The first Stockport Community Cycling Club of 2014 saw a hearty group of more than 20 cyclists turn out for a trip in to Cheshire to visit Tatton Park. We met at Gatley Rail Station on a cold and damp morning. Rain and wind were forecast – would we manage to dodge the showers? Sarah was leading the ride, and I was the back-leader. The ride set off through urban Heald Green and Handforth and on to Wilmslow. There really…
Sunday 10th November was the Stockport Community Cycling Club eXtra ride to Foxwist Green. The eXtra rides tend to be slightly longer than normal Sunday rides. This week we met in the car park near to Wilmslow Leisure Centre. It was a chilly but bright morning. We left Wilmslow and cycled off down to the new(ish) Alderley Edge bypass and cycled along the cycle path there. About half way along we turn off near Nether Alderley and headed along along…
The Stockport Community Cycling Club Sunday ride this week was to Swettenham. We met in the car park near Wilmslow Leisure Centre. There were only 13 of us, I think quite a lot of people had been put off by the forecast of the big storm that was due to hit that day. Those of us which had ridden to the start of the ride had found it a little windy but not too bad! We left Wilmslow and headed…
A healthy number of Stockport Community Cycling Club members met at Torkington Park for Alec’s ‘Macclesfield Lumps’ ride. Sarah and I had been on a two hour run as part of our Conwy Half-Marathon training the previous day and were still feeling the miles in our legs. The talk of hills and lumps suggested we were going to struggle. The route began by heading out to Bollington. From Middlewood we climbed up through Higher Poynton and on to Pott Shrigley….
Saturday was the Stockport Community Cycling Club Salt Line ride, which officially started at Hassall Green. There were a small group of us who decided that it would be an excellent idea to ride from our home (in and around Stockport) to the start! There were various meeting up places along the way but we joined the group (of three others) at Wilmslow. By the time we got to the starting place Andy and I had cycle 26.5 miles to…
