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Cycle it to Prestolee from Didsbury

Cycle it to Prestolee from Didsbury

This week it was my turn to put together a route for our latest lockdown cycle ride. Building on the success of my Cycle it to Ashton-under-Lyne from Davenport urban ride, I decided I’d put together another urban route taking us out north of Manchester. This time, we would cycle to Prestolee. We met at East Didsbury Metrolink on an overcast but generally fine morning. Immediately, we joined NCN Route 62. We followed this to Didsbury. After leaving the Fallowfield…

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SCCC Media City Ride

SCCC Media City Ride

Saturday was the SCCC Media City Ride from Chorlton Water Park. There was a good turn out. Before the ride I had been and run the Stretford Parkrun, which wasn’t too far away from the start. It was rather a misty start to the day. We set off along the road and made our way past the tram tracks, heading for the River Mersey. When we reached the River Mersey, we turned right and followed it for a short while….

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Media City 2015

Media City 2015

Media City is always a popular ride in the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar. Perhaps surprisingly it is a new club ride for me, though Sarah wrote a blog post of a previous Media City ride a couple of years ago. The ride starts at The Robin Hood pub in Stretford and there was a healthy turnout of club members. Gill was leading this ride and began by taking us for a short cycle along Chester Road. Before briefly picking up the Trans Pennine…

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Monton and Worsley

Monton and Worsley

On Saturday we had managed to dodge the rain showers. The weather forecast was for more rain on the Sunday. Could we do the same as we joined in with the Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Monton and Worsley? We met outside the Robin Hood pub in Stretford. John had even turned up in his Sunday best! The ride began by heading out through Trafford and Salford Quays passing through Media City.      We weaved our way through…

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