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Leicester Short Ride – SCCC Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

21 July 2017 Sarah

On Sunday Jim and I set out to recce the Leicester Short Ride for the SCCC Club Weekend in September. The two Andy’s went off to recce the longer ride. We left Leicester University Halls car park and headed out towards Leicester Airport. Our route took us through Stoughton. Passing close to Leicester Airport. There was a steep climb, which Jim decided required closer inspection on foot. We stopped for a quick cuppa at Dolly’s Tea Rooms in Great Glen….

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Rutland Water – SCCC Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

18 July 2017 Andy

With our club weekend beginning to appear on the horizon, this weekend a group of Stockport Community Cycling Club leaders set out to Leicester to recce the rides. The first cycle ride planned for the club weekend will be around Rutland Water. The main car park is at Whitwell. We arrived at lunchtime and headed over to the Harbour Cafe for lunch. After lunch, we set off for the cycle ride around the reservoir. We cycled past the Sykes…

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Blackpool to Stockport Ride

15 July 2017 Sarah

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…

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Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride

12 July 2017 Sarah

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…

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SCCC Longdendale Trail 2017

9 July 2017 Andy

It has been a little while since Sarah and I have joined a Stockport Community Cycling Club ride, what with cycle tours and attending weddings and the like. It was good therefore to be able to rejoin our friends on the Longdendale Trail ride, a perennial favourite (see here, here and here for previous versions). We met at the Hadfield end of the Longdendale Trail. There was also a charity ride for a local nursery taking place. Bruce thought he might be in…

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