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National Series Round 2: O’Brien leading Junior
The second round of the National Series was the Des Hanlon Memorial in Carlow. Dry and warm, with very little wind, that didn’t mean it was wasy, with hills right from the start making the racing hard. Two very strong performances from Orwell riders left one with a series leader’s jersey ahead of the pause for the big Easter stage races.
Orwell Wheelers
Apr 2, 20232 min read


National Series Round 1: O’Brien and Doran performing again
Round one of the 2023 National Series took place on Sunday 26 March in Blarney. While there was no rain, there was enough wind to add to what was already a challenging course.
Run over a tough 140km circuit, Orwell had 3 riders in the A1/A2/Junior race, while Yvonne Doran flew our colours in the 90km Women’s race. Read the full article to see how the race panned out: without giving too many spoilers, there were some great results!
Orwell Wheelers
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Inter Club League 2023
Entries are now open for the Inter Club which will be run weekly from April 12 until August 17. Get your weekly fix of racing against five other local clubs.
Orwell Wheelers
Mar 20, 20231 min read


O’Sullivan and O’Brien in the mix at Boyne GP
Orwell Juniors Patrick O’Sullivan and Killian O’Brien featured at the Boyne GP, with Yvonne Doran and Cahir O’Higgins also earning results this weekend.
Orwell Wheelers
Mar 20, 20231 min read


Appleby Orwell Women’s League
Want to get involved in women’s racing? The Appleby Orwell Women’s League is the perfect place to start and entries are now open.
Orwell Wheelers
Mar 14, 20231 min read


Doran and Grimes to the fore in Newbridge
Orwell’s Yvonne Doran, Ronan Grimes, and Patrick O’Sullivan bagged results at Sunday’s Newbridge Grand Prix in a tough afternoon of racing.
Orwell Wheelers
Mar 14, 20231 min read


2023 Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Randonnée 2023
Brian Mc 29 January 2023 2024 SIGN UP AVAILABLE VIA https://eventmaster.ie/event/JkQWCpvHRk In Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club’s 75 th anniversary year, in conjunction with our partner sponsor, Pinergy, we are delighted to announce details of the Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Randonnée 2023. The 2023 Pinergy Orwell Wheelers is set for April 29 th 2023, the Saturday of the May Bank holiday weekend A key milestone in the annual sportive calendar. The Randonnée promises to be
Orwell Wheelers
Mar 12, 20232 min read


Women’s Race Training
Interested in taking part in the Appleby Women’s League but don’t know what to expect? Orwell Wheelers will be running a training session on Tuesday April 11 in Corkagh Park.
Orwell Wheelers
Mar 6, 20231 min read


O’Brien and Doran open season in the points
Killian O’Brien and Yvonne Doran started their seasons in style, netting results in the season’s first weekend of racing.
Orwell Wheelers
Jan 31, 20231 min read


Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Randonnée 2023
In Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club’s 75th anniversary year, in conjunction with our partner sponsor, Pinergy, we are delighted to announce details of the Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Randonnée 2023.
Orwell Wheelers
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Audax 2022 Recap
Audaxers had a busy 2022. Notable highlights include…
Five hardy riders finished the Kings Mountain 200 on a snowy day in February. The Orwell 200 in March had a large entry, boosted by Leonard Kaye’s “newbies”.
Orwell Wheelers
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Updated Constitution
Our club constitution was recently updated at the 2023 AGM. You can always find the club constitution on the ‘About Us‘ page, which is accessible from the ‘About’ menu above, and then clicking ‘About Us’.
Orwell Wheelers
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Orwell Champions (to 2022)
We've tried to list all the podiums that members have achieved down through the years in championship events. Please note that this page is a work in progress - if you know of any results that you feel should appear below, please contact orwelladmin@gmail.com . World Championships Rider Category Event Date Location Time Medal Stephen Roche Elite men Road Race 1983 Alterheim, Switzerland Bronze Stephen Roche Elite men Road Race 1987 Villach, Austria Gold Aideen Co
Aidan Spence
Dec 15, 20229 min read
A Year in Orwell Youths: review of 2022
2022 has been a hugely successful year for our youth section. Orwell Wheelers currently have 86 youth members (26 girls and 60 boys), and the massive growth in family cycling during the Covid pandemic is clear in the large number of U8 and U10 in this mix.
Orwell Wheelers
Nov 29, 20223 min read


Club Christmas Party
All Orwell members are invited to the Christmas Party & Awards night at Old Wesley RFC on Saturday 26th of November at 8pm . Read on for details…
Orwell Wheelers
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Results – Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CX Race 2022
Results from the Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Cyclocross Race. Generously sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles, Footprints Early Years Preschool, All-American Laundrette and Bike Fitting Ireland. Read on for full details…
Orwell Wheelers
Oct 23, 20227 min read


Tom Weymes (2022) … a man who has yet to find his limitations
To try to encapsulate Tom’s accomplishments in a few short sentences would be an utterly futile exercise. Enumerating even some of his achievements would read like an on-line dating application, a skill he would find superfluous, so I’m left with the only option open to me, which is to suggest that you view this short video. Read on for more and video…….
Orwell Wheelers
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Gridding – Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CX Race 2022
Gridding Order for the Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Cyclocross Race. Generously sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles, Footprints Early Years Preschool, All-American Laundrette and Bike Fitting Ireland. Read on for full details…
Orwell Wheelers
Oct 22, 20223 min read


Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CX Race 2022 – Rd. 2 of the Leinster League of CycloCross
Pinergy Orwell Wheelers will host their annual Cyclocross Race, Round 2 of the Leinster League of Cyclocross, on Sunday 23th of October 2022 generously sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles, Footprints Early Years Preschool, All-American Laundrette and Bike Fitting Ireland. Read on for full details…
Orwell Wheelers
Sep 28, 20225 min read


Cyclocross Season 2022/2023
The new season dawns as the various provinces have released their provisional calendars.
Orwell have historically had a great turnout across all age categories and genders so would be great to keep this reputation going. From a competitive perspective, our women have stormed the cyclocross scene in recent years with Beth McClusky (2016 and 2017) and Lara Gillespie (2018 and 2019) taking the Elite Women’s National Titles.
Orwell Wheelers
Sep 22, 20222 min read
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