The weather forecast for Our Way of the Roses 2017 Day 2 was predicted to be poor, and sadly this would prove to be the case. It was also going to be the toughest cycling day of the tour too. This too would prove to be the case. At least, when the day started for us things were all calm. On a Bank Holiday Monday, the community of Austwick put on a Flea Market. We decided to go for a…
Pennine Cycleway Day 6 took us from Settle to Hebden Bridge. Thankfully the day started out a lot cooler than the previous day. We knew the climb out of the back of Settle was a tough one – I had tried it on a couple of previous occasions and both times it had beaten me and I had to walk up part of it! The last time was a few months ago, when we did the Way of the Roses…
Pennine Cycleway – Day 5 took us from Orton to Settle. It was a hard days riding on a very hot day! Before we set off from Orton, we were waiting whilst Ian made some adjustments to the seat on his bike. Most of us waited across the road in the shade as it felt too hot in the sun – it was only just after 9am! We stopped at Sedbergh for a coffee break at Howgills Bakery – they had…
This Pennine Cycleway Itinerary outlines our annual summer group cycle tour with some of our Stockport Community Cycling Club friends. This year we will be cycling the Pennine Cycleway – all of it! Last year we enjoyed the beautiful and relatively serene Coast and Castles South route. We expect this cycle tour to be just as breathtaking, if not more so – and this time, perhaps, in every sense of the word! Our Pennine Cycleway Itinerary will be as follows: Day…
