Having missed last Sunday’s cycle ride to Birtles due to a sore ankle, things were beginning to improve for Sarah and this weekend she was up for this one. We chose a flattish route out to Ashley, hopefully, to minimise the stress that might be placed on the ankle when climbing hills. Unfortunately, the stress of pushing hard on the peddles would come in another form – cycling into a headwind. It was, thankfully, warmer weather when we set off…
Neil had put together this route for our latest COVID-19 lockdown cycle ride. Starting from Bramhall, it would take us into Cheshire to Lymm and High Legh. It was an overcast but generally fine Sunday morning that saw five of us set off along the A555, the Airport Relief Road. We followed the A555 for four miles. Then turned off and made our way around the perimeter of Manchester Airport. After navigating our way around the edge of Wythenshawe we…
There was a healthy turnout at Timperley Sports Club for this Stockport Community Cycling Club Plantation 2018 cycle ride. It meant we had to break into two groups. Gill was the ride leader for the first group. While I have often led the second group when needed, I allocated the responsibility to Andy S on this occasion. The photos that follow, therefore, are taken with this second group. Sarah, unfortunately, couldn’t join us. She needed to travel for work reasons. It was a…
Sunday was the annual SCCC Tatton Park ride, the last ride of 2017. I had been due to lead the ride but having been unwell for most of December, Andy volunteered to lead it in my place. I swapped with Neil, who was due to be the back leader and he instead became Andy’s wing man and was chief corner marker. We met up in the car park for Gatley Station. There were 23 of us altogether. We left Gatley…
Sunday was the SCCC High Legh Ride. It is not a ride that we have done for a few year but which started from Gatley Railway Station. We soon picked up the part of the route that we had used the previous day of the Manchester Airport Afternoon ride. Having passed the edge of the airport and been through the tunnels under the runway, we turned off and headed out towards Ashley. We turned off just before Tatton Park to…
