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One Venue – 3 stages – Races for all Youth Age Groups. Orwell Youth are hosting a unique one day event for youth racers on Saturday May 6th at Corkagh Park in Clondalkin, Dublin. Run over 3 stages including a TT and Scratch race there will be prizes in both Girls and Boys GC.

Our team of youth riders report back from their exploits at the Rás na nÓg Stage Race.

Thanks to Ciara Ní Fhlathartaigh for this write up on Round 1 of the Womens League

Scott-Orwell Wheelers will be holding The Introduction to Group Cycling for Women 10 Week Program again in 2017. We are hoping that this programme will be as successful as it was the last two years.

New for 2017 are the Summer Leisure Challenges.

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 Senior Women Marie Eribo 24′ 36″ 19/08/1990Vet Women Ciara Kinch 22′ 28″ 31/07/2016Junior Women Naoise Sheridan 23′ 59″ 19/09/2015 Batterstown Senior Men Dick O’Brien 21′ 31″ 18/06/2015 Vet […]

The club will be holding a fundraising table quiz on Friday 7th April in Murphy’s Pub, Rathmines at 7.30pm.

A big Chapeau goes out to Danny: Two Randonneur Round the Year (RRTY) Awards and two Super Randonneur Awards.

John Twomey 8 January 2017 The Orwell Wheelers Randonnée is back for 2017, this year its got a little brother! As has become tradition, it's taking place Saturday 29th April, the bank holiday weekend, with start and finish at Lansdowne / Wesley rugby club on Ballycorus road. We've gone with the same route as last year but are now including a shorter option for those that may feel it's a hill too far for them. This shorter route will still include Sally Gap, Laragh and Wicklow

The Scott-Orwell Wheelers’ Women’s Crit League will start on Tuesday April 4th 2017.

Last Sunday saw the sudden and tragic death of Tonya McEvoy, who joined Orwell less than a year ago but left a lasting impression with her passion and joy on the bike. Over the last week, we have been inundated with messages of support and expressions of sympathy from clubs and individuals in the cycling community and beyond.

It was with great shock and deep sadness that we lost Tonya McEvoy on a Sunday spin yesterday. Tonya started as one of our talented beginner women last summer and took to club cycling with a passion. Her sister said that “cycling was a big part of her life and she loved every minute of it”. Our deepest condolences are with her family – her parents Pat and Brian, her brothers Brian and Keith and sister Ciara. We remember also her friends and close clubmates, and thoughts to th

Orwell Wheelers is proud to be the host club for the 2017 Irish National Youth CycloCross Championships, on Sunday 19th Feb 2017.

Relive the Club’s CX Championships through Luke, Ruairí, David and Andrew.

If a chain snaps in Tollymore Woods, and your team isn’t around to hear it, does it make a sound? Skip to “Speaking of steps” for the context of this headline.

The Orwell Wheelers Randonnée is back for 2017, this year its got a little brother!

Dave Mc takes home the 2016 Hamper. Results from Senior and The Youth Invitational race events inside.

The 2016 edition of the Hamper Race will take place in Corkagh Park this Sunday, 18th of December 2016. Post race refreshments and prize giving in the Green Isle Hotel afterwards.

Stephen Ryan updates us on the exploits of our up-and-coming riders. Photo courtesy of Fran Hollywood.

This year’s Christmas Party will be in The Merrion Inn on Saturday the 10th of December starting at 20:00