Aidan Collins survived the assault of the Ballyward climb at the end of the 9th round of the Inter-Club League to secure a fine second place, moving to 4th overall in the standings in the process.

Gary McNulty crowned his return to Inter-Club League racing with an impressive sprint success in Batterstown on Thursday evening.

Stephen McNally is the club hillclimb champion for 2009 after finishing second overall in the Inter-Club League hillclimb at Bohernabreena on Thursday night.

On a night when just surviving to the finish line was a feat of endurance Philip Browne of the Irish Road Club edged Round 6 of the Inter-Club League in Kilbride last Thursday.

Barry Browne was top Orwell in fifth place in the group sprint from the Limit/Semi-Limit group that decided the fifth round of the Inter-Club League race at Batterstown on Thursday. Stephen Byrne (Usher Irish Road Club) took the honours as Browne finished as lead Limit rider in the fast paced 16 mile race that included one lap of the Green Sheds.

Gary McNulty's promotion to the Scratch group in the Inter-Club league at Brittas on Thursday night didn't take the edge off his finishing sprint as he scored his third top-two finish in a week.

Round 17 of the Inter-Club League in Brittas produced a clean sweep for Orwell Wheelers in the three DMS races with Ódhran Connors, Gary McNulty and Ivan McAvinchey leading the charge up Ballysmuttan Hill after three laps of the small lakes circuit.

Graham Thomas won the Orwell Club Road Race Championship in fine style at Kilbride last Thursday, just edging Myles Kirby in a mini epic around the lakes near Blessington.

Putting a run of indifferent form behind him as well as a number of personal upheavals that have put cycling into true perspective, Mark Dunne edged a fine battle with Robbie Lawless to take the honours in the Club 10 mile Time Trial Championships at Batterstown on Thursday evening.

Malcolm Garland and Frank Keane were part of a a strong Semi-Limit group that held off the massed ranks of the Semi-Scratch and Scratch groups on the charge up the final hill in round 11 of the Inter-Club league in Brittas last Thursday.