CTC South Devon 2021 Instagram Yearbook
The Highwayman aka Shaun East
Graham Brodie aka Bike Magnet
Kevin Presland The President https://www.instagram.com/south_devon_ctc/
THIS IS OUR 2021 INSTAGRAM YEAR BOOK. Now in it’s 3rd Edition, Welcome to the South Devon CTC 2021 Instagram Yearbook. This publication is compiled of some of the social media posts we have uploaded to Instagram. South Devon CTC, for nearly 4 years now, has had an Instagram account. This year we were joined by our third photographic contributor; Kevin Presland. In 2021 we gained a hundred new followers taking us from 250 to 351 followers, some of which as far as The United States and Australia, We have also noticed a lot of CTC groups nationwide follow our example. 2021 started with local and national restrictions. We could still manage to cycle, but not in groups. Our ALAPHACYCLE quest kept some of us motivated to keep cycling, through the darker months.
You’ll notice in this yearbook the transition from solo cycling to group cycling. We have been lucky with the amount of moments we have enjoyed together cycling. Who knows what 2022 will bring, but lets hope we can continue as we mean to go on. Safe pedalling. The Highwayman.
.............January
NEW LOCKDOWN CLUB CHALLENGE: RIDE the LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET DURING LOCKDOWN. Find references to the LETTERS, IN ORDER over as many RIDEs AS YOU WISH. THIS IS A NON COMPETITIVE challenge AND IS OPEN TO CREATIVE INTERPRETATION, cycle one or many alphabets.
Well, the pubs might be shut and we are all on lockdown. But our virtual pub, The Winged Wheel, remains open. This coming Wednesday night we have a blonde legend and a blonde bimbo pulling the pints and fetching your nuts. Zoom details will be posted out on our WhatsApp Group.
Lunchtime sunny cycle to Haytor.
Sunset blaze.
Memories of last week’s solo ride on the ice free main roads of the South Hams.
Exploring the local tracks and trails.
Sunny roughstuff tracks.
...........February
Wayside scenes on a challenging day to be cycling.
Fungal invasion.
Roadside curtain of ice on a chilly afternoon cycle.
Chilly day out there today.
Not put off by the forecast, out and about on the Alpha Cycle challenge on the hunt for V and W.
Wayside animals and natural events.
Totnes - springtime.
On my alphabetic venture between T and U the sun found a gap in the clouds shortly before it set.
Shaldon today. Chilly but chic.
Alpha Cycle Theme: BICYCLES Date: Feb 2021
...........March
Exmoor heights.
Sundown, Teigngrace.
Dusky lanes.
Geese at sunset.
Sunshine on the bay.
Cycling out of work into sunset.
Rides are coming back. Check emails and whatsapps.
Rides are back - sunshine on the Moors.
Delight at the return of evening rides, and with perfect cycling conditions as dusk fell.
.................APRIL
Lanes and fields of rape.
Mad March in April. Cold, breezy, but lovely views under blue skies.
Light on a very cold Wednesday pub run.
Warmth on a very cold Wednesday evening pub run.
Descending past Grimspound.
Sunny lanes
Hilly day on the bike.
Sandy seafront.
Sun drenched lanes but bitter wind.
Great South Devon CTC club run on Dartmoor with Dave at the helm.
A 300Km Audax to Polzeath in memory of our great friend Chris Bennett.
Riding home from the seaside on the Chris Bennett 300.
Pull up from Polzeath homeward bound.
Patterns painted in the landscape on the circular ride home from the study.
.....................May
Heading for Lympstone.
Heading for the hills.
Heading for Harcombe Hill.
Miles of smiles.
MTB’s to Totnes
Sunset captured.
The 500th day! 30000km ave 60k/day. Time for more cake!
Cake and Homelands gathering to celebrate a very impressive 500 day achievement.
Make the most of late Spring sunshine with Larry at the helm on a great wild flower rich route with little traffic.
....................June
Staverton Bridge.
Heading off in South Hams.
Climbing to the coast.
After work cycling along the drama of the ridge roads.
Thanks Steve for a great route taking in some tracks and abandoned roads, and a new find for me.
Trail to the pub.
Added Rough Stuff route to our pub destination.
Homeward bound.
Bash to Bude in the sun.
Heading home from Warwickshire.
A day out with South Devon CTC.
....................July
Tavi trip - Day 2 returning from Cornwall.
Tavistock trip riders.
Shore to Moor 200km Audax. A hot and sweltering day in the saddle. Rundlestone Pass at 150km was quite a test for tired legs. However the downhill finish from Moretonhampston
Hot finish control.
Welsh Tour the rough stuff
Welsh Tour The Castles
Welsh Tour - The Views.
Fluder Hill.
Yet another wet cycle ride!
................August
Yellow lines.
Sunny A’s ride to Woodbury.
Sunset -River Teign
Illuminated graveyard.
Moonlit miles.
Moonlit ride home.
Meeting up with Ted on his 70th Birthday ride.
Winding out of Wivey.
Busy day preparing for Devon Delight on Sunday.
A group out on the 2021 Devon Delight.
Devon Delight riders at Biddlecombe X.
Glorious Bank Holiday Sunday cycling around the lumpy lanes of east Dartmoor.
..........September
Coffinswell.
SDCTC Tuesday group at Dornafield.
Wobbling to Weobley.
Flying the flag.
CuK gang at Rundlestone. TOUR of Britain.
Off to Rundlestone to see ToB.
Heading for the Golden Valley.
Hereford tour - back to Tewkesbury.
Celebrations at the Totnes Bike Hub.
The only flat bit of the South Hams, Slapton line.
A delightful drop in to Dartmouth after Shaun had dragged us through the South Hams.
Lunch on the beach at Torcross followed by more climbing.
............October
New Forest traffic calming.
A little bit of rough stuff on our recent Hereford trip.
Rattling through the New Forest. Grid Iron 2021.
Don’t hang around in Sidmouth too long!
Always nice to find a Winged Wheel! The Dolphin Hotel, Beer, East Devon.
COP26 rider support!
Supporting Jessie on her ride to COP26 for a few miles.
Back to normal on the #ncn28
On reflection, not a bad morning for a ride.
Devil spray!
There’s GOLD in them thar hills!
Dartmoor Devil 2021, sunshine, string winds, and just a little hail.
Obligatory Devil splash photo.
Devil riders
Devillish controllers.
...........November
In quest of mince pies!
Golden lanes
Autumn lanes to Bovey.
Dark lanes home.
Coastal to the pub.
More puddles!
Exe Valley.
A few hills!
Last haul to the cafe.
Mince Pie Ride.
Before the gloom set in!
...........December
Wednesday Pub ride.
Christmas Lunch run.
Whizzing to Wells.
Boxing Day coffee stop.
90 years of the CTC in Devon. Our commemorative wooden badge and logo celebrates this and our more recent activities during the various lockdowns. It’s the 90th anniversary of CTC in Devon. Here the Exeter group check their route at the start on a damp morning in 1956.
Tandems rule on the 1957 Devon CTC AGM run.
Cycling is a religion for some: Local CTC group at the “Ten Commandments Stones” on Dartmoor in 1956.
Lanes to South Brent.
Happy Christmas.