Follow the Mordros – a view from the saddle

Words and pictures from Donna Jago

What a great day on the bike! This year’s Wadebridge Coasters Annual Audax, Follow the Mordros did not disappoint. The weather was perfect the atmosphere was friendly and the event was well organized.

Coffee was provided at the start to send us on our way through the challenging Cornish landscape.

Wadebridge Depart

There were plenty of scenic stretches that kept the miles interesting. The Cornish countryside never disappoints.

The checkpoints provided an array of cakes and other goodies that catered for everyone (my favorite had to be the lemon drizzle cake). The atmosphere throughout the day was welcoming and the controls provided a genuine sense of community.

The biggest climb of the day came at 90 km into the route and was challenging but with the help of the riders around us giving encouragement, we made it to the top feeling like we had achieved the impossible!

Wadebridge Depart

The audax finished at The Ship Inn Wadebridge where we got to celebrate our achievements or drown our sorrows.

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Return to Perranwell

Returning after a break last year, the 200km, 100km and 50km events ran from Perranwell on 17th May. Strong westerly winds made the going tough in parts, especially for the 100km riders as they headed out for the West Penwith  loop, but provided a helping hand along the North Cliffs. After the general sogginess of the 2026 spring  we got off fairly lightly with only a few heavy rain showers.

Audax UK this year has had a “50:50 at 50” promotion to encourage more women to take part. Despite not being set up as a specific 50:50 event, we had very nearly equal numbers of men and women on the 100km ride, with many first-time riders. There was a really good atmosphere on all the rides, with new friends made, new challenges met, and lots of courage, determination and mutual support.

The events overall made a surplus of £122.86 which has been donated to ShelterBox.

Perranwell Finishers

Lizard and the Camel AUK results 26-765 23 riders listed
Red River Blue Sea AUK results 26-104 26 riders listed
Peter’s Point AUK results 24-767 7 riders listed

 

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Still Coastal, Still Social – Follow the Mordros

The 112km Audax event from Wadebridge this year took on a new identity as it reversed direction on last year’s Social Coastal to become Follow the Mordros – The Ebb. By all accounts this was just as hilly a ride as last year, and possibly all the more challenging given the long climb up over the Clay Country on the return from Mevagissey.

There’s a ride report and photos here.

This year’s event raised £289.15 for the Cornwall Air Ambulance.

The Audax UK website has the full list of validated finishers:

Follow the Mordros – The Ebb AUK results 26-999 70 riders listed
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Expect the Unexpected

After two weeks of wildly variable “Easter” weather it was a brave bunch that turned out for the Falmouth Wheelers’ events on Sunday 12th April. As (sort of) predicted, we enjoyed strong and gusty South Westerly winds, hail showers, and some sunshine that occasionally felt quite warm in moments of sheltered calm.

For many of us, the 50km of the Bunny Hop in these conditions was quite audacious enough, but a strong field battled their way down to Marazion on the Cornish 100 route.

The return to the Falmouth Cricket Club with winds behind and a splendid buffet ahead was well-earned and very welcome.

Falmouth 2026 Arrivee

The finishers lists are on the Audax UK website – links below.

A Cornish 100 AUK results 26-135 72 riders listed
A Bunny Hop AUK results 26-134 29 riders listed
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Audax Kernow Events for 2026

Entries are open for Audax Kernow events in April, May and June:

Sunday 12th April – 100km and 50km events from Falmouth
Saturday 25th April – 100km event from Wadebridge
Sunday 17th May – 50km, 100km and 200km events from Perranwell
Sunday 28th June – 60km on- and off-road events from Carharrack

 

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