Cuerden Valley 2020 was the latest version of a regular and ever-popular Stockport Community Cycling Club ride. You can view earlier versions here: Crash and Burn, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Jim was leading today’s ride. We left Kem Mill car park at Whittle le Woods and joined NCN Route 55. This took us through Cuerden Valley Park as we followed the River Lostock. I managed to get further than on the Crash and Burn version of this ride. Eventually,…
This was to prove a busy weekend for Sarah and I. We were due to run the Southport Mad Dog on Sunday. Before that, however, there was the little matter of the Stockport Community Cycling Club Cuerden Valley 2018 Saturday ride beginning at Whittle-Le-Woods. Before that, we had started the morning by joining in with the Cuerden Valley Parkrun. Having rushed over to Kem Mill Car Park we joined our fellow club members. Jim was leading today’s ride, and Sarah was…
Sunday was The Christie Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride 2017. It is a famous charity cycle ride but not one that I have done before. Andy and I cycled to the start, which was at the Imperial War Museum North (IWMN), an extra 10.5 miles. We met up with a cycling friend called Debbie who had also signed up for the ride. Our selected start time was 08:30, although we started a little later than that by the time we…
Finally, I have finished my Open University course, and as a reward, we have embarked on another cycle tours, what I am calling my ‘OU Freedom Tour’. Our Way of the Roses 2017 Day 0 began with fine warm and muggy weather while Sarah and I caught the train to Preston, and then an hour later met up with Andy and Andy. It was lunchtime so we found a Wetherspoons in Preston and ‘fuelled up’. Soon we were making our…
The Cuerden Valley ride is a regular feature on the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar. However, I have missed the last couple of editions (though Sarah rode last year). This was the ride upon which my Crash and Burn moment occurred. I was back-leader on that day, and I started off as back-leader on today’s ride too. Hopefully I would get a bit further this time. It was a cool but thankfully day as a healthy group of riders turned up at…
