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.
The Audax UK website has the full list of validated finishers:
| Follow the Mordros – The Ebb | AUK results 26-999 | 70 riders listed |
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.
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 |
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
Audax Kernow now has its own “club” group on Strava. Do join it to keep in touch with what your fellow Audaxers in Cornwall are up to.
The URL is
This year saw new organiser Jonathan Butt take over from Simon Jones to run the Mines and Minerals on-road and off-road audaxes. The old hands were on hand to help, the format and food basically unchanged, but we saw a number of riders new to the event and Jonathan’s introduction of on-the-line card payments helped keep things running smoothly at base – and allowed for some last minute pasty and cream tea sales.
The events raised £700 for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity.
147 riders signed on, including a number of very determined youngsters who impressed us all with their grit and cycling skill. Clearly the future of Audax in Cornwall is looking good. The results showing all validated finishers are on the Audax UK site:
| Mines and Mineral Railways (ON-road) |
AUK results 25-836 | 42 riders listed |
| Mines and Mineral Railways (OFF-road) |
AUK results 25-837 | 53 riders listed |
