Falmouth Wheelers
Dean was certainly present on Whatsapp this morning, but not at Union Corner at ten to nine, so despite our concern we left to see who might be at the other place. To nobody’s surprise it was much the usual crowd, chatting away as normal about lots of interesting subjects other than a possible destination. This left things wide open for Ian to declare that we were going to Gweek come what may, do or die, and off he shot. […] Read More
I popped up at 5.45 this morning to Pendennis Castle to see around 40 riders getting ready to set off on their 500km ride to London. I spoke to one chap who had cycled from Truro this morning, was aiming to arrive in London well before the cut off time of 3.30pm tomorrow and was then going to ride another 200 km to Coventry. It was mostly men riding though there were a couple of women all of who were […] Read More
The annual hillclimb on Weir Hill was enjoyed by all who took part; not least because of Hilary’s excellent burgers, cake and nibbles. Thanks again to Hilary and Paul for hosting the event at their house by the summit finish. We all appreciate it. Numbers were down a bit on last year with no “sparkies” riding which was a pity. The results were as follows; Sylvia – 1st Woman Kath – runner-up Woman Martyn Allsebrook – 1st Man (new course […] Read More
The scene: a table in Jenn’s Diner, just outside Redruth. We had just ridden there by the most direct route according to Ian, which involved taking turnings never before explored so that we could tackle as many long and steep hills as can be found in these parts short of starting with an abseil over a north coast cliff. A mere 40km to Redruth and we didn’t even get to see the sea. But sitting there getting stuck into our […] Read More
Ten punctual bikes and riders set off from the Tresillian layby at 10am, with one more bike squeaking onto the tail end of the peloton just before the first junction. So then we were 12: Robin and Ian (our leaders/sweepers), Simon, Amanda, Fred, Phils 1 and 4, Dave F, Sonjia, Liz and ourselves. Robin and Ian had promised roads less ridden. The route started up the Probus bypass – then took a left turn towards Trelowthas, re-emerging on the bypass […] Read More
Many thanks to Paul and Hilary for hosting last nights Hill Climb. Unfortunately the weather was against us keeping the numbers lower than expected but there was still a crowd gathered in their kitchen afterwards tucking into delicious burgers followed by still warm apple cake, flapjacks and plenty of tea. A great fun event.
A not quite dozen of us congregated at the other place in the gloom and mizzle. A few regulars had absented themselves, apparently on the grounds that they were preparing themselves for the evening hill climb. I can fully appreciate that a three minute effort later in the day might require a whole day’s rest to really do it justice. Looking around, there was clearly considerable disparity in individuals’ assessment of the weather we were likely to encounter, judging by […] Read More
Well I am glad you asked! Forthcoming Events Sept 1st – The Urban Downhill event at Penryn campus needs all-day marshals and is offering £25 each. Sept 11th, Weds. – The Hill Climb at Restronget Barton, up Weir Hill! 6pm for 6.30, Hilary will be providing nibbles afterwards, and there’ll be a stop at the Lemon Arms. Bring lights for the way home. Sept 15th – The Huff and Puff, organised by Ian. Meet at Stithians Lake café at 9.30 […] Read More
Phil C showed little interest in returning to the wonderful cafe we stumbled across in Lostwithiel – that served massive portions of organic scrambled eggs and artisan toast. (I’d missed out on that delicious looking breakfast previously so felt we had to return.) Phil B is away so I expected the group to be just Ian, Amanda, Chris and myself. But Martyn was keen to join us and Beth too. Ray is here on holiday, as was Malcolm, and both […] Read More
The first OGIL ride of the autumn took place on a beautiful September day. It was a bit breezy and we had one shower to deal with but overall it was a great day. It wasn’t however without its problems. It took place on one of the most turbulent days in our recent political history and we soon found out how difficult such times can be. Our European delegate – Jan Watson – was heading off for Nice later that […] Read More