16 racers in the B group and 11 in the A's took to the open roads of Manor Kilbride for Round 5 of the Appleby Jewellers Orwell Women's Crit League. Catch up on all the action and results on this weeks Crit Chronicles thanks to guest reporter John Hammer

Round 1 of the Appleby Orwell Women's League saw blue skies, no wind and an amazing 51 women sign on! Read on for full results...

Tuesday evening saw the opening round of the 2018 Appleby-Orwell Women’s Crit League.

The Crit Chronicles 2018, Vol 2 are out!! Who raced, who won, who left one sock behind? Catch up on all the news and results thanks to our "on the bike reporter" Ciara Ni F

Thanks to Ciara Ní Fhlathartaigh for this write up on Round 1 of the Womens League

Last night saw thirty five of the fifty registered riders turn up to Corkagh Park for Round 2 of the Scott Orwell Wheelers Women's Crit League.

This week we discovered two types of competitive personalities; Type A, who took advantage of the Easter holidays doing savage spins and Type B, who savaged Easter eggs, totally forgot about the bike and momentarily forgot how to pedal until they heard the whistle blow for the off.

The Crit Chronicles continue into Round 4. This was the final round at Corkagh Park before heading to the road.

The Crit Chronicles make their way down the N81 to Brittas for the fifth round's Road Race.

The Women's Crit Series hosted by Scott-Orwell Wheelers returns for 2018 and this year we are delighted to welcome a new sponsor – Appleby Jewelers. The league welcomes all levels and abilities of women racing from absolute beginners to experienced veterans. The first race of the series will take place on Tuesday 10th April....