A healthy number of Stockport Community Cycling Club members met at Torkington Park for Alec’s ‘Macclesfield Lumps’ ride. Sarah and I had been on a two hour run as part of our Conwy Half-Marathon training the previous day and were still feeling the miles in our legs. The talk of hills and lumps suggested we were going to struggle. The route began by heading out to Bollington. From Middlewood we climbed up through Higher Poynton and on to Pott Shrigley….
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…
Having not done any cycling in Edinburgh and having a free Saturday, we thought a short local cycle ride might be the order of the day. We always enjoy heading up to Higher Poynton, and this is where we headed for. However I decided upon a different route for this occasion …including taking in the Brickworks. Leaving home we set off up through High Lane and Disley. A couple of stiff climbs ensued as we went up Jacksons Edge Road…
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…
