Spectators have 174km (108miles) of Devon’s roads to choose from when it comes to watching the Devon Stage Tour of Britain on Monday 3 September.
The race is being hosted by Devon County Council, supported by East Devon District Council and North Devon Council and working with Cranbrook Town Council and Barnstaple Town Council. Stage 2 of the race starts in one of the UK’s newest towns, Cranbrook in East Devon and finishes in Barnstaple, North Devon. Crowds are being tipped to exceed 2016’s record of 260,000 spectators that lined the route in Devon. And once again the advice is to...
Young people across Cranbrook have brought new meaning to the term ‘recycling’ by creating an eye-catching and colourful town-wide public art display from old bikes.
In all 14 bikes have been painted, decorated and placed around the town – and now visitors are being challenged to find them all. The bikes have been decorated by members of the Cranbrook Youth Group, Youth Genesis and students from Cranbrook Education Campus and St Martins Primary School, with each bike painted in the colours of one of the competing teams. It’s all part of preparations for when the Tour of Britain...
Exeter Business Club’s chosen charity this year is CEDA, the Exeter based organisation that offers learning and social opportunities to disabled adults and children. CEDA’s Craig Bowden, seen here centre left, received a cheque for £1,500 from the club’s secretary Ben Didier.
Every year EBC chooses a city-based charity as their chosen cause. Funds are raised through membership fees and a variety of social events. Club members even joined in CEDA’s recent cycling challenge by riding three static bikes and pedalling away throughout one of their meetings.
The successful cycling weekend returns to the Jurassic Coast on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July, in the coastal town of Seaton. Fast becoming a key date in the cycling calendar, Seaton Cycle Fest is held in the beautiful seaside town and includes fast and furious criterium races for all ages and a more genteel vintage cycle day for family fun. The Race Day event on Sunday 1st July sees 200 of the best riders from the region and beyond taking part in a series of fast-paced criterium races covering a 1.2km circuit following the long, flat seafront as well as a sharp ascent and tricky...
THE National Cycle Network (NCN) will undergo a major review of its walking and cycling routes to ensure they meet the highest design standards and offer the best experience to the millions of families, commuters and tourists who use it every year.
The charity Sustrans, which is the custodian of the NCN, says the review will also help to identify new routes and missing links, and propose a long-term strategy for governance, funding, maintenance, promotion and mapping. The NCN is a critical part of the UK’s active travel infrastructure and strategy, encouraging people to walk and...
Travel Devon has joined forces with IKEA to help workers at its new Exeter superstore commute to work in a more sustainable and healthy way.
IKEA Exeter opened in the beginning of May and Travel Devon, Devon County Council’s travel advice service, is giving the store’s workers the tools to make informed choices on travelling in a sustainable way. IKEA is the latest company to take advantage of Travel Devon’s expertise, who have advised staff on sustainable methods of transport including car sharing, cycle and walking routes and train services. Workplaces in Barnstaple, Exeter and...
Discarded old bikes are being turned back into fit to ride machines thanks to an initiative in Exeter. Exeter City Council has teamed up with Exeter-based charity Ride On Cycling For All to get more and more people cycling more often. Old and unloved bikes found dumped around the city or picked up as part of the Council’s Bulky Waste collections are sent to Ride On, who refurbish them to a high standard and put them up for sale at very affordable prices to achieve their charitable aim of getting more people riding more affordable bikes more often. Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for...
World class cyclists will race through the South Molton Pannier Market in September – the first time in the history of the modern Tour of Britain that it is has been routed through a building.
Stage 2 of the race will take place on Monday September 3, starting in the UK’s newest town, Cranbrook, in East Devon and finishing in Barnstaple, North Devon.
The route was announced at the 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain national launch in central London on Tuesday evening (5 June).
The race is being hosted by Devon County Council, supported by East Devon District Council...
CEDA enabler Andrew White excelled in the military but shortly after achieving his goal of being accepted into the elite unit Coldstream Guards he suffered an injury that ended his Army career.
At the 2017 Invictus Games he cycled his way to gold in the men’s road cycling IRB 3 criterium. He crossed the line in a time of 28 minutes 21 seconds to take first place. Andrew has been selected to represent TeamGB again in the 2018 Invictus Games taking place in Sydney Australia.
As part of his training he wants to complete a personal challenge raising money to celebrate the 30th...
Multi-award winning Cofton Holidays is hosting a free fitness and wellbeing weekend packed full of activities for individuals and the family from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th February. The event will take place at Ashburn Springs Spa and Leisure featuring its gym and fitness studios.
The event will showcase a range of free 25-minute fitness classes with taster sessions throughout the weekend. Classes will take place in the Fitness Studio, Indoor Cycling Studio, The Warren Retreat, the Indoor Pool and outside.
Suitable for all fitness levels, the weekend gives...
