This Lymm 2022 cycle ride represented the first time Stockport Community Cycling Club members were meeting together following the sad death of our remarkable club leader, Jim Court. It was kind of apt that Gill and I were leading the two rides. We joined the club on the same ride, we are two of the longer serving members, and for us both, the contribution of Jim has significantly impacted our lives. It was a fine Saturday morning when we met…
Fifteen Stockport Community Cycling Club cyclists met at Torkington Park on a typical spring morning for this Cheadle Circular cycle ride. The route had been put together by Tracey and she was leading the first of two groups. Sarah was leading this second ride, Lesley was the back leader, and I had a free pass for a change! It seemed a typical club ride morning. Club leader Jim and his wife Barbara turned up walking the dog, just to say…
The previous week had witnessed extreme weather conditions. Indeed, as a result, we had called off a recce of this Manchester Airport Circular cycle ride. It meant I would lead this ride ‘on the hoof’ so to speak. Sarah was missing too since she was recceing a run around Coniston Water. Thankfully, we have cycled various Manchester Airport Circular versions before. We were a select group of nine that met at Bramhall. Occasionally small groups are best! We began by…
Our Welsh Borders Itinerary outlines our main summer tour for 2022. It is, as usual, our annual group cycle tour with some of our friends from Stockport Community Cycling Club. This year the team will be Andy P, Sarah, Andy S, Andy S, Neil, Des, Tracey and first-timer, Dave. This will be our eleventh summer tour. Yet again it promises to be something special! The Welsh Borderlands, sometimes known as the Welsh Marches, is ideal for a cycling holiday. It…
It was a cold morning for a cycle ride. Vuelta a Stockport 2022 was the second edition of this local cycle ride celebrating one of the iconic cycle tour races. Sarah and I were leading the first of these rides. Thirteen riders turned up in Woodsmoor, hoping we would enjoy a cycle ride and beat the rain. It was a biting wind we were heading into as we made our way over to Bramhall. We weaved our way through Bramhall…
