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…
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…
eXtra Rides are Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s advanced rides – they are intended to go a little further and be a little more challenging. Of these there are usually two in each calendar year that are advertised as hilly, and Rivington eXtra was the autumnal hilly eXtra Ride in this years calendar. The ride began at Rivington Hall Barn. It then headed over Lower Rivington Reservoir. We carried on through Grimeford village, crossed the M61 and began the first…
The day started so well! Sarah and I left the house at 7.15am in the morning to meet up with fellow Stockport Community Cycling Club riders to cycle to the start of this weeks ride. The club ride this week was Cuerden Valley, and the start was at Whittle-Le-Woods, Chorley. So ahead of us lay 35 miles. Through Stretford, Trafford Park, Walkden, and around Bolton. It was cold, with temperatures hardly rising above zero. Finally we arrived. Soon we were…
