell Wheeler David Fitzgerald gives an account of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege…

Three intrepid Orwell Wheelers travelled to Belgium this year to follow in the footsteps of Sean Kelly and Dan Martin by tackling the epic and gruelling Liège–Bastogne–Liège course. Leisure rider Shane Phelan takes us through a remarkable day in the saddle riding ‘La Doyenne’….

Muirna Walsh gives an account of the Pat Jones Memorial sportive from last weekend…

A not too small community of 64 Scott Orwell Wheeler cyclists have committed to a 10 week programme of training; in preparation for the Wicklow 200. Eight leaders have volunteered to assist the first timers, which includes 20 ladies, with their challenge to get ready for the big day…

Scott-Orwell Wheeler Leonard Kaye gives another perspective on the Tour de Foothills from last weekend…

Over 500 brave cyclists took part in the Tour de Foothills on Sunday and Orwell were well represented with over 40 members at the start line…

Scott-Orwell Wheeler’s Social Rep Ann Horan recently got the all clear to resume training and tells of her adventures at the Tour de Foothills…

Three members of Scott-Orwell Wheelers lined up to the sportive of the Belgian monument the Ronde van Vlaanderen…

They say that the secret to success, in any walk of life, is choosing the best people and the right name for your product. However, sometimes things just happen naturally and even better results are achieved. ….

Scott-Orwell Wheeler Andrew Potts reports back from the cycling and yoga holiday in Spain starting with the fact that he’s never before been on a cycling holiday and that he never before did yoga. Read more to find out how he got on….

A group of cycling and yoga enthusiasts headed off the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia, Spain for a week of hilly spins, stretching and sunshine in March. Sarah Buckley and Eugène Dillon report back…

The Tara 200 Audax held last Sunday, on the 12th March, was sandwiched in between two important dates in Irish History. The 8th of March; the day Nelson Pillar was blown up in O’Connell Street in 1966, and of course the 17th of March; honouring, St Patrick, our primary patron saint. Leonard Kaye reports back..

The Orwell Wheelers Randonnée is back for 2016! We're getting the notice out now so you can get the date in your diary now, and start saving room in your stomach for cake! Blueface are sponsoring this year's Randonnée For more information on the services that, our event sponsor, Blueface provide please see blueface.com. As has become usual, it's taking place Saturday 30th April, the bank holiday weekend, with start and finish in in our new home Lansdowne / Wesley rugby club o

Early on Sunday morning one man’s vision for an event on Sunday 6th March 2016 became a reality. Orwell’s Leonard Kaye reports back on the Orwell 200 addax..

Andrew Potts was first home for the yellow group of the recently successful Orwell Winter Spins Reliability Trial and gives us an account of the end of the Winter Training Spins target.

The Orwell Wheelers Randonnée is back for 2016! We’re getting the notice out now so you can get the date in your diary now, and start saving room in your stomach for cake!