When Sarah and I left home this morning to cycle to the start of the Stockport Community Cycling Club Off to See the Wizard ride there was a point when we both doubted whether our legs had the strength to complete it. Having run 12.5 miles as part of our marathon training the previous day the legs were still feeling it. This was also not helped by the strong headwind to the start. Thankfully we DID manage to make the start at Timperley…
The first Stockport Community Cycling Club of 2014 saw a hearty group of more than 20 cyclists turn out for a trip in to Cheshire to visit Tatton Park. We met at Gatley Rail Station on a cold and damp morning. Rain and wind were forecast – would we manage to dodge the showers? Sarah was leading the ride, and I was the back-leader. The ride set off through urban Heald Green and Handforth and on to Wilmslow. There really…
As the heatwave across the UK continues, Sunday briefly brought us a little light relief with overcast conditions. Great for cycling, as shown by the large turnout for Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s latest 30 mile ride. ‘Off to see the Wizard’ of course referred to cycling to Alderley Edge, with it’s famous links with wizardry and Alan Garner’s The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. We started from Timperley Sports Club. Upon leaving Timperley we weaved our way through through the back streets…
Following our exploits around Porthmadog it was back to our regular club rides this weekend. This meant joining Stockport Community Cycling Club as we cycled to High Legh Station. Sarah was leading this ride and I was the back leader. We actually cycled the ride twice in two days since we reccied the ride on the Saturday before the real thing on the Sunday. The photos included in this blog posting are a combination of both days. As you will…
It was a lovely sunny day, although a little chilly to start with. The Stockport Community Cycling Club ride officially started from Atlantic Street in Broadheath. However we decided to cycle to the starting point. Our route took us out through Cheadle (where we caught up with another member from the club), Gatley, Wythenshawe and Timperley. By the time we reached the official start point we had cycled 11 miles. The club ride route followed out along the Transpennine Trail…
