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Round 2 of the Appleby Orwell Women’s League took place on Tuesday the 26th of April. Read on for results

Results From 1st round Appleby’s Jewelers Orwell Women’s League TT tonight.

A magnificent weekend of racing in Bellewstown with what must be a record number of Orwell Wheelers riding: 9 riding in club colours and 7 racing for the Leinster provincial teams. For a couple of families it was their first experience of children’s open racing and, as always, Drogheda Wheelers put on a fantastic show. I’ll just pick out a few highlights, because otherwise this report could run to PAGES! Read on …

Orwell Wheelers entered a team for the Youth Tour of Scotland, one of the most exciting youth racing events going, this year. While our boys were disappointed not to get an entry, we did send a strong team of four girls over to Perth: Áine Reilly, Rhiannon Dolan, Mya Doocey and Hannah Hayes. Here’s what happened … thanks to Áine for such a detailed and interesting report: plenty to learn about riding as part of a team, rather than just for yourself, in this one!

Ian Donnelly took the win in the opening round of this year’s club league, the traditional 5km time trial on Pine Forest Road. The track man used his power to good effect to narrowly beat Sean Murnane who heralded his return to club league with a searing time.

The Appleby Orwell Women’s League is down to the final 2 rounds – Mondello on Wednesday the 18th of May and the TT in Glencullen on Tuesday the 24th of May. Suitable for beginners and seasoned racers alike, you can still sign up for individual nights even if you havent done the whole series. Read on for details…

Colm Featherstone In conjunction with our new partner sponsor, Pinergy, we are delighted to announce the return of the Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Randonnée   SIGN UP AVAILABLE VIA  https://eventmaster.ie/event/xxZmIPyS91  Closing date is Monday 25/4/2022   The Randonnée returns on April 30th 2022 the Saturday of the May Bank holiday weekend A key milestone in the annual sportive calendar. The Randonnée promises to be a fantastic day for any rider seeking an early-season challeng

This year in conjunction with our new partner sponsor, Pinergy, we are delighted to announce the return of the Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Randonnée. The Randonnée returns on April 30th 2022 the Saturday of the May Bank holiday weekend. Read on for routes & more details…..

Round 2 of the Leinster League of Cyclocross, hosted by Orwell Wheelers, took place on a sunny but windy day at the GAP, Glencullen on Sunday 24th October. The day started with underage races from Under 6 right up to Under 12, kindly sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles, with medals for all participants.

Orwell Wheelers will host their annual Open Cyclocross Race, Round 2 of the Leinster League of Cyclocross, on Sunday 24th of October 2021 generously sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles, Footprints Early Years Preschool, All-American Laundrette and Bike-Fitting Ireland. Read on for full details…

Episode 3 of our National Road Championships trilogy is all about the Riders. Pro riders Nicolas Roche, Ryan Mullan, Eddie Dunbar & Sam Bennett along with a host of amazing talent!

Episode 2 of our National Road Championships trilogy is all about the Race. Enjoy watching the u23 & Elite men’s race – the event that also turned out to be our Nicolas Roche’s last race!

Club PRO Colm Featherstone and his crack camera crew were out and about at the National Championships. Episode 1 of the Orwell Trilogy is all out the people who made the event happen!

Hi all, we thankfully are able to get the Hammond Memorial Time Trial going again this year.Im putting a call out for Marshalls for the day to help us run the event safely and well. Typically we need about 18-20 marshalls to cover all junctions and start/finish area. Date is Saturday 25th of September, meeting […]

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

The annual club BBQ will take place at The Raddisson Hotel, Stillorgan on Sunday the 18th of July from 2pm to 6pm. Read on for details…

The Orwell 1000 will take place on Friday 27th August 2021. The route will start and finish at Joe Daly Cycles with a start time of 06:00 am though the shop will open from 05:30 am when toilets, changing room and bag storage will be available. Bags may be collected on completion of the route. The 1,000 km route is based broadly on combining 3 traditional audax routes into a single 1,000 km route. Read on for full details….