Falmouth Wheelers
Join us on November 28th at 7.30pm – Woodlane Social Club Our usual club meeting will be followed by – Kate Roberts – Saddle to Sea – My 3,500 mile journey around the coast of Britain Join Kate to tell us about her 3,500 cycle around the coast of Britain to start a discussion on how we can prevent suicide and improve our mental health through movement and being outdoors. Here’s a link to her website with the just giving […] Read More
The new ride guidelines are available here Many thanks to the Rides Group who have brought the previous version up-to-date to better accommodate e-bikes.
The Kernow Pedal Conference event takes place at County Hall, Truro on 3rd October 4.30pm to 7.30pm. Tickets are free and available through Eventbrite. The last Pathfinder ride of the year is on the 6th October, details are available here There will be a rides group meeting on 8th October at 6 p.m at the Seven Stars. All riders are welcome to attend. The next Falmouth and Penryn walking and cycling campaign meeting will be on Tuesday 15th October and the next […] Read More
A big thank you to those who have sponsored me and are helping me raise funds for Waterloo Uncovered. There’s still time to support this event if you have a few pounds to spare 🙏 Please help those who are serving or have served their country when they need it the most by donating to my challenge. Having worked with service and ex-service personnel in and outside the Royal Navy for nearly 50 years I’ve seen first-hand the impact […] Read More
Sadly the Pathfinder Sunday 8th was rained off but there’s still plenty going on in September in addition to the regular group rides! The Falmouth and Penryn Walking and Cycling Campaign Meeting is on Tuesday 10th at the Seven Stars, The Moor, Falmouth at 6.30pm The Kiddical Mass Family Ride is on Saturday 21st at The Moor, Falmouth at 4pm Friday -Saturday 27th-28th Falmouth Beer Festival at the Princess Pavilion sponsored by Verdant Brewery. Tickets for the weekend are £15.50 […] Read More
The launch of the club’s new “introductory ride” was a great success, with eleven riders joining us for a short ride to the Cornish Barrista at Halvasso. An equal number of club members turned out to help and to chat with what we hope could be potential new members. Taking the route out via Budock and returning via Union Corner, Mr Garmin suggested we had done 12 miles, and for some that had been enough on their first group ride. […] Read More
Come along Sunday 4th August for a short, slow paced beginners/improvers ride to the Cornish Barista at Halvasso. A total of no more than 6 miles each way with a cafe stop in the middle! Please ensure you have a road worthy bike, we suggest that you carry a spare inner tube and a pump and we’ll help you with any mechanicals. We recommend that you wear a helmet Children must be an acompanied by an adult. We will leave […] Read More
On Sunday I did the bike leg of the Challenge Roth Ironman distance relay in Germany . It was an amazing event, albeit rather stressful. The swim plus bike cut off time was 8hrs 25 mins. Our team swimmer plus changeover took 1hr 40 minutes which meant I had to ride 112 miles (with a mere 1406 metres elevation) in sub 6hrs 45 min, including stops and refuelling, to complete the run changeover. I cycled harder than I’d ever done […] Read More
