Cycling in Devon

I have just come back from Devon cycling and running in the sunshine with Sarah and Keela. We did a hilly route based from Tavistock to Princetown and back along part of the fantastically restored Devon C2C.

 Princeton high on Dartmoor is home to a brewery and prison. Jail Ale is great unsure if the inmates have had it tho. A fantastic Information Centre, Bunkhouse and campsite at the Plume of Feathers pub and local cafes.

In Tavistock town centre near the famous pannier market. Its a place certainly worth looking around. A world heritage site in the heart of Dartmoor ideal for a cream tea.

If you planning a trip to Devon in the summer you can manage the whole Sustrans C2C in a day its 102 miles on some great rideable tracks. Hope you enjoy all the attractions along the way.

Diamond Jubilee MTB Elastic Time Accident

Just going out for a Jubilee MTB Ride with Sarah and Rich we thought we would do the Glenderaterra route.
It was a warm day and we set off from Keswick along the old railway line. A busy route with lots of C2C riders and day trippers out about. Not 4km along Rich stopped suddenly to avoid a dog, I braked hard and went over the handlebars. I remember very lucidly thinking I need to unclip my feet, along with seeing the floor zoom up to me. I had a crunching feeling as I landed squarely on my nose and my left hand. Strange how time becomes elastic at times like this?

It broke my glassess and the peak of my helmet.

The people with the dog said nowt not even sorry but stood gawping as the blood sped down my face. Sarah went back for the car Rich and I went onto Threlked to get picked up.













20 Mins biking and 6 hrs in A&E later

a bit cleaner but unable to stitch or glue due to dirt. I now have concussion, whiplash, stiff neck and back and a swollen painful left hand. 

No biking for a while..