We had a few members out on the July afternoon run that we haven’t seen for a long time, together with a new rider, Simon Haly from Kingskerswell, even though there wasn’t much hope of good weather. We took the lanes through Compton towards Staverton and then turned back through Broadhempston and Denbury.

After certain members (!) had missed a turning near Staverton, Mike turned back to look for them, hit a slippery patch and fell off, cutting his arm badly in the process. As he couldn’t ride on he contacted his parents for a lift to the hospital – John and Nigel offered to stay with him until he was picked up. I subsequently found out that he had eight stitches!

(Kevin Presland, 16)