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Many Rivers to Cross

Posted on 26 January, 2024 by Margaret Aldis

Sunday 7th Jul7 2024
Starting from Penzance Organiser Martyn Aldis

307km Brevet de Randonneur. A very substantial day out for the well‐prepared and self‐reliant randonneur. Crosses the rivers Fal, Fowey and Camel by ferries and bridges, large and small. A very rich variety of Cornish countryside, the extremes being the nearly flat downs of the Lizard and the heavily corrugated western flank of Bodmin Moor.
Ups and downs guaranteed.

Note that this is an “X-rated” event, which means there are no manned controls or specific facilities. You attach commercial or ATM receipts to your brevet card for timed controls, and post it to the organiser after the event.

No entries on the day.

Audax 300km Badge307km
Starts 06:30		 AAA Gold Grimpeur Medal4.75 AAA Many Rivers to Cross
Details and entry from Audax UK site
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Audax Kernow 2023 Season

Posted on 6 January, 2024 by Margaret Aldis

A belated round-up of the events of 2023 and links to results.

After starting our season with the Falmouth events on the 2nd of April, next up were the 50km, 100km and 200km events from Perranwell on the 21st of May. All three rides were well supported and the weather was kind. Some nice photos of the Lizard and the Camel 200km from St Austell Wheelers and of Peter’s Point 50km from Newquay Cycling

The Mines and Mineral Railways on- and off-road events followed on the 18th of June, and again we were lucky with the weather. Pasties and cream teas went down well, and the off-roaders were no muddier than usual.

The final events of the season were the 200km and 300km events from Penzance on the 25th June. There was just one rider on the challenging Many Rivers to Cross 300km event, and although it was not run as a Paris-Brest-Paris qualifier this year, it nevertheless preserves its record: so far, every PBP entrant who’s completed this ride has also completed their PBP. Lucy Bufton finished both with little time to spare, and her account of her Many Rivers to Cross ride appears in the Winter 2023 edition of Arrivée, the AUK magazine.

The Audax UK site lists the validated finishers – links below. E-bike riders are not included in the official lists, but were welcome on all the Brevet Populaire rides and deserve full credit for meeting the different challenges involved.

 

A Cornish 100 AUK results 23-135 49 riders listed
A Bunny Hop AUK results 23-134 38 riders listed
Lizard and the Camel AUK results 23-765 30 riders listed
Red River Blue Sea AUK results 23-104 20 riders listed
Peter’s Point AUK results 23-767 12 riders listed
Mines and Mineral Railways
(ON-road)		 AUK results 23-836 23 riders listed
Mines and Mineral Railways
(OFF-road)		 AUK results 23-837 28 riders listed
Many Rivers to Cross AUK results 23-327 1 rider listed
Four Hundreds 200 AUK results 23-326 5 riders listed
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Many Rivers to Cross

Posted on 7 January, 2023 by Margaret Aldis

Sunday 25th June 2023
Starting from Penzance Organiser Martyn Aldis

307km Brevet de Randonneur. A very substantial day out for the well‐prepared and self‐reliant randonneur. Crosses the rivers Fal, Fowey and Camel by ferries and bridges, large and small. A very rich variety of Cornish countryside, the extremes being the nearly flat downs of the Lizard and the heavily corrugated western flank of Bodmin Moor.
Ups and downs guaranteed.

Note that this is an “X-rated” event, which means there are no manned controls or specific facilities. You attach commercial or ATM receipts to your brevet card for timed controls, and post it to the organiser after the event.

No entries on the day.

Audax 300km Badge307km
Starts 06:30		 AAA Gold Grimpeur Medal4.75 AAA Many Rivers to Cross
Details and entry from Audax UK site
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Some Like it Hot

Posted on 4 August, 2022 by Margaret Aldis

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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Last chance for a Cornish Audax

Posted on 4 July, 2022 by Margaret Aldis

Audax Kernow’s final events of the 2022 season are the Lizard and Camel, Red River Blue Sea, and Peter’s Point starting from Perranwell next Sunday, 10th July. No entries on the day, but there is still time to enter in advance – entries close midnight Friday 8th July.

Entry and payment is straightforward from the AUK web site for members and non-members, but in case of difficulty you can email us using this link and we’ll sort something out.

Online entry links:
Lizard and the Camel 200km
Red River Blue Sea 100 km
Peter’s Point 50km

These open the event pages on the AUK site with full details of each ride. You will need to log in to enter and pay – if you’ve already registered on the site this will fill your details in automatically. If you haven’t registered yet you’ll need to do that as part of the process – site registration is free.

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