420 years ago, St. Garabaldi jogged up 69 peaks, and returned with the Strava Route on Stone Tablets. Every year, we ride The Beast to reflect upon his guidance. The final In-Forum-al spin of the year is the Tour de Beast. The Tour de Beast is to celebrate the end of the Summer. In years gone by, we used to have a group dinner to celebrate, hence what the WhatsApp Group is for. So if anyone wants to organise the dinner, that'd be nice. The route is the start of the Randonée.

Congratulations to the Orwell youths who took part in the Track Nationals yesterday run by Sundrive Track Team! A fantastic day out for Ben, Eleanor, William, Jake, Seamus and Xander with standout performances all round. Special mention to Xander (U14), who brought home a national champs jersey in the sprint category with a hugely impressive ride along with other podium spots - and to Eleanor (U14) and Ben (U12) for claiming podium spots across all disciplines. Is there anyt

Shoulder2Shoulder - Hover over the icons for more information. Blue icons are Controls. Red icons indicate riders are at (or past) that control. This is a MANDATORY route for the calendar audax. Riders must follow the GPX file or the routesheet and checkin at each control. Secret controls may also be used. Riders who leave the route (eg. for food, or to sleep) must return to the point where they left the route in order to continue. 2025 FINISHERS Ian Ryall first man h

IVCA Tuesday League – August 5th Results A strong showing once again from Orwell Wheelers at the IVCA Tuesday League on August 5th, with several impressive performances across the categories. Dave Murnane capped off a consistent season by winning the overall Black Group Tuesday League, and backed it up with second place on the night – a fantastic achievement. In the Orange Group, Kilian Doyle secured second place overall in the league, demonstrating brilliant form throughout

It's that time of the year again, where we cycle to see if Turlough Hill and Wicklow Gap count as one or two hills. The 12 Peaks is generally the last big hitout for any cyclists hoping to do a foreign sportive or raid. As such the date can be moved to suit groups training plans. It can even occur more than once, should there be more than one group trip. Apart from cycling, it's important to nail your pacing, equipment and nutrition. All are invited. Everyone will be going at

Good Friday Monster All welcome to slay the Monster! As mentioned at the Summer Launch Night, the route is Modular, so you're welcome to do as you want, and pick your own turn off point. There will be many more who have the same intention. The dispatch at the startline is just a case of: "Loud Whistle. Are we waiting for anyone to arrive? Take it easy at the start, it's a long day. LET'S ROLL." Mass Start, Multiple colour-fluid groups, they'll sort themselves out on Cruagh. A

Some photos from the Youth presentations from the TT. Thank you to all parents and racers

The sun was out in Wicklow this morning for the annual Noel & Kieran Hammond Memoral time trials. Great work and dedication as ever by Aidan Hammond, with the 42nd running of this event. Well done to all the prize winners in particular to Johannes Rom Dahl of the Roadman Cycling club for taking the top prize for the second year running. Linda Kelly was in great form winning both the C2 and Ladies category as was Bray Wheelers CC Mark Hooper who took home the fabulous trophy.

In addition to our youth riders, we’re also cheering on Junior rider Matthew Lane, representing Leinster in Assen. Another rider we’re incredibly proud of - hard to believe he did his very first road race at Rás na nÓg just three years ago! Thanks to Huele June for photos!

Wishing the very best of luck to our incredible youth riders competing in Assen in the Netherlands this week! We’re so proud to see 7 Orwell youth riders – Molly, Ollie, Xander, Daniel, Josh and William plus Katie riding with a Belgian team – alongside several of our Corkagh Park Monday Night regulars – from Bear Cycling team, Carlow Road Cycling Club, TC Racing Team 🤞✈️ 🤞✈️ Breffni Wheelers Cycling Club and Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club- taking on the challenge at one of the

Another strong evening of racing for Orwell riders at the Green Sheds. In the Red Group, Diarmuid Collins put in a solid performance to take 8th place, while Garrett Greene continued his excellent run of form with a 6th-place finish in the same group. In the Orange Group, Killian Doyle powered to 4th place, showing great consistency. The highlight of the night came in the Black Group, where Dave Murnane claimed another win — a commanding ride that surely puts an upgrade on th

Phoenix Cup – Dorey's Forge The Phoenix Cup took place on Sunday last at Dorey’s Forge, with riders facing a fast and flowing circuit. Once again, Orwell was well represented across the groups. The standout performance of the day came from Garrett Greene, who stormed to victory in the Orange Group — a well-deserved win. In the Black Group, Barry Redmond put in a strong ride to take 7th place, closely followed by Damien Long and Ronan Simms, both finishing well inside the bunc

Best wishes to club rider @katieturner_ie who is racing for @team_ireland_olympic at 8am today at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia 🇲🇰

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In the White/Red race: Shaun Kelly staged an attack 10km from the finish which almost brought him victory, only to be pipped by a late bridging Sean Curtis on the line. Harry Rochford, in his first race in the whites came fourth, proving again his promotion was well deserved. Johnny O’Brien narrowly avoided a crash at the finish to take eighth. Meanwhile in the Orange race, Michael Hickey continued his fine run of form to take fourth. Orwell featured strongly in the Black rac