Saturday was the SCCC Macclesfield Circular Ride. Thirteen of us met up at the Riverside Park near Macclesfield. Andy P was the ride leader for the day and I was the back leader. We set out of the Riverside Park car park and headed onto The Middlewood Way towards Macclesfield. We continued along NCN (National Cycle Network) route 55 towards Sutton. As we came out of Macclesfield there were some sneaky climbs, which while not long were short and sharp….
Saturday’s weather forecast was not great. Just as we set off to cycle to the start, the heavens opened! The SCCC Macclesfield Circular ride started at Riverside Park. We had thought with the weather being bad, that not many people would turn up, but we were wrong! They just kept arriving! We waited for a short while as we had heard that Martin had got a puncture on his way to the start. It turned out that he was having problems…
Jodrell Bank and Goostrey are two regular ports of call for Stockport Community Cycling Club rides in Cheshire (and to be honest many of the local cycling clubs). It is simply that they are well placed when choosing somewhere to stop for a break. We had been there recently – to Jodrell Bank in November, and to Goostrey just before Christmas – however this was a cycle ride approaching these destinations from a different direction. We arrived at Wilmslow Leisure Centre for the…
