Women's Crit League
Orwell have been running a women's crit league in some format since 2010, beginning with Winning Solutions sponsoring prizes before Wheelworx came on board. The Sandyford-based criteriums were ably run by Aideen Collard, Dave McLoughlin, Jen Sheridan and a merry band of helpers.
They gradually incorporated Corkagh Park when it opened, and eventually the league moved there but added a road race and time trials for variety. Orla Hendron and Mags Donnelly took on the task of organisers since 2014, and since then it has been organised by Orla with help from a combination of different members.
In 2018 we were delighted to have Appleby Jewelers come on board as sponsors.
Past winners
2010 Joanna Hickey Usher IRC 2011 Sandra Fitzgerald Lucan CRC 2012 Mel Späeth Cycleways 2013 Patricia Buckley Orwell Wheelers 2014 Sandra Fitzgerald Garda CC 2015 Orla Montague Dublin Wheelers
2016 Orla Montague Dublin Wheelers
2017 Kate Earlie St. Tiernans
2018 Jennifer Bates Team Gerard DHL
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Results From 1st round Appleby’s Jewelers Orwell Women’s League TT tonight.
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The Appleby Orwell Women's League is down to the final 2 rounds - Mondello on Wednesday the 18th of May and the TT in Glencullen on Tuesday the 24th of May. Suitable for beginners and seasoned racers alike, you can still sign up for individual nights even if you havent done the whole series. Read on for details...
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The Appleby Orwell Women's League 2019 came to a close tonight with the final TT round. 83 women raced in at least one round of the league! The final round write up will be posted later this week but until then here are the final round TT and the overall league results.
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A beautiful, still night out around the lakes of Manor Kilbride/Blessington for round 5 tonight. We had 2 separate races with the A/A+ group starting first and the B/B+ group racing second. Despite the lumpy circuit the groups stayed together for the most part with 2 exciting sprint finishes. Read on for the results and latest standings with 1 round to go....
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The 4th round of the Appleby Orwell Women's League saw good numbers sign on in Corkagh Park despite the weather. It was Wet Wet Wet! After the previous rounds Orla Hendron had the measure of the groups and testing handicaps were set. Reports on tonight's racing are thanks to John Hammer who was on hand with his camera and took time after to do a write up.....
