Eoin Ahern took the 2018 Club CX Championship. Andrew Ryan took this third Club Youth CX title.
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Orwell Wheelers is proud to be the host club for the 2017 Irish National Youth CycloCross Championships, on Sunday 19th Feb 2017.
Relive the Club’s CX Championships through Luke, Ruairí, David and Andrew.
If a chain snaps in Tollymore Woods, and your team isn’t around to hear it, does it make a sound? Skip to “Speaking of steps” for the context of this headline.
Luke GJ Potter gives a brief recap. 3 Provinces, 2 Weeks and a MonoSpaced Font in a Pear Tree. Image courtesy of Sean Rowe.
Mike Hanley’s ramblings about race preparation and not much actual racing continue in this latest chapter, after the second round of Navan Road Club's CycloCross series.
Michael Hanley’s inner monologue sheds light on this dark CX race.
It was a couple of weeks for erecting tents, a Beer Tent in the IFSC and Sign-On Tents in Public Parks. It could only mean one thing, the Northern Hemisphere had entered its final season… CycloCross season. Grab a cup of Hot Cocoa with Marshmallows as Luke GJ takes us through the initial fortnight.
Luke GJ Potter sends us this update on the coming cyclocross season..
The Irish National Cyclocross Championships of 2016 were held in Tollymore Forest Park, Co Down. Seven members of the Orwell took part in the events organised by Dromara Cycling Club with three in the Senior Men, three in the Women's and one in the Masters 40. Breda Horan was top Orwell in the Women's Race and tells her story while new comer Eoin Ahern recounts the Senior Men's race.
The inaugural Club Cyclocross Championships were proposed by Stephen O'Shea at the Club AGM in October. What followed was a dedicated presence at the cyclocross races of the Orwell CX Crew. All the racing culminated in the Club Championships which took place on January 2nd in Corkagh Park with a field of 15 Orwell Wheelers.
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.