It was a cold but thankfully sunny winter morning we arrived in Frodsham for the Delamere 2018 ride. This is always a popular ride in the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar (you can view last year’s review here). In spite of the plunging temperatures over the weekend, there was still a healthy turnout. Thankfully, the numbers meant we were able to stay in one group for a change. Just as well, since Sarah and I had forgotten our Garmins! Andy…
Delamere 2017 was the latest version of the popular Stockport Community Cycling Club spring ride (see here for the 2015 edition). I was pencilled in to lead the ride and Sarah back-lead it. Unfortunately I have been struggling with a hip injury for the last few months, and with that in mind Sarah and I decided to switch roles. And then Sarah picked up a chesty cough … and the weather forecast didn’t look too good. So, it was a cold…
Sunday 10th May was the SCCC Delamere Ride 2015 which started and finished in Frodsham and went out to Delamere for lunch. It was a slightly blustery day but at least it was dry and not too cold. We set off and went out through Alvaney, climbing out of Frodsham on a rather steep hill. As we approached Delamere down a track, one of the group got a puncture, which delayed us slightly. However quickly John sprang into action and it…
For ride leaders, probably the most difficult part of planning a ride is finding somewhere suitable for a lunch stop. The latest Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Cotebrook certainly lived up to this. Sarah was down to lead this ride. Since it was Mother’s Day we decided that our usual lunch stop for the ride Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre would be too busy to accommodate our longer ride numbers, usually around 15-16 riders, so we decided to look for…
