Next Club Spin - Sunday 25 Jan Clicking the relevant link text below will take you to Ride with GPS where you can sign up To join a club spin, you must be an Orwell Wheelers member AND a member of Cycling Ireland. Amber https://ridewithgps.com/events/439582-09-15-amber-newtownmtkennedy-073km-1027m Yellow https://ridewithgps.com/events/439596-09-20-yellow-newtownmtkennedy-065km-0800 White https://ridewithgps.com/events/439611-09-21-white-newtownmtkennedy-060km-0690m Routes an

Congratulations to all our riders on some amazing performances at CX Leinster champs 💪🏻 Photos CYCLE RACE Photos Ireland

13 Dec Charity Xmas Spin w/e 6th Dec

6th December 2025, The Dropping Well Spirit of Orwell Laura Casey Laura Casey Member of the Year The Pathways Team Aidan Hammond, Bryan Johnston, Val Smith, Peter McGrath (tba) Special Recognition Cesar Lopes, Eva Zeile, Colm Agnew Aideen Keenan (tba), Gavin Moore (tba), Andrew Potts (tba) Audax Francis Barry (centre) Cowboy & Cowgirl Marie Feirtear & Val Smith

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Stephen will share his insights and journey from a track/road cyclist to becoming a Head Coach at the highest level of racing. There will be time for a Q & A but if you have any specific questions for Stephen, please email them in advance to Sean Walsh. Stephen is currently the Head Coach for the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale cycling team and is known for his open and transparent approach to sharing professional training insights. A key part of his coaching is building trust and

Tuesday Group 2 on 28th Oct No Winter Spin on bank holiday Sunday Congrats to Sean, Aoife and Adam who went for a run instead Orwell 200 Training Group Howth 2025-10-21 Thankful Tuesday Club Weekend Away - Gorey - Saturday Saturday Tuesday Group New member introduction spin

Lara has come a long way since 2016 - when Orwell ran its own club championships

Corkagh Park 18 Oct 2025

Katie Turner Katie is a second year student at Mount Anville Secondary School where she pursues a range of subjects and extracurricular activities. Her favourite subjects include History, Geography, Science and English. She also enjoys Basketball, Cross Country Running and Hockey. She has two siblings, 10 year old twins, who are also avid cyclists. In the winter months Katie is to be found on the CX courses around Ireland sloshing through the mud in CX races around the countr

UCI Category: M40 (cyclocross), C2 (road) Occupation: Engineer working in the renewable energy sector Riding since: 2014 Background: Proud Galwegian married to Aishling (a Dub) and father to two children (one self-professed Dub’ son and one daughter that I can still convince to declare as a Galwegian!) Disciplines : These days I’m a committed cyclocross rider who sometimes extends his season into road and mountain biking. This year my ambitions on the road are extending a

UCI Category: Under 23 Occupation: Business & Sports Science Student Medical Physics Resident Riding since: 2014 Rider Profile My name is Joe-Nathan Matar, I am 2nd year U23 riding for Orwell Wheelers. I’m currently enrolled in college at Maynooth University completing a Business and Sports Science degree. I started my journey in cycling through duathlons and triathlons when I was 9 and started focusing solely on cycling as a 2nd year Junior. I’m from Belgium but lived in D

UCI Category: Cat 1 Occupation: Medical Physics Resident Riding since: February 2023 Originally a track and cross country runner, I moved to cycling in 2023 after being plagued with injury during my late teens and early 20’s. I had respectable times over 5k (14:52) and shorter distances, which I figured would lend itself well to road cycling. After moving up to A2 in my first 2 months of racing I spent a Summer training and racing in Boulder, Colorado, USA, as a mesh of J

UCI Category: Cycling Ireland C2 Occupation: MD at Gid Industrial Ltd Riding since: 2024 A slightly different profile, taken from the Irish Daily Mirror article by Pat Nolan 21 FEB 2025 Ex-Donegal star still asking 'what might have been?' after five hip surgeries ended GAA career It was eight years ago this week that Keaney’s football career ended, having been told by an orthopaedic surgeon that he had the hips of a 70-year-old A meeting of Galway and Donegal brings tog

UCI Category: Cycling Ireland C2 Occupation: Computer Science Student @ DCU Riding since: Rider Summary Passionate road racer with one year of experience, specializing in sprints and long endurance rides. My love for cycling began when I started commuting to school by bike every day. Before discovering cycling, I played table tennis in my youth, but it never truly excited me the way cycling does. 2024 Racing Key Results Event Name Date Category Summerhill GP March 2 A3 S

UCI Category: Under 23 Occupation: Sports Science Student Riding since: October 2022  2024 Training Month Distance Hours Elevation January 1,400 78 9,800 February 2,120 93 26,000 March  2,000 84 24,000 April 2,100 85 26,400 May 1,720 79 22,500 June 2,280 87 26,300 July 1,900 73 22,957 August 2,250 87 20,771 September 1,700 87 16,145 October 1,150 54 16,900   January & February The month started off with some running and a marathon to switch it up a bit. After that, this pe

Round 1

Massive congratulations to @hendronorla who took 3rd in the points race at the World Masters Track Championships in Roubaix, 🇫🇷

Ulster CX Round 1 – Orangefield, Belfast A brilliant start to the Cyclo-cross season for Orwell Wheelers! 🌧️💪 🔥 Highlights: 🏆 Oliver O’Sullivan – 1st U10 Boys 🥈 Isabel Lopes – 2nd U10 Girls (after a huge comeback from 7th!) 🏆 Benjamin Cunningham – 1st U12 Boys 🥉 Daniel O’Sullivan – 3rd U12 Boys 4️⃣ Tadhg Connolly – 4th U12 Boys 4️⃣ Helena Lopes – 4th U12 Girls 4️⃣ Tomás Connolly – 4th U16 Boys 🥈 Cesar Lopes – 2nd Men’s B Race (from the back of the grid!) Fantastic per