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SCCC Club Weekend – Leicester Long

SCCC Club Weekend – Leicester Long

It was a cool, but thankfully pleasant morning when twenty-two Stockport Community Cycling Club riders set off on the Leicester Long ride from Leicester University’s John Foster Halls of Residence. I was back-leading this ride, while Sarah was leading the Leicester Short ride. Similar to the Leicester Short ride we set off by cycling through Stoughton where we picked up NCN Route 63. And then past Leicester Airport. The first few miles of the route were quite hilly. Continuing on,…

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Leicester Long Ride – SCCC Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

Leicester Long Ride – SCCC Club Weekend Sneek-Peek

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…

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