It was a fine Saturday morning that greeted Stockport Community Cycling Club members as they arrived in Levenshulme ready to set off on the Popup Bikes 2018 ride. The outward journey saw us picking up the Fallowfield Loop. We followed this section of NCN Route 60 for a while as it took us through Reddish and to Gorton. Leaving NCN Route 60 we cycled through Gorton and towards Clayton Vale. In Clayton Vale, we decided to have a go of one…
Sarah and I had planned to run a 10k in the morning, and then put our feet up in the afternoon, resting before the Sunday club ride. However, one of our ride leaders had to withdraw at the last minute, and Sarah stepped forward as a replacement back-leader. So it was that we found ourselves at Houldsworth Mill ready for a cycle ride to Droylsden. Before the ride, Jim presented Arthur with a gold medal for cycling over 1,000 miles…
Saturday was the Stockport Community Cycling Club AGM followed by a ride from Woodley up to the Portland Basin and back. The AGM was held at Stockport Sports Village in Woodley, so that is where the ride started. There were 8 of us who went on the ride. We set off down towards the River Tame and went down the valley along side it. We then progressed through Haugton Dale We came off the trail and walked up the steps to…
When there is a Stockport Community Cycling Club longer ride, the preceding day there is usually an easier family afternoon ride. Tomorrow I (Andy) am leading the longer ride to Peover Heath and we don’t normally participate in the family ride. However Sarah decided that on this occasion it would be good training for our upcoming marathon to go along to the Longford Park Easy ride. Thus our Valentines Day day begun with Sarah and I volunteering at Bramhall Parkrun then completing a 6.5 miles training…
Saturday started out with the weather being overcast as Stockport Community Cycling Club members gathered at Houldsworth Mill in Reddish for a cycle ride to Manchester Velodrome led by Sarah. We began by heading out through Reddish Vale Country Park. After climbing over the M60 at Brinnington we continued through Denton. Sarah on the reccy for this ride, taking a brief rest On the edge of Denton the route went under the M57 as it briefly followed the River…
