just wanted to say how great it was to be racing around Sidmouth last week in the Sid Valley Criterium.

As a born and bred Sidmothian and being accustomed to travelling many hundreds of miles over the years to get to races, what a pleasure to be racing in my own town with a very appreciative crowd.

The organisation was excellent and the home support helped me to a good finish.

So well done to Sid Valley Cycling Club for putting on a first class event. I hope this can become an annual event as everybody I spoke to was full of praise.

The only sour note was when I went to pick up my spare wheels from the pits and found they had been taken by somebody. I was hoping this may be a mistake by somebody thinking they belonged to them.

However, as I have heard nothing regarding their being found or handed in to the organisers, I am not hopeful of seeing them again.

Hopefully somebody will read this and remember seeing them being taken or have some information which could lead to their return.

Adrian Clode

(via email)