Last weekend saw 37 Stockport Community Cycling Club members set off for a club weekend at Keele University. Along the way, we stopped off at Trentham Gardens for a cycle ride out to Eccleshall. There were so many of us we had to split into two groups. Sarah and I were leading the first group, and the photos that follow are from this groups ride. We set off through the ‘back-door’ of Trentham Gardens. We then turned on to Newcastle…
Our third, and final, recce ride of our weekend at Keele, in preparation for the Stockport Community Cycling Club upcoming weekend away, was the shorter ride to Wedgewood. Again, we left by the back door of Keele University. The first seven miles followed the same route as the longer ride. The route starts to change, however, when we change direction and head for Cotes Heath. Then Swynnerton … but from a different direction than previously. We also pick up the…
The second of our Stockport Community Cycling Club weekend recce rides was the Sunday longer ride. This would be from Keele University to Market Drayton. Keele University sits on the top of a hill. We were staying in nearby Newcastle-under-Lyme. It was a bit of a climb for us to reach the start! Thankfully, the club weekenders won’t have to do this. 🙂 Our ride started by leaving the Keele University through the back door. It was a nice downhill…
Sarah, Andy S and I made a trip to Keele last weekend. The purpose was to recce the routes for the forthcoming Stockport Community Cycling Club weekend. Our first recce was the Saturday ride. This would see us cycle out to Eccleshall. The cycle ride began from Trentham Gardens near Stoke-on-Trent. We cycled out of via the back door of the Trentham Gardens complex. The first few miles of our cycle ride were quite lumpy as we made our way…
With Sarah and I having to temporarily to cut back on our cycling, it was good to finally get out again and join Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s Popup Bike 2019 cycle ride. We met at Cringle Park, Levenshulme. The weather forecast promised to be mixed in the morning and improving later. We began by joining the Fallowfield Loop, part of NCN Route 60, and making our way towards Gorton. We crossed the Ashton Canal. Before crossing Ashton New Road. It…
