Saturday was the SCCC Abney Park Afternoon Ride. The ride started from the footbridge near the Pyramid, where 11 of us met up. Andy was the ride leader and Andy S was the back leader. As I was the only other leader there, I was the the corner person for the afternoon. We set off along the river, passing under the M60 motorway. We then turned right ad followed the track running parallel to the motorway. We turned off and…
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…
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….
A visit to Runcorn represented a new destination for the latest in the Stockport Community Cycling Club longer ride series. The start was familiar, Timperley Sports Club, and it was a bright day as a dozen or so club members met. Neil was leading the ride today, Sarah was the back-leader, and I was wingman/corner person. We set off through Altrincham. And through Bowden. And Dunham Massey. As we made our way to Lymm. Next, we cycled through Thelwall. This…
Sunday was the SCCC Southport Ride. We met in Mona Street car park in Wigan. There were 8 of us in total. Numbers were quite limited as a lot of people were away doing other things. Andy was the ride leader and I was the back leader however it turned out that we were the only ride leaders out! We headed out of Wigan and made our way to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. As we cycled past the lock,…
