Touring, Adventure and Off-Road Cycling

Here are some details of a historical cycling tour - Who fears to speak of 98, taking place in Sept 16/17. The tour takes place in the Wexford area. This is the plan.

DAY 1- drive to Enniscorthy on Saturday morning (120kms)- Cycle loop one, later that day drive to Wexford town (23kms) - overnight in the area.
Day 2 Cycle loop 2 in Wexford area. Drive home later that day (133kms)

Wexford Orwell 1798 cycle 16 & 17 th. September

Time to make a booking !!
In order to secure overnight accommodation 16 th September in Wexford please book this week : we have 20 beds available in the Talbot Hotel at a rate of €284 for a room (2 people sharing/ €240 single) for Dinner & Bed.
Saturday / Breakfast Sunday . Car parking is available. For those who are staying elsewhere we are quoted €38 for Dinner Saturday night to join the Talbot : Phone 091 22566 | Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. quote Orwell Group Cycle : This offer will expire this week ; will need a credit card for booking .

Alternative nearby hotel venues include or book B& B online :
River bank hotel Ferrybank South, Wexford, Phone:(053) 912 3611
Maldron Hotel Ballindinas, Co. Wexford 053) 917 2000

We are also arranging camping option as well
Click here to join the Wexford Tour - what's app

The next outing of the Orwell Wheelers Touring group is the 3 day trip to Wales. There are 55 signed up, but we are opening the waiting list for 24 hours as we have as a few cancellations.

We are open for 24 hours - if you are interested in the Wales 3 day trip.
Friday 21st July - Sunday 23rd July
White and Yellow Groups.
Cost approx. 300 euro
NO single room options

Click below to join the waiting list.


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Tour is now full, thanks
Our next Tour is to Wexford in Sept it is an historical tour 1798
You can join the waiting list by clicking below

Hi All, I am exploring a cycle trip to Italy next year. I am in contact with three different suppliers of cycling trips to Italy.

And just to be clear I am proposing a cycling touring holiday, i.e cycling tours, cycling trips to vineyards and other agriturismo trips. There will be days off and a few half days cycles.

It's not a cycling training camp.

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After many months of planning the day has come and 52 Orwell cyclists are heading off on the ferry this Friday to Wales.
The team heading up the trip is
Sarah McCarthy, Trish Bunyan, John Collins and myself.
And many thanks to Sarah for organising the route and being our support van person on the trip.

Cheers
Leonard

The Orwell Wheelers Touring group is off tomorrow Saturday, on a 2-Day tour of sites associated with the ’98 uprising in Co. Wexford.
Here is the promo video of that tour; organised by Dr. John and his side-kick Barry Denton.




Of note, I hope to publish details at the end of Oct. of our 2024 Leisure tour to Italy

To join the Orwell touring group click the link below

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Dear Leonard, do we have a gravel/mountain bike group within Orwell?

Hola José,
Gravel Biking, not in the traditional sense.
You'd be better served by checking Boards.ie's Cycling forum. They have a Grevil, the Gravel version of their Evil road spin.
There's only two main events on the calendar The Galway Gravel Grinder and the (Fermanagh) Gravel Grinder (on today).
There also a Bog series in my home village, Abbeyknockmoy, in Galway for the four Saturdays in February. There's also a Galway Classic Sportive (after Easter) that runs on the bog roads around the same village.

Mountain Biking, there is a WhatsApp group.
I'll ping one of the guys I know in it.

If you want to try CycloCross on your gravel bike and gravel tyres, Navan have a pretty dry grassy course on the 29th of October.
You can enter the B-Race on big tyres and MTBs.
Check out The Leinster League of CycloCross on social media for more.

For MTB, ping me on and I'll connect you up.

Thank you, Diarmuid! I cannot see the link, but not just yours, any. Do you know who is in charge of the forum so I can email with the problem.

Kindest regards,
José

The Orwell Wheeler's Touring/Adventure group is organising 2 trips to Italy next year 2024.
The Tour de France has 3 stages in the region, and The Giro passes through the region as well. We can get a chance to cycle part of the routes.

Trip 1 TBA Mid-May.
Trip 2 TBA end Sept early Oct.

You book your own flight.
For example, the  package will include:
Transfer from airport to hotel and return.
Half board.
Bike hire.
Overnight Laundry
Cycle tour guides


The Bike Hotels offer road and off-road routes, e. g. Forests, Vineyards, river-banks.
There will be a different choice each day, with groups similar to ourselves.
Mostly on road, and daily excursions or the pool if you wish not to cycle.

And just to be clear I am proposing a cycle touring holiday. There will be days off and a few half days cycles.
It is not a cycling training camp. Although they offer a similar to Orwell red group rides

There will be a choice of road, gravel, or bikes to hire. Bring your own helmet, shoes, and pedals.

If interested click on the link below



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Cheers,
Leonard

2024 Draft Schedule

JANUARY
5 Waterways of Dublin tour.

FEBRUARY
Famous women of Dublin City - Sunday afternoon tour.

MARCH
Featherstone’s Sunday afternoon tour of the Hot spots of Dublin City.

APRIL
3 day - Fourth Stage of our Tour of Ireland, Derry to Belfast.

MAY 
11th May - Dawn to dusk cycle on to align with the Darkness into Light event that Pieta House.  

19th- 26th May  -May  No. 1 Italian tour.

JUNE
22 June shortest night of the year.  Old school pannier cycle and camping tour in Wicklow, 

OR 

Kevin’s 2 day - tour of his home county - circular trip from Birr  

JULY
Sun. 21st – 24th July - Maggie May’s Tour to The Isle of Man.

AUGUST
Dr. John’s 3rd Historical Tour.

SEPTEMBER
Sun 29th Sept – 6th Oct,  N0.2 Italian tour.

To join the Adventure /Touring What's App click  on the link below
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Leonard on behalf of the team:
Kashif, Andrew, and myself

@José, apologies I never saw your reply re accessing links. You need to be logged in to the forum to see links, phone numbers etc. If you're still interested in MTB, let me know.

DIARY UPDATE

FEBRUARY
Gravel bike/Road Bike spin on the Grand Canal Sat 10th Feb

MARCH
Featherstone’s Sunday afternoon tour of the Hot spots of Dublin City.

APRIL
5th - 7th
3 day - Fourth Stage of our Tour of Ireland, Derry to Belfast.

MAY
11th May - Dawn to dusk cycle on to align with the Darkness into Light event that Pieta House.
And
19th- 26th May -May No. 1 Italian tour.

JUNE
TBA Old school pannier cycle and camping tour in Wicklow,

And
21st-23rd
Kevin’s 3-day - tour of his home county - circular trip from Birr, celebrating Summer Solstice.

JULY
Sun. 21st – 24th July - Maggie May’s Tour to The Isle of Man.

AUGUST
Dr. John’s 3rd Historical Tour.

SEPTEMBER
Sun 29th Sept – 6th Oct, N0.2 Italian tour

Orwell Adventure and Touring Group's Activities and Plans


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