Ride Reports
Lannacombe Beach
Sun, 29 Jul 1990
51 mi
1155 m
1155 m
In order to spend the maximum possible time on the beach we chose the fast main road route from Totnes to Stanborough, then took the direct lane route through Stokenham. We met Je...
Cancelled
Wed, 01 Aug 1990
Only Ken and Martin Luke attended this ride, so they decided to join forces with the two Torbay Section members who had supported the Torbay Section evening ride.
Shipley Bridge
Fri, 03 Aug 1990
A sweltering, humid day left everyone tired and dry, so we headed straight for the best cool water we could think of, the river Avon at Shipley Bridge. Most had lots of fun in the...
Littlehempston
Sun, 05 Aug 1990
At last we were in a spell of cooler weather, and Jenny Quick took the opportunity to make a welcome return to club activities after her recent back problems. The track from Littl...
Cold East Cross
Fri, 10 Aug 1990
This was a leisurely ride through Ashburton and up to Cold East Cross - the moor was enchanting this evening. We used the descent to Ashburton to explore a new lane through Druid,...
Kenn Valley
Sun, 12 Aug 1990
49 mi
935 m
935 m
A lot of main road work took us through the Gappah pick-up and down Telegraph Hill to the Kenn valley, where we enjoyed lunch under the shade of some trees. Martin Luke had some d...
Hood Manor
Fri, 17 Aug 1990
Rain began at 6.45 and was forecast to continue all evening. Compromise ruled the day: we rode half way along Colston road, then the keen ones continued to Hood and back along the...
Whooping Rock
Sun, 19 Aug 1990
Many members stayed at home today in order to prepare for tomorrow's big event. Dave Humphreys led the remainder to the destination for lunch, and then home via Widecombe. They g...
Tour
20 Aug–31 Aug 1990
Scottish Highlands and Islands 12
This epic tour took us from Loch Lomond to Lochinver via Skye, Raasay and the Outer Hebrides. The most remarkable fact about the tour is that it was completely unremarkable. Nothing went wrong. The trains were on time, we didn't miss any ferries, nobody suffered any serious accidents or cycle bre...
👥 16
343 miles
4610 m
4490 m
Hembury Woods
Fri, 24 Aug 1990
Without the Tartan contingent a depleted group had a short ride up the Hembury track and back via Holne. The cyclists managed to return before dark - a rare thing with Michael, bu...
Buckland Beacon
Fri, 31 Aug 1990
Another haggis-free ride (the last however), which started off warm enough, but by the time the group had reached the aptly-named Cold East Cross the temperature had dropped sharpl...
Gatcombe Tracks
Sun, 02 Sep 1990
Another enjoyable ride, led by Dave Humphreys.