The opening round of the 2014 Orwell League saw some super fast times set for the Pine Forest course, with Eric Downey resuming where he left off for the 2013 league - at the top.

Lots of racing action again this weekend. From the foggy Curragh to sunny Castlecomer lets catch up with all the results on the weekend when even the club PRO went racing! Thanks to Nicholas Appleby & Michael "wrong shorts" Hanley for the Deenside Cup Reports...

We've been remiss in our racing coverage, with the women in particular scoring a number of fine results - Sandra Telford with a Corkagh Park win, and Ciara Kinch 4th in the Meath GP. Read on for much, much more!

Road races are the bread and butter of the common racer in Ireland.

Rules for the Inter-Club League

One dramatic chase resulted in Seán Murnane taking a large bunch sprint, while another duller affair saw Semi-scratch settle affairs with Freddie Stevens fastest in a small gallop. Corkagh Park racing is different every race, full reports below!

Typically there are four TT events each year in the league. A time trial is pure test of power – riders set off a minute apart, and are timed to the finish. Fastest time wins - simple.

The races came thick and fast over the weekend, with Kilmessan hosting two days of events for Ciara Kinch and Orla Hendron to take envelopes home from, and the Ballinrobe 2 Day taking place out west, with Pat O'Brien, Neal Hudson, Ronan Grimes and Aideen Keenan all putting in strong performances, and Keenan winning the women's prize there. This all followed the club TTT, won by a team featuring Colum Bradley, Daniel McElroy, and Sean and Conor Murnane.