It seems like there's no off-season in Irish cycling, only the 'cross season! New club kit rep Michael Hanley takes us through his DCCX Punchestown experience below!

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.

Orwell Wheelers is proud to be the host club for the 2017 Irish National Youth CycloCross Championships, on Sunday 19th Feb 2017.

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.

The next CX date has a full set of youth races if you know anybody who'd like to take part, or perhaps you'd like to drop in on the way back from your Sunday spin to support riders - both young and old! Full details follow...

Relive the Club’s CX Championships through Luke, Ruairí, David and Andrew.

Eoin Ahern took the 2018 Club CX Championship. Andrew Ryan took this third Club Youth CX title.

Breda Horan gives us an account of the second round of the Dublin City Cyclocross Race in Kilruddery, Bray. Once again a women's only race was held and Orwell was represented by Naoise and Breda.

Gridding Order for the Pinergy Orwell Wheelers Cyclocross Race. Generously sponsored by Joe Daly Cycles, Footprints Early Years Preschool, All-American Laundrette and Bike Fitting Ireland. Read on for full details...

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.

Scott-Orwell’s Lara Gillespie has had an amazing season on the Cyclocross bike this winter. Not only did she win the Women’s National Cyclocross Championships she then represented Ireland at the World Championships!  We caught up with her (which is pretty tough to do) and managed to convince her to give us the inside scoop on her winter. Huge thanks to Lara for fitting in time to write this for us.

A gang of eight Orwell Wheelers took part in the Leinster Cyclocross Championships on Swords on Sunday.

This is the Gridding for the Leinster CycloCross Championship on December 8th 2019. LINK TO RESULTS INCLUDED

The Leinster CycloCross Championships 2019 will be hosted by Scott Orwell Wheelers. This event will also be round four of The Leinster League of CycloCross. This will take place at The GAP Glencullen on Sunday December 8th 2019.

Luke GJ Potter gives a brief recap. 3 Provinces, 2 Weeks and a MonoSpaced Font in a Pear Tree. Image courtesy of Sean Rowe.

While many of the club were nursing a hangover in Nenagh, Emma Convey, Valdis Andersons and Michelle Geoghegan were squelching around Bangor in the latest round of the Ulster CX League.

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.

Pinergy Orwell Wheelers will host their annual Cyclocross Race, Round 2 of the Leinster League ofCyclocross, on Sunday 23th of October 2022 generously sponsored byJoe Daly Cycles, FootprintsEarly Years Preschool, All-American Laundrette and Bike Fitting Ireland. Read on for full details...

Pinergy Orwell Wheelers will host their annual Cyclocross Race at McCrystal's CX Track on Saturday 4th of November 2023. It is round 4 of the Leinster League ofCyclocross. Generously sponsored byJoe Daly Cycles, FootprintsEarly Years Preschool, All-American Laundrette and Bike Fitting Ireland. Read on for full details...