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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…

Scott-Orwell Wheelers had a very successful weekend with victory in the A4 Lucan GP and in A2 Des Hanlon. Bonadio took victory in the A4 Lucan GP to earn his upgrade to A3 with Ronan Foley taking an excellent 3rd to place two Orwells on the podium…

Scott-Orwell Wheelers had a very successful weekend with victory in the A4 Lucan GP and in A2 Des Hanlon. Ronan O’Flynn took victory in one of the epic one day races on the Irish calender. Scott-Orwell’s Brian Ahern supported the riders on the day and reports back…

After a great show of support at the Des Hanlon last weekend, Declan Quigley penned a quick guide on how it’s done. Driving in a bike race cavalcade for the first time can be a daunting experience. For some who are used to a more sedate form of cycling it’s like jumping from a pony trek to the Circus Maximus chariot races.

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 2016 Orwell Wheelers’ Women’s Crit Series starts with a time trial on Tuesday April 5th at Black Bull, Co Meath. The six race series will follow the same format as recent years, with the time trial to be followed by three rounds of Tuesday night racing at Corkagh Park and a road race in Brittas. The sixth and final round of the league will be another time trial in Black Bull on the same course as round one, giving riders the opportunity to compare their performance over t

The time has come to update your wardrobe for summertime. And because it’s summer in Ireland, we’ll be adding the rain cape and Hydra mk2 into the mix!

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

In addition to Lawless’ victory in Newbridge and the Orwell 200 audax, the Orwell picked up results in other races, particularly with the Orwell women in the Rás Naomh Finian and the Darach McCarthy. A round up…

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..

Orwell Wheelers are pleased to announce the holding of the Noel and Kieran Hammond Memorial TT event for 2016, happening on Saturday April 2nd. All details below!

As our winter coaching classes come to an end we would like to share with you our plans for summer events & training. There are a huge number of cycling events on over the summer, from Sprocket Rocket and bike week, to 2 day racing, to the Junior Tour, various sportives and leisure cycles and not to forget our regular sessions for the youth members . .

Orwell scooped a hatful of results at Ras Mhaigh Eo this weekend, with Valdis Andersons, Brian McNally, Stephen Barry and Jamie Busher in the prizes. Dick O’Brien reports….

Orwell’s Brendan Lawless is clearly enjoying good form, following up from a podium finish in the Cycleways Cup with victory in Newbridge GP.

The fundraiser table quiz for the Rás team will take place on Friday April 8th. There will also be a raffle on the night!

Further results and report from last weekend, Brendan Lawless reports back from Sunday’s Cycleways Cup.

To the background of political uncertainty, thirty two of us lined out for the race of truth. Unlike Emily and Raffaele, this is not a Cinderella story

The next order for the casual clothing will be going in Thursday morning so you have until end of day Wed to get your orders in.

A great day for the Orwell, with the A4 win for Raffaele Bonadio on his racing debut, and Eoin Ahern making a strong start also with 3rd. Stephen Barry spent the A3 race in a break of two, taking the prime and 2nd place for his efforts, while Sean Murnane won the unplaced Junior prize.

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.