Appleby Orwell Women's League Round 1 - Time Trial

If you have pre-registered for the Appleby Orwell Women's League then you will have received an email tonight with the event information. For those who haven't registered yet the information is below:

The cost of entering the league is €5 per night or €25 if you are planning on doing all 6 rounds. Please bring cash and ideally the exact amount to Sign on. If you do not have a CI Limited Competition or Competition License you will need to pay €5 extra per round to cover the insurance costs. Gen and Lorna will be looking after Sign on this week.

Please bring your CI number to Sign On.

The first round of the league will kick off with a Time Trial which takes place this coming Tuesday, April 9th in Batterstown. Sign on will be from 6.20pm and first rider off at 7pm.

Since we raced last year new traffic lights have been installed in Batterstown village therefore we have had to look for alternative TT courses. Having looked at a lot of options we have settled on a new course which will start just after the village of Batterstown. This is a slightly shorter route at approx 14km.

Map of Sign on and Start Location: Google Maps Start/Sign On

The new route: TT ROUTE

The Route starts outside "Eagle Motors" about 500m after Batterstown village. Riders follow the R154 to the roundabout @ 4.6km. Take the 3rd exit from this roundabout - signposted "Dunshaughlin/Dublin/Cavan" and continue to the next roundabout @ 7.01km. At this roundabout take continue all the way around the roundabout and return to the start along the route already ridden.

There are no scheduled time slots for the TT therefore, we encourage you to come as early as possible, register and get a start time. This will enable us to facilitate those who may be a little delayed leaving work or in traffic. Ideally, we want to facilitate and accommodate all riders whilst considering limited daylight and ensuring everyone’s safety which of course is paramount. Time slots are available between 7pm and 7.45 only. PLEASE do not miss your time slot as this causes problems for the time keepers.

Do not park at the start line - please park in the village and ride to the start. There are a lot of parking dedicated parking spaces in Batterstown village. Please be considerate of the residents when parking and warming up. We need to be mindful and respectful of local residences and ask that you do not park outside homes closer to the start line. We have had some cars block entrances or park on lawns outside houses at events here in the past and as it is a well used course we do not want to annoy the residents.

Please do not warm up on the course. Please use the road between Batterstown and the M3 for your warm up.

Last year we recommended the use of lights but this year we are making them compulsory. All racers MUST have a back light and ideally a front light. You will not be allowed to start if you do not have a rear light.

Using TT Bikes and/or TT Bars is allowed for the TT rounds.

When you cross the finish line roll on through, pull over further down the road and don't turn around before checking that it is safe to do so. Anyone doing a U-turn in the vicinity of the finish line will be disqualified. Please don't hassle the timekeepers for your time- there's no problem asking, but make sure to do it at a time when there aren't any riders coming in.

YOUTH RIDERS:

Again this year we are allowing youth riders to compete in the league but there are special conditions for the TT Stage. As with previous years Under 14 riders will only be allowed to start a TT round if they have lights and are followed by an adult/guardian riding a bike. There will be no exceptions to this.

Youth Riders must be assessed by their club to be competent to ride on public roads and finish the course within a reasonable time. This applies in particular to Round 1 as it is still getting dark early.

See you all on Tuesday night!

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Louise

What an unbelievable turn out for the first round of the Appleby Orwell Women’s League - 51 racers!! A record by a long way.

Thanks to everyone who raced and also to Gen, Lorna, Dave Mc, all our marshals, helpers & photographers - we couldn’t have done it without you!!

Very provisional top placings for now:
1, Jen Bates, 20:44;
2, Jenny Neenan, 21:04;
3, Sofie Loscher, 21:12;
=4, Eva Brennan, 21:26;
=4, Aideen Keenan, 21:26;
6, Autumn Collins, 21:35;
7, Claire Ní Reachtagain, 21:40;
8, Arron Fox, 21:41.

Confirmed and full results will be available later on.

Full results here now:

Rank.........	Name	Club	Time
1st	Jennifer Bates	Bioracer DHL	20:44
2nd	Jenny Neenan	Sundrive	21:04
3rd	Sofie Loscher	Sundrive	21:12
4th	Eva Brennan	Deenside	21:26
4th	Aideen Keenan	Dublin Wheelers	21:26
6th	Autumn Collins	Team Toreli	21:35
7th	Claire Ní Reachtagain	Sundrive	21:40
8th	Arron Fox	Scott Orwell	21:41
9th	Catherine Mahoney	UCD	22:29
10th	Monica Freiband	Scott Orwell	22:55
11th	Debbie Lee Gaffney	Team Cavan Racing	22:59
12th	Agnieska Samsel	Dublin Wheelers	23:03
13th	Aileen Curran	Stamullen	23:15
14th	Aishling Barry	Dunboyne	23:16
15th	Judy Van den Ancker	Scott Orwell	23:20
16th	Róisín Kennedy	Arcane	23:28
17th	Beata Golczak	U/A	23:38
18th	Helen Kelly	St. Tiernans	23:40
19th	Lyndsey Bryce	Dublin Wheelers	23:46
20th	Sinead Molloy	Tullamore	23:49
21st	Joanne White	Drogheda	23:51
22nd	Marie Reilly	Bohermeen	23:59
23rd	Laura Shannon	St. Tiernans	24:03
24th	Julieann Byrne	Lucan	24:15
25th	Susan Fagan	Clontarf	24:25
26th	Aisling O'Connor	Scott Orwell	24:27
27th	Anne Marie Loughrey	Scott Orwell	24:49
28th	Hannah Tilley	Arcane	24:58
29th	Keela MacHale	Arcane	25:05
30th	Sarah White	Arcane	25:07
30th	Emma Smith	Navan	25:07
32nd	Kasha Gniado	Lucan	25:10
33rd	Aisling Ní Neil	Scott Orwell	25:11
34th	Grainne Reids	St. Tiernans	25:23
35th	Marijke Beltman	Belpark	25:31
36th	Danielle Travers	Dublin Wheelers	26:06
37th	Rose Murray	Bohermeen	26:07
38th	Noreen Mallon	Arcane	26:11
39th	Rose Reilly	Moynalty	26:13
40th	Clara Fitzsimons	Lucan	26:17
41st	Mairead Casserly	Dublin Wheelers	26:27
42nd	Susanne Windsor	Moynalty	26:51
43rd	Mary Maher	Dublin Wheelers	27:00
44th	Caroline Carolan	Moynalty	27:02
45th	Anastasia Myachina	St. Tiernans	27:05
46th	Elizabeth Ashton	Bohermeen	27:06
47th	Anne Marie Cooke	Dublin Wheelers	27:26
48th	Zoe Shakespeare	Navan	27:54
49th	Helen Duffy	Bohermeen	29:15
50th	Aoife Mooney	Navan	31:02
51st	Bridget Reilly	Bohermeen	DNF

And the team classification:

1st...........	Sundrive ..............	1:03:56...........	Neenan, Loscher, Ní Reachtagain
2nd	Scott Orwell	1:07:56	Fox, Freiband, Van den Ancker
3rd	Dublin Wheelers	1:08:15	Keenan, Samsel, Bryce
4th	St. Tiernans	1:13:06	Kelly, Shannon, Reids
5th	Arcane	1:13:31	Kennedy, Tilly, MacHale
6th	Lucan	1:15:42	Byrne, Ghiado, Fitzsimons
7th	Bohermeen	1:17:12	Reilly, Murray, Ashton
8th	Moynalty	1:20:06	Reilly, Windsor, Carolan
9th	Navan	1:24:03	Smith, Shakespeare, Mooney