For the first of our two cycle rides, while staying in Chester, we put together a hilly route. The idea being we would cycle to the Welsh village of Eryrys. In the end, due to circumstances, we would cycle a little further, to the village of Llanarmon-yn-Ial instead. It was a fine spring morning when we left Chester and crossed the border into Saltney. We crossed over the River Dee. Then followed NCN Route 568, the cycle path alongside the…
On the horizon is our Hebridean Way cycle tour. With that in mind, four of us decided on a short cycling weekend to Chester. To get some cycling miles in, so to speak. Day 1 would be a cycle ride from Stretford to Chester. We began by joining the Bridgewater Canal. After following the canal for 5 miles or so, we left it at Broadheath and joined, NCN Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. We then left the TPT just…
This new Stockport Community Cycling Club ride, a tour-de-force of South Manchester Parks, started, as it should, from a park. Didsbury Park to be precise. It was a fine spring morning. I was leading this first group, and Sarah was the back leader. Following the group photo, we set off through the park and then into Didsbury village. Briefly joining NCN route 62 along the way. After turning into Fog Lane, our next park was, appropriately enough, Fog Lane Park….
This Alderley Edge cycle ride represented the first Stockport Community Cycling Club Sunday ride for over 2 years. The last ones were curtailed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Perhaps it was inevitable. The original ride leader for this, who was due to be Graham, had to step down having caught COVID! Instead, Andy S took over the ride leader duties, and I filled in as the back leader. It was a fine, though cool Sunday morning when we met at…
Occasionally, we put together an unusual themed Stockport Community Cycling Club ride. This Not the A6 ride wasn’t certainly one of them. An urban ride, it followed the A6 up one side and down the other. To add to the mix, Sarah was due to lead the second group for this ride but an injury put paid to that, so I stepped in. We met at CERAcycloan. We began by working our way through the edge of Offerton. Then up…
