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Orwell Youths staged their first Christmas Invitational in many years at Corkagh Park last Sunday. Cyclists from local clubs Bray Wheelers, Sorrento, Willow Wheelers, Inspiration Cycling Club and St. Tiernans joined our own youths for a 3 stage event.

With both the DCCX and Fixx series of Cyclocross races decided, the sport transitions into championship season. The Leinster title has been awarded to Robin Seymour. The Irish National Cyclocross Championships are taking place in Rostrevor on January the 10th. Nestled neatly between these championships is the Orwell Wheelers Cyclocross Championships.

The cyclocross buzz continues with another perspective on cross this season and the Kilternan race coming from Orwell’s John Blennerhassett

With the inaugural Orwell Club Championships fast approaching on January 2nd, a gang of Orwell Wheelers engaged in an epic battle at the Fixx Supercup cross in Kilternan to fine tune their form.

Last Sunday, the Orwell Youths went on an away day to Lucan BMX club. It is one of a series of a trips they will be doing over the winter, introducing them to different disciplines and will include MTBing, CX, Track and Crit cycling. If anyone of you thought that BMXing was easy peasy, be warned – there is a reason they insist on full face masks.

A gang of eight Orwell Wheelers took part in the Leinster Cyclocross Championships on Swords on Sunday.

Membership of Scott-Orwell Wheelers for 2017 is now open. See below for instructions on joining the club, along with CI or the IVCA.

The last kit nights of 2015 will be held in Joe Daly Cycles on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th December, between 18:30 and 20:30 each night. This is a chance to see the new Velorevolution gear and submit your order for the 2016 season. There will also be existing stock on hand that can be […]

Orwell Wheelers are delighted to announce that for the coming season we will be partnering with Velo Revolution to supply all of our performance clothing for both the leisure and racing cyclists within the club.

Breda Horan gives us an account of the second round of the Dublin City Cyclocross Race in Kilruddery, Bray. Once again a women’s only race was held and Orwell was represented by Naoise and Breda.

The second round of the Dublin City Cyclocross series took the riders to Kilruddery Estate in Bray, Co. Wicklow. The Orwell contingent was once again represented very well in all three races. This weeks report details the mano a mano battle between Luke GJ Potter and Barry Mooney.

Following up from his 0 to 200 article where Joe Fitzpatrick recounted joining the club and setting his stall out to cycle the wicklow200 the following June, Joe tells us about the many adventures and challenges in his first year in Orwell Wheelers

Andrew Potts joined Orwell Wheelers in October of last year and put in a very consistent sportive season to finish third in the rookie competition of the Leisure League. Andrew takes us through his first full season in Orwell Wheelers.

An important update from Stephen Ryan about the Sunday spins – all members should please have a quick read.

A contingent of ten Orwell Wheelers competed in the third round of the Fixx Cyclocross Series on Sunday. Valdis Andersons talks us through his second cyclocross race since getting the bug, and Mike Hanley returns with his regular CX feature!

The youths are looking forward to guest coaches Aidan Hammond and Aidan Ryan teaching sessions over the next few weeks, as well as a visit to Lucan’s BMX track. And there’s also a spin for parents – have a read below!

This year we are linking the Club membership in with the Cycling Ireland membership system, this will make the process easier for everyone. As a member you just need to enter your details into the one website and there will be just the one payment process for you. Full details and instructions below.

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.

Update 20th Nov: Due to technical issues that were encountered by Cycling Ireland on the day in which the website opened for membership it is not possible at the moment to combine the processing of club membership with the CI membership. Current and future members can apply for or renew their Cycling Ireland membership as normal on the CI site (which will insure you while out on club spins), while we are currently looking at the options for the club membership. We will have a

While many of the club were nursing a hangover in Nenagh, Emma Convey, Valdis Andersons and Michelle Geoghegan were squelching around Bangor in the latest round of the Ulster CX League.