Orwell's national track sprint championship medalist Donal Bailey was selected as the Irish domestic male cyclist of the year in the Cycling Ireland Membership awards. In the latest instalment of her regular series, Aideen Collard catches up with the man who is anything but a short distance only cyclist.   FIVE MINUTES WITH…  Donal Bailey  by Aideen Collard Age: 25           Years with Orwell?: One   How did you get into cycling? I always loved cycling for fun but when I was

Colm Ahern's recent second place in the Bikepure GP Cyclocross earns him the latest spot in our series of rider profiles. We caught him while he was still recovering to hear about the Rás, fatherhood, and racing in the good old days. Colm Ahern Age: 33           Years with Orwell?:  17 (on and off…) How did you get into cycling? I was always into hacking around on the BMX from the age of 7, but as I kid played Gaelic football and Hurling.  I enjoyed it but I was useless on

In the latest club profile we get the lowdown on Orwell’s new world champion Orla Hendron and her path to the maillot arc-en-ciel. Age: Somewhere between 44-49 Years with Orwell: 8 years now… Holy S…!! How did you get into cycling? After my hockey career came to an end I took up triathlon, so that got me on a bike, then I did a charity cycle for Crumlin Hospital where I met Arthur Ebbs (also currently a member of Orwell).  He told me I should join the vets as I’d be good at

By Aideen Collard As Orwell's star female rider, Michelle Geoghegan makes the move over to Holland to join her new cycling team, Moving Ladies and prepares for her first big race of the season, theOmloop Het Nieuwsblad next week, we catch up with her and ask her a few probing questions about her cycling career to date. Last year, Michelle won the National Ladies League and narrowly missed out on a medal at the National Road Championships. She moves on to greater challenges in