Ride With CTC Cornwall

The Rides Programme

Come along and ride with CTC Cornwall. We cater for all levels of ability. Non-members are welcome. Children are also welcome on most rides, if accompanied by an adult. We need to know when and where you would like to ride and we need volunteers to lead rides. See the CTC Rides page for details of all our rides.

We have a full programme of rides for 2011. There are weekend rides on Sundays, evening rides during the summer months and occasional mid-week day rides. Look below for rides in your area.

Non-members are very welcome but children must be accompanied by an adult

We would like to know what sort of rides you want. Do you want weekend, weekday, long, short, with stops or not. Please let us know.

We also need volunteers to lead rides, no experience necessary. Please let us know what you want, and/or if you are willing to lead.

County-wide Rides

Equinox Rides. These rides are for all CTC Cornwall cyclists and normally take place on the Sunday nearest the spring and autumn equinoxes. These are sometimes associated with sponsorships for good causes. For example..

On Sunday 18th of September 2011 CTC Cornwall organised two rides to raise funds for the Helston based charity, ShelterBox. The spring Equinox event from Devoran near Truro was a great success as also were the new rides from Launceston which followed a similar format.

Details will be announced for next years equinox rides soon.

You can view or download all the rides lists (PDF) here

East Cornwall - Launceston and Liskeard

Ride from Launceston or Liskeard every Sunday or Thursday evenings. details here.

Sundays
Meet outside the White Hart Hotel, The Square, Launceston at 9 AM every Sunday.

Meet at The Parade, Liskeard, at 9 AM on alternate Sundays.

Contact David Byfield 01579 347430 or 07791 946040

You can view or download a list of Sunday rides (PDF) here

Thursday Evenings

Ride on alternate Thursday evenings from Launceston College Car Park at 6.30 PM during the summer months. A short ride with the possibility of a refreshment stop en route.

Contact Stan on 07748 112982, Adrian on 01566 777369 or Nigel (Launceston Cycles) on 01566 776102

Central Area

Chacewater

Ride from Chacewater (central Cornwall) - details here.
There is a CTC Sunday ride once a month on the third Sunday of the month starting in Chacewater.

Newquay

There are currently no rides planned in the Newquay area, but if you are interested in riding in this area please.

Wadebridge

We hope to start some rides in the Wadebridge area soon. If you might be interested, please let us know.

West Cornwall - Penzance

Ride from Penzance most Sundays - . details here.

There is usually a ride (not necessarily CTC) from Penzance every Sunday. The default meeting place is St John's Hall car park, Penzance, at 0930. These rides are suitable for all levels of ability. If you might be interested, please let us know.

If you want to be kept up to date with details of Penzance rides, amended meeting points, start times, etc, then you should subscribe to the Penzance rides mailing list. You can do that here.

Penwith Midweek Cycle Group

Penwith Midweek Cycling Group (not CTC) ride every Thursday morning from Penzance, usually meeting at St John's Hall. Contact David Harvey on 01736 365019 for details.

Off-Road Rides

The Bike Barn near Portreath

Roger Knight has a programme of off-road rides, including some for children. Go to the Elm Farm web site and click on "Rides and Events"
You can view or download the Bike Barn winter programme (as PDF) here.

There is also a CTC sponsored ride from The Bike Barn once a month on the second Sunday of the month. Details are on the Combined Programme (PDF) here.

Cornwall MTB Club

Cornwall MTB Club have a programme of "muddy fun" off-road rides in various locations each Sunday. Details are on their Web site

Over The Border

If you live in the Far East and have your passport handy, you could cross the border and ride with our friends in CTC Devon. Don't worry, they're mostly harmless :)