Meeting other CER riders taking advantage of spring like weather the brisk group consisted of only Ken and I. John W on GP duties and Clive enjoying coffee but only out for a quick spin due to driving south later on. I had circulated a proposal for today's ride to Leigh but due to low count today decided on a route I had ridden Sunday to Sandbach.
Four of our group did ride on Tuesday with a car-assist to Whitchurch. This ride was a real tale of two rides as the outward ride via Oswestry and the Old Racecourse Mountain plus other rolls!! and onward to Llansinffraid riding 3200ft in 34 miles and the return ride to Whitchurch was mainly flat and downhill with a tail wind mostly so a gentle ride today was the alternative.
Clive joined us from Meadow Lea as far as Tarporley whilst Ken and I continued on to Wettenhall and Church Minshull and heading along Middlewich Rd to Occlestone and School Lane cutting through Warmingham to Elworth stopping at Mostyn at the narrow bridge over the Trent and Mersey canal for a photo shot. Into Elworth we are direct into Sandbach and market day in the town.
Arriving at the George for 12:10 we were not early diners and were lucky to secure a table. Half term week must have had something to do with it as there were a few families enjoying the ambiance. We enjoyed our experience in this hostelry and were out in the midday sunshine far too quickly but nonetheless we head up passed St Mary’s church and up the hill to the heath. Passing Malkins Bank this location has vastly changed since my boyhood paper round. We cross the canal again which runs from Runcorn to Shardlow and built in the 18th century.
Four of our group did ride on Tuesday with a car-assist to Whitchurch. This ride was a real tale of two rides as the outward ride via Oswestry and the Old Racecourse Mountain plus other rolls!! and onward to Llansinffraid riding 3200ft in 34 miles and the return ride to Whitchurch was mainly flat and downhill with a tail wind mostly so a gentle ride today was the alternative.
Clive joined us from Meadow Lea as far as Tarporley whilst Ken and I continued on to Wettenhall and Church Minshull and heading along Middlewich Rd to Occlestone and School Lane cutting through Warmingham to Elworth stopping at Mostyn at the narrow bridge over the Trent and Mersey canal for a photo shot. Into Elworth we are direct into Sandbach and market day in the town.
Arriving at the George for 12:10 we were not early diners and were lucky to secure a table. Half term week must have had something to do with it as there were a few families enjoying the ambiance. We enjoyed our experience in this hostelry and were out in the midday sunshine far too quickly but nonetheless we head up passed St Mary’s church and up the hill to the heath. Passing Malkins Bank this location has vastly changed since my boyhood paper round. We cross the canal again which runs from Runcorn to Shardlow and built in the 18th century.
Our ride back from Winterley is along the well-used lanes through Crewe and the cycle way into Nantwich then Aston to Bunbury and around Beeston Castle. The weather although chilly as we set off at 10:30, had warmed quickly and an excellent 65 miles in sunshine was enjoyed. Thanks to Ken for his company.
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