Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Twas a beautiful day for a ride: blue skies, sunshine, not too cold. We rode to Holt via Peckforton and Tilston, with Kev setting the pace, helped in turns by John Conboy and Greg. We all kept together well, with a pace steady enough for conversation (maybe induced by the hangovers that 60% of the bunch seemed […]
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Category: Road Runs
Describes Sunday Club Runs and other road runs.
“Flat, Alan said…” – Ice Cream Farm – sh
Reading Time: 3 minutes A dull and cool day met us at the legion this morning, with a healthy throng of eager riders pitching up as usual for the 2 runs. The long one headed off to Prees, whilst the short run was to head off to the Ice Cream Farm via an as yet unknown route. Alan announced […]
Eureka 200km
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is an annual event which starts in Cheadle heads out to “The Mills” then down to Bangor on Dee across to Astbury, near Congleton, and finally back to the start. I have ridden it a few times now and it always seems to rise to the challenge of making Audax events uncertain in their […]
Blaze Farm “safely and comfortably”
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’d been wondering what our esteemed runs leader had in mind when he said he’d come up with a way to make runs “safe and comfortable” – maybe new saddles, or accompaniment from the National Escort Group? Well the suggestion was much simpler than that – the leader stays at the front and sets the […]
Of cake and men (and a few ladies)…
Reading Time: 3 minutes A fantastic sunny autumn morning greeted the 9 of us opting for a short run. We meandered out through Comberbach and out towards Tatton, followed by pleasant lanes through Ashley, a short detour under the airport and then an extra loop back around to Ashley, before cutting across to skirt Hale and then to the […]
Help – I am stuck in the toilet!
Reading Time: 2 minutes A fine turn out today at the legion, despite the weather, both runs opted to go to the Mills with the Short run going direct and the long, via Bangor on Dee. A massive 20 left with the long run which included the lesser spotted Matt Hornby and Derek, who admitted it was his first Sunday club […]
Don’t forget to set your clocks this wee
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s getting cooler, the shorts are now accompanied by leggings, and you desperately spend an hour looking for that other Sealskinz glove before the club run on Sunday (well I do)! Mudguards are also the order of the day – please don’t forget, or you may be politely asked to ride at the back…!! All of […]
Guide Dogs for the Blind Charity Ride 20...
Reading Time: 3 minutes A breezy but bright day greeted a car park full of WVCC riders, new faces and Breeze ladies for our annual Guide Dogs for the Blind Charity Ride. As there were so many, we split up our groups and left in blocks of four to head out into the Cheshire countryside. A faster group left, […]
Cloudy with a risk of cake and wasps
Reading Time: 3 minutes This morning saw a large gathering at the legion, and after the usual shout from Captain Silver, the large long group headed out for Holt via Bangor on Dee. We were to head to Wheelock, via the Cloud, for a bit of hilly enjoyment. When the mutinous murmurings had finished after the mention of the […]
Allgreave
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was a big turnout at the Legion this morning with several new riders coming to join the beginners’ run, which Alan led to the ice cream farm. In the meantime, Ian led a wrinklies’ ride to Oswestry. So that left the rest of us – and there were quite a few – to choose […]
The Wrinklies ride to Audlem
Reading Time: < 1 minute A treat for me: I took today off work, which meant a ride in the sunshine with my wrinkly friends. I’ve only managed this rarely, recently – but during my six months of unemployment four years ago, these rides provided weekly companionship, support, a good belly laugh or two (thanks Garry), distraction therapy and some fabulous adventures: and I got fitter […]
A “bloody nose” long run to dagfields
Reading Time: 3 minutes A large group assembled at the Legion this morning, it was decided that we would run 3 runs, with the short run going also going to Dagfields (I understand this was later changed to Nantwich) and the medium run to Audlem. With Jules only being out for an hour, I took up the mantle to lead the long […]