Torbay CTC Archive - Ride Reports

Ride Reports

Dunchideock

Sun, 28 Sep 1980

An accordion soundtrack to back-to-back forest punctures set the tone, followed by a mistaken turn that sent the group back down the hill past glowering climbers, then a dash home via Teign Valley ahead of the rain; one rider went solo.

Day ride

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Torbay Section AGM

Thu, 02 Oct 1980

About fifteen attended the Section AGM at Colin’s house in Paignton, when the main things that were decided were that there would be “100” rides on 12th October and that Michael Jo...

Social

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Dartington Hall

Sun, 05 Oct 1980

On hands and knees in Dartington Hall’s gardens, the riders gleefully hunted for beech nuts between strolls and rolling on the lawns. An early dash to Buckfastleigh for the raft race proved futile—it had finished before they arrived.

Afternoon ride

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Devon DA "100 in 8" Event

Sun, 12 Oct 1980

The routes for the 100 miles and 100km runs had this year been planned to allow Dartmoor members to begin at Ashburton, meeting up with the rest of the club at Drum Bridges. When ...

Day ride

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Weekend ride 18 Oct–19 Oct 1980

Salcombe Youth Hostel 2

Don's judged competition — entrants had to finish "I think Don is the greatest because..." (judged by Don) — produced odes, poems and chocolate prizes, the winning entry being a poem. The day's ride to Salcombe youth hostel took lanes via Harbertonford and Bolt Head, ending cold but warmed by a hot meal.

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Postbridge

Sun, 26 Oct 1980

An "evasive" puncture that dodged two patches stole the show before a downpour sent everyone scurrying back to the Downie Nest, where a friendly fire and sumptuous tea revived spirits - though the Torbay ride home still looked grim.

Day ride

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West Ogwell

Sun, 02 Nov 1980

Well into double figures on a very cold day for our November Afternoon Run. Included in the gathering was “MacBoyes of the Corrieyairack”, making a welcome emergence from semi-hib...

Afternoon ride

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Chagford

Sun, 09 Nov 1980

On another bright but cold day we were due to go to Chagford but, finding ourselves well behind schedule by the time we reached the top of Haytor, we decided to pay Bowerman’s Nose...

Day ride

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DA AGM, Chudleigh Knighton

Sun, 16 Nov 1980

With a morning to fill in before the DA AGM at Chudleigh Knighton we found some roads that we don’t often use in the Haldon area. There were plenty of fine autumn colours to be se...

Day ride

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Tinners' Hut

Sun, 23 Nov 1980

A change of weather today, unfortunately for the worse and, for once, the “rain before seven” saying was not true. So when, at Avonwick, three rather moist riders from Marldon met...

Day ride

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Start Point

Sun, 30 Nov 1980

Icy spills on a bend set the tone for a frigid, careful ride: lunch in a sunny nook, destination abandoned in a brutal headwind, extra layers at sunset. Back in town, a T‑shirt huddle at Mike’s and Kodachrome slides brought the warmth.

Day ride

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Devon DA Annual Dinner

Sat, 06 Dec 1980

This year's Dinner took place at the Treacrn Hotel, Torquay

Social

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