Having suitably enjoyed a couple of Christmas feasts over the festive season, it was now time to work off some of the excesses. This cycle ride out to Astley was the first step. A small group of us met at our friend Mikes in Stretford. It was surprisingly mild for the time of the year. We began by working our way towards Trafford Park. Then turning into Barton Dock Road and heaading on towards the Trafford Centre. A little further…
This week we should have been on our main summer tour, cycling along the Welsh Borders. Sadly, due to the coronavirus pandemic, this tour wasn’t happening. Sarah and I had left our annual leave in place since we have a lot of household DIY to do. We did, however, to put aside a little bit of time for some cycling. So it was that we met up with a few friends in Stretford for a cycle ride out to Leigh….
Saturday was the SCCC Media City Ride from Chorlton Water Park. There was a good turn out. Before the ride I had been and run the Stretford Parkrun, which wasn’t too far away from the start. It was rather a misty start to the day. We set off along the road and made our way past the tram tracks, heading for the River Mersey. When we reached the River Mersey, we turned right and followed it for a short while….
Sunday was The Christie Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride 2017. It is a famous charity cycle ride but not one that I have done before. Andy and I cycled to the start, which was at the Imperial War Museum North (IWMN), an extra 10.5 miles. We met up with a cycling friend called Debbie who had also signed up for the ride. Our selected start time was 08:30, although we started a little later than that by the time we…
Media City is always a popular ride in the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar. Perhaps surprisingly it is a new club ride for me, though Sarah wrote a blog post of a previous Media City ride a couple of years ago. The ride starts at The Robin Hood pub in Stretford and there was a healthy turnout of club members. Gill was leading this ride and began by taking us for a short cycle along Chester Road. Before briefly picking up the Trans Pennine…
