Our first cycle ride in 2021 was a familiar one. During the first coronavirus lockdown, Sarah and I regularly cycled around Higher Poynton. Indeed, it was the direction we headed on my first cycle ride following my hip operation. However, it was warmer then. Now we are in January, possibly the coldest month of the year. So it was that Sarah and I set off from Great Moor and made our way towards Hazel Grove. In Hazel Grove, we met…
I had thoroughly enjoyed getting back on my bike again after three months of no cycling following my crash and subsequent hip op. Unfortunately, Sarah hadn’t felt well enough to join me on that return cycle ride. So we upon this post-Christmas festivities Christmas cycle ride instead. It was a dry but cold day, with temperatures hovering around freezing. We set off through Woodsmoor. Interestingly, Sarah also hasn’t been on her bike for a few months too. The Dunham Town…
It has been three months since I have been on a bike following my cycle crash and following operation. So it was with trepidation, but also a sense of excitement, that I got back on the bike and set off to meet Andy, Andy and Neil for a short cycle ride. Sadly, Sarah wasn’t feeling too good so sadly wasn’t up to joining us. Of course, it also meant we were therefore one photographer short for the blog post! We…
It has been a little while since Sarah and I last wrote a blog post. The current national coronavirus lockdown has meant our small group rides are currently suspended, so Sarah hasn’t been out on her bike recently. Added to this, of course, is the fact I am currently recovering from my hip operation following my tumble at the end of our recent Cheshire Cycleway tour. It was to aid in this recovery, that we decided upon taking a little…
It was a slightly damp morning when four of our group met at Torkington Park for our weekly lockdown ride. Tracey had planned this route, her first as part of this series. However, things wouldn’t go as planned, and plans change! After leaving Torkington Park we began by heading up Torkington Old Road. It’s a steady climb, but we set off at a fair lick and Sarah was finding it a bit much. We continued on our way up through…
