Truro Cycling Club invite you join a ‘wheel-ey’ great day out on their annual David Bennett Memorial Cycle Ride on Sunday 14th September.
As a club they hold an annual memorial ride in honour of their former club chair, Dave Bennett. The club do this to raise money for 2 charities that were important to Dave and to showcase some of the beautiful routes and scenery that Cornwall has to offer!
Entry costs for the Memorial Cycle Ride are £15 in advance or £20 on the day, with the option of a 40km, 100km or 160km routes to suit all abilities, and with over 2 months until the event there’s still time to train and challenge yourself to a personal best. You’ll start from Shortlanesend Village Hall you will have the choice of three routes taking in the best that West Cornwall has to offer.
Nominated Charities
The club’s two charities are Centrepoint and Cornwall Hospice Care.
Centrepoint is the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity. They provide nationwide support and secure housing to young people who are homeless and Cornwall Hospice Care is Cornwalls 24/7 charity providing compassionate and specialised end of life care for patients and their families.
Last year we managed to raise £1321 for these two excellent causes and we hope that we can raise even more this year.
Memorial Cycle Ride Routes
This years routes for the Memorial Cycle Ride are yet to be confirmed but will be very similar to last years with three options: a 40k, a 100k and a 160k. The routes will be checked, risk assessed and ridden soon so please check in with Truro Cycling club for maps and links to the all important GPX files! Please note: the routes are not signposted and they do not provide written route cards.
Provisions
You will be well stocked with multiple cafe options on the Memorial Cycle Ride routes but, most importantly, the club will once again be taking over the TRA hall in Mount Hawke. Bring your shrapnel along as they ask for donations in return for homemade baked goods! Last year there was a smorgasbord of brownies, victoria sponges and more!
Extra bits
The are a small club and so unfortunately do not offer anything along the lines of medals or jerseys but you can go home from this year’s Memorial Cycle Ride at the end of the day knowing that you’ve enjoyed some of the best lanes in the South West and raised funds for two vital causes.
Want more?
Truro Cycling Club have a broad range of riders based in Truro that have rides most weekends all year and in the weeknights in the summer. If you’re interested in joining us then head to their website or talk to George at the start and end of the ride.
Sign up to the event by clicking the Sign Up Button on this page and secure your place for a beautiful day of bike riding.
To find out about upcoming events in support of Cornwall Hospice Care, please visit our website events calendar.
