Saturday Rides
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Easter Suprise
4 riders met at Rawdon for the planned ride to Birkin, Hamish, Don, John and I. John being the only brave one in shorts on this chilly morning. Once again it was a ride into a headwind but this time from the east, a steady pace was adopted out through Barwick in Elmet to sherburn…
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An ill wind blows…
6 riders met at Rawdon on a bright, sunny but cold & breezy morning, Hamish & Nathan planning a shorter alternate route due to time constraints, Nick & Chris doing a shorter test as both not having ridden for a while, really good to see Chris out on a bike again. That left Dom &…
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A Massive Relative Effort
Six riders assembled for a flat(ish) ride out to Askham Richard. Tom only planned to join us for the first part of the ride as he had to get to Elland Road for 3pm for some inappropriate football chanting, a last minute equaliser and to set fire to a burger van to vent his frustration…
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Ryan the Giant Slayer
Eight riders met up this week for a ride out to Ian’s favourite cafe, Paceline Cycles in Crosshills. Things started well, the weather was cold but spirits were high as we made our way out towards East Morton. Then disaster struck, Ryan suffered a major mechanical, damaging his derailleur hanger, causing his bike to be…
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It’s getting hot out here so take off all your clothes…
It was the perfect day for a ride, blue skies, sunshine and a very pleasant temperature. As we met up at Rawdon there was a wide range of attire among members. This ranged from the optimists in shorts, to some riders in long tights, long finger gloves and buffs. Very quickly people realised that lighter…
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“Mudguards? Where we’re going we don’t need mudguards…“
The sun was shining down on Airedale Olympic this Saturday morning as eight riders met up for the club ride, destination Hebden Tea Room. Initial conversations centred around whether mudguards were needed and then quickly moved onto politics and the (Airedale) Orange-Faced President of the USA. It was a glorious day for a ride and…
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Bit of a thorny problem
5 AIR riders met at Rawdon on an unusually mild February morning, Dom, Dan, Ryan, John and myself heading over to meet Ian, Chris, Jonathan & Nick at Shadwell. Shortly after setting off, we witnessed the worst bit of road rage between two drivers I have seen in years !! Just glad it was not…
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AOCC February Ride Destinations
Crikey, we’ve not posted our forthcoming ride destinations since November, and it’s mid February already! Over this time of year with winter weather and other commitments the rides have been short and flexible to suit those taking part. We’ve enjoyed local rides to favourite destinations like Burnsall, Knaresborough, Bolton Abbey, and discovered some new coffee…
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Three is the magic number
Three riders were at Rawdon for a cold and overcast ride. Many members were saving themselves for tomorrow’s reliability ride. One of the attractions of riding with Airedale is being one of the younger members so it was disappointing to be the oldest rider out on the ride (protected rider status anyone?). It is even…
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The Big Bang Theory
There were six takers for a ride out to Knaresborough, including two new faces Andre and John. Despite the temperature hovering around freezing, there were blue skies and sunshine – making it an ideal winter day for cycling. It was a steady uneventful ride until we approached the cafe, where we were confronted by a…
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