SCHOOL students and accompanying staff from all over Cornwall arrived early in Bude for the inaugural Cornwall Schools Cycle Time Trial Championships on the weekend commencing November 24.

Conditions weren't quite the same as Bradley Wiggins and fellow Olympians faced this summer, but the competition, in its own way, was just as fierce!

The championship course, approved by the Cycle Time Trial Association (CTT), followed a circular route from Bude along the coastal road to Widemouth Bay, before returning to the town via the A39.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, please see this week's edition of the 'Post'.