Sunday took Sarah and I to Rivington for the latest ride in Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s longer ride series. Whilst we had visited Eyam Hall (click here to read more about our day) the previous day and then gone for a short walk this was the first serious exercise we had undertaken since our exertions in the previous weekends Manchester Marathon 2015 (click here to read more about our experience). The longer rides tend to be around 50 miles. However a…
eXtra Rides are Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s advanced rides – they are intended to go a little further and be a little more challenging. Of these there are usually two in each calendar year that are advertised as hilly, and Rivington eXtra was the autumnal hilly eXtra Ride in this years calendar. The ride began at Rivington Hall Barn. It then headed over Lower Rivington Reservoir. We carried on through Grimeford village, crossed the M61 and began the first…
The day started so well! Sarah and I left the house at 7.15am in the morning to meet up with fellow Stockport Community Cycling Club riders to cycle to the start of this weeks ride. The club ride this week was Cuerden Valley, and the start was at Whittle-Le-Woods, Chorley. So ahead of us lay 35 miles. Through Stretford, Trafford Park, Walkden, and around Bolton. It was cold, with temperatures hardly rising above zero. Finally we arrived. Soon we were…
