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Friday 14 April 2000
19:00 - 21:45
Evening ride: Tigley

8 Participants: Tao Burgess, Julian Duquemin, Ryan Edmondson, Luke Fursdon, Dayle Guy, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Keir Manning
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[The cycle ride this evening was the best for a long time, because Tao and Keir turned up, and Ryan came on the ride as well. There were 8 of us, and we did an adventurous ride through Tigley and Totnes and back along the track and Colston Road. Afterwards Michael played Tao at TA.]

[Tigley, Totnes to see mast of Pete Goss's boat, cycle path, Colston Road .. Ryan's first ride in ages]
Saturday 15 April 2000
15:30 - 23:00
Weekend ride: Golant YH
Day 1

5 Participants: Neil Ault, Ryan Edmondson, Luke Fursdon, Dayle Guy, Michael Jones
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[Plans changed during the day. We left at 5.45 in the car and arrived at Golant just in time for supper at 7pm. We played football and Frisbee and Pool. We were all exhausted at 10.15 so we all went to bed.]

[Was supposed to be Maypool, but we changed it to Golant and drove down late so that Ryan could join us. PLayed football and frisbee and pool, then bed fairly early, Neil snored.]
Sunday 16 April 2000
08:00 - 17:30
Weekend ride: Golant YH
Day 2
Bright and sunny
5 Participants: Neil Ault, Ryan Edmondson, Luke Fursdon, Dayle Guy, Michael Jones
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[The day started bright and sunny, with Frisbee on the lawn. Dayle joined us at 9.10, and after a while we set off for St Austell market (to get me a baseball cap and Neil some shorts – we had both forgotten these items!) then Mevagissey fishing village for fudge and café, then Asda at St Austell for cash and lunch and milk, then Bodmin for the Camel trail, where we unpacked the bikes. It was a good ride, with a stop at Padstow for pasties. Neil was saddle sore on the return route. Home by 5.45.]

[Morning was sunny, Dayle arrived 9.10, more frisbee, then car to St Austell market to get Neil's shorts (he forgot his), then car to Mevagissey for fudge and cafe, then Asda at St Austell for cash, milk and lunch .. then Bodmin, unload bikes, ride cycle path to Padstow, bought pasties including Apple, rhubarb and custard .. then back again, Neil saddle sore, depart 4.41, rain, home 5.45. Good weekend.]
Friday 21 April 2000
19:00 - 21:45
Evening ride: Cross Furzes
Try start, drizzle later
5 Participants: Tao Burgess, Julian Duquemin, Colin Ford, Luke Fursdon, Michael Jones
Report to be written from the following notes.

[saw Scott and co at the start, they tried to follow us, but then broke off to do Kings Wood .. drizzle started, so went straight home from Combe.
Sunday 23 April 2000
14:15 - 17:30
Afternoon ride: Easter Special, Avon Dam
Sunny and warm
7 Participants: Neil Ault, Isaac Blackmore (10, Buckfastleigh), Richard Burge, Tao Burgess, Luke Fursdon, Simon Hopper, Michael Jones
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[A very enjoyable cycle ride. Lovely day, Isaac did very well indeed .. Budgie skipped the moorland route …]
Friday 28 April 2000
19:00 - 21:45
Evening ride: Spitchwick

3 Participants: Julian Duquemin, Luke Fursdon, Michael Jones
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[Out via Ashburton, up Ausewell, Julian into hedge on descent through woods (Luke saw), Spitchwick, Hembury.]
Sunday 30 April 2000
10:00 - 17:30
Day ride: Childe's Tomb
Sunny and warm
3 Participants: Richard Burge, Luke Fursdon, Michael Jones
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[Perfect weather - sunny, not too hot, light breeze on the moor. Up via Holne and Venford, right down to end of track, had unch there in a large sheltered hole, beautiful area, skylarks everywhere, spent more than an hour there, back to Princetown for drinks, then Postbridge for pasties and drinks, then straight through to Poundsgate and home by 5pm - met 23-year-old merchant navy engineer with a puncture, fixed it for him.]
Friday 5 May 2000
19:00 - 21:45
Evening ride: Staverton

5 Participants: Julian Duquemin, Luke Fursdon, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Gavin Pearson
Report to be written from the following notes.

[Planned ride was to Torbryan. Frisbee in Staverton park.]
Sunday 7 May 2000
14:15 - 17:30
Afternoon ride: Blue Post
Superb weather
7 Participants: Isaac Blackmore, Richard Burge, Julian Duquemin, Luke Fursdon, Michael Jones, Oliver Lindley, Gavin Pearson
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[Lovely weather, superb ride, cafe stop at Cranks, Michael ran over the dog on Colston Road.]
Friday 12 May 2000
19:00 - 21:45
Evening ride: Cross Furzes
Overcast
4 Participants: Luke Fursdon, Michael Jones, Gavin Pearson, Daniel Smith
Report to be written from the following notes.

[Planned ride was Chalk Ford. Overcast, so Buckfast, Cross Furzes, then played badminton at Ashmoor .. very good game!
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