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Tuesday 11 June 1996
Evening ride (Junior): Landscove
Drizzly start, dry later
7 Participants: Michael Jones, Kyle Nolan, Daniel Smith, Graham Smith, Holly Smith, Dale Turrell, Jamie Watkin
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Drizzly start, then dry. Austin's Bridge (Dale road dangerously). Green Lane, Landscove, tracks to Pridhamsleigh. Holly and Kyle very slow.]
Friday 14 June 1996
19:00 - 20:55
Evening ride: Lambsdown
Sunny
9 Participants: Tao Burgess, Julian Duquemin, Peter Hughes (Junior, Devon), Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Keir Manning, Paul Oakley, Phillip Oakley, Daniel Smith
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Nurston, Lambsdown, beautiful sunny evening. Tao rode off stone bridge at Cross Furzes and broke his gear. Crofters at 8.55. Playstation.]
Sunday 16 June 1996
10:00 - 18:15
Day ride: Plym Valley Cycleway
Hot and sunny
8 Participants: Richard Burge, Tao Burgess, Julian Duquemin, Peter Hughes, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Daniel Smith, Philip Stone
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Daniel and Peter bravely attempted this very hard ride! Weather: hot and sunny but a cooling breeze. Budgie led short-cut to Woodpecker but stopped there instead of pressing on. Lunch on cycleway at 12.15, usual clearing. Tunnel dark and fun. Took new extension to Clearbrook. Stopped at Meavy for welcome drinks; refilled water bottles - Daniel got ice! Split at Burrator: Budgie, Julian, Tao and Philip took track & discovered it was indeed as hard as Michael had said it would be. Daniel's family waiting for him at Princetown. Fox Tor café. Daniel got in car at Two Bridges. Peter needed taxi from Dunnabridge to Venford. Home by 6.15.]
Friday 21 June 1996
Evening ride: Buckland-in-the-Moor
Sunny
11 Participants: Neil Ault, Julian Duquemin, John Hayes, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Don Malpass, Craig McCracken, Paul Oakley, Phillip Oakley, Daniel Smith, Philip Stone
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Ashburton, Buckland-in-the-Moor, Spitchwick. Group of hippies and young teenagers celebrating summer solstice. Michael spoke briefly to Tom Richardson. Home via Hembury Woods. Lovely sunny evening.]
Sunday 23 June 1996
10:00 - 19:15
Day ride: Cotley Castle
Sunny
7 Participants: Richard Burge, Tao Burgess, Llewellyn Holmes, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Craig McCracken, Luke Whiting
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Sunny day. Craig puncture at Peartree, at the valve so could not be repaired. Didn't have spare tube so prepared to walk, then Oliver said he had a spare tube. Craig crank came loose at Budgie Box (Caton). Teign Valley road to Lower Ashton, lots of flies in wood. Lunch just past Sextons Cross. Tao and Llewellyn had wet dung fight. Returned via Longdown (miserable garden centre café) and Bovey Tracey café where Michael purchased the smallest milkshake ever for 95p. Home by 5.15.]
Tuesday 25 June 1996
18:00 - 20:55
Evening ride (Junior): Chalk Ford
Sunny start, cloudy later
8 Participants: Neil Ault, Michael Jones, Gavin Pearson, Daniel Smith, Maureen Taylor, Philip Taylor, Dale Turrell, Wendy Turrell
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Sunny start, clouding over. Adjusted Gavin's brakes at the start. Buckfast route to Cross Furzes. Lud Gate, Chalk Ford, Neil puncture on track because of fox. Home by 8.55.]
Friday 28 June 1996
Evening ride: Landscove
Dry but dull
9 Participants: Neil Ault, Tao Burgess, Jeremy Ford, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Austin Loder, Paul Oakley, Phillip Oakley, Philip Stone
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Green Lane, Landscove via field track. Home via Colston Road. Weather: dry but dull.]
Sunday 30 June 1996
10:00 - 17:35
Day ride: Thurlstone Sands
Sunny, warm and breezy with some drizzle
7 Participants: Richard Burge, Tao Burgess, John Hayes, Llewellyn Holmes, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Luke Whiting
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Philip Oakley came down to start to see us off. Stopped at Loddiswell Vineyard to see café. Steep lane to Churchstowe. Lunch at Thurlestone - pebble and sand fights on beach. South Milton, Sorley Tunnel Centre for drinks and buggy rides. Home via Woodleigh, Moreleigh and Rattery. Home by 5.35. Weather generally sunny and warm but breezy and some spells of light drizzle.]
Friday 5 July 1996
Evening ride: Chalk Ford
Dry
10 Participants: Tao Burgess, Julian Duquemin, Jeremy Ford, Dayle Guy, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Keir Manning, Paul Oakley, Phillip Oakley, Philip Stone
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Buckfast, Grange Road, Dayle blow-out, climbed to Cross Furzes, delay while Dayle adjusted brakes. Paul crank loose, Lud Gate, Chalk Ford, Dayle chain broke, stony track to Scoriton, Tao mudguard jammed. Jeremy puncture. Philip O walked with Jeremy while Michael returned with car. Tao mudguard jammed again.]
Sunday 7 July 1996
Afternoon ride: Dr Blackall's Drive

13 Participants: Richard Burge, Tao Burgess, Julian Duquemin, Jeremy Ford, John Hayes, Llewellyn Holmes, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Keir Manning, Paul Oakley, Andrew Simmons, Philip Stone, Eliot Thomas-Wright
Report to be written from the following notes made at the time - please write a full report if you remember the details.

[Buckfast, split through Hembury Woods, Oliver jockey-wheel fell off. Andrew fell off at end of track. Leusdon, 5 ducks. Ice creams and chocolate top of hill. Dr Blackall's Drive back to New Bridge, Jeremy puncture again - still no repair kit, said he didn't have time to pack it! Philip Stone broke chain while doing a stunt. Home via Hembury Woods.]
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