Ride Reports
Converted to Social
Fri, 12 Jul 2013
There was no enthusiasm for a cycle ride this evening so we did a badminton session at Ashmoor from 8pm until 9pm with games at Crofters either side. It turned out to be a very en...
Haldon Forest Park
Sun, 14 Jul 2013
On another very hot and sunny day we decided that an amble around Haldon Forest Park shouldn’t make us overheat too much. John got all five bikes into his van and the other passen...
Cancelled
Fri, 19 Jul 2013
With Michael and Ash away in Cornwall for a few days today's ride had to be cancelled.
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Sun, 21 Jul 2013
21 mi
626 m
Today was thankfully a little cooler than recent days, but it was still hot at 24 degrees. We had planned a Dartmoor ride to Bonehill and everyone was up for it, so we took the ol...
Converted to Social
Fri, 26 Jul 2013
Will came up for the start and wanted to play some games. Lawrence joined in online and then decided to come up to join us at 8.30. After some fun on the trampoline we did a musi...
Cancelled
Sun, 28 Jul 2013
Early rain and the need to prepare for Tuesday’s Switzerland tour was enough to persuade everyone to stay at home today.
Tour
30 Jul–09 Aug 2013
Switzerland 11
Our epic 2013 tour of Switzerland began at Newton Abbot rail station at 0745. This was the third time the club has visited Switzerland but the first time for most people in this group, so there was a lot of excitement in the air.
The 0806 train, which was a few minutes late, sped us to London by...
👥 5
328 miles
4550 m
5270 m
Switzerland tour videos
Sun, 11 Aug 2013
The Swiss cyclists, who returned home late on Friday night, had requested a social rather than a ride today, so that is what was arranged. It was a special social though, where we...
Badminton
Fri, 16 Aug 2013
Lawrence apparently forgot about the social tonight, but the rest of us enjoyed a mix of computer games, badminton at Ashmoor and a games theme quiz.
Hembury Woods
Sun, 18 Aug 2013
8 mi
Everyone seemed to want a shorter ride today but we had promised some off-road riding, so we rode through Buckfast and took the lower Hembury track to Shuttaford. During the summe...
Supermarket Special
Fri, 23 Aug 2013
For this evening's social we started with some computer games, visited Tesco to buy a few snacks and then returned to Buckfastleigh for a music quiz.
Dartington
Sun, 25 Aug 2013
13 mi
Perfect weather and a good turnout made this great ride. We followed Colston road to the cycle path at Dartington and enjoyed refreshments at the Venus café in the Cider Press C...