Sunday was the SCCC High Legh Ride. It is not a ride that we have done for a few year but which started from Gatley Railway Station. We soon picked up the part of the route that we had used the previous day of the Manchester Airport Afternoon ride. Having passed the edge of the airport and been through the tunnels under the runway, we turned off and headed out towards Ashley. We turned off just before Tatton Park to…
Saturday was the SCCC Manchester Airport Afternoon Ride. We met at the Beefeater pub in Heald Green. John was the ride leader for the day and I was the back leader. Initially we set off into Wythenshawe. We followed the tram tracks for a while. Then continued along Simonsway. We turned off through the edge of the park and onwards. We then cycled through Painswick Park. We came out of Painswick Park and then turned right along Thorley Lane. Turning…
Sarah and I don’t go along to too many Stockport Community Cycling Club afternoon rides. However, a sunny Saturday afternoon cycle ride to Manchester Airport sounded just fine. And twenty-three other club members agreed! We met up near Heald Green station on the edge of Wythenshawe. The route essentially follows the Airport Orbital Cycleway, local cycle route 85. Before the ride began, however, there was the job of fixing punctures. Soon we were on our way along Simonsway. We passed…
Sunday saw the latest Stockport Community Cycling Club eXtra ride, our more advance rides covering 50 miles plus. We have been to Appleton Thorn before as part of the eXtra ride series, however Julia brought us our lunch destination from a completely different direction. The ride started at Gatley Rail station. We began by working our way through Altrincham, Bowden, Dunham Massey and Warburton. Next we made our way to Lymm. From Lymm we headed on to Grappenhall passing by Thelwall and…
Finally we were witnessing a sustained period of sunshine in the UK in early June, and Sunday morning presented us with another fantastic sunny day for a cycle ride out in to the Cheshire lanes. This was the latest in the series of Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s eXtra Rides. Leaving from Gatley Rail station we worked our way through Wythenshawe, round Manchester Airport, the large houses of Hale Barns and towards Ashley. We cycled through Tatton Park. Then…
