On Sunday September the 16th 2018,Leek Cyclists Club will once again be staging the Legbreaker in Memory of Club Member Paul Derbyshire who sadly passed away in 2012. As of this year we will be offering two routes, The classic 80 Mile ride and a reduced but still very tough 54 mile ride.The Legbreaker which has been a great success over the years is renowned as one of the best in the country, with it being dubbed the “Hell of the Moorlands” mainly because of the amount of tough steep Moorland climbs, which you have to conquer to complete the ride. The ride takes in some of the best scenery the Staffordshire Moorlands & The Peak District has to offer and includes steep climbs out of Ilam, Hollinsclough and the famous Gun Hill.

We have once again revised the route slightly so to avoid the ford in Butterton, which means riders are to ride up from Grindon and then ride to the T junction joining the B5053, then turn right onto the B5053 and then take the first right and drop into Butterton and then drop into Ecton for the feed station. For more information and to download the GPS File please click on the link below

80 Mile Route Info    https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/13396500?fref=gc&dti=121028330938

54 Mile Route Info     https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/20556627

Signing on will be from 8:30AM in the Market Place in the centre of Leek, with riders off at 9:00AM.The cost of the ride is £6, with all proceeds going to Charity. There will be one feed station during the ride which will be located at Ecton which is after dropping into the Manifold Valley from Butterton. Riders will be provided with a route card and a map & the route will be fully signed. Once riders have completed the ride can they please make their way to the Den Engel Belgian Bar in Leek to Sign In (Den Engel is situated on Stanley Street just off the Market Place).

If you are interested in taking part in this years Legbreaker please contact the below email address or Telephone Number, so that numbers can be judged and the correct amount of food & drink can be ordered for the Feed Station. Best of Luck to all riders & please ride safe.

Contact Andy Bain on  :  Email     – 

Telephone  –   07450435754

Club Rider Barry Riley produced a quite amazing ride, when taking part in the RTTC National 24 Hour Championships in July. Taking part in the event for the second year running, Barry rode a massive 415.74 miles, which saw him finish 17th overall out of only 50 riders who finished the event. Well done from everyone at the club Barry, we are pretty sure that is a Club Record, Chapeau!!

 Barry Riley during this year National 24hr Time Trial

Congratulations to Rich Coates who is this years Club 50 Mile TT Champion, Rich took part in Congleton Cycling Clubs 50 Mile TT which was held on Saturday the 4th of July, and staged on the Chelford Course. A very strong ride from Rich saw him finish with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes, which works out as average speed of nearly 23mph.        Well done Rich and thankyou to Congleton CC for once again staging another excellent event.

Rich Coates

On Tuesday the 31st of July, two club riders took part in the Clubs Hilly TT Championships which took place on the tough Bosley Course. The course saw the riders tackle the Bosley Cloud Climb and then onto the tough bridstones climb, before a fast finish through Rushton and onto Bosley. With clear and sunny conditions, a strong ride from Tony Cope saw him come out the winner with a time of 25:16, followed by Joe Molyneaux in second with a time of 25:44. Congratulations to Tony who is now the new Hilly TT Champion and well done to Joe also great effort. A thank you from the Club must go to Congleton CC for hosting and marshaling the event.

Tony Cope

On Friday the 13th of July, Leek Cyclists Club are holding there Summer Social. Club members are meeting at the Den Engel Belgain Bar at 7:00 for drinks. New members always welcome

On Tuesday the 26th of June, a strong turnout of seven riders took part in the Clubs 25 mile TT Championships which took place on the Chelford course. On a warm and sunny evening a very strong ride from Rich Coghill saw him come out the winner with a time of 1:02:13, followed by Jamie Jeffery in second with a time of 1:03:12 & Rich Coates in third with a time of 1:03:33. Congratulations to Rich Coghill who is now the new 25 Mile TT Champion and well done to everybody who took part, great effort. A thank you from the Club must go to Congleton CC for hosting and marshaling the event.

Results

1 – Rich Coghill 1:02:13
2 – Jamie Jeffrey 1:03:12
3 – Rich Coates 1:03:18
4 – Ade Derbyshire 1:03:33
5 – Paul Haywood 1:05:14
6 – Phil Gayes 1:06:26
7 – Jonathan Bright 1:08:17

Rich Coghill

Paul Haywood

A decent turn out in what were warm and sunny conditions saw 15 riders compete in the Leek CC 5 mile TT, which is held on the tough course from Rushton Spencer to Leek, which includes the Hanging Gate Climb and the tough drag up to the Cricket Club, it was Jordan Hill of Leek CC who was first on the night with a time of 10:51, followed by Andrew Magnier of Leisure Lakes Bikes in second and Tony Cope of Leek CC in third.  Congratulations to Jordan who is now the Club 5 TT champion and won the event overall also. Well done and great effort to everybody who took part there was some very fast and strong rides on the night and alot of riders posting very similar times . After the TT club members & supporters enjoyed a well deserved meal at the The White Lion Pub in Leek. Special thanks to everybody who helped make the event a success & all the riders for supporting the event.

Results

1. Jordan Hill 10:51
2. Andy Magnier (Leisure Lakes Bikes) 11:01
3. Tony Cope 11:07:26
4. Rob Howson 11:07:61
5. Andy Baddeley 11:14
6. Nick Avins 11:26
7. Rich Coghill 11:46
=8. Jamie Jeffrey, Josh Wilkes 11:50
10. Adrian Derbyshire 12:14
=11 Steve Briggs, Rich Coates 12:15
13. Barry Riley 12:27
14. Dave Magnier 13:07
15. Paul Haywood 13:08

Jordan Hill the new Club 5 TT Champion

Steve Briggs on the tough drag up to the Cricket Club

On Tuesday the 8th of May, Three club members took part in the Clubs 10 mile TT Championships which took place on the Holmes Chapel course just outside Congleton. On a clear and sunny evening a very strong ride from Rich Coates  saw him come out the winnner with a time of 24:35, followed by Jamie Jeffery in second with a time of 25:31 & Adrian Derbyshire in third with a time of 26;15. Congratulations to Rich and well done to everybody who took part. A thank you from the Club must go to Congleton CC for hosting and marshalling the event.

Results

1. Rich Coates              24:35
2. Jamie Jeffery             25:31
3. Adrian Derbyshire     26:15

Rich Coates wins the Club 10 TT once again

We will be holding the Club’s 5 Mile Time Trial Championships on Monday the 4th of June 2018. The course starts at Jim Hallam’s garage in Rushton Spencer and follows the A523 to finish outside Tennant’s chemicals in Leek. Signing-on is in the White Lion car park from 6:00pm and the first rider will be off at 7:00pm(please note the event is limited to 30 riders). The Time Trial will be followed by Food and Drinks in the White Lion at 8:00pm. To enter the cost is £3.50 for the ride only or £5 for the ride and food. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us this year, fingers crossed.

On Sunday March the 18th Leek Cyclists Club will be once again holding its annual Hilly Reliability Ride. The Paul Derbyshire Memorial Reliability is a scenic 52 mile ride through the Peak Distrtict, which takes in some lovely lanes & challenging climbs. Due to very sad circumstances we have decided to postpone the Buffet and Prize Presentation, once a new date is finalized we will post it. The ride will start in the Market Place in the centre of Leek & will finish in the Market Place where riders are asked to return so they can sign out, signing on is from 8.00am with the riders due to start at 8.30am.  If you are interested in riding the Reliability or please contact the email below.    

Prices for the event are:
Ride only :             £4

For more information on the route & to download a GPS File of the route please click on the link below

http://m.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=stddswkcqiegjqgd

It would be great to have a decent turn out to support the event, lets hope for some sunny weather & please everybody ride safe.