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| MAR 2014 |
Work will soon be underway on the final stretch of the Exe Estuary Trail. The section between Turf Lock and Powderham, which has been designed by Devon County Council, will complete the remaining 1.9km section. The £1.6 million scheme will develop a three-metre wide off-road cycle path whichfollows the existing flood bund adjacent to the estuary, and will feature carefully designed viewing areas which will provide the opportunity for trail users to take in the stunning views of the Exe Estuary. When completed, the trail around the Exe Estuary, which forms part of the National Cycle Network (NCN), will offer walkers and cyclists a predominantly off-road 16 mile route around the estuary between Exmouth and Dawlish Warren via Topsham and Exeter. The work is expected to be completed by late September 2014. |
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| MAR 2014 |
50 miles in 4/5
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| MAR 2014 |
The AA has launched a driver awareness campaign aimed at creating mutual respect on the roads. The AA is urging drivers to look out for cyclists when manoeuvring 'Think once, think twice, think bikes’: this is what the AA’s new awareness campaign is urging its members to do before they make manoeuvres in their vehicles that could be hazardous to cyclists and motorcyclists. The AA will distribute stickers to its 15 million members for them to attach to their wing mirrors as a reminder to keep an eye out for cyclists and motorcyclists. This is a welcome alternative to the approach used by Transport for London with their ‘cyclists stay back’ stickers on the ends of buses, vans and taxis. |
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| MAR 2014 |
Work is continuing at a rapid pace in paignton for the new cycle Circuit at Clennon Valley. The first of teh facilities will be open in a few weeks time, and the circuit will be a major boost to cycling in the Torbay and surrounding area. |
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| MAR 2014 |
CTC is always busy fighting legal cases, and working for cyclists rights. Two years ago Bob Scoble from Plymouth was struck by a lorry near Yealmpton. The lorry hit him, dragged him from his bike and ran over his hand. The driver failed to stop and only did so when he crashed into another oncoming truck further down the road. Bob also suffered a fractured neck in the collision. His colleage he was cycling with was unharmed and able to chase after the lorry to get the details. The local BBC have also taken an interest in the inicident and you wll be able to see the story on BBC Spotlight this Friday 21st March. |
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| MAR 2014 |
The Big Pedal has been happening in the Teignbridge area of Devon. Sustrans have been organising the BigPedal fortnight since 2009, and this includescompetitions for children cycling and scootering to schol and the events have been well received in the area. The Madd Gear professional stunt team also visited Decoy Primary and Bradley Barton Primary Schools to help deliver the "two wheels is fun" message. |
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| MAR 2014 |
Over 50,000 people have crossed the Town Quay Bridge in Newton Abbot since it was opened a year ago ( reports CycleDevon). There was a big campaign by Sustrans and local cycle groups to gain lottery funding to build the bridge, and this scheme was won despite some strong competition from other contenders like the Eden Project. There is now pressure on from local cycling groups to complete the route from Newton Abbot to Teignmouth via the Teign Estuary. |
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| MAR 2014 |
The fifth Velo Vintage events are scheduled to take place on the 15th June. This year will see a 26 mile route designed for vintage and classic bicycles. These popular events are based around Exmouth, and usually involve a great deal of social activity as well as the cycling. Check out the website at www.velovintage.co.uk |
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| MAR 2014 |
Entries are now rolling in steadily for this years Devon Dirt event on 11th May. Well over 100 people are already signed up, and organisers are hoping for another great day of cycling in some of Devon best areas. The event start from BigPeaks at Ashburton and will encompass about 55 miles of tracks and lanes around South Dartmoor and surrounding districts. |
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| MAR 2014 |
Alistair Cope of Velo Vintage fame from Exmouth, is off on an adventure again. This time he will be riding his Penny-Farthing bicycle from Bristol to Exmouth, a distance of about 100 miles, no mean feat on a mchine with no gears or brakes! He will undertake the marathon effort over Easter weekend, and has invited anybody else who rides a Penny-Farthing or a safety bicycle to join him. |
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| MAR 2014 |
John Thacker, a well known long-distance cyclist from Exeter, was badly injured when he struck a pothole in Pinhoe road, that sent him flying through the air. He was knocked unconscious after the accident which was witnessed by an off duty police officer. He said: “I smashed myself up to something chronic. I needed stitches around my eye, my shoulder was badly injured, and a chunk was taken out of my hip. I couldn’t even move my arm.” In hospital, Mr Thacker met a young woman who had also injured herself in the same location, just an hour later. He said: “When she told me what had happened, I told her ‘You’re the second one today’.” He now plans to sue the council after over £700 worth of damage was done to the bike in addition to his injuries. CTC are fighting his case. |
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| MAR 2014 |
CTC Torbay held their annual "Pancake Ride" on Tuesday 4th March. the ride set out form the "Farmhouse Tavern" in Torquay and took to the lanes through the mainly devastated Kingskerswell area to Bovey Tracey. The ride finished at the Premier Inn on Torquay Sea Front, where a breakfast including pancakes was being served. The riders enjoyed some brief spells of Spring sunshine, but great care had to be taken with numerous potholes encountered, particularly around Bovey Tracey. |
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| MAR 2014 |
Members and friends of Exeter Wheelers CC and CTC organised another great weekend of cycling with the Mad March hare Audax events on Sunday 2nd march. 180 riders entered the 100Km event and over 30 the 200Km. The riders started out in dry weather, and as the day progressed there were showers and later more prolonged spells of rain, and for late finishers on the 100, and finishers on the 200 it was a very soggy end to the day. Thanks are due to Pippa Wheeler and the gang of helpers who worked until late in the day manning controls. This weekend sees another popular Audax randonee start from Bridgwater, the Dunkery Dash 100Km is just that, a ride out from the town to the top of Exmoor, with a retrace. |
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| MAR 2014 |
Velododrome
circuit at Paignton - work in progress. The
Velodrom is being constructed close to Dartmouth road by the Clennon
Valley Leisure centre, and is part of a proposed £45million leisure
part realisation. |
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| MAR 2014 |
Cancelled
CTC Torbay French Tour, - replacement announced |
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| FEB 2014 |
A new group are campaigning for a safe route between Crediton and Exeter - the main A377 road being particularly dangerous for cyclists. Indeed popular CTC member Brenda Kerry lost her life in a cycling accident on the road near Newton St Cyres in 2005. The Boniface Trail Group are holding regular meetings, canvassing Councillors, organising bike rides, issuing Newsletters, exploring route options and they will soon be publishing a set of maps of cycle routes in the area. More information can be obtained from the Sustainable Crediton web site or direct frrom Laura Conyngham tel 01363 773000. |
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| FEB 2014 |
Somerset
company loses 1/4million of bikes after London Show. A Somerset Bike and Triathlon dealer has lost almost a quarter of a million pounds worth of bikes after two large vans full of the display bikes were solen just after the show. The hire vans full of stock were stolen from Travel Lodge Excel car park at about 1.58am on Monday February 17. According to BikeBiz.com’s Jon Harker, both vans had tracking devices. The tracking company located one of the vans on Newham Way, Newham, London. Police managed to locate the vehicle but have since lost it and the other van has not been located at all. |
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| FEB 2014 |
This years Tour of Brittany organised by geoff Sharpe for CTC Torbay riders and friends, has had to be cancelled due to the bad weather. Brittany Ferries will not be running the overnight service from Plymouth to Roscoff, - they will run a service on Saturday but this will not allow time for the rides to happen. Geoff is hoping that he can run something later in the Spring, and refunds will be given. |
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| FEB 2014 |
The Somerset levels have been under water for weeks, since the beginning of 2014, and levels are still rising. This Sunday 15th February, the early season "Glastonbury 100 miler" is still to go ahead, but organiser Ian Hennessey has re- routed some parts of the ride which would have seen long section of the route under deep water ( and it's still raining - 14.02.14 1800 ). Sixty Five riders are entered for the event which is now full, and we wish each and every one of them a safe ride. |
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| JAN 2014 |
Fifty entries have been processed for this years Devon Dirt bike ride, organised by CTC Devon and BigPeaks. This years event is on Sunday 11th May, and will follow a route broadly similar to that in 2014, with a free t-shirt, food and other goodies for all riders. Entry can be made through the post or via PayPal, and details can be found on the website. The event fulfils the"f" category in the CTC's touring Competition series. www.devondirt.co.uk. |
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| JAN 2014 |
Cyclist
found dead in Cornwall, - bike missing. Police are appealing for information after a cyclist was found dead in a woods in Cornwall but he bike is missing. 72 year old David Alderton was a retired driving instructor, who lived in Falmouth, and was a keen cyclist and is said to have suffered a head injury consistent with a fall from a bike. <<CLICK HERE>> for more. |
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| JAN 2014 |
Winter storms paused for a few hours as many cylists took part in the 2014 Turkey Burner event run bu Mud'n'Sweat. There was plenty of mud and water in the lanes and Fords around Woodbury Common and Collaton Raleigh, and the Finish control was busy downloading dibbers and feeding soggy riders with Bacon Butties. |
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| JAN 2014 |
Hugh
Fairgreive. The new year greeted us with some very sad news - the death of young Hugh Fairgreive. Thirty Seven year old Hugh, son of Johnny Fairgreive from Topsham, was riding a new Carbon bike near his home in Bristol, but collided with a wall, a subsequently died of his injuries. |
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| JAN 2014 |
More
spills on slippery roads. Slippery roads continued to cause lots of minor spills in the days leading up to Christmas and the New Year. There are suspicions that some of the salt treatment of certain road surfaces is bring oil and diesel to the surface, and making the roads greasy. Last weekend the roads were icy, five riders came off on the MDCC club ride and three riders came off on the CTC rides on the cycletrack near double-locks. Gill madge and John Beesley came off on their tandem and Gill was knocked out by the fall. Dave Prudden suffred a broken elbow. |
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| JAN 2014 |
The month of December saw a plethora of Christmas meals. The various sections held meals at various venues, with high attendances. Torbay CTC had 60 to the Christmams Lunch at Bickley Mill, and over 40 riders took part in the mince pie 60Km rides. Exeter, Plymouth and South Dartmoor, Coffee Pots and Torbay Tuesday riders also held Christmas lunches. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Britain's Maria Leijerstram has become the first person to cycle to the South Pole - she arrived there at 1am on the morning of 27th December. See the ICE blog to see how the amazing machine was built. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Teign
Estuary Route - e-Petition deadline. |
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| DEC 2013 |
DfT are funding the Fill That Hole website to the tune of £30k to enable it to run as an App on iPhone. users will be able to report defects directly from the location. <<CLICK HERE>> for more. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Disappearing
Devon In Babbacombe in
Torquay and detached house has partly fallen into the sea, and is being
demolished for safety. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Twelve month sentence for red light cyclist. A
Bournemouth cyclist has been jailed for 12 months following an incident
in which he rode through a red traffic light and collided with a nine-year-old
girl, leaving her with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
Philip Benwell, aged 38, had pleaded guilty last month to the charge
of causing grievous bodily harm. Bournemouth Crown Court heard that
Benwell had been cycling "erratically and very fast" on his road bike
as he rode downhill towards a crossing at Branksome Beach on 26 July
this year, reports the Bournemouth Echo. He estimated his speed at 30mph.
Earlier reports suggested that he mounted the pavement, but according
to the newspaper’s latest report, Benwell “veered into the opposite
lane” as he neared the traffic lights, just as nine-year-old Leila Crofts
was crossing with her au pair, named as a Miss Canibano. The pair were
out for a walk with the family’s dog. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Jonathon tiernan-Locke
to face disciplinary proceedings.
<<CLICK HERE>> for more on the story. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Good news from Cycle Devon 4,885 children received
Bikeability training in Devon (April - Nov 13).
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| DEC 2013 |
The recent cold spell saw many roads in the area treated with salt, but because there hasn't been much rain, roads have become very greasy particularly in the Torbay / Newton Abbot area, where many road works and housing schemes have left layers of mud on the roads. There have been many accident with cyclist sliding off mainly at roundabouts and junctions. Tom Dunn from Teignmouth sustained a broken wrist, and Ron Keegan , promoter of the Dartmoor Classic, sustained some bad injuries when he came off on Balls Corner Roundabout in Newton Abbot. The salt mixed used to treat the roads is mixed with clay, which can become very shiny when polished by passing vehicles. Cyclists are advised to take great care in the Torbay and Teignbridge areas. |
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| DEC 2013 |
A cyclist in Norway who had fallen unconscious and been buried under snow on a cycle path owes his life to a snowplough driver who had spotted his bike’s handelbars sticking out of the snow on Sunday morning. The driver, who stopped to remove the bicycle from his vehicle’s path on the island of Nøtterøy, around 60km south of Oslo, spoke of his surprise at discovering the frozen cyclist. The man, aged 26 and from the island of Tjøme was said to be frozen and unconscious when an ambulance summoned by the driver arrived, but he regained consciousness on the way to hospital in Vestfold. The cyclist had no recollection of how he had come to be lying on the path. <<CLICK HERE>> for more. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Tim and Sharon Bridgman continue their world tour and are now heading North through Patagonia where they have been battling 40-60mph winds. They are now over halfway on there 2 year adventure, and hope to arrive in Alaska this summer. <<CLICK HERE>> to follow their progress. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Specailized
Row Although
Roubaix s the famous town in France where the bike race takes place,
Specialized also make a bike called the " Roubaix" model,
and have this as a trademark. |
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| DEC 2013 |
A woman from Wales is attempting to get to the South Pole using aspecial recumbent trike made by I.C.E in Cornwall. I utilises "fat wheels" like those use on fat bikes made by Surly. See the ICE blog to see how the amazing machine was built. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Bristol
Lorries. <<CLICK HERE>> for more on this story. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Teign
Estuary Route - e-Petition. A petition to riase 6000 signatures in support of the Teign Estuary Cycling and Walking route has been launched. The Teign Estuary Trail from Newton Abbot to Teignmouth was promised more than a decade ago. The completion of the Trail is vital not only to create jobs and provide a much needed economic boost but also to develop a safe and healthy resource that walkers, nature lovers, families young children, disabled and cyclist can use together for now and future generations. <<CLICK HERE>> to sign the petition. |
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| DEC 2013 |
The third Velo Vintage occasion took place on 7th December to coincide with the towns "Christmas Cracker" event. Over 100 took part in a great day out with glorious weather. Much time was taken with photographs and parading. The theme was very much set around the WWII era, and a hall was bedecked with bunting and vintage memorabillia incuding old newspapers of the time. There were prizes for the brest dressed bike, and best dressed riders. The event was sponsored by Ringtons Tea. You can see more by visiting www.velovintage.co.uk |
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| DEC 2013 |
In twenty-two American States drivers are required to leave a minimum of a three-foot gap between themselves and cyclists when overtaking. One state - Pennsylvania - has enacted a bill that requires a four-foot gap. Local Exeter cyclist, Bridget Walton, is pushing for a similar guidance in the UK. If you are on Facebook, Twitter or Google circles she invites you to check out the aMetreMatters page. This is intended to encourage a shift in attitudes towards vulnerable road users. |
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| DEC 2013 |
Plymouth
tweet The was another case of an unfortunate social media tweet in Plymouth, when a cyclist and car collided, and the driver posted comment stating that he's "downed a cyclist, and that there were only another million to go". However it appears that this tweet was not as malicious as first believed, but police were informed. |
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| DEC 2013 |
There has been a call for a clamp-down on Exeter unlit cyclists. Apparently there are still many "seen" riding around in the dark unlit - many are believed or perceived to be students. In addition to the normal Autumn sale Ride On - Cycling For All held their first two bike sale sessions at the University this autumn and at both the University Sustainability team were in attendance selling discounted lights and other safety/security accessories. Sales at the first session were so good they exceeded expectations and sold all the lights and locks they had brought along. Also, high quality LED cycle lights are available to purchase from Campus Services Reception at Streatham Farm for a discounted price of £8 per set. <<CLICK HERE>> for story. |
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| DEC 2013 |
About 1,000 cyclists have staged a "die-in" protest in south-east London to call for the government to improve road safety in the city. The vigil outside Transport for London's headquarters in Southwark follows the deaths of six cyclists killed in a two-week period. Organisers are calling for 10% of each London borough's transport budget to be spent on cycling infrastructure. TfL said it was spending £1bn on road improvements. Organiser Donnachadh McCarthy said: "We want a real budget, at the moment we're getting crumbs. "We want an integrated cycling network in London within five years and we want a say at the top table." So called "die-ins" were staged during the 1970s in the Netherlands prompting a cycling revolution <<CLICK HERE>> for more |
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| DEC 2013 |
Teign
Valley Road Works 2014. There is some goo news regarding the B3193 TeignValley closure in 2014. DCC Highways have reconsidered the way the reconstruction work in the valley will be undertaken. This means that there will not be a 13 week closure - but a lot of single lane working. See extract from their press release below: "The original plan would have meant a 13 week road closure followed by another 7 weeks of work. However, the revised plan proposes an 8 month programme, a single lane closure only with traffic lights and some short term road closures. Proposals to widen the road at the same time will now not be included in these revised plans. To allow the road to remain open, work will be undertaken from a 180m long scaffold placed on the river bank. Some short term closures will be necessary to allow delivery of materials and re-surfacing. These will be advertised 3 days in advance and be between 9am and 4pm or at night in the summer months. During road closures, the diversion route will be along the A38/B3212 for HGV's and non local traffic, however in icy conditions or snow, the closures will not be implemented. School buses and local transport will not be affected by planned closures and the one way system previously considered will not be used." |
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| DEC 2013 |
Police
fines for 150 cyclists and motorists in London. Thousands of traffic police officers have been deployed at 166 key junctions in London this week with orders to issue fixed-penalty notices to anyone seen breaking road traffic laws and to give cyclists safety advice. Operation Safeway follows the deaths of six cyclists in 13 days up to November 18. However there have been complaints that police have been harrasing cyclists and stopping then when no offence has been committed. One father was stopped taking his children to school in a "barrow bike", but was allowed on his way as no offence had been committed. Police have alos fined HGV's and drivers abusing cycle lanes and ASL in the capital. <<CLICK HERE>> for more. |
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| NOV 2013 |
Bath
cyclists killed in Hit and Run last weekend has been named. Jake Glimore was the 19 year old cyclist killed by a hit and rundirver in bath last weekend. Bath cyclists are joining together for a protest ride his memory Next Friday morning (29th) will see friends, family and concerned cyclists meeting at Kingsmead Square, before cycling the short distance to Midland Road Bridge, the spot where Jake was killed. There, they will hold a one minute silence before laying flowers and lighting candles in rememberance of the barman at the Lamb and Lion pub in Lower Borough Walls. Jake was knocked off his bike a week ago and was found with serious head injuries at around 9.30pm. The 19-year-old died at the Royal United Hospital the following day. Following the discovery by police of an abandoned, damaged car at Royal Victoria Park, a 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and has been released on bail pending further inquiries. |
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| NOV 2013 |
On December 8th CTC Devon are organising a 60K cycle ride starting at 09.30 (Signing on from 8.45) from Kingskerswell Arch (Grid Ref. SX881677). Making use of the minor roads in the area going through the villages of Ipplepen and Broadhempston to the Coffee Stop at Buckfast Abbey Restaurant after 25k Using the Cycle Path after Ashburton then turning for Sigford and a short climb up to Ilsington, a decent into Liverton and onto Bovey Tracey. Short ride through the Clay Works to the finish at the Premier Inn beside the Racecourse where FREE Mince Pies await you. Lanes maybe wet and slippery in places and Sunday traffic will be encountered in the Ipplepen, Buckfast, Ashburton, Bovey Tracey and Kingsteignton areas. ( Round 2 of the CTC Devon tourist competition 2013/14) |
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| NOV 2013 |
Cyclist
killed by "Hit and run" driver in Bath. A19 year old cyclist died after being hit by a vehicle in Bath on Saturday 16th November. Police are seeking witnesses to the incident - the cyclist was found lying in the road at 9.30pm The incident occurred on the Midland Bridge Road at around 9.30pm last night when a car was in collision with a 19 year old male cyclist. The driver of the car failed to stop. The teenage cyclist suffering from serious head injuries was found by a passer by who called the emergency services. The young man was taken to Bath’s Royal United Hospital where he later died from his injuries. The police are appealing for anyone who was in the Midland Bridge Road area at around 9.30pm last night (Saturday) to come forward with information to help their enquiries to contact Bath CID on the force number 101, quoting reference 2013.11.16.1117. The Midland Bridge Road is one of the main traffic routes in and out of the centre of Bath connecting the city centre with the south |
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| NOV 2013 |
London
Cyclist deaths - 5 in 11 days. Click <<HERE>> for more on this story. |
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| NOV 2013 |
There is much concern by local people about the planned closure of the Teign Valley road for 3 months. The road which serves the villages of Trusham, Ashton, Hennock, Dunsford, Dunchideock, Christow and Doddiscombsleigh is in need of major repairs as the edges are crumbling and falling away into the nearby River Teign. The work will require at easta 13-week closure programme. It's not yet known how this will affect the movement of cyclists, as the Teign valley is used by hundreds of local cyclists as a "Gateway" route to Dartmoor and other parts of Devon, and the alternatve routes are heavily traffickedor extremely hilly. CTC will be asking for mor information about the closures and how cyclists will be affected. |
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| NOV 2013 |
Feeling is running high amongst local cyclists in the Teignbridge area, after the announcement of further delays in the planned teign Estuary Cycling and walking route plans. On Sunday 10th November a large contingent of cyclists cycled from Teignmouth to ware Farm on the busy A379 to demonstrate how bad it is trying to cycle on the busyroad. There was a considerable tailback caused by the peaceful bike ride. Some motorists were angered by the actions of the riders, but it's generally felt that a point has been well made. The route will cost an estimated £10 - £12 million pounds to complete the section from Newton Abbot to Teignmouth. |
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| NOV 2013 |
Work on a scheme to create an improved pedestrian and cycle route through Hollicombe Park and Hollicombe Head in Torbay has been completed. The 550-metre route provides a high quality link between Hollicombe Dip and Preston seafront for both pedestrians and cyclists, with the need to use steps having been removed. The route will form part of the National Cycle Network through Torbay and is the first dedicated 'off road' section to be implemented. The route will link between the existing 'on road' route between Paignton and Torquay and proposed routes in the Paignton seafront area. Paul Hawkins, Devon and Torbay Area Manager for Sustrans, the UK's leading sustainable transport charity, said: "It is great to see some key new sections of National Cycle Network now being delivered in Torbay. "The Hollicombe Link is the start of a series of works to develop the National Cycle Network in the area, and Sustrans looks forward to working constructively with Torbay to continue this momentum." |
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| NOV 2013 |
Cycle use and the distance travelled by bicycle are set to fall from 2015 despite hundreds of millions of pounds of investment and the increasing popularity of cycling in the main cities, according to official forecasts. The predictions are made by the DfT’s National Transport Model, which predicts that the distance travelled by road vehicles will rise by 44 per cent by 2035. Robert Goodwill, the Transport Minister, said in response to a parliamentary question that the department would have spent £277 million directly on cycling in the five years to 2015. It spent £140 million on cycling projects in the five years to 2010. Phil Goodwin, emeritus professor of transport at University College London, questioned whether the Government’s model for future cycle use was fit for purpose. He said: “It is not just that they got the numbers wrong, they got the direction of change wrong, which seems to me to be a much bigger problem. If it says it is going down when it is going up, there is something seriously wrong with the model.” |
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| NOV 2013 |
A cyclist was killed this on 5th November on Barclays Cycle Superhighway CS2 in east London, the third cyclist to die on the route in a little over two years. Once again, a tipper lorry is reported to be the vehicle involved. The incident that claimed the unnamed male bike rider’s life at took place on Mile End Road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, reports the BBC. It happened at 4.38pm, according to the Metropolitan Police. The latest fatality on CS2 takes place a fortnight after a Coroner gave Mayor of London Boris Johnson, who chairs Transport for London, 56 days to respond to a Prevention of Future Deaths report issued following the inquests last month into those two previous deaths. It comes just one day before the eastern extension of CS2 from Bow to Stratford is due to open. Full story at road.cc: <<CLICK HERE>> |
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| OCT 2013 |
Dartmoor
Way relaunch. Representatives from local recreation groups and authorieties also attended the opening ceremony. |
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| OCT 2013 |
Call
for cycle lane clarity in North Devon. Click <<HERE>> for more on this story. |
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| OCT 2013 |
The 21st Dartmoor Devil was a great success thanks to a high entry field of 224 riders. Some hefty showers and strong headwinds were enough to deter about 40 people from finshing, so 130 riders completed the ride. A few took part in customary fancy dress, and the event was made possible by organiser Kevin Presland and his gang of helpers. The soup kitchen was at The Lavender House Ashburton, where a choice of three soups was on offer with crusty rolls. The Foxtor Cafe at Princetown was also busy supplying riders with hot food and drinks. This years Devil is the first event in the Devon CTC's 2013-14 Touring Competition. |
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| OCT 2013 |
Save
the Teign Estuary trail - meeting 28/10/2013 |
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| OCT 2013 |
Save
the Teign Estuary trail - meeting 28/10/2013 |
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| OCT 2013 |
Dartmoor
Sportive 2014 - entries go live. www.dartmoorclassic.co.uk |
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| OCT 2013 |
Bike
ride for folders! Saturday 19th October saw a bike ride with a difference. To celebrate a years anniversary Enthusiasts of the Brompton bike marked the anniversary of the Brompton Dock hire centre at Exeter St Davids station with a ride to Exmouth, along the Exe Estuary Trail. Afterwards they returned to Exeter on the train More on this story - CLICK <<HERE>> |
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| OCT 2013 |
CTC
Devon AGM. The Annual General meeting for CTC Devon will take place at the St.Lawrence Chapel, Ashburton at 11am on Sunday 3rd November. Refreshments will be available. If you have items for the agenda please contact Roy Russell. |
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| OCT 2013 |
Forty
head for France. There
were three groups of riders, taking three different routes to the hotel.Towns
visited included Sizun, landivisiaua, Daoulas , St.Pol De Leon, and
Commana.
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| OCT 2013 |
The new Forest Sportive event has been subject to sabotage again. Cars were seen to drive slowly to deliberatley impede the progress of riders, signs were torn down, and a local farmer deliberately spread over an inch of mud over one section of the roads. The event was previously sabotaged when tacks were spred across the road. |
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| OCT 2013 |
Dartmoor
Devil - 21 years. There
are two start times for the event, which heads off from Bovey Tracey
at 8am and 9am. The finish is at the Kestor Inn at Manton. |
Donna
Timmis at the HQ
Tim
and Sharon Bridgeman.
Cycling
fatalities in London
Teign
Valley 
