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22/4/2008
15:35

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Eccleshall 200

Eccleshall 200

This ride shows you the Cheshire countryside at its best. Although there are no big climbs, so you could use a 'fixed' bike should you wish, the ride is by no means flat throughout.

The first part takes you through the town of Knutsford, then over the low-lying Delamere hills on the way to Helsby.

Then it's flat all the way through some lovely traditional Cheshire countryside with some fine views of Beeston castle, via Waverton and Bunbury to Eccleshall and the garden centre cafe.

The return to the Stockport area goes through the village of Maer.

Start/finish:	Woodford (SJ 873 816, between Stockport and Wilmslow) Knutsford, Helsby, Waverton, Haslington or Eccleshall if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:	Helsby (50km) Newton (72km) Eccleshall (133km) Haslington (168km)
Useful Cafes:	Great Budworth (26 km) Ice cream farm Waverton (64 km) cafe (sut Sundays) next to One Stop Shop Newton (72 km) Ice Cream Farm Newport (72 km) Waitrose, Mere Park Garden centre Audlem (104km) Priest House cafe Eccleshall (134km) Garden Centre Wheelock (172km) Wheelock Hall Dean Row (204km) Parkers Garden Centre
Climbing:	Total ascent: 860m Max elevation: 155m AAA Points: 0
Timings:	6 hours 46 mins (30kph) - 13 hours 32 mins (15kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Holt 200

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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Holt 200

Holt 200

The permanent version of the Winter Solstice calendar event, a route deliberately chosen for its lack of climbing, so perfect for 'fixed' riders. So if you want a flat ride, with quiet lanes and the option of several welcoming cafes, this is a ride for you.

From the edge of Stockport, you head out over the Cheshire Plain to Davenham, crossing the Weaver to Whitegate and Beeston. You cross the Dee at Farndon to enter Wales at Holt before returning to England through Malpas and Whitchurch to Market Drayton.

Return to Stockport through Shavington Park to Tattenhall, then skirt Nantwich and Middlewich

Start/finish:	Woodford (SJ 873 816, between Stockport and Wilmslow) Davenham, Holt/Farndon, Market Drayton, Tattenhall or Middlewich if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:	Davenham (27km) Holt (66km) Market Drayton (106km) Tattenhall (142km) Middlewich (173km)
Useful Cafes:	Tattenhall (53 km) Ice Cream Farm Holt (66 km) Cross cafe, Garden Centre cafe Burwardsley (142km) Candle Factory Tattenhall (143km) Ice Cream Farm Middlewich (176km) Little Chef Dean Row (202km) Parkers Garden Centre
Climbing:	Total ascent: 730m Max elevation: 150m AAA Points: 0
Timings:	6 hours 44 mins (30kph) - 13 hours 28 mins (15kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Newport 200

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22/4/2008
15:35

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Newport 200

Newport 200

The permanent version of the calendar event, normally run in February so here's a chance to ride it in decent weather.

From Woodford (near Stockport), past cafes at Radway Green, Audlem, Newport, Audlem (again) calling through the picturesque black and white village of Bickley.

Start/finish:	Woodford (SJ 873 816, between Stockport and Wilmslow) Alsager, Newport, Nantwich or Middlewich if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:	Radway Green (39km) Newport (83km) Wheaton Aston (98km) Wrenbury (152km)
Useful Cafes:	Audlem (62 km) Priest House cafe Radway Green (46 km) Garden Centre Newton (94 km) Ice Cream Farm Newport (94 km) Waitrose, Mere Park Garden centre Audlem (128km) Priest House cafe Occleston Green(173km) Hopley House Middlewich (180km) Little Chef Dean Row (202km) Parkers Garden Centre
Climbing:	Total ascent: 746m Max elevation: 216m AAA Points: 0
Timings:	6 hours 52 mins (30kph) - 13 hours 44 mins (15kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Eureka! 200

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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Eureka! 200

Eureka! 200

The permanent version of the calendar event, normally run in November so a chance to ride it again perhaps in better weather.

Visit the legendary cyclist's cafe using some surprisingly quiet lanes skirting Warrington, Chester, Wrexham and Crewe. Ride through Chester Zoo, over the Dee footbridge and over the narrow bridge at at Bangor

Start/finish:	Woodford (SJ 873 816, between Stockport and Wilmslow) Two Mills/Eureka, Frodsham, or Congleton if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:
Useful Cafes:	Two Mills (72 km) Eureka (Wed, Fri-Sun), Little Chef Cross Lanes (110km) hot food counter at Co-op Beeston (138km) Lock Gate cafe Astbury (179km) Garden Centre Dean Row (209km) Parkers Garden Centre
Climbing:	Total ascent: 810m Max elevation: 147m AAA Points: 0
Timings:	6 hours 54 mins (30kph) - 13 hours 48 mins (15kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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A Mere 200

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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A Mere 200

A Mere 200

The permanent version of the calendar event, normally run in January so a chance to ride it again perhaps in better weather.

Passes the Meres of Cheshire and Shropshire (Pickmere, Hatchmere, Delamere, Ellesmere, Colesmere, Redesmere ... and Maer.

Start/finish:	Woodford (SJ 873 816, between Stockport and Wilmslow) Davenham, Hartford, Ellesmere, Wem or Alsager if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:
Useful Cafes:	Delamere (54 km) Station cafe, Visitor Centre cafe Ellesmere (93 km) Mereside cafe Weston (114km) Ginos cafe Radway Green (168km) Garden Centre Henbury (196km) AJ's cafe in Garden Centre Dean Row (202km) Parkers Garden Centre
Climbing:	Total ascent: 1000m Max elevation: 170m AAA Points: 0
Timings:	6 hours 52 mins (30kph) - 13 hours 44 mins (15kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Audlem 150

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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Audlem 150

Audlem 150

Plenty of pleasant Cheshire lanes via Peover Hall and Hassal to Radway Green, then to the Priest House cafe at Audlem, always welcoming to cyclists. Skirting Nantwich to Beeston, then making a bridleway crossing of the Weaver to Swettenham

Start/finish:	Woodford (SJ 873 816, between Stockport and Wilmslow) Alsager, Audlem or Tarporley if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:
Useful Cafes:	Radway Green (46 km) Garden Centre Audlem (62 km) Priest House cafe Beeston (88 km) Lock Gate cafe Henbury (142km) AJ's cafe in Garden Centre Dean Row (151km) Parkers Garden Centre
Climbing:	Total ascent: 746m Max elevation: 216m AAA Points: 0
Timings:	5 hours 04 mins (30kph) - 10 hours 08 mins (15kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Radway 100

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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Radway 100

Radway 100

An easy ride through Swettenham to Madeley (via Radway Green), returning through Middlewich and Peover (via Radway Green again)

Start/finish:	Woodford (SJ 873 816, between Stockport and Wilmslow) Davenham, Holt/Farndon, Market Drayton, Tattenhall or Middlewich if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:
Useful Cafes:	Radway Green (40 km) Garden Centre Radway Green (65 km) Garden Centre Middlewich (82 km) Little Chef Dean Row (109km) Parkers Garden Centre
Climbing:	Total ascent: 730m Max elevation: 150m AAA Points: 0
Timings:	3 hours 38 mins (30kph) - 7 hours 16 mins (15kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Goyt 100 Super Grimpeur [3¼]

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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Goyt 100

Goyt 100 Super Grimpeur [3¼]

Explore the Goyt valley from Marple and New Mills to the Moors above Buxton, with lots of strenuous climbing at Jenkins Chapel, Macclesfield Forest, the Mudd and Werneth Low

Start/finish:	Marple (between Stockport and Glossop on A626/B6101). Whalley Bridge, Langley, Hayfield, Mottram in Longdendale if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:
Useful Cafes:	Longnor (36 km) Craft Centre Allgreave (47 km) Rose and Crown, Blaze Farm Birch Vale (83 km) cafe near Sett Valley Cycleway crossing Broadbottom (93 km) Garden Centre Marple (105km) Co-op
Climbing:	Total ascent: 2720m Max elevation: 500m AAA Points: 3q
Timings:	3 hours 30 mins (30kph) - 10 hours 30 mins (10kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Monyash 100 Grimpeur [1½]

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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Monyash 100

Monyash 100 Grimpeur [1½]

This was one of my favourite rides when Rob Kilby was running events out of Stockport. All the best bits are still there - that steep climb out of Combs, the excellent cafe at Monyash, the drop into Dovedale at Crowdecote, the gentle climb through Wildboarclough.

Some things have changed though, such as the start at Marple to avoid Stockport's traffic, the ride through Bakestonedale and through Monsall Dale, and the climb to Flash Bar now uses the little used but spectacular Hollinsclough Rake.

It's a scenic ride which sees some of the Peak District's best lanes.

Start/finish:	Marple (between Stockport and Glossop on A626/B6101). Whalley Bridge, Bakewell/Ashford in the Water if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:
Useful Cafes:	Monsall Head (47 km) Cafe Monyash (60 km) Old Smithy Cafe Allgreave (81 km) Rose and Crown, Blaze Farm Marple (110km) Co-op
Climbing:	Total ascent: 2170m Max elevation: 454m AAA Points: 1H
Timings:	3 hours 40 mins (30kph) - 11 hours 00 mins (10kph )
Maps:	OS Landranger: 109 117 118 127
How to enter:	send to Mike Wigley, Higher Grange Farm, Millcroft Lane, Delph OL3 5UX: * Entry Form * 2 stamped addressed A5 envelopes * cheque £2 payable to 'M Wigley' NB if you are not a member of AUK, CTC or BC, please add a further £2 for temporary membership of AUK for the duration of the ride. This includes compulsory 3rd party insurance coverage

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Mow Cop 100 Grimpeur [ ½]

last updated
22/4/2008
15:35

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Mow Cop 100

Mow Cop 100 Grimpeur [ ½]

A ride of two halves, with a flat start before the climb to Mow Cop with fine views of Cheshire, followed by some spectacular scenery afloor the Roaches and Wildboarclough

Start/finish:	Marple (between Stockport and Glossop on A626/B6101). Bollington, Astbury, Biddulph if you can get a timed receipt, carpark ticket or bank ATM slip to authenticate your start and finish times
Controls:
Useful Cafes:	Henbury (25 km) AJ's cafe in Garden Centre Astbury (43 km) Garden Centre Meerbrook (70 km) Tittesworth Reservoir Visitor Centre Allgreave (84 km) Rose and Crown, Blaze Farm Marple (114km) Co-op
Climbing:	Total ascent: 1825m Max elevation: 446m �