The latest Stockport Community Cycling Club Saturday ride started from Lindow Common – former home of Lindow Man. It was a bright and breezy day for a cycle ride around the rolling Cheshire lanes to Lower Peover. Sarah was leading the reading the ride and I was the back leader. We began by weaving our way through the off-road lanes to Morley Green From here we cycled through Marthall and Ollerton. Crossing over the A50 we turned on…
Sunday was the the Stockport Community Cycling Club Peover Heath ride. This was a longer ride than we often do, being about 45 miles. Andy was the ride leader and I was the back leader for the day. The ride started by the green in Davenport. There were 15 of us when we set off. One guy (Bruce) met us in Styal and cycled with us as far as Wilmslow before heading off again. Another guy (Neil) missed us at…
Following a successful Stockport Community Cycling Club Annual Lunch yesterday it was back to normal business today with a cycle ride led by Neil to Knutsford in Cheshire. Considering it was an overcast Sunday morning there was a healthy turnout of club members arrived at Wilmslow Leisure Centre from where the ride started. We then headed out of Wilmslow along Styal Road and headed in the direction of Mobberley. From Styal Road we headed down Mobberley Road and Burleyhurst Lane. Then…
After our recent Coast and Castles South tour, on Saturday it was back to the regular Stockport Community Cycling Club rides. Not quite the coastline of Northumberland, the spirituality of Lindisfarne, or the green valleys of the Scottish Borders. Instead in ‘Cheshire Cheese’ Jim had lined up an alternative cycle ride quite unlike any other previously encountered by SCCC. I decided to use my touring bike, a good jack-of-all-trades bike, since I figured I was cycling nearly 30 miles to the start and back…
Sunday was an SCCC eXtra ride to Scholar Green, which was being led by Andy. The ride started at Wilmslow Leisure Centre. It was a cool start and as we cycled to the start of the ride, we found that there was also a head wind. We headed out through Marthall to Goostrey. Then headed out to Swettenham, although the ford their looked deep – none where brave enough to try it! The ride went on through Arclid, Fourlanes End,…
