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Hey diddle diddle

Hey diddle diddle

This Sunday’s hey diddle diddle ride was the latest in Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s eXtra Ride series, rides aimed at the more adventurous end of the clubs membership. There are a number of rides that are particularly popular with club members and strangely Andy Shaw’s hilly rides are right up there. Perhaps it’s the challenge. Setting off from Rose Hill Rail station we were almost immediately given a glimpse of the future as the riders headed over Marple Ridge. Looking…

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Middlewood Way

Middlewood Way

The latest Stockport Community Cycling Club ride saw us off along the Middlewood Way on an overcast and quite cold day. The Middlewood Way is an old railway line between Marple and Macclesfield.    The first few miles are deceptive since it is a gradual climb to Higher Poynton. Then it is on to Bollington. Coffee break was at Tesco in Macclesfield.    The return journey saw us following the Macclesfield Canal. Sadly it was at this point that we also…

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C-Lyme-b Park

C-Lyme-b Park

The latest Stockport Community Cycling Club ride saw us taking a trip to Lyme Park. It was a cold but thankfully dry morning as 25 hardy club members met at Rose Hill. Off we set along the Middlewood Way. Past the former Higher Poynton Rail Station. We came off the Middlewood Way and turned on to Springbank Lane. Then up to Pott Shrigley. We then followed Shrigley Road. And in to the back of Lyme Park where we took a track…

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