This week we should have been on our main summer tour, cycling along the Welsh Borders. Sadly, due to the coronavirus pandemic, this tour wasn’t happening. Sarah and I had left our annual leave in place since we have a lot of household DIY to do. We did, however, to put aside a little bit of time for some cycling. So it was that we met up with a few friends in Stretford for a cycle ride out to Leigh….
The first Saturday of January was the SCCC Irlam Ride 2020. We all met up at Sale Water Park – 35 people turned up! However Andy was not one of them, opting to stay in bed instead. I was the back leader for the day. We set off through Sale Water Park. We were making our way to the Bridgewater canal. Reaching the Bridgewater canal (also known as the Bridgewater Way), we turned left heading towards Trafford. We passed Stretford…
Even though the England football team were playing a World Cup match, there was still a healthy turnout that met next to the Robin Hood pub in Stretford, for this Stockport Community Cycling Club cycle ride to Damhouse in Astley. Gill was today’s ride leader. We have actually cycled this route before, previously under the title of Astley. We began by cycling through Victoria Park. Then made our way towards Trafford Park, where we picked up local network route on…
This Saturday brought us some unusually warm weather for mid-October. Ideal for Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s ride out to Red House Farm. The cycle ride began from Chorlton Water Park. Today’s ride leader was Gill. We began by weaving our way through Chorlton. Soon we picked up NCN Route 62. This section also forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail which Sarah and I completed a few years ago. This section is also known as the Bridgewater Way. Our route picked…
This Velodrome ride was the first ride after the successful Stockport Community Cycling Club weekend in Leicester. We met at Sale Water Park. Sarah and I had participated in the Stretford Parkrun beforehand and then rushed over. Gill was leading this ride and she started by leading us around the water park. We then turned off on to the Bridgewater Way. This soon drops on to the Bridgewater Canal near to Stretford. This section also forms part of local cycle network…
