On Sunday morning via WhatsApp I again asked our resident Weatherman, Damien, what the weather would be like. He came back and said it would be wet. Well, he wasn’t wrong. I don’t usually ride in the rain but needing to get a few more miles into my legs in preparation for the Coast to Clay I ventured out. There were more hardy souls at HQ and we gathered in our familiar groups. Without the likes of Fred, Phil 1 […] Read More
I had always considered myself a runner but I started cycling with the Falmouth Wheelers in 2009. I was suffering with increasing knee and hip pain during my preparation for the Tresco Marathon and I believed cycling might help relieve the pressure on my joints. It was the tenth and last marathon to be held in the Scilly’s and it was always held on the same day as the London marathon, though, with seven laps of the island and seven […] Read More
Well, I looked out at the heavy rain at 7.15 a.m. and put a WhatsApp message out asking if anyone had a better weather report on their phone than I had. Damien came back and said it would be dry by 9. That was good enough for me though it was pouring down as I got my bike out and was still raining as I made my way to HQ. Lo and behold, it had stopped by the time we […] Read More
As the Tour de France is upon us, Here are ten questions relating to Le Tour. Where did Stage 3 of the 2014 Le Tour start? In this year’s Le Tour the team Astana-Premier Tech is based in which country? What nationality is Thomas de Gendt of Lotto Soudal? Joop Zoetemelk won Le Tour in 1980; which was his team? Which rider from Luxembourg won Le Tour in 1958? Stage 14 of the 2021 Le Tour finishes in Quillan – […] Read More
It’s getting harder. I know that 200K is not a lot for some Wheelers, but it’s enough for me, especially when you haven’t ridden more that 80k since last years. It was nice starting out that hour earlier, when the air was cooler and it was good to get back before it was really dark, its just the middle bit. 13 started out, 12 triple OGILers and a groupie, with Ben and Charlie bringing the average age down a bit […] Read More
From the top of Halvasso the OGILS broke up into two groups, I found myself with Fred, Kath, Phil3, SteveL, Dean and Jan. Porthtowen was the target and off we went down to Greek Church where a car driver decided they had to beep their horn at the front of the group and then again at Kath at the back who was accused of taking up too much room. I think we had just met Mrs.Toad of Toad Hall! No […] Read More
Once again our meeting was held in Queen Mary gardens, Falmouth, with a good turn out of members. Apologies were received from Jan, Denise, Barbara, and Robin. Fred chaired the meeting and the first topic was the Pathfinder this coming Sunday from Longrock, or Halvasso if you’re cycling down. Please be at the start for 9.45 am. The Cycle Campaign Ride has been moved from July 3rd to 31st due to the restrictions, and will from Falmouth Town station, round […] Read More
The usual – Where shall we go? Swiftly followed by; ‘Where is the coffee good’? ‘Where is the food okay’? Porthtowan was the destination. By the time we arrived at the top of Halvasso, it was decided that we’d split into two groups. Me, Ian, John, Mike, Simon, Colin and Adrian heading out in pursuit of Ian who led us on a route via, Chapel Hill (the right way to approach it – going down!), St Day, St Agnes, eventually arriving […] Read More
We met at HQ as usual, sorted our groups out, and welcomed a new rider Andrew, who opted to go with Trevor’s group as he was unsure of where he fitted in group wise. Our destination after much debate, as is our way, was to be Woodland Kitchen Garden (don’t tell Jan Ed) out near Townsend, near Drym, you know, says Dean. How do we get there? well we go through Drym! Where’s that was the reply. Well we fork […] Read More