Congleton Cycling Club

Congleton Cyclists enjoy 100 mile Reliability Ride

Last Sunday, 6 Club Members enjoyed the Club’s 100 mile ride through Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire which was held in glorious sunshine but in very cold conditions (sub-zero for the first 3 hours); this being the reason why so few riders turned up.

Denise Hurst, Peter Nelson and Mark Tilstone plus 2 guests from Leek C.C. (Ruth and John) started at 8 a.m. Karl Austin, Andy Malbon and Neil Skellern started at 9 a.m. These hardy souls received much appreciated support from the Organisers, Joyce Austin and Beryl Swash, who drove from place to place to provide welcome food and hot drinks and to carry spare clothing.

Joyce Austin’s photograph shows such a feeding station / refreshment stop at the Middlewich canal near Stokenhall – from L to R: Peter Nelson, Andy Malbon, Karl Austin, Carole Pardoe (met en-route), Denise Hurst and Beryl Swash. Neil Skellern and Mark Tilstone had already disappeared into the distance.

For full results and other details of Club activities see
www.congletoncyclingclub.org.uk

The Club meets every Thursday at 8.30pm at the Rugby Club, Park Street and welcomes anyone who would like to swap ideas and stories on all cycling topics.

Next Sunday, the Club holds its 30 mile Hilly Reliability Ride through East Cheshire starting at 9 a.m. from the Rugby Club in Park Street. Signing-On time is 8.45 a.m.