The Rotary Club of St Austell Bay are organising our second Cornish Alpine Cycling Challenge in aid of charities
Now suitable for gravel bikes
You can be the enjoy the Cornish Alpine Cycling Challenge which will take you around the St Austell clay area.
This is a non-competitive gravel sportive mainly off road, on tracks and trails, offering the opportunity to explore the Cornish Alps suitable for novice to experienced riders. There are three routes 12 miles (19km) 25 miles (40km) and 50miles (80Km)
The Bronze 12 mile route takes you along trails from the centre of St Austell to the world famous Eden Project and back, you will ride over redundant clay workings on gravel tracks, this is a testing route for new and novice riders, ideal for families with children over 11 yrs old who want to do an activity together.
The Silver 25 mile route will be mainly on gravel trails and pathways around St Austell taking in former and current clay workings that are not normally open to the public. You will be going to the top of one of the highest man made clay hills in Cornwall with views Coast to Coast. This will be a very testing trial ride aimed at more experience off roaders.
The Gold 50 mile route will be mainly on gravel trails and pathways around St Austell and out into Clay country taking in former and current clay workings that are not normally open to the public as well as the Goss Moor. You will be going to the top of one of the highest man made clay hills in Cornwall with views Coast to Coast. This will be a very testing trial ride aimed at more experience off roaders, estimate time will be between 4 - 8 hours riding.
12 mile route is suitable for gravel, cyclocross, mountain bikes and suitable E-bikes. Not suitable for road bikes. Event starts and returns in St Austell and there will be some riding on public roads.
25 and 50 mile route is suitable for Gravel, MTB and suitable MTB E-bikes due to rough terrain over parts of the course, but please ensure that E-bikes have the range.
Every finisher gets a medal to remind them of the event
Event added by: billy1979
IMPORTANT: To the best of our knowledge the details provided are accurate at the time of listing. However, as with
any outdoor event of this type, there can always be unforeseen circumstances that will lead to changes or cancellations. For all demo days, please check
with the organiser directly to confirm the event is going ahead, timing, location, bike availability and any other additional detail.
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