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Knott End – SCCC Lancaster Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

Knott End – SCCC Lancaster Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

For a few years now Sarah and I, and a few others, have recced the rides for the upcoming SCCC club weekend rides. This year, our club weekend will be at Lancaster University. So, for our opening cycle ride, we arrived at a car park just outside Pilling ready for a journey out to Knott End. The weather on the way to the start had been rotten, so we were just hoping not to get too wet. Thankfully, it was…

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Wedgewood – SCCC Keele Club Weekend

Wedgewood – SCCC Keele Club Weekend

On the SCCC Keele Club Weekend there were 2 rides available on the Sunday – a long ride and a shorter ride (this ride). I was leading the shorter ride out to the World of Wedgewood, which had been designed by Tracey. We waited until the other Sunday ride (the longer one of the two) had departed – they were late leaving!

Market Drayton – SCCC Keele Club Weekend

Market Drayton – SCCC Keele Club Weekend

Following our successful ride to Eccleshall on the first day of the Stockport Community Cycling Club Keele club weekend, for the second day, the attendees were offered a choice of two cycle rides. I was the back-leader for this longer ride to Market Drayton. We left Keele University by the back entrance. We headed out towards Whitmore. Our first climb of the day took us up Three Mile Lane. Then, after turning towards Stableford, our next climb took us up…

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Eccleshall – SCCC Keele Club Weekend

Eccleshall – SCCC Keele Club Weekend

Last weekend saw 37 Stockport Community Cycling Club members set off for a club weekend at Keele University. Along the way, we stopped off at Trentham Gardens for a cycle ride out to Eccleshall. There were so many of us we had to split into two groups. Sarah and I were leading the first group, and the photos that follow are from this groups ride. We set off through the ‘back-door’ of Trentham Gardens. We then turned on to Newcastle…

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Wedgwood – SCCC Keele Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

Wedgwood – SCCC Keele Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

Our third, and final, recce ride of our weekend at Keele, in preparation for the Stockport Community Cycling Club upcoming weekend away, was the shorter ride to Wedgewood. Again, we left by the back door of Keele University. The first seven miles followed the same route as the longer ride. The route starts to change, however, when we change direction and head for Cotes Heath. Then Swynnerton … but from a different direction than previously. We also pick up the…

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