Orwell Announces Team for Rás Tailteann

Pinergy – Orwell Wheelers are proud to announce an exciting team for the 70th edition of Rás Tailteann, taking place from May 21st to May 25th, 2025. This historic race will see riders take on five challenging stages, covering over 760 kilometres and tackling 13 categorised climbs across the stunning Irish landscape.

Orwell Youth Racing is back! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Youth racing (U8–U16) kicks off at Corkagh Park on Monday, 21st April, and we’ll be racing every Monday evening for 17 weeks until 11th August! 🌞

The well known and loved Women's League, hosted by Pinergy Orwell Wheelers, returns for 2025 and we are delighted to announce that our very generous sponsors Appleby Jewellers are staying on as the event sponsors for another year

The Appleby Women’s League welcomes all levels and abilities of women racing from absolute beginners to experienced veterans from all clubs and interested parties. We aim to offer women new to the racing scene an introduction and foundation upon which to develop, while giving more experienced riders a solid platform to progress their race season. There will be separate handicapped races for beginner, intermediate and advanced racers.

The Easter Flèche is unique in Audax terms. It is a 24hr ride ridden as a team event, Each team devises its own route, minimum 360km and traditionally, the routes of the Flèche in a given country or region meet at a common finishing point, (the Flèches / Arrows aiming at a single target). 

In 2023, out of 1349 entrants worldwide, there was only ONE all-women’s team: