Stories from Devon

Moonlight and mist when I set off on this morning’s commute. A couple of miles up the road, the mist began to thicken, finally, turning into seriously dense fog. It got so bad I could barely see th... read more

Topic: My commute by bike

It is beautiful - I have recorded some parts of it and made a video (search for "My commute to Swindon" on Vimeo) I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease four years ago and since then I have step... read more

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What have periods of depression and participating at the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships got to do with each other? Well, here's my story... Quite unexpectedly, I managed to come third in ... read more

Marjolein Rijken Thanks so much for your openess in sharing your story Anja! A moving example of how cycling can benefit us all!

Thanks so much for your openess in sharing your story Anja! A moving example of how cycling can benefit us all!

Marjolein Rijken Hi Anja, thanks for getting back to me! I received an email that you left a comment somewhere but unfortunately the link th... read more

Hi Anja, thanks for getting back to me! I received an email that you left a comment somewhere but unfortunately the link that should have taken me to your comment to reply, didn't work. Groningen is great! A lot of my friends went to Uni there. I'm more from the east of NL. Have a wonderful rest of your day! Cheers

Russell Clubine Congratulatons! What an inspiration you are! You are a champion in my view.

Congratulatons! What an inspiration you are! You are a champion in my view.

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I was skint!! I only had a short commute so I decided I could use my bike. At first I struggled but I worked out how much it cost to drive (we also went from 2 rubbish fuel guzzling cars to 1 newe... read more

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Marjolein Rijken Hi Helen, thanks so much for sharing your story about how cycling has benefited you! I work for Devon County Council and w... read more

Hi Helen, thanks so much for sharing your story about how cycling has benefited you! I work for Devon County Council and we are getting ready for Cycle [address removed] would you mind if we shared your story to inspire other to give cycling a go via our Travel Devon social media (Facebook and Twitter)? If you have any questions, please contact me at on the email address which is my full name seperated by a dot and then @devon.gov.uk. (unfortunately it won't display the email address if I wrote it here). Many thanks, Marjolein

You,ve all probably heard the saying, you,ve got more chance of being hit by a double decker bus, well 6 years ago, I was, i was cut out of my car and my Femur was broken. Now it is still uncomfort... read more

Topic: Encouraging others to ride

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Last year my work friends could not work out why I loved cycling. In January 2019 we decided to support support the care given to our amazing team leader, Penny during her illness and for those n... read more

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Marjolein Rijken Thank you for sharing your story Sandra! Hopefully it will inspire many other people to encourage others to give cycling a ... read more

Thank you for sharing your story Sandra! Hopefully it will inspire many other people to encourage others to give cycling a go! See you soon!

My colleagues encouraged me to get back on the road today! I dusted my bike down, pumped up the completely flat tyres and joined them on a lunchtime bike ride. Managed 9.7 miles not to shabby and l... read more

Topic: My first time on a bike in years

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So waiting in Bilbao now for two days for the ferry home after an epic 3 weeks in Portugal. Cycled the west coast and saw so much, too much to write here! Everything from the pain of getting the bi... read more

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Marjolein Rijken Thanks for sharing Teresa! Portugal is now on the bucket list!

Thanks for sharing Teresa! Portugal is now on the bucket list!

Tone Whitehurst Mind you get your front wheel stuck in the tram line.

Mind you get your front wheel stuck in the tram line.

2 of my friends and myself wore our cycling gear to our Devon School Nurse Day to promote our sponsored cycle ride. I took my bike and turbo trainer and encouraged my colleagues to have a go!

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After shying away from getting on a bike for far to long, a combination of climate emergency declarations, peer pressure and the need for exercise saw me take the plunge and buy a Brompton! The... read more

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Marjolein Rijken Yay! Glad you're loving it! And thank you for sharing your story on here and help inspire others to give cycling a go a... read more

Yay! Glad you're loving it! And thank you for sharing your story on here and help inspire others to give cycling a go as well! Will you be sharing this on social media as well? If you are, if you click on your story you can copy the url and paste it in your post/ tweet. Feel free to copy in Love to Ride, Travel Devon and Cycle Devon so we can try and re-post/tweet! Happy and safe cycling in the mean time!

I,ve had my electric bike 18 months now and it has transformed my life. I have more energy, I,ve lost a Stone in Weight and I can get up those hills. Many people think you don,t have to pedal with ... read more

Topic: My Bicycle Romance

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Tracy Perkins well done, e-bikes are great fun, since owning mine i just want to get out and ride all the time, ive ridden places i would... read more

well done, e-bikes are great fun, since owning mine i just want to get out and ride all the time, ive ridden places i would never usually go and the distance has doubled... shame alot of people are negative towards them, like you said you still have to pedal so can be hard or assist with those hills, mines the same 3 settings, and i dont use mine all the time except on hills when needed ;-). Me Too Love my bike

Janet H The most I have done so far at a time is 20 miles, I have found so many hamlets around where I live.😁

The most I have done so far at a time is 20 miles, I have found so many hamlets around where I live.😁

It’s the moment I look forward to the most on my commute. I've done some time on that rude main road. Toughed it out with those metal beasts and now I check behind me, move into primary, holdi... read more

Topic: My commute by bike

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