City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 8
Jul
20
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 8

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 9
Aug
10
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 9

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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Audax - Devon Dinger (100km or 222km events)
Aug
30
8:30 AM08:30

Audax - Devon Dinger (100km or 222km events)

100km cycling event starting from Roborough, , Plymouth. Controls at Okehampton Railway Station Cafe - Obtain Receipt and Roborough., plus 5 information controls.

More info on Audax website

Or the longer event:

222km cycling event starting from Roborough, , Plymouth. Controls at Okehampton Railway Station Cafe - Obtain Receipt, South Molton - Obtain A Receipt, Barnstaple- Obtain A Receipt, Dolton - Spar Shop Obtain A Receipt and Roborough., plus 4 information controls.

More info on Audax website

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Tour of Penwith Charity ride
Aug
31
9:00 AM09:00

Tour of Penwith Charity ride

Our annual charity ride and Michael Rosam memorial ride

This is Penzance Wheelers annual charity ride organised and hosted by Mark & Joanne Travis.

The first event was run in 2011 and over the years the club has raised over £15,000 for various charities it supports.
Usual two on road routes leaving Jordans Cafe, Longrock .....

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/129467102
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/129466073

You can also download the GPX file from these links.
Short route

Long route

We are also running this year an off-road route.

There will be refreshments at Mark’s house in Pendeen.
Donations to the charity are very welcome - we now also accept card payments as well as cash!

"Mike was a member of the Penzance Wheelers, a good friend and a regular on our weekday rides. Last autumn, not far from Praze an Beeble, whilst on one of our weekday rides he suffered a massive heart attack and despite receiving prompt CPR and the speedy arrival of the emergency services, he did not survive. Mike was an enthusiastic all weather rider and is missed by us all”.

Over the past year the club has also funded first aid training, from club funds, for 15 club membersl

It would be great to see as many cyclists as we can come and join us. Previous years we've had cyclists from all areas of the sport, from racers, club cyclists, ebikers, off roaders - it doesn't matter you'll all be welcome!


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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 10
Sep
7
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 10

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - round 11 & 12
Sep
28
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - round 11 & 12

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - round 13
Oct
19
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - round 13

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - round 14
Oct
26
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - round 14

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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Ken Barclay 7 hills challenge - charity ride
Dec
7
9:00 AM09:00

Ken Barclay 7 hills challenge - charity ride

  • 1-3 Queens Buildings England, TR18 4HH United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This is the 31st Anniversary of this charity ride!

Meet outside Penzance Arcade on the Promenade - usual hilly route out to Sennen and back via Lamorna.


This is a Charity fundraising ride organised by the friends and family of the late Ken Barclay who was a well known cyclist in the Penzance area.

Click here for details of the Charity just giving page

Here is the link to the route on Strava:
Ken Barclay 7 Hills Challenge Strava route


Departing from PZ promenade 9.30am - please arrive earlier if you can for group photo.

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100km reliability trial number 1 provisional date
Feb
8
9:00 AM09:00

100km reliability trial number 1 provisional date

Reliability trials are usually a fixed distance event that has to be completed within a certain time - they are not a race.

Join us for our 100km route taking in a mixture of Cornish lanes, some hills and the fantastic north coast road past Zennor.

Here is the planned route

And here is the gpx file

Reliability Trial 1 - route

Target time will be minimum 4 hours and maximum 6 hours - there will be time to stop for a quick coffee, the route passes a few popular cafes.

This is a fully self sufficient event, free to enter
First group will leave 9am from Jordans carpark.
Join the clubs reliability trial Strava group - so your ride can be recorded

We will run a series of these over the Winter and early Spring months

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100km reliability trial number 2 provisional date
Mar
8
9:00 AM09:00

100km reliability trial number 2 provisional date

Reliability trials are a fixed distance event that has to be completed within a certain time.

Join us for our 2nd 100km route taking in a mixture of Cornish lanes, some hills and the fantastic north coast road to Portreath and a run back through the lanes..

Here is the planned route

And the gpx route can be downloaded here

Target time will be minimum 4 hours and maximum 6 hours - there will be time to stop for a quick coffee, the route passes a few popular cafes - it’s up to you to decide whether to stop or not - the clock is still ticking.

This is a fully self sufficient event, free to enter

First group will leave 9am from Jordans carpark.
Join the clubs reliability trial Strava group - so your ride can be recorded

We will run a series of these over the Winter and early Spring months

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100km reliability trial number 3 - provisional date
Mar
29
9:00 AM09:00

100km reliability trial number 3 - provisional date

Reliability trials are usually a fixed distance event that has to be completed within a certain time - they are not a race.

Join us for our 3rd 100km route heading inland over some of the high points in the area and dropping down to Mylor - then a loop out towards Blackwater via the Bissoe valley then back across towards Stithians Lake before heading back to West Cornwall.

Here is the planned route

And here is the gpx file

Reliability Trial 3 - route

Target time will be minimum 4 hours and maximum 6 hours - there will be time to stop for a quick coffee, the route passes a few popular cafes.

Along the route there will be some checkpoints you need to tick off - checkpoint info will be given at the start of the event.

This is a fully self sufficient event, free to enter

First group will leave 9am from Jordans carpark.
Join the clubs reliability trial Strava group - so your ride can be recorded

Here are some notes on the route

In Relubbus the route turns left at the bottom of the hill (this will keep riders off Tregembo hill and away from traffic).  
Through lanes then pretty straight forward to Leedstown across to Praze – then turn right onto Helston road then first left just after passing Clowance – watch the junction as you’ll be approaching at speed.

Climb up through Crowan – join the Releath road and sharp right turn just after junction for Black Rock – this lane takes you down to Coverack bridges (narrow lane so watch out for traffic)
Route joins the Helston-Redruth road then comes off at the Poldark Mines junction after the Wendron decent – watch the junction as you’ll be at speed and road can be busy.

 

Route then takes you over to Carnkie and Rame – and joins the Helston Falmouth road for a mile or so then right turn after Longdowns garage – down to Mabe Burnthouse and across the roundabout at Asda – again watch out this could be busy through industrial estate – route then takes you down to Penryn – then follows lanes to Mylor Bridge and down Carclew hill – this is a steep narrow decent.
Cross over the Falmouth Truro road and head out to Perranwell and across to Bissoe – up past Twelve heads, Chacewater then up to Blackwater where it does a loop across towards Redruth.

Passing over the Avers roundabout and down into through centre of Redruth – this could be busy with traffic. Turn right at the top of the hill just after the Sandy Lane roundabout then follow to route out towards Stithians lake and Carnmenellis. Then turn right (tight turn) – and route heads back towards Crowan and down from Black Rock to Praze – across to Leedstown then right at cross roads down towards Hayle turn left just after going over A30 bridge (down Water Lane) and pick up the St Erth road and follow lanes back to the start.

The route has a bit more navigation that previous routes – but key places to head for are in bold.

There are Cafes at Mylor Bridge, Bissoe, Twelve Heads & Stithians.

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Audax Mines and Minerals provisional date
Jun
7
9:00 AM09:00

Audax Mines and Minerals provisional date

The event HQ is The Carharrack Mills Hall,  Carharrack, Redruth TR16 5QW
There is limited parking in the grounds, if you are parking on the road please consider the residents - you can always park a bit further away and cycle to the hall.

Start time is 10am - please arrive early to sign on and pick up your Brevet card. 

The kitchen will be open from 8.45am for free tea and coffee. 

If you have ordered a Pasty or Cream Tea this will be available from 11.30am onwards - there will be some spare pastys £5 & cream teas £2.50 - please let me know when you sign on if you want one (I will have a card reader with me) and I will issue you with a food ticket.

There will be some hot and cold drinks and some light snacks available as well on the day.


If you need to download the GPX files (the Audax website has compressed the files so they are harder to download) scroll down this page to find links.

Please remember that Audax events are not races - there are minimum and maximum time restraints - and remember we are sharing the roads/trails with other users so please be courteous to these people and abide by the highway code.

Entry via the Audax UK website.

Here are the GPX files for both on and off road events

Off road part 1

Off road part 2

On road full route

If you want to pre order food (pasty and or cream tea) - please place order via Audax Kernow shop

Here is a link to the under 18’s parental consent from that must be handed in at the start of the event for any under 18’s

Audax parental consent form

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 7
Jul
5
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 7

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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Jul
1
7:30 PM19:30

Committee meeting & pub evening - venue - Trevines Cafe & Bar Ludgvan

Minutes for the meeting of Penzance Wheelers Cycling Club

1/7/2025

1. Committee members present: Beth Berriman, Jonathan Butt, David Goodrich,

Stuart Hunter, Mike Tonkin, Mark Travis

2. Ordinary members present: Dave Phillips, Terry Timms, Patrick Duffy, John Fazakerley, Kay Fazakerley, Scott Thompson, Hari Slade, Andy Williams, Joanna Keverne, Jim Turner, Martina Geraghty

3. Apologies: Tristan Harris, Matt Southam, Sarah Tregear

4. Time Trial News: Jon reported that nothing has changed regarding CTT events.  We are looking at the possibility of running competitive events under TLI regulations – if there is interest within the club we can pursue this. There have also been some online comments about clashes between our social event and CTT events from members of the regional CTT committee.

5. Audax Report: Jon fedback that these were very successful with 147 entries – and £700 being raised for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity. There are still a few payments to be made from the Audax event. We will be running the events again in 2026 and will also look at the idea of running more Audax events next year as there seems to be a wider interest in these types of events within the cycling community.

6. Charity ride: We are going to offer an off road route as well, after talking with Wheal Velocity parents were keen for children to ride but prefer traffic free off road route if possible.  We have shared details of the ride with other groups and on social media.

7. 2026 events: Three 100km reliability trials have been set for next year on the same weekends as last year. Mines and Mineral railways Audax will be early June again. Nobody was forthcoming in taking on running competitive events for next year.

8. Kit update: Jon will do a fresh stock take of club kit as we are getting low on a few items and will contact Lloyd to see about new suppliers now that Endura no longer make club kit.

9. Group rides: It has been noticed that the discipline within some of the groups has

fallen below what is expected – it’s important to remember these rides are social rides and riders shouldn’t be getting dropped or lost. The 17 members at tonight’s meeting talked about experiences on rides and we decided to look at ways in which we could all improve how the groups work.

The outcome of the meeting with regards to group rides will be detailed in a separate document to avoid it getting lost within these minutes.

One of the immediate things we plan to try out is not publishing a detailed route, cafe location will still be announced but it’s hoped this will avoid riders pulling away from the group .If there is demand the club can also look at running with Cycling UK a ride leader course so that an independent person can help, advise and offer training on being a group ride leader.

10. A.O.B. Jon has fixed the date with Ed Owens for the 7 Hills charity ride, this is usually on the second Sunday before Christmas which tied in with Ken Barclays birthday. However, due to a clash with a local TT on the same day we have set the date of this event to 7 th  December 2025 (although there is also a round of the South West CX series on this day).

Stuart mentioned that Darren Rundell is keen to run more away days and the group agreed it would be a good idea, as the previous ride around Bodmin was very well received – plans are being made for a September ride

David Goodrich and Andy Williams mentioned about regular riders turning up on a regular basis who are not club members – so it was decided to suggest that after 3 rides they should join the club – members on group rides should encourage non members to join if they want to and explain the benefits of being in the club. We will also continue to remove non members from the private Facebook group.

Terry Timms, Spanish Dave and Patrick Duffey are all riding the National Masters crit

Committee meeting and pub evening. Tuesday 1st July. We're going to try a new venue, Trevines, on Blowing house hill, Ludgvan. Meet at 7. The bar shuts at 9 so you'll not be late home.

What3words address to help you find this specific location.
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https://w3w.co/divisions.swordfish.bands

Agenda

  1. Committee members present

  2. Non committee members present

  3. Apologies

  4. Any follow up information from previous meetings

  5. Summary of June Audax events

  6. Update on August 31st Charity ride

  7. Group rides

  8. 2026 events

  9. Kit update

  10. Any Other Business

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 6
Jun
28
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 6

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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Audax Mines and Minerals
Jun
8
9:00 AM09:00

Audax Mines and Minerals

Important info - there are a couple of road closures on the road route - the main one is at Treskillard
We’ve amended a komoot route to show the small diversion (and also one near Cambrose)

https://www.komoot.com/tour/2297439755

Here is the amended gpx file

The event HQ is The Carharrack Mills Hall,  Carharrack, Redruth TR16 5QW
There is limited parking in the grounds, if you are parking on the road please consider the residents - you can always park a bit further away and cycle to the hall.

Saturday it looks like we have some heavy wind and rain forecast - this will clear for Sunday but please be aware that this weather may affect the condition of some of the trails for the off road version - it will be muddy & there may be debris on the trails - so please take extra care.

Start time is 10am - we have over 100 riders so please arrive early to sign on and pick up your Brevet card. 

The kitchen will be open from 8.45am for free tea and coffee. 

If you have ordered a Pasty or Cream Tea this will be available from 11.30am onwards - there will be some spare pastys £5 & cream teas £2.50 - please let me know when you sign on if you want one (I will have a card reader with me) and I will issue you with a food ticket.

There will be some hot and cold drinks and some light snacks available as well on the day.


If you need to download the GPX files (the Audax website has compressed the files so they are harder to download) scroll down this page to find links.

Please remember that Audax events are not races - there are minimum and maximum time restraints - and remember we are sharing the roads/trails with other users so please be courteous to these people and abide by the highway code.

Entry via the Audax UK website.

Off road entry here
On road entry here

Here are the GPX files for both on and off road events

Off road part 1

Off road part 2

On road full route

If you want to pre order food (pasty and or cream tea) - please place order via Audax Kernow shop

Here is a link to the under 18’s parental consent from that must be handed in at the start of the event for any under 18’s

Audax parental consent form

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 5
Jun
1
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 5

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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May
25
9:00 AM09:00

Wheal Jane Stage Race

Save the date for the 2025 Wheal Jane Classic Stage Race - more details to follow

Supported by Wheal Jane Holdings and Fibrefusion

Following on from the success of the Carnon Classic Stage Race we will again be assisting at this two day cycling event promoting cycle sport in Cornwall.
The event will be run by Wheal Velocity Cycling Club

More details to follow

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 4
May
11
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 4

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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Ladies only road ride
May
8
9:30 AM09:30

Ladies only road ride

Ladies only road ride

Meet near Jordan's cafe at 9.30. Route to be confirmed nearer the day.

This is a no drop ride. All ladies welcome, whether PZW or no. Tell your friends! Come try a ride with us!
Any working bike suitable and please bring a helmet. We will wait for you and we do ride together.

Any questions please email the club - or send us a facebook message.

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Ladies only road ride
Apr
24
9:30 AM09:30

Ladies only road ride

Ladies only road ride

Meet near Jordan's cafe at 9.30. Route to be confirmed nearer the day.

This is a no drop ride. All ladies welcome, whether PZW or no. Tell your friends! Come try a ride with us!
Any working bike suitable and please bring a helmet. We will wait for you and we do ride together.

Any questions please email the club - or send us a facebook message.

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Ladies only road ride
Apr
18
9:30 AM09:30

Ladies only road ride

Ladies only road ride

Meet near Jordan's cafe at 9.30. Route to be confirmed nearer the day.

This is a no drop ride. All ladies welcome, whether PZW or no. Tell your friends! Come try a ride with us!
Any working bike suitable and please bring a helmet. We will wait for you and we do ride together.

Any questions please email the club - or send us a facebook message.

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City Cycle Couriers RT  TT - South West Cup - Round 3
Apr
13
9:00 AM09:00

City Cycle Couriers RT TT - South West Cup - Round 3

Run under the TLI cycling organisation - riders will need to register with the TLI to cover insurance.
See https://www.tlicycling.com/membership/ for more details - once paid you can ride any TLI event

More event details can be found at:

https://www.riderhq.com/events

And we will update this page once race entry is available for this race.

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Ladies only road ride
Apr
10
9:30 AM09:30

Ladies only road ride

Ladies only road ride

Meet near Jordan's cafe at 9.30. Route to be confirmed nearer the day.

This is a no drop ride. All ladies welcome, whether PZW or no. Tell your friends! Come try a ride with us!
Any working bike suitable and please bring a helmet. We will wait for you and we do ride together.

Any questions please email the club - or send us a facebook message.

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Audax - Cornish 100
Apr
6
9:00 AM09:00

Audax - Cornish 100

Summary

107Km cycling event starting from Falmouth.

Controls at

  • Start

  • Long Rock Car Park

  • FINISH

  • Plus 5 information controls

Description

A ride which starts with a circuit of Falmouth beaches and then heads out to Gweek and across to the edge of Camborne.
Then down to Marazion and views of St Michaels Mount. Back Via Porthleven.
Some Refreshments provided at start and finish.
Ride will be validated on the day RETURN SAE NOT REQUIRED.
No entry on the day, online or postal only.

Event on Audax website

Also on same day shorter event
Event on Audax UK

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