The Stockport Community Cycling Club Weekend this year visited the Leicester area. It began with a cycle ride on the way around Rutland Water. We all met at Barnsdale car park. There were 36 of us attending the club weekend, so we decided to split into two groups. I would lead the first group, and Sarah the second. The photos in this blog are taken from both rides. When my group arrived at the main Rutland car park at Whitwell we…
On the forthcoming Stockport Community Cycling Club weekend, there will be two cycle rides available on the Sunday. The Leicester Short Ride, and the Leicester Long ride which Andy S and I will be leading. On the recce weekend, we took the opportunity to test the long ride route out. After leaving the University of Leicester we headed out towards Stoughton where picked up NCN Route 63. This took us past Leicester Airport. The route took us through villages of…
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….
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…
After Saturdays wet ride from Lancaster, Sunday’s Stockport Community Cycling Club weekend longer ride promised a few hills, including Matterdale, but also some fantastic views. We had of course recced this ride recently as part of our Club Weekend recce. It was a cool, but thankfully dry Sunday morning that greeted us as seventeen of us left Newton Rigg College and set off for Newton Reigny. It wasn’t long before the first climb began, a steady rise up to Skelton. Sadly as…
