Over the course of the summer Neil Drummond will be participating in three charity rides. Details below for anybody wishing to join Neil but if not, I’m sure he would appreciate sponsorship for these worthwhile causes. The first one, the Macclesfield Bikeathon is on 20 May 2023 , followed by Manchester to Blackpool on 9 […]
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New President of Weaver Valley Cycling C...
Following our AGM, Dave Daynes is stepping down from his role as Club President after many years. As a club, we want to thank Dave for his time as President.This left us without a President of our club, which is a role that we’ve always had. It therefore seemed appropriate to propose that Ann Gregory […]
The Early Days of Weaver Valley C.C.
Memories from former member Dan Preston. This is a blog that will probably be of more interest to our older members, but is nevertheless relevant as a record of the history of the club. This is a story of my experiences as a member of the Weaver Valley Cycling Club. It is not meant as […]
The Long Way Home
The highlight of Summer 2020 It’s taken a few months before I got around to writing this one up – I rode in August 2020, in that narrow window of opportunity to actually ride in and out of Wales between the waves of the pandemic! For a long time I’ve wanted to try riding to […]
New routes on the horizon…
Bit of a micro-blog, but relevant nevertheless. Yesterday, the 26th February 2021, the Silver Jubilee Bridge in Runcorn re-opened after 3 years. Why is this news and being posted on our web site? Simple. It is the first bridge locally that I know of that now has a dedicated and separated cycle roadway. That’s right. […]
The Big LEJOG Blog!
LEJOG 28th May to 6th June 2015 Carl asked me if I would join him and 3 others on a ride from Lands End to John-O-Groats. It was to be part of his celebrations for his 50th birthday. Having had a couple of health scares, stents in 2012 and then AF and an ablation in […]
COVID-19 Update
Given that the government announced changes and some relaxation to rules about time spent outdoors, this is just an update with regard to WVCC activities and cycling in general. There are still NO club activities. NO group rides, NO time trials, NO road or circuit racing until such time as we announce it. Do not […]
Ouch , blinkin heck , that hurt!
Ouch , blinkin heck , that hurt.😪😂 !! I’ve always had an issue and some previous form with the race number 13 or 13th of the month , does not have to be a Friday ! So to do an off road ride today the 13th, in the foul weather after a tough weekend was […]
How to cycle underneath a river
If I hadn’t seen a Sustrans post about it, I’d never have known about it, but visiting the Newcastle area now and again, I had to check it out. It’s a tunnel you see, under the River Tyne, but not your usual, cars, buses and other motorised transport affair, this was built for pedestrians and […]
ToB and WVCC
It’s been a great week thus far (and it’s only Wednesday) for the 2019 ToB, with the Green Jersey (for the overall leader of the race), swapping and changing. Facebook was busy with some vague plans for some who were interested to go and watch somewhere. I had plans just to cycle out to the […]
Loggerheads on sugar
All things considered (Llanberis panic training), it was a fairly small contingent at the Rugby Club on Sunday morning. The weather was really mild compared to recent weeks so it was set to be a nice clear day on the bike for all, with just a bit of wind to contend with. Having ridden 85 […]
Manchester DC – Future of Time Trialling
Attached is the latest Manchester DC newsletter highlighting the discussions that took place back in November, at a conference to discuss the future of the sport. Bottom line is that we need more people to help so if you would like to put something back into the sport, read on and get in touch with […]