Twenty six cyclists set off from Buckfastleigh for a leisurely wander through Hembury Woods and Spitchwick Common. Any lingering doubts about 12.25 being too early for lunch were quickly dispelled during the final climb to Leusdon church, and so the group settled down in a fairly sheltered part of Leusdon Common for an hour’s fun and relaxation. Perhaps the most amusing sight for the onlookers was that of Adam being hotly pursued by Gabrielle and Vicky who had presumably not taken kindly to having dead grass thrown at them!

Steve Hughes may be small but it still takes a violent headwind to blow him off his bike. Such were the delights of the Bellever road, a change of route being hastily arranged near Cator Court to bring the group back to Widecombe. Some took liquid refreshment at the Wayside café whilst other less-normal members found a different kind of refreshment by dancing around on top of Haytor Rock!

When all tastes had been catered for the plummeting temperatures forced another hasty retreat, this time to the lower and more sheltered reaches of the moor, from where return was made via Birchanger and Halshanger.