Ride Reports
Spitchwick
Fri, 30 Jun 1995
We rode to Ashburton and then set about the long climb of Ausewell Hill. Today however we were plagued by annoying flies all the way up - and by Neil's complaints about them!
W...
Puper's Hill
Sun, 02 Jul 1995
The weather looked rather threatening and not really ideal for a moorland ride, so we decided to do something a little shorter. We rode to Buckfast and then everyone except Paul t...
Parkfield
Tue, 04 Jul 1995
Our evening started with a ride to Pridhamsleigh, although we lost Luke on the way who decided he needed to go home. We introduced the youngsters to the delights of the Pridhamsle...
Cold East Cross
Fri, 07 Jul 1995
This adventurous evening ride took us out to Ashburton along the old road and then through the back lanes and up the hill to Halshanger Cross. We then turned left for the climb to...
Lannacombe Beach
Sun, 09 Jul 1995
Michael was suffering from a bad cough so needed to lead today's ride in his car. Philip thought this was a great chance to take part in a longer ride, so he hopped in too.
Our...
Landscove
Fri, 14 Jul 1995
With Michael leading in the support car again we rode along Colston Road and were surprised to find Ben Widger at Hood Manor.
The ride continued over Staverton Bridge and along ...
Weekend ride
15 Jul–16 Jul 1995
Beer YH 2
Richard Goss had hoped to attend this weekend at the last minute, but unfortunately it was not possible to arrange for him to join us at such short notice. Michael was in the support car again as we collected Budgie from the Budgie Box at Caton and Eliot and Tao at the Gappah pick-up. After a clim...
👥 10
90 miles
Chalk Ford
Tue, 18 Jul 1995
Climbing Wallaford Road all the way to Cross Furzes was ambitious for these youngsters, but by tackling it in several short stages everyone reached the top in a very reasonable tim...
Avon Dam
Fri, 21 Jul 1995
The Avon Dam is one of our most popular destinations, especially on warm summer evenings like today. We rode up through Dean Prior and Shipley Bridge, then returned along the Abbo...
Ten Tors Event
Sun, 23 Jul 1995
Haytor was the first tor of the day after the climb from the Bickington pick-up. Budgie wanted to climb to the top like everyone else, but sadly his SPD cycling shoes just wouldn'...
Tour
26 Jul–09 Aug 1995
Norway 15
Today was the start of our epic tour of Norway, a country we last visited in 1989. Travel arrangements were complicated, and made more so on the morning when Julian and Michael were told at Newton Abbot that their booked 9.29 train had been delayed by a lightning strike at Totnes. They were advise...
👥 5
437 miles
8825 m
9795 m
Broadhempston
Fri, 28 Jul 1995
Michael was away in Norway so Richard and Neil led the ride today. We rode along Colston Road then took the cycle track to Totnes - the tide was in so we couldn't do the whole tra...