Ride Reports
Avon Dam
Sun, 20 Mar 2005
13 mi
Richard Burge made a welcome return to club riding today as we set off for Dean with a good turnout of cyclists. The forecast predicted that the fog would clear quickly to leave a...
Tour
25 Mar–28 Mar 2005
Somerset & North Devon Coast 4
Joe was annoyed when he arrived at Newton Abbot Station for the start of our 2005 junior tour. The expensive Altura panniers he had ordered the week before had not arrived in time for the tour, so he had been forced to use the cheap all-in-one panniers that had caused him so many problems on last y...
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105 miles
2115 m
1990 m
River Dart Adventures
Fri, 01 Apr 2005
9 mi
We certainly had an adventure on our first evening ride of the new season. The ride began with an exciting race along the riverside track in Hembury Woods. As we rode through Riv...
Diptford
Sun, 03 Apr 2005
15 mi
The weather was not too exciting today so we carried out a brisk examination of the lanes through Harbourneford, South Brent, Diptford and Rattery.
Totnes Cycle Path
Fri, 08 Apr 2005
15 mi
With the cold weather encouraging us to ride faster this evening we completed a ride to Totnes Cycle Path via Colston Road and Rattery in double-quick time, arriving back at Buckfa...
Carey Kennels
Sun, 10 Apr 2005
14 mi
Gage received a warm welcome back to club activities after a break of several months, but we weren't going to give him an easy ride just because he'd been away! From Ashburton we ...
Staverton
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
10 mi
New rider Conor kept up with everyone on our excursion to Staverton and soon got the hang of Frisbee throwing on Staverton cricket field. The wet grass left everyone with wet feet...
Cross Furzes
Sun, 17 Apr 2005
5 mi
A depressing weather forecast persuaded us to select a relatively short route through Buckfast and Coombe to Cross Furzes, but even with this modest distance the rain still drenche...
Converted to Social
Fri, 22 Apr 2005
With torrential rain putting everyone off cycling we organised a session of badminton at the Torbay Leisure Centre, Paignton.
Avon Dam
Sun, 24 Apr 2005
14 mi
Our ride today took us through Dean to Nurston and on to Shipley Bridge. Gage found a Dartmoor letterbox behind a tree and spent some time completing the details while the rest of...
Hembury Woods
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
8 mi
Hembury Woods looked distinctly eerie this evening with a moderate mist surrounding all the trees. The climb was a tough start for Conor on his second ride, but he was much happie...
Stover Country Park
Sun, 01 May 2005
29 mi
This was Steven's first ride for many years - he's only had his new bike for 24 hours! Our ride started cautiously with the climb to Green Lane and the back of Landscove, but it q...