Leading out the Ras Peleton Sunday to the Park

In case anyone missed it on the main page here it is....

www.orwellwheelers.org/home/news-and-eve...to-our-orwell-racers

We would like to give a big shout out to our Orwell Racers who will line up in the Ras next Sunday. Orwell Racers Brian McArdle, Ronan O'Flynn, Jamie Busher, Stephen Barry and Manuel Fontan will line up on Sunday May 22nd at Dublin Castle to tackle the 8 day and 1,235 kilometre stage race. Stephen O'Shea will be Team Manager and Fionn Sheridan will be mechanic. Mary Brady and Aishling O'Connor will be soigneurs for the team. To support our team, we are planning on turning up to Dublin Castle to see the Orwell Ras team and the Ras peloton off on Sunday May 22nd

To celebrate the Ras start and to cheer the lads on and to Promote the National Championships Stephen O'Shea has arranged for all Orwell members to lead out the Ras Peloton from Dublin Castle at 1130am sharp to the race start proper at the Phoenix Park where the Nationals will start. Please can everyone in the club turn up at 11am at the main gates of Dublin Castle in their Orwell colours and you'll get to ride the Ras before the pros do! Should be great craic and we may even have a coffee and cake in Farmleigh after to celebrate!

Gar to Farmleigh café staff: "Can we have 500 coffees and 500 buns please"
Café staff to Gar: "*#*%&?!!!"

This is lovely gesture and should be a great honour for the club to have this opportunity.

I think it's likely there will be a large number of Orwell fans so may I suggest that you don't swamp the team riders/car/van area as the lads will need to get their game-face on and support crew will be busy getting bikes and stuff ready. By all means, wish them luck but please don't try to have the chats for too long!
These lads aren't going to farmleigh for coffee, they're about to ride a pro bike race!
Bring it on!!