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From the monthly archives:

May 2009

The Chain Gang On The Tour Of Wessex

May 25, 2009

Yesterday, Sunday May 24th, Dr Bike and I rode ‘The Tour of Wessex’. This is a 112-mile ride around Wessex. We were slightly worried before the event because 112 miles is a little outside our comfort zone – by about 70 miles!

Meticulous preparation…

…but I still got a buckled wheel

Come the day we joined [...]

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The Youth Of Today (The Bike Tour Guides Of Tomorrow).

May 22, 2009

Last weekend I had the great pleasure of watching two of my neices complete the Ten Tors.
Ten Tors is an annual event run by the Army on Dartmoor. Four hundred teams of six youngsters aged 14 to 20 have to complete a 2-day walk across Dartmoor. There are about 25 different routes, divided [...]

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