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Header pictures: Riders on the Celtic Costal – Geevor mine on the Golowjy ha Bal – Riders on the Mines and Mineral Railways Off-road. All 2013, courtesy of Chris Rayne.

See these posts for more pictures of past events and links to galleries of interest.

Some Like it Hot

July saw the final events of the Audax Kernow 2022 calendar – links to the AUK results lists below.

The 200km and 300km events from Penzance on 3rd July offered plenty of climbing and other challenges. It was a surprisingly chilly start with some stiff winds despite the sun, but a glorious end to the day in the far West to reward the small band of hardy riders who took these on.

The following week things had hotted up and riders on the events from Perranwell on 10th July enjoyed – or suffered – wall-to-wall sunshine. Entrants included several people trying their first Audax or their first 200km, and also Geoff Sharpe from Devon, on his 300th Audax. Chapeaux all round.

If you’ve enjoyed riding local Audaxes you might want to consider joining Audax UK. Full details on the AUK site here. Note that you if you paid the non-member insurance of £3 for an Audax Kernow event you can have a one-off discount of £3 on your membership.

Sunday 3rd July, 2022 Events from Penzance

Many Rivers to Cross AUK results 22-327 4 riders listed
Four Hundreds 200 AUK results 22-326 4 riders listed

Sunday 10th July, 2022 Events from Perranwell

Lizard and the Camel AUK results 22-765 11 riders listed
Red River Blue Sea AUK results 22-104 8 riders listed
Peter’s Point AUK results 22-767 4 riders listed

 

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The story so far

Here’s a quick review of the Audax Kernow events since our restart after Covid 19 restrictions, with links to some photos and to the Audax UK results lists which show riders with validated brevets.

First were the Falmouth Wheelers’ Bunny Hop and Cornish 100 events run in September 2021 and, with a variation of route, in April this year. Then in May we had the 100km Celtic Coastal run by new organiser Charlie Jarrell. Last week saw the return of the Mines and Minerals On-road and Off road events. All well attended and much enjoyed, in varying weather conditions.

Sunday 26 September, 2021Photo gallery on the Falmouth Wheelers’ web site

A Cornish 100 AUK results 21-135 33 riders listed
A Bunny Hop AUK results 21-134 25 riders listed

Sunday 10 April, 2022 – Photo gallery on the Falmouth Wheelers’ web site

A Cornish 100 AUK results 22-135 59 riders listed
A Bunny Hop AUK results 22-134 20 riders listed

Sunday 15th May, 2022 – Facebook post and pictures

The Celtic Coastal AUK results 22-165 13 riders listed

Sunday 19th June, 2022 – Facebook post and pictures

Mines and Mineral Railways
(ON-road)
AUK results 22-836  21 riders listed
Mines and Mineral Railways
(OFF-road)
AUK results 22-837 36 riders listed
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Devoran Events 12 May 2019

Another bit of luck with the weather, with all the riders enjoying a cool-ish but very sunny day.

First off were the Lizard and the Camel riders, on a slightly modified route (due to knee-deep chippings at White Cross) which took the recommended route distance up to 212km.

A very good field this year, including club groups from One and All Cycling and Wadebridge Coasters CC. Special kudos to the latter for virtually passing their collective front doors at well over half way before starting the return leg. There are some excellent pictures of their day on Facebook here and here.

The 110km Red River Blue Sea event was off next at 9:00. The route is a figure of eight giving the riders a scenic loop around West Penwith, and two bites of the cherry (or what you fancy) at Gwithian.

Finally the 56km Peter’s Point riders set off for a round trip to the Gwithian control. There was a good mix of riders of all ages, including several on electric bikes.

A few more pictures from the Départ here.

The first riders on the short route started to arrive back around lunchtime, soon interspersed with the fastest on the 100km route. The Randoneurs started to return in the early evening with everyone through by about half past seven – some relieved, some triumphant and all in very good spirits.

Congratulations to everyone who took part and made it such a pleasant day all round, and special thanks from the organiser to all the helpers on the day.

Results on the Audax UK site; see links below.

Audax 200km Badge210km Lizard and the Camel
AUK id 19-765
28 riders listed
Audax 100km Badge110km Red River Blue Sea
AUK id 19-106
18 riders listed
Audax 50km Badge56km Peter’s Point
AUK id 19-767
18 riders listed
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Pictures from the Devoran Events 12 May 2019

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Penzance Easter Sunday 2019

These events have a bit of a reputation for extreme weather adding to the challenge of the routes, but this year’s glorious April sunshine must redress the balance!

Click on a photo below for a full size image.

16 August – Edited to add results list links.

Audax 200km Badge207km AAA Gold Grimpeur Medal3.75 AAA Four Hundreds 200
AUK id 19-326
4 Riders listed
Audax 300km Badge306km AAA Gold Grimpeur Medal5 AAA Many Rivers to Cross
AUK id 19-341
7 Riders listed
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