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Cuerden Valley 2020

Cuerden Valley 2020

Cuerden Valley 2020 was the latest version of a regular and ever-popular Stockport Community Cycling Club ride. You can view earlier versions here: Crash and Burn, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Jim was leading today’s ride. We left Kem Mill car park at Whittle le Woods and joined NCN Route 55. This took us through Cuerden Valley Park as we followed the River Lostock. I managed to get further than on the Crash and Burn version of this ride. Eventually,…

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Cuerden Valley 2019

Cuerden Valley 2019

This Cuerden Valley 2019 Stockport Community Cycling Club was the latest of a regular in the club cycling calendar. You can view previous outings, including my infamous crash and burn ride, here: 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018. Many of the club rides have large numbers. So sometimes it makes a nice change when there are smaller numbers. Today, was just such an occasion. There were only nine of us, and just two leaders, Sarah and myself. Leaving Kem Mill Lane car park…

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Cuerden Valley 2018

Cuerden Valley 2018

This was to prove a busy weekend for Sarah and I. We were due to run the Southport Mad Dog on Sunday. Before that, however, there was the little matter of the Stockport Community Cycling Club Cuerden Valley 2018 Saturday ride beginning at Whittle-Le-Woods. Before that, we had started the morning by joining in with the Cuerden Valley Parkrun. Having rushed over to Kem Mill Car Park we joined our fellow club members. Jim was leading today’s ride, and Sarah was…

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Blackpool to Stockport Ride

Blackpool to Stockport Ride

Having ridden the Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride on Sunday and stayed overnight in Blackpool, Monday was time for the return home Blackpool to Stockport ride. The first job of the day was to go out for breakfast – we went to the Weatherspoon’s pub called The Layton Rakes. We do like breakfast at Wetherspoons and it is good value too. Feeling refuelled, we had a last look at the sea before it was time to start our ride back to…

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SCCC Cuerden Valley

SCCC Cuerden Valley

Saturday was the SCCC Cuerden Valley Ride. I have to admit that when I got up on Saturday morning and I could see slushy snow on the ground outside, my first thought was I don’t want to go cycling in that! As the ride didn’t appear to have been cancelled and because I was the official back leader for the ride, I thought I would have to at least drive to the start of the ride. So rather reluctantly I…

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