The common factor for recent Stockport Community Cycling Club rides (apart from bikes and cycling!) has been rain – and lots of it. To that extent the Around Poynton ride was no different. It was raining when we arrived at the start, it was raining when we arrived in Poynton, and it was raining when we all went our separate ways after the ride. Yes, it rained and rained and didn’t stop! Sarah was the ride leader as ten hardy…
The final Stockport Community Cycling Club ride before Christmas saw a hardy group of riders meet at Torkington Park in Hazel Grove for the Poynton Circular route. Compared to recent years this Christmas has so far proved relatively mild, and so it was on this occasion, though there was a bit of a stiff breeze to contend with. I was leading today’s ride, and Sarah was due to be the back-leaders. Sadly Sarah was still struggling with the cough that…
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….
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…
The wind was decidedly chilly this evening and the head wind on the way home made it hard work. We went out around the lanes near Poynton, which is always very pleasant! There were loads of bluebells out and we saw quite a lots of lambs as well. Just a shame that the sun wasn’t out but at least the rain held off. That was the last training ride as such. Tomorrow morning there is a short SCCC club ride and then…
