FREEWHEELING COMPETITION 2004
Devon DAs Freewheeling Competition is hosted by North Devon CTC.
The picture above shows how the course works. From Powlers Piece near Parkham, there begins a long descent towards the main Bideford road. This starts gradually, then climbs slightly past a reservoir, and then - if you get past here - it's a fast twisty run down to the next landing by some cottages, where the descent fizzles out for a while. If you can roll up this slight gradient, then you get another gradual descent past the mill, where it's virtually flat for a few hundred yards. Again if you can roll this bit you're off again, all the way down to the telephone box! After this is a short sharp rise which will stop most people, but with a strong tail wind people have passed this point to continue right down to the main road, but not in the competition!
   
   

Norman Wakefield and Paul Dixon in front.
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2004 COMPETITION:
The weather forecast was awful, Easterly Gales, rain, - stay indoors stuff. I did until midday and when the rain didn't arrive I dashed of to North Devon in the van.
The Barnstaple based gang were there in the Union Inn at Stibbs Cross, some tucking into roast dinners!
George Sanford and Roger Turner were up from Plymouth, so there were only 3 of us from outside North Devon.
   
 
Roger Turner - CTC & St. Budeaux CC.