Leisure Reports

James O'Callaghan took a spin down to the Sierra Nevada to take on Europe's highest paved road in extreme heat. To put you in the mood ahead of the Marmotte, have a read!

Best of luck from the club to all those taking on the challenge this weekend! Click through!

Eamonn Eaton and a merry band of Orwells braved the conditions of the first ever Giro d'Italia Gran Fondo, and wrote a short and sweet account of the day.

Updated with extra that never made it to the first draft!

Coming in at under 2,000 words, this is one of Billy Parker's shorter novellas, but a worthy read nonetheless! He takes us through his multi-faceted Orwell experience of this year's Wicklow 200. Accompanying his written account is Eileen Byne's wonderful video composition. Have a read and a watch!

Geoff Bailey joined Orwell this year with a view to repeating David Fitzgerald's Stelvio trip from last year, and undertook it last weekend. He writes about his Alpine adventure below!