Saturday’s weather forecast was not great. Just as we set off to cycle to the start, the heavens opened! The SCCC Macclesfield Circular ride started at Riverside Park. We had thought with the weather being bad, that not many people would turn up, but we were wrong! They just kept arriving! We waited for a short while as we had heard that Martin had got a puncture on his way to the start. It turned out that he was having problems…
The SCCC Weekend in Leicester was about the same time as Andy’s Birthday. As soon as he had completed the SCCC Club Weekend – Leicester Long Ride, it was time to climb into the car and head off for Andy’s Birthday trip. He wanted North Wales, so off we went to Llandudno. Monday was actually Andy’s birthday and he wanted to visit the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay. He even said that he wanted to cycle there and back,…
Sunday was the SCCC Club Weekend Leicester Short Ride. Having struggled the previous day, Lesley decided to miss out on the morning hills and instead spend the morning with Andy C & Barbara. The majority of people had gone on the long ride, there was a select group of ten of us that set off on the shorter ride. Our initial part the route followed the same route as the longer ride, heading up towards Leicester Airport. We climbed up…
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….
Bank Holiday Monday was the end of our holiday and time to start back home. The initial part of our journey was a cycle ride from Midmar to Aberdeen. It was another nice day as we set off. Initially, we passed through Comers, retracing part of the route we had taken a few days previously. We finally reached Echt and it was at this point that our route started to differ. When we had cycled to Midmar we had gone…
