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Celtic Coastal

23 October, 2016
Starting from Connor Downs
Organiser Chris Rayne

A new route around the Celtic peninsula of West Penwith, featuring scenic views of the Atlantic Coast, to the Apple Tree at Trevescan, St. Buryan, Sancreed, Heamoor and Hayle.

Link to Zip file containing GPS navigational files for this event in various formats. See the PDF document included for details.

Audax 100km Badge100km
Starts 09:30
No AAA The Celtic Coastal
AUK id 16-547
Details and entry from Audax UK site
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Celtic Coastal and Celtic Canter 2014

10 August, 2014 from Connor Downs Organiser Chris Rayne

Audax Kernow riders 1, Ex-hurricane Bertha 0.

Despite the repeated ominous weather forecasts, 14 riders turned out for the Connor Downs events and were rewarded with a bright and breezy ride – no gales, no rain, no floods, no carnage.  Some even reported more tailwinds than headwinds all the way round, though it was still a day that called for some serious work and smart riding. Serious and smart eating naturally follows – the riders on the Celtic Coastal were able to brunch in the sun at the Apple Tree Café, and everyone enjoyed a good spread back at the Arrivée.

Audax 100km Badge104km
Starts 09:30
No AAA The Celtic Coastal
AUK id 14-547
12 riders validated
Audax 50km Badge60km
Starts 10:00
No AAA Celtic Canter
AUK id 14-629
2 riders validated
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The Celtic Coastal

10 August, 2014
Starting from Connor Downs
Organiser Chris Rayne

A pleasant tootle around the Celtic peninsula of West Penwith, featuring dramatic moorland and coastline views via the hamlets of Zennor & Morvah, the coastal villages of
Newlyn & Mousehole, and the town of Penzance with its breathtaking views of St. Michael’s Mount as you circumnavigate the Bay.

Audax 100km Badge104km
Starts 09:30
No AAA The Celtic Coastal
AUK id 14-547
Details and entry from Audax UK site
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Pictures of 2013

Pictures of the Mines and Mineral Railways, Celtic Coastal and Canter, and the Golowjy ha Bal 2013 events are available in Chris Rayne’s albums here:
https://plus.google.com/photos/114964167691302212885/albums
If you have any objection to any photograph in which you appear and would like it removed, please contact Chris Rayne (email <sunshine_chris>, a hotmail address) clearly identifying the photograph(s) and it will be deleted.

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Celtic Coastal – The view from behind

Leaving Apple Tree Cafe control - view from behind Our ride started early, with about 25K to put in to get to Connor Downs for 9 o’clock. We were pleased with progress after several weeks off the tandem and with the captain still in recovery from LEL, and arrived in good time for once to find the hall buzzing in anticipation of a good ride and a sunny day.

The long hill out of Connor Downs to the A30 crossing is reasonably tandem-friendly and all was going along very cheerily until what would normally be an easy front mech change turned into a nasty snarl up and a fight with a greasy chain. This, luckily, is men’s work – the Butlers stopped to lend a hand and eventually we were back in business and pushing hard to catch the field at the Coombe checkpoint. A bit of faffing here and a couple of poorly coordinated starts saw us off the back again, and we enjoyed most of the rest of the ride in glorious isolation and at a very modest pace. Continue reading

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