Day 6 had been the longest day of our Mid Wales tour so far. Today would be more of the same, not too hilly, and our longest day of the tour, We would cycling home, from Chester to Stockport. It was another lovely sunny day too, the summer heatwave now really beginning to take hold. Our day began by seeking out a cafe where we could eat breakfast. We found Marmalade, and enjoyed a pleasant and relaxing breakfast. Food in…
It was a cool Sunday morning that saw five of our group meet in Bramhall for the latest of our lockdown cycle rides. This week Neil had plotted a route which would see us head out into the Cheshire lanes to the Seven Sisters Farm for a cuppa As usual, we set off out through Woodford. We then turned towards Alderley Edge. From Alderley Edge, we continued cycling on towards Chelford. Our route skirted past Jodrell Bank. And then through…
Sarah and I cannot remember the last time we missed three Stockport Community Cycling Club rides in a row. It was good, therefore, to get back cycling with the club again. Sarah, however, wasn’t feeling too good before this Goostrey 2018 ride and almost didn’t make it. However, by the time we arrived home at the end of the day she was glad she had made the effort. We met at Wilmslow Leisure Centre for a cycle ride into Cheshire…
This ride to Davenham, which Leslie called a ‘Cheshire meander’ was the first Stockport Community Cycling Club ride she has led. We met in a layby near the Chelford roundabout on a cool and pleasant Autumn Sunday morning. There was a healthy turnout of club members. Our route began by heading down Peover Lane towards Peover Heath. We then cycled through Blackden Heath and towards Goostrey. We joined NCN Route 573. In Goostrey, we took a short break by the local…
Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s long ride to Astbury was an excellent opportunity to get out on the bicycle again following the recent cold weather spell. Clearly, this was a view shared by others, since seventeen club members turned up at the start at Bramhall library. Sarah and I had recced an upcoming ride the previous day and she had picked up two punctures! Then was just about to leave to the start of this long ride only to find out…
