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Exeter cycle network approved

The principle of an integrated Exeter cycle network, linking up schools, new developments, the university, the Exeter and East Devon Growth point, and the city centre has been approved.

Devon County Council’s cabinet has given the greenlight to progressing plans for a series of high quality, multi-use routes around the city for use by residents, commuters, students and visitors.

Priority will be given to two multi-use trails - both linking Redhayes Bridge, which crosses the M5 near Junction 29, to the city centre, but serving different purposes.

The first ‘primary’...

Winner picked for Tour of Britain prize draw

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 06/09/2016 - 10:00am

An ambulance driver from Crediton has scooped a pair of VIP hospitality tickets to the Devon stage finish of the Tour of Britain 2016.

On Friday September 9 the world’s top cycling teams and riders will race from Sidmouth on the East Devon coast to the summit of Haytor on Dartmoor.

And Doug Bosley, who works for WAFA Emergency Medical Vehicles, will be able to watch the finish in style after winning a prize draw held by stage six hosts Devon County Council.

The draw was held at the beginning of National Bike Week (6- and the tickets give Doug and one other full...

The Nello Bike Ride

Event Date: 
26/06/2016 - 7:15am
Venue: 
Topsham Rugby Club, Exeter Road, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0LY

Cycle 55 or 100 miles on an organised ride around the beautiful Devon countryside.

There will food stops available along the way to give you an energy boost! Receive a medal when you arrive back at Topsham Rugby Club along with a very warm welcome! The Nello is not a sportive; it is a charity bike ride, raising vital funds for a local cancer charity.

The ride is NOT chip timed; it is NOT a race.

All cyclists are welcome to enter this event but we ask them to bear this in mind when entering.

Entry is capped at 1500 participants. Places are non-refundable and...

New Dawlish cycle link approved

Proposals for a safe cycle link between Dawlish Warren and Dawlish town centre has been approved.

Councillors at Devon County Council’s Cabinet Meeting on Wednesday, December 9, backed a scheme which will extend the Exe Estuary walking and cycling route from Dawlish Warren towards Dawlish Town Centre.

The scheme, which has an estimated cost of £621,485, is one of several which, when combined, will eventually link Dawlish Warren to Dawlish Town Centre.

Once completed it will create a shared use footway/cycle route on the south western side of Exeter Road.

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County Show steward set for charity cycle

A Devon County Show steward is preparing to embark on a 200-mile charity cycle ride from the showground in Exeter to London on Monday (December 7), to raise money to develop a new rural hub.

Fifty-one-year old Deborah Custance Baker, who is a Director of the Devon County Agricultural Association and the County Show’s chief steward of the Crafts and Gardens Pavilion and the Spring Sausage competition, hopes her gruelling ride will raise thousands of pounds.

“The Wadsworth Pavilion on the showground is a terrific building and full of character but sadly it can’t be used to...

Cyclists raise £12,000 for Exeter charities

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 11/26/2015 - 12:24pm

A team of cyclists from Moshulu in Honiton have raised 12,400 for two Devon based charities by cycling 1,200 miles across the length of the country from John O'Groats to Lands End.

Father and son Neal and Matt Fulls and their friend Chris Pope took nine days in June to cycle from the tip of Scotland to the most westerly point in Cornwall in aid of their chosen charities – the Neonatal Unit (NNU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and FORCE Cancer Charity.

Meanwhile, back at the headquarters of the Moshulu footwear company in Honiton, 19 staff simultaneously covered the...

From Exeter to Bordeaux - on bikes!

A group of intrepid Exeter Chiefs supporters will be raising money for the Exeter Foundation by cycling from Exeter to Bordeaux.

The 485 mile route of the Exeter Rugby European Cycle Challenge will take 6 days to complete, beginning at the home of the Exeter Chiefs, Sandy Park on January 10th 2016 and finishing at the Stade Andre Moga to watch the Chiefs take on Bordeaux Bègles in the European Champions Cup.

Cyclists of all riding abilities are invited to join the European Cycle Challenge and will be fully supported by a coach and mini-buses that will provide food, hot...

Cycling revolution goes electric in Exeter

Transport Minister, Andrew Jones, announced on Monday 28 September that cycle-hire schemes across the country will receive hundreds of electric bikes to make cycling more accessible.

E-bikes offer battery-assisted pedalling at the flick of a switch, making it easier for people who are keen to cycle more but who may be put off by hilly routes or not having cycled regularly.

Andrew Jones said: “We want to double the number of journeys made by bicycle. That is why we are also investing over the next five years in cycle training and infrastructure.

“Cycling helps cut...

WG in OUR COMMUNITY Exe Estuary Cyclethon

Event Date: 
13/09/2015 - 9:00am
Venue: 
Exmouth

WG in OUR COMMUNITY Exe Estuary Cyclethon

Sunday 13 September, Exmouth to Exeter Quay

This family, fun cycle event is the length of a half-marathon: about 13 miles along the Exe Estuary cycle trail.

Raising money for two great local causes:

Dream-a-Way, which provides holiday grants for people with disabilities in the south west Football in the Community, which encourages people to get active the several different sports and fitness programmes It’s not a race. Even young members of the family can take part.

We ask that adults raise a minimum of £15...

Free Bikeability courses in Exeter

CTC, the national cycling charity, has teamed up with the Crown Estates as part of a series of summer events called Thrive, designed to make healthy living fun.

Thrive is coming to Exeter in September, offering shoppers a chance to have fun getting fit this summer.

The free one-day events are taking place in ten towns and cities across England from 4 July through to 5 September.

If you're new to cycling or want to gain greater confidence in the saddle, CTC will be on hand and ready to sign you up to our Bikeability courses - with 200 free places up for grabs!...

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