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| St Davids and back | 2018-11-05 | Into Exeter St Davids with Liz to pick up some train tickets. Coffee on the Quay on the way back (where police divers were searching the river for a missing person).
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| Exeter bike ride | 2020-03-22 | Into Exeter - just past St Davids |
| To St Davids and back | 2016-10-27 | Slightly longer cycle ride today to make up for doing the last 2.5 miles yesterday by car (due to having broken three spokes on the rear wheel).
So it was on the "spare bike" today which I hadn't ridden in about a decade. That's a Ridgeback Genesis Day 2. I stopped riding it as the estuary path used to be too rough for it. With the new cycle way its an ideal bike.
At maybe a couple of stone lighter than the normal bike (with its panniers etc) and with no breeze at all, it felt like cheating.
Keeping up with Liz was much easier than the last couple of time!
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-12-07 | Into Exeter with Liz
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| To Exeter and back | 2012-08-06 | A ride along the estuary and canal into Exeter and back
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| Car buying bike ride - part 2 | 2013-04-22 | Back into Exeter to buy a replacement car after our Citroen Xsara estate died after just 77k miles.
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| Exeter and back | 2013-08-17 | Into Exeter and back round Exminster gold course
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| Ride to Exeter Quay and back | 2013-10-07 | Light winds on the way to the Quay and a head wind on the way back. New walking boots at Framers Friend. Wearing out the soles of walking boots every years must mean we are walking the dog too much.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2020-03-18 | Into Exeter with Liz on a post work bike ride
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-06-03 | Ride in to Exeter with Liz to buy a new buoyancy aid.
Coffee at Mrs Lutzys.
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| Bike ride to Exeter | 2016-10-18 | Start of a possible attempt to maybe get a little fitter.
A twenty mile round trip ride into Exeter (Mill on the Exe area) and back again.
The final climb back up Cockwood Hill nearly killed me.
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Exeter Estuary
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| Another twenty miles | 2016-10-19 | Another ride into Exeter and back.
Hard work!
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| Another twenty miles | 2016-10-20 | Third day in a row of cycling into Exeter and back.
Every day is getting harder - surely that's not right!
A couple of "reading breaks" on the way back.
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| Hundred miles this week | 2016-10-22 | The fifth 20 miler of the week. I'd expected this to be a gentle cycle ride with Liz but she was all gung ho! Way faster than I was expecting and I wasn't allowed my usual stopping places to have a breather.
This was the fifth day out in a row doing 20 miles meaning that the target of doing 100 miles in a week was reached with 2 days to spare.Day off tomorrow!
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2020-02-27 | Into Exeter after Liz finished work. Really quite windy on the way in. River somewhat flooded.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-05-11 | Into Exeter with Liz. Stopped at Lutzys and SYC on the way back.
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| Another twenty miler | 2016-11-20 | Well almost a twenty miler. The 2 inch rain fall in Exeter meant that the last part of the cycle path ride was under water.
Hard work cycling in to the head wind that was the remnants of Storm Angus. Disappointing that the winds dropped away for the homeward leg - as shown by the drifting boats when stopping briefly at SYC.
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| Exeter and back | 2016-11-26 | Another twenty miler into Exeter and back.
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| Exeter and back | 2016-11-27 | Liz's first time back on the bike at the tail end of a two week lurgy.
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| Exeter and back | 2016-11-28 | A windy ride into Exeter and back. Luckily the wind (F5 to F7 on Met Office forecast) was mostly on the side,
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| Exeter and back | 2016-12-03 | A windy ride into Exeter and back, Liz still in post lurgie mode.
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| Into Exeter | 2020-02-26 | Into Exeter and Liz's work. Windy on the way in. Coffee at Mrs Lutzys.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-05-05 | Into Exeter with Liz who didn't appreciate either the wind against us both ways or Mrs Lutzy's being full again.
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| Xmas day bike ride | 2016-12-25 | A ride with Liz into Exeter and back. Lots of kids on the cycle path with shiny new Xmas present bikes.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-01-21 | Cold days cycle ride into Exeter and back. Just above freezing. Very gentle ride with Liz - reflected in the somewhat slower than usual average speed.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-02-06 | Super fast on the way out. A bit slower on the way back. The last five miles were into a fairly strong headwind right on the nose. That and pouring rain and the cold put a slight damper on the last quarter!
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| Exeter and back - quite fast | 2017-02-18 | A very fast (for me) ride out to Exeter (averaged 16.2mph - would have been faster but for the hordes of pedestrians on the last couple of miles) and a somewhat slower ride back into quite a strong head wind. Stopped briefly at SYC to watch the dinghy instructor pre-prep course.
Fastest overall average I've managed on the 20 miles "Exeter and back" ride. First time averaging over 14 mph!
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| Exeter and back | 2017-02-21 | Another "fast for me" ride into Exeter and back. Fast - as in more than 14mph average. There was a sod of a headwind on the way out so made up time on the way back (although I could swear that the wind changed direction just as a I started back from Exeter).
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2020-02-19 | Into Exeter after the floods
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| Exeter shopping | 2019-10-19 | Into Exeter with Liz for a bit of shopping
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-04-20 | Into Exeter on a hot Easter Saturday.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-04-14 | Wanted a nice gentle ride as it was the first time back on the bike in three weeks - a camper van trip and a slow to end lurgie having got in the way.
And a nice gentle ride with Liz it was.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-04-16 | Into Exeter and back. A fair old head wind on the way out but speedy on the way back. Not a bad average for me given that I'm still not fully over the lurgie I've had for the last couple of weeks.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-04-17 | In to Exeter on the Marin bike. Stopped at SYC on the way back to watch Liz and Nigel on the safety boat.
About the same strength and direction wind as yesterday so it seems that the posh bike makes me about 1.5 mph faster.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-04-24 | A fairly gentle ride into Exeter and back. Had the Marin loaded up with a pannier and computer bag as though I was going to cycle into work. After a bit of adjustment it all seemed to work ok.
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| Work cycle ride | 2017-05-12 | Into and Exeter and back to work.
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| Into Exeter | 2020-02-12 | Into Exeter with Liz via Exminster (as the bumpy bit of the cycle path is being repaired - hurrah!).
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| Back from Exeter | 2019-10-12 | Back from Exeter. Not quite so fast on the way back as a little bit of a headwind got up while I was snacking at Mrs Lutzys.
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| Post work DIY shopping | 2020-10-22 | Into Exeter for some paint and stuff.
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| Work cycle ride | 2017-06-27 | Into Exeter and back. A bit of a head wind on the way back.
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| Work cycle ride | 2017-06-30 | Windy both ways but wind somewhat in favour on the way home
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| Bike ride into Exeter | 2017-07-02 | A leisurely bike ride into Exeter with Liz. Liz's first time on the bike in a while. Combine that with hundreds of ISCA Academy 10 year olds vying to see which one of them could throw themselves under Liz's front wheel first, and the average speed makes more sense. Stopped at SYC on the way back.
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| Work cycle ride | 2017-07-06 | Fast for me - especially as it was on the old bike and with two heavy panniers.
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| Work cycle ride | 2017-07-14 | Would have been a bit faster if a) an idiot car driver hadn't driven slowly down the cycle path to the Turf Locks and then cut me up at the Turf and b) my chain hadn't come off the front cog just past the Turf.
On the plus side, Little Mix weren't sound checking as I went past the concert ground at Powderham.
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| Windy cycle ride | 2020-03-21 | Into Exeter on a very windy day - probably force seven from the south east.
12.3mph on the way in to Exeter and 8.9mph on the way back.
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| Into Exeter | 2019-10-12 | No wind, no bags - so quite a fast time for me. Last 1/4 mile of normal ride was flooded by the Exe.
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| Flooded cycle ride | 2019-11-24 | Into Exeter after a lot of rain. Road alongside the Estuary was flooded. Liz got wet feet!
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| Into Exeter and back | 2017-08-05 | Too windy for sailing so we went cycling. Quite a big bit windy said Liz after her first time on the bike for quite a while.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-08-26 | Into Exeter and back. On the posh bike but far too many blind and deaf walkers, kids and doggies on the paths to be able to go too fast.
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| Work cycle ride | 2017-09-06 | Work cycle ride
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| Exeter and back | 2017-10-07 | Too windy for us to want to go sailing (F4 gusting F6) so Liz and I cycled into Exeter and back.
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| Cycling into Brian | 2017-10-21 | In fact, Storm Brian was mostly a westerly and Liz and I were cycling mostly north / south so apart from the occasional big gust, it didn't make too much of a difference.
The coffee and custard tart at Lutzys was very good!
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| Redundancy ride | 2020-01-10 | Into work employed. Back from work redundant - well at least in 12 days time!
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-11-16 | Into Exeter with Liz
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| Exeter bike ride | 2020-11-12 | Into Exeter for some DIY click and collect shopping
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| Exeter and back | 2017-12-09 | Into Exeter and back. Just got bike back from a big service by Jon S. Combination of a freshly serviced bike and not much wind made the moving average a bit better than some other recent rides.
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| Marsh Barton | 2017-12-22 | Into Marsh Barton and Bakers Yard for some army Surplus and Brooks Basics shopping. Then on to Lutzy's for a coffee and pastry on the Quay.
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| Exeter and back | 2017-12-23 | Into Exeter and back with Liz
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| Windy Exeter ride | 2018-01-01 | A very breezy ride into Exeter with Liz. Hard work on the way out - easier on the way back. Exe was flooding so couldn't get all the way to the Mill on the Exe. Stopped at Lutzy's for coffee.
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| Exeter canal | 2025-10-25 | Helping take Triskelle from The Turf up to The Basin in the center of Exeter.
No real dramas but, my, are some of the bridge crossing points of the canal narrow when you are on a large trimaran.
Unfortunately, I only remembered about GPS recording towards the end!
Seems like Tye objected having to walk back to Powderham rather than getting a lift on a boat.
Photos of Triskelle taken by Russ Gibbs
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| Into Exeter | 2019-12-31 | Into Exeter with Liz for a spot of shopping
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| Exeter bike ride | 2020-10-07 | To pick up some bitumous paint
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| Another puncture | 2019-03-27 | Met up with Liz after she'd finished work and cycled into Exeter for lunch at Mrs Lutzys.
Cycling back, I got a puncture. It was bad enough that the "snake eyes" double puncture highlighted that I'd been under inflating the tyres. What was much worse was that while I'd managed to bring the right sized spare tube for the new bike, I'd neglected to bring one with the right valve type to fit through the wheel. Trying to use a 20 year old puncture repair kit didn't work too well either.
So Liz cycled on home and came back to rescue me from the canal car park by the Swans Nest for the second time in about 4 months.
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| Exeter and back | 2018-02-16 | Into Exeter and back with Liz. Straight into a headwind on the way home.
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| Exeter and back | 2018-03-31 | Into a strong headwind on the way into Exeter but that made it almost a pleasure on the way home.
Lots of bank holiday numpties on the cycle path with their badly behaved kids and dogs.
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| Exeter and back | 2018-04-07 | Into Exeter and back with Liz
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| Exeter and back | 2018-04-23 | Into Exeter and back with Liz. Stopped for a coffee at Lutzy's.
Watched the dredger deepening the channel out from the Turf Locks.
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| Exeter bike ride | 2021-11-20 | To the Mill On The Exe and Screwfix. Lots of utter pillocks on the cycle path.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-12-29 | Into Exeter with Liz. Coffee and a custard pie at Mrs Lutzys.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-08-12 | Into Exeter and Dawlish with Liz for some shopping. Headwind on the way out.
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| Liz ride to work and Exeter | 2019-03-27 | Liz cycle ride to work and then into Exeter with Aidan for lunch at Mrs Lutzys.
Aidan had a puncture on the way home and had brought the right sized spare tyre but with the wrong sized valve. Doh. Liz cycled home and then rescued Aidan in the car.
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| Coffee at Lutzys | 2018-07-16 | Into Exeter and back with Liz. Sea breeze helped on the way in and died on the way back. Liz goes super speedy just past the Turf (23 mph along the flat).
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| Kayak shopping | 2018-07-22 | Into Exeter with Liz to AWS Watersports looking for a sit on top kayak to complement our canadian canoe! Hot.
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| Lidls and SYC | 2018-08-05 | A trip into town with Liz to pick up some cheap tat at Lidls and then stopped for a coffee at SYC where the weather was perfect for the Kathleen/Buxton Belle Trophy races. But that did mean we were cycling back into a stiff sea breeze.
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| To the canoe shop | 2018-08-20 | Into Exeter to buy a replacement kick stand for the canoe trolley
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| Exeter bike ride | 2021-10-13 | Coffee and nibbles at Mrs Lutzys for first time in a long while.
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| Xmas cycle ride | 2019-12-25 | Into Exeter and back with Liz (who forgot the mince pies).
Sunny and no wind!
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-08-04 | Into Exeter and back with Liz.
Coffee at Mrs Lutzys.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-03-26 | Into Exeter for the last bits and pieces for Liz's pallet based compost bins project.
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| Exeter and back | 2018-11-24 | Into Exeter and back with Liz. First bike ride after a couple of weeks in India for work. From 30 degrees plus each day down to a couple of degrees and rain was a bit of a shock to the system.
Stopped at Screwfix for house bits and Lutzys for coffee and a cup cake.
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| Into Exeter and back | 2018-12-01 | A ride with Liz into Exeter for coffee and tarts at Lutzy's.
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| Ride into Exeter | 2018-12-10 | A cycle ride with Liz into Exeter.
Mrs Lutzy's was closed so we had another cool coffee on the other side of the quay.
On posh bike and no wind so an easy ride.
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| Exeter bike ride | 2021-10-11 | Into Exeter
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| Exeter and back | 2019-07-27 | Into Exeter and back with Liz
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| Exeter ride | 2019-03-23 | Into Exeter with Liz for lunch at Mrs Lutzy's.
A rather slow ride as Liz had a bad knee and was really only riding with one leg.
I'm assuming if she'd had two legs available we'd have averaged 18 mph...
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| Exeter bike shop | 2019-01-19 | Into Exeter and the Bike Shed bike shop to see if I can get the handlebars on the Marin changed to improve the riding position a little.
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| Into Exeter | 2019-01-25 | Into Exeter and the Bike Shed to get the handlebars on the Marin changed. However, a change of plan when discussing options at the shop meant leaving the bike there and catching the train back.
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| Into Exeter | 2019-01-26 | Into Exeter and back with Liz. Coffee and a custard tart at Lutzy's (after her Xmas / New Year break).
Started to get windy on the way back.
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| Into Exeter and back | 2019-01-28 | Into Exeter with Liz. Wind assisted on the way back so a few short "sprints".
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| Exeter bike ride | 2021-10-07 | First time into Exeter in ages
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| Meet up at the Imperial | 2019-07-06 | Into Exeter with Liz to meet up with Rose and Midge at the Imperial.
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| Exeter cycle ride | 2019-11-18 | Into Exeter with Liz. Tacked on a couple fo extra miles to get me to under 100 miles to annual target.
Liz going super speedy to break the 10mph barrier for the first time in a few weeks!
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| Exeter and back | 2019-02-23 | Into Exeter and back with Liz. Mrs Lutzy's too busy to get a table for coffee!!!
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| Exeter and back | 2019-02-24 | After more fettling with the new Triban, into Exeter and back with Liz for coffee and choccie and Mrs Lutzy's.
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| Lizzies 100 mile week - Part 1 | 2019-03-02 | Aidan goes abroad for work amd Lizzie does a 100 miles on the bike in one week!
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| Lizzies 100 mile week - Part 2 | 2019-03-04 | Aidan goes abroad for work and Lizzie does a 100 miles on the bike in one week!
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| DIY shopping | 2020-12-17 | Into Marsh Barton. A bti wet and a bit windy.
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