Michelle Geoghegan's first event of the season didn't go to plan but the Irish international showed enough form to suggest that her busy winter will pay dividends this year. Here's her account of a character building Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2011.

The Sprocket Rocket programme has been a great success since it began at the start of winter. Read on for reports from two of its most enthusiastic participants.

Michelle Geoghegan was a non finisher in Saturday's Het Nieuwsblad but not due to the pre race illness that she feared would affect her performance.

Tom's up to Scratch
Tom Blennerhasset finished top Orwell with a fine fifth place finish in the inter club league season  opener at Blackbull on Sunday.
Tom Blennerhasset finished top Orwell with a fine fifth place finish in the inter club league season opener at Blackbull on Sunday.
Blennerhasset's best league result earns the relative newcomer a fast track to the scratch group when the league resumes in April.
In the meantime the second year racer, who had claimed on the final winter training
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Michelle Geoghegan has admitted to feeling apprehensive ahead of her second appearance in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday.

Club members are being asked to wear full Orwell attire for this year's club photo which will be taken before the organised spins on Sunday morning.

The winter club clothing order has been delivered and will be available for collection on Wednesday evening.
The winter club clothing order has been delivered and will be available for collection on Wednesday evening.
The clothing pre-orders can be collected from Dave Tansey at Joe Daly's Cycles from 7 to 9pm on Wednesday. There is a very small quantity of extra clothing available for purchase although most has already been allocated since the order was submitted.
Dave McLoughlin will also be on
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In the latest in the series of coaching classes for club members, former Irish international and long time Orwell member Scott McDonald will present a seminar on race tactics at 7.30pm on Monday, February 21st.

Mystery Orwell guy in Velo magazine. We don't know who you are... but you look cool.

MichelleG

So the 2011 season is just around the corner and I'm heading back to Holland...Michelle Geoghegan reminisces about her debut season with Moving Ladies while she's busy getting ready for the next one...