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Welcome to
Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
Founded in 1948, Orwell Wheelers is amongst the biggest and most famous cycling clubs in Ireland. Based in Dublin, we cater to all levels of fitness and ability - from beginners to elite riders, male and female from youth to veteran. The club had its roots in road racing but has become very active in many other areas including leisure riding, audaxing, randonnée events, cyclocross and track racing. We run organised weekly training spins most of the year. From January 2022 we are delighted to be supported by our partner sponsor Pinergy
Appleby Orwell Women's League 2022 FINAL ROUND
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It's all coming down to the final TT! The last round of the Appleby Orwell Women's League will take place on Tuesday the 24th of May and it is a return to the TT course in Glencullen. The first rider will be off at 7pm. The prizegiving will take place after the final rider finishes..
read on for more and the START LIST
Appleby Orwell Women's League Round 5: The Washout
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Round 5 of the Appleby Orwell Women's League was supposed to take place in the glorious sunshine of Mondello.......
But May in Ireland had other ideas! Despite our crossed fingers, the putting out of the child of Prague and constant watching of weather apps/rainfall radars luck wasnt with us this time and racing was cancelled on the night. Read on for league standings now..
Orwell Stage Race 2022
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The Orwell Stage Race returns for 2022 and will take place on June 4th and 5th. Once again The Beehive Pub, Wicklow will be the Race HQ
Categories include A1, A2, A3, Juniors and Women
The overall winner will receive the Noel O Neill Trophy.
Read on for details......
Appleby Orwell Women's League 2022
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The Appleby Orwell Women's League is down to the final 2 rounds - Mondello on Wednesday the 18th of May and the TT in Glencullen on Tuesday the 24th of May. Suitable for beginners and seasoned racers alike, you can still sign up for individual nights even if you havent done the whole series. Read on for details...
Orwell One Day Youth Stage Race 2022
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Saturday 14 May 2022 saw the return of the Orwell One Day Youth Stage Race in the enclosed circuit at Corkagh Park
The event was open to all U10, U12, U14 and U16 boys and girls, with everyone taking part in three stages:
Time trial: one lap of the Corkagh Park track
Scratch race: because of numbers, girls joined the boys at each age level, but were marked separately
- U10: 4 laps
- U12: 15 minutes plus 1 lap
- U14: 25 minutes plus 1 lap
- U16: 35 minutes plus 3 laps
Elimination races on the small lap, with separate races for U14 and U16 boys and girls
Results below ...
Youth To The Fore As Club League Hits Corkagh Park
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Orwell's Club League moved to Corkagh Park for the past three weeks, where some high octane racing blew off the winter cobwebs. While some of the club's seasoned racers acquitted themselves well, it was a number of up and coming youth riders who stole the limelight.
Youth Tour of Scotland 2022
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Orwell Wheelers entered a team for the Youth Tour of Scotland, one of the most exciting youth racing events going, this year. While our boys were disappointed not to get an entry, we did send a strong team of four girls over to Perth: Áine Reilly, Rhiannon Dolan, Mya Doocey and Hannah Hayes.
Here's what happened ... thanks to Áine for such a detailed and interesting report: plenty to learn about riding as part of a team, rather than just for yourself, in this one!
Rás na nÓg 2022
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A magnificent weekend of racing in Bellewstown with what must be a record number of Orwell Wheelers riding: 9 riding in club colours and 7 racing for the Leinster provincial teams. For a couple of families it was their first experience of children's open racing and, as always, Drogheda Wheelers put on a fantastic show. I'll just pick out a few highlights, because otherwise this report could run to PAGES! Read on ...
