In anticipation of storm brimful of Asha, Dave Mag chose to lead todays ride in a south westerly direction, so we would hopefully get a bit of assistance 🚴🏻💨 for the climb back home.
8 riders made for the KY jelly cafe, sorry KI cafe at Grindley, between uttoxeter and Stafford, via cheddleton, Kingsley, freehay, Hollington, before encountering some slushy and messy lanes down to stramshall, and beamhurst.
Skirting hutcheter, we were back on familiar ground around Bramshall and Kingstone town 🎵, before the last little climb to Grindley and our destination, that thankfully had just enough seats for us.
Food was good, reasonably priced , but the coffee needs a bit of a strengthening 😉, and it was quick enough, that even Rich Coghill, hadn’t forgotten what he’d ordered.
Exiting the cafe, we headed into the lanes, towards Lower Leigh,where Nick Deaville decided to have a rest whilst everyone else harangued him for puncturing at the wrong time!
At lower tean a minor split occurred, as some went along the main road , and others through the back lanes into tean.
They just about reformed as a group coming back up through new haden, and trimpos, where the main bunch turned right into bombhole road, and a few of us carried on to godleybrook, and the climb up towards cellarhead, and consall , chedd and home.
We seemed to have missed the storm, but also the supposed tailwind back as well 🙄
50ish miles and 4300ft of ascent.
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Hollingsclough
Twelve hardy souls left the market place on a loop to Hollinsclough tea rooms via little thorn Cliffe, Warslow, Hartington and Earl Stern Dale were three headed for Hindlow never to be seen again, the remaining nine carried on to the tea rooms which was shut, so someone decided we should ride up the rake which they all did (not me) at Flash bar cafe we ate and raised a toast to our President Glyn Hewines Snr on his 80th birthday then returned to Leek via the Winking man and the Mermaid. An excellent 40 mile ride with some great views.
Date Reminders
Keep 8th Sept 2024 free, the club 25 mile TT needs your help.
Goostrey
A cold crisp start to the New Year saw 8 souls turn up at the Market Square for the 9am Grand depart. A quick discussion regarding destination ensued with the only decision being to ignore Tony Simons request to go hilly.
We eased out towards Macclesfield staying on the main road to examine “Phil’s Hole” in Rushton before committing to the thrash route but at considerably lower speeds due to treacherous road surfaces. As we crossed at Marton, Dave Mag cut off to head towards home, not feeling it, a decision all of us could have made. We ploughed on though, to Goostrey Home and Leisure and forced our way in to a table of 7 where more beans were consumed than in Blazing Saddles. Nick D almost caused a diplomatic incident warming items up under the hand drier 😆.
Having just about warmed up we set off again with Steve W confirming a heady temperature of -5 for the return leg. A loop around the world’s largest Sky dish saw us aim for Siddington then around Redesmere for an ice-cream.
From there everyone raced back from the Nook, except for me, that couldn’t 🤣.
Congratulations must go to Sean Daly for keeping his bike “tyre side down” this week and also Richard Coates for been the voice of reason when hills were mentioned.
As I’ve mentioned everyone else, Carlton also came but didn’t do anything funny 😁
2024 final ride
So much for a zero rain forecast, but 6, 9am ers turned up for a hilly 30 ish miles. Paths crossing with the 8 o clockers at Allgreave. The last ride for 2024. Meerbrook, Gun, Wincle, Allgreave, Flash, Longnor, Sheen, Warslow, Elkstone, Coffee Beans Leek.
Monyash/Edensor (Sean/Phil)
A large group gathered in the Market place to watch Mr Daly inspect the blocked paving more closely. A very comical moment for the traders to, as I couldn’t get from under the bike. Dave Mag lent a hand.
After the laughter abated we set off fir Monyash via Mini Thorncliffe, Longnor, Glutton Bridge, where 4 continued onwards for a further distance. The rest continued on to the Smithy. Food and coffee consumed and a little warmer, we ventured back out where we soon realised it was going to be a headwind back via Hartington, Hulme End, Reaps Moor, Mermaid, Thorncliffe and back into Leek.
Good ride, Ho ho ho
Quite a large gathering in the market place for this mornings rides, with a general direction of monyash and chatsworth being mentioned.
The groups stayed together til glutton bridge, where the b team headed off for earl sterndale, hurdlow and monyash, while the keener riders carried on to Brierlow Bar, before heading through chelmorton, and Taddington, and the descent down the a6 to ashford.
Climbing off the main road, we skirted the Bakewell bookshop, and across to chatsworth, where we headed for the Edensor cafe.
Turned out it was rather busy, so we grabbed a table outside. Quick service brought our coffees and butties, so we weren’t out waiting for too long, before heading back on our way to Rowsley, then Alport and Youlgreave, where we began to feel the “benefits” of the negative tailwind all the way home.
Over long rake to parsley hay, and then to avoid retracing over our way out, we decided Hartington was our favoured route home, and over the tops after warslow and thorncliffe.
A nice steady 50 something miles and quite a bit of elevation gain.
Christmas meal
The Leek CC Christmas meal will be held this year at The Napoli restaurant in Leek. Friday 15th December from 6:30pm. Thanks to everyone who has provided a deposit. Get in contact with Dan Noble () if you want more information.The menu is
here. If you’re attending, please let Dan know your pre-order.We’ll be out to the local pubs after for a drink and a laugh.
Edensor 5th nov 2023
A tough 65 miles for me today, lots of first time roads. Edensor for Dirty beans.
Club Awards 2019
Club 5 TT – Joe Molyneaux
Club 10 TT – Rob Howson
Cub 25 TT – Jamie Jeffery
Club 50 TT – Rich Coates
Club 100TT – Ade Derbyshire
12hr TT – Ade Derbyshire
24hr TT – Ade Derbyshire
Hill Climb – Rob Howson
Short BAR – Ade Derbyshire
Long BAR – Ade Derbyshire
Half Wheeler – Rob Harp
Club Man – Ade Derbyshire
Outstanding Achievement – Ade Derbyshire
Comedy Moment – Shaun Merrick
Special Thanks to Hillary for her fantastic support and hospitality of Den Engel (The Den)
Awards Presented by
Club President, Glyn Hewines
Leek Cyclists Club 5 Mile TT Results 2018
(Rushton to Leek Course)
Jordan is the overall winner and Club Champion!
There was a tight tussle for the other podium spots, with Tony taking second from Rob by 35/100 of a second. Generally slightly slower times than last year, mostly due to the headwind that picked up just at the “right” time. Well done to all the competitors and thanks to all who supported, took photos or otherwise helped. And a big thank you to Kelvin and Rachel at the White Lion for opening specially for us again (they are normally shut on Monday).