Women's Racing

Having read Catherine Mahoney’s report from the A Race at the Appleby Women’s Evening Stage Race it is now the turn of B Race challenger Cleo Jensen to give us the inside scoop on the rollercoaster ride she had! New to Orwell and to racing Cleo is definitely one to watch. Read on for more

Catherine Mahoney was only new to racing in 2018 when she signed up for the Orwell Wheelers-Appleby Jewellers Women’s League. She has come a very long way since then and last week took overall victory in the A Race at the new Appleby Women’s Evening Stage Race. Catherine has very kindly taken some time out to write a report on the event and her journey to the top step of the podium. It is definitely worth a read!

FINAL GC RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE Orwell Wheelers are delighted to present the 2021 APPLEBY WOMEN’S EVENING STAGE RACE The three race series will commence with the Orwell hosted round of racing in Corkagh Park on Tuesday the 10th of August. A TT will follow on Wednesday the 11th and the series finishes with the final round in Mondello on Thursday the 12th of August. We aim to offer women new to the racing scene an introduction and foundation upon which to develop, while givi

Club Pro Colm Featherstone and his camera crew visited Corkagh Park on a sunny Tuesday in June to check out the action at a round of the Womens Comisson’s Women’s League.

Scott Orwell Wheeler Caoimhe May set off to Baku to compete in the European Youth Olympics this morning! Caoimhe is part of a 6 person Irish Team and will compete in the Time Trial on Tues 23rd and the Road Race on Thurs 25th of July. We wish Caoimhe and all her team mates the best of luck next week

Ciara Ni Fhlathartaigh and Breda Horan are two Rás na mBan Rookies who are sharing a room this week. They have taken the time to compile a race diary for us! The final few days have now been added – an epic read for an epic race.

Rás na mBan 2018 starts this Wednesday with a top class field of domestic and International cyclists. Scott Orwell Wheelers is continuing a proud tradition of entering a team in this grueling race. In the lead up to the event we are doing a series of profiles on the riders and support team. Read on to learn a little more about all our racers!

Scott-Orwell’s Lara Gillespie has had an amazing season on the Cyclocross bike this winter. Not only did she win the Women’s National Cyclocross Championships she then represented Ireland at the World Championships! We caught up with her (which is pretty tough to do) and managed to convince her to give us the inside scoop on her winter. Huge thanks to Lara for fitting in time to write this for us.

Emily Brick had a great run of form to win the race in Corkagh Park, come second in the Club League and win in Donore..

Sometimes among all the reports of popping champagne corks on the top step of the podium, it’s easy to forget that races contain many other stories – stories of tenacity, teamwork, comradery…. and sometimes just good old fashioned hilarity!

Orwell Wheelers Training Camp took place on Saturday January 23rd. The group of twenty Orwell Wheelers alongside organisers Stephen O’Shea and Ann Horan with coaches Fiona Meade and Orla Hendron took off from Dundrum at 9am cycling to Bunclody via Blessington and Baltinglass.

It’s been a couple of months since the apex of the women’s road racing, An Post Rás na mBan came and went in a flurry of activity and it’s a good time to reflect on a couple of typically dogged and superbly athletic performances from two of the club’s most talented vets.

In the last few weeks we’ve had two rounds of the Joe Daly Cycles National League, and three rounds of the Orwell StickyBottle.com Crit League. Orwell have been active throughout – with placers including Mary Brady, Orla Hendron, Ann Horan, Breda Horan, Monica Marconi, Aishling O’Connor and Sandra Telford. Results and race reports below!

The Orwell women sent a team of eight women to compete in the inaugural Newcastle West 2 Day stage race two weeks ago – Mary Brady, Orla Hendron, Ann Horan, Breda Horan, Helen Horan, Monica Marconi, Siobhán O’Connor and Naoise Sheridan. Along with them was Stephen Rowan in a supporting role, and together the team got through a weekend of hard racing – check out Ann Horan’s account below!

The Easter holidays must’ve provided plenty of opportunities for resting or training, as the prize winners for the women this week included two teachers and student Naoise Sheridan! From Rás an Laois to the first round of the Women’s Crit League, we’ve got it all below!

The 2015 Joe Daly Cycles National League opened in Blarney last Sunday, and Orwell took home a tremendous result – racing sophomore Ann Horan taking the bunch gallop for 2nd behind National Champion Fiona Meade. She takes us through the race below!

We’re getting close to the 2015 World Track Masters event, so the time is ripe for a trip down memory lane. At the event last year, Orla Hendron claimed another World Championship title to add to her 2010 gold, this time in the 2k Pursuit. She also earned a brace of silver medals from the Scratch and Points events. If you’ve forgotten the buzz at the time, or weren’t in the club, have a quick read below.

With today being the date of the very open Women’s Commission AGM, it seems a fitting occasion to publish this one from the drafts folder! For at least the fourth year running, Orwell fielded a strong team in the An Post Rás na mBan. With four club members in Aideen Keenan, Ciara Kinch, Ann Horan and Claire McEntee, and a guest rider Lydia Gurley, the team took home the Top Irish Team prize, 9th overall, 2nd and 3rd county riders and a combativity award! (Photos to follow!)

On the women’s open scene, Monica Marconi scored an emphatic victory in Wexford for the final round of the National League, while Ciara Kinch came home a fine 5th. Kinch then went on to notch up Gold in the Leinster Hill Climb Champs, with Aideen Keenan in silver a mere 7″ behind her. And Orla Hendron displayed rude form at the Track Champs to take home two national medals, while Rachel Glendon also won silver in the National Middle Distance Triathlon Champs. Update: now with

Time for a catch-up with the final rounds of Corkagh Park Ladies’ Racing, with wins by both Aideen Keenan and Orla Hendron, both heading for a late season peak, and Mary Brady taking her first prize at the head of the B group! We also say goodbye to organiser Siobhán O’Connor, as after three years she’s handing over the reins to Aideen Keenan and Lucan’s Maria Mulvany.