On July 1^st 2009 local boy from Mabe and FW guest cyclist Joe Bosher-Kempton (excellent surname Joe) is undertaking a mammoth ride from Mabe to Morocco in support of the British Heart Foundation.

This is a cause close to his heart as Joe has lost two members of his family to heart disease. Joe has an excellent website www.pedallingtothebeat.co.uk where you can find out more about the trip and there is a link from there if you want to support him via an online payment. You can also pop into the British Heart Foundation shop in Falmouth where Joe’s mum Lucy can take donations on his behalf.

Good luck Joe from all the Falmouth Wheelers - we'll be looking forward to you telling us of your adventures upon your return...

This year a grand total of 13 Falmouth Wheelers entered and completed the Dartmoor Classic Sportive with 8 wheelers doing the 100 mile course and 5 wheelers doing the 60 miles.

 Several medals were won by the FWs, with Parky getting a silver and all the 60 miler FWs getting bronzes. It was noted that most of the other 2000+ cyclists seemed to be under 30 years old whilst the majority of the FWs were over 50! A couple of us were even over 65, so it has to be said we did pretty well - this sportive is judged to be one of the toughest in the UK.

Truro Cycling Club and the spirited Tri-logic boys were there too, as was Bikechain Ricci and his youngsters (they won gold medals - well done chaps). The weather was favourable, the scenery wonderful and the Falmouth Wheelers suffered no bonking, mechanicals or crashes. A great day out. The old legs were aching a bit right at the end though…

Please note: Sunday 10 o’clock short rides are cancelled indefinitely. Long and short Sunday rides will now both start at 9 o’clock from the Falmouth Packet car park. This is because less and less people were turning up for 10 o’clock and occasionally only one person. Which is lonely for them and not a good impression for first timers out for a ride with the club.

As most Falmouth Wheelers know, Dale is doing an end-to-end, returning to Lands End on Sunday the 12^th of July. The Falmouth Wheelers will be escorting him to the finish for his moment of glory. (Check out the message board for some updates...)

There are 2 options as to how to take part, a) meet Dale at 8.30 am at the Packet car park and cycle with him for the full final leg or b) drop your bike off at 10am at the Packet car park and have your bike taken by club trailer to Marazion car park where you can pick it up and cycle the last few miles to Lands End with Dale and the other Falmouth Wheelers.

Depending on numbers you may be able to get a ride in the trailer’s tow vehicle, if not, car sharing would be recommended. Also, if you’re going for option (b) best not just turn up for the trailer - please use this website’s message board so we know how many to expect.

Start 10am at Bamber Tiles car park, opposite Victoria Inn, Roche on the old A30.   Map ref. 989618 – OS map 200 (a good idea to bring one!).   Distance approx.   22 miles – St Breock Downs and Wadebridge area.   I cannot deny it, there will be one or two hills, but also some nice flat bits!   There will be a few questions on the way round, and the two   pictures below are part of it.

 

It was good to see some new faces in the throng of 23 nine o’clockers - regular ten o’clockers Jill and Denise plus Dan Jenkins, and Mark, a nice young man from Falmouth with a smart Bianchi testing the Falmouth Wheelers waters. Red Leader and KK were up country supporting Everton at Wembeeleey in the FA cup final (hard luck chaps) and there were no Dons, but we soldiered on regardless.

It was off to Roskillys for lunch via Gweek and a good pace was kept up by all. The only incident was Jonathan endevouring to become acquainted with unfamiliar pedal clips and discovering the tarmac rather abruptly. Bike and rider were fine, save for a bloody knee.

There will be a special private showing, just for the Falmouth Wheelers and their guests, of the film ‘Breaking Away’ on Thursday 13^th August at 9pm in the new Pheonix cinema in Falmouth. The cinema boasts leather chairs and sofas, plus a waitress drinks service to your seat - which is all very splendid.

To secure a seat please give Jono a £3 deposit at the next club meeting on the 25^th of June. The final ticket price depends on how many attend and we’ll need a minimum of 40 people (£5.65 per seat)and a maximum of 60 (£3.75 per seat). So far 29 people have signed up. Friends of members are welcome too.

For more information about the film, which is a comedy drama involving cycling, click here.