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Next Up:

15th May - Final Round Orwell Ladies League – Sandyford Industrial Estate more info HERE

26th May - Training Camp Mullingar – Information HERE

27th May - Round 5 Stickybottle and Joe Daly Cycles National League – Emyvale GP – Posts for National League found HERE.

5th June – Round 1 Women’s North East League – Dundalk – info HERE NOTE PRE-ENTRY REQUIRED HERE

10th June – Round 3 Trek Women’s Classic League – Sean Nolan GP – Navan CC – Posts for Classic League found HERE

Female Talent Team 2020, Link to latest activity HERE

Check out the deals for staying in the Clonmel Park Hotel for the upcoming National Championships 21-23 June! (more…)

The Wicklow Womens League is cancelled and will not be going ahead this year.  Apologies to all who intended riding - hopefully normal service will resume next year.

Jenny McCauley.

Check out the series of talks presented in Cycle Super Store, in Tallaght, in conjunction with Endurance State, on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. Tomorrow’s talk is given by Liam Dolan on how to train while working full time at the same time.

The store is open, everybody is welcome, the guys also stay in the shop after the talk to answer all the questions and share some tips.

HERE is a schedule of future talks, if there is an interest in some particular subjects to be discussed, please let Cycle SuperStore know at feedback@cyclesuperstore.ie , and they’ll see what can be arranged.

You have all asked for it and here it is … the table! Please find below the StickyBottle.com & Joe Daly’s cycles Women National League standing after round two.

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Corkagh Park Wins Ladies Seal of Approval (more…)

At the UCI TT in Belfast last weekend, the roads were closed for a women’s time trial in Belfast city, with the start and finish at Stormont. The TT served as an opportunity for riders to gain some valuable Olympic qualifying points. (more…)

Please note that as this is a UCI event ALL bikes must comply with the UCI regulations. Please read of for the note from Jack Watson. (more…)

In follow up to the interest and feedback from the well-received training day in March the Women’s Cycling Commission will be holding another training camp on the 26th May based in The Bloomfield Hotel in Mullingar.

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One of Ireland’s top cyclists, Melanie Spath, has recently declared for Ireland. The German born top Mountain biker, also excels on the road, and after a lengthy process, now has “IRL” on her licence. Check out this GREAT ARTICLE about her on Stickybottle.com.

Youth rider and TT2020 member Shannon Buller gives an account of the recent Irish NPS round in Bellurgan in the hope of enticing more young females into the sport. (more…)

Talent Team 2020 riders racing again – with three members competing in the Sainsbury 2012 Uk School Games. (more…)

Six month old  50cmTrek Madone 4.5 WSD for sale. This bike had hardly been used and is currently just collecting dust. Would suite a young girl/woman 5′ to 5.5′ tall  if you know anybody interested please contact queries@womenscycling.ie. Bike retails at between €1400 and €1800 the owner is looking for €1000 ONO.

Corkagh Park – 19th May – read on for the information from Paddy Doran regarding upcoming opportunities. (more…)

Cycling Ireland has recently developed an enclosed 1.1km cycle track in Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin. This weekend Orwell Wheelers will be kicking off a Youth League for both boys and girls on this track. (more…)

At the Cross Country (XC) National Points Series (NPS) last weekend, the young talented TT2020 girls produced great results in Round 2 at Bellurgan Park. (more…)

Sara Ortiz (Black Rose Racing) made it two wins on the trot in the Trek Women’s Classic League with a dominant performance in the Orwell Wheelers Kieran Hammond Memorial A3 Race at Roundwood yesterday.

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Qualification spots for the road are still up for grabs for the women at the Olympics, and Ireland have several top class women working hard to secure one of the last places before the end of May. Siobhan Horgan is showing fantastic form, with top performances in UCI events across Europe. Horgan recently impressed domestically with a high placing in the highly competitive Rás Mumhan against some of Ireland’s top male riders. TT specialist and Rás na mBan double winner Olivia Dillon is flying in events across the USA with a recent strong showing in the Sea Otter Classic in the USA. Bronze medallist from the Points race at the World Championships, Caroline Ryan, is also focusing on Time Trials, aiming for the upcoming Celtic Chrono in particular. Check out the following article from the Epoch Times about Caroline Ryan HERE.

The second round of the Trek Classic league is underway this Sunday in Roundwood, Wicklow. The race is part of the Hammonds memorials and is organised by Orwell Wheelers.

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Limit riders have their day in Round 3 of the Wheelworx Women’s League, with a win for Patricia Buckley. Cogan takes the B race. (more…)

Here are the results for the second round of the StickyBottle.com Women’s National League, in association with Joe Daly’s cycles ( at the Coombe Connor Memorial).

Intouchable Sara Ortiz (Black Rose) keeps her leaders jersey for one more round.

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Firstly, best wishes to all those competing in the Celtic Chrono on the 13th May.

In light of this event, we are making the following changes to the National League and Classic League calendars to accommodate riders who are competing in Belfast.

The next National League race – the Dunsany CP on the 13th May – clashes with the Celtic Chrono and will no longer be a National League event.
It is replaced with the Meath GP (Sean Nolan) on the 10th June.

The Meath GP is currently listed as a Classic League event.

The Classic League  replacement race for the Meath GP on the 10th June will be the:

 S.E.R.C. GP on Sunday, 5th August

Sign On Details: Gorey rugby club   
Time: TBC
Distance: A3 – 80km 
 
Best of luck to all riders competing in Round 2 of the Classic League at the Hammond Memorial in Roundwood, Co. Wicklow this Sunday.

Rás na nÓg saw the introduction to the Irish racing scene of the 2020 Talent Team, and their fabulous pink kit sponsored by Neenan Travel and Breakaway.ie. (more…)

Round 2 of the Wheelworx Women’s Crit saw a win for Orwell Wheeler’s Margaret Donnelly. (more…)

Full report to come – but as it stands the TT2020 girls, who are racing in a category above what they normally race in Ireland, are faring very well. Check out the photos below, including the GC after Stage One. (more…)

The second round of the Stickybottle.com Women National League is on Sunday April 22, in Drogheda. It’s part of the Coombes Conor Memorial.

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