Saturday Rides
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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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….and we’re back!
After a short bad weather break Saturday morning rides resumed with the first club ride of 2025. The riders arrived at Rawdon one by one to be greeted by the alluring sight of Ian assembling his bike and getting dressed in the car park. The planned ride to Crosshills was quickly scrapped. Most of the…
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Ride out to the coldest cafe in Yorkshire
There were four takers for a short, sunny, but cold ride out to Bolton Abbey. Everyone was on winter bikes, with Jimmy deciding to make things even tougher for himself by choosing to ride on 45mm gravel tyres. We made our way at a steady pace to Bolton Abbey. Hamish made the uncharacteristic decision to…
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An enjoyable ride to Cawood
Twas a good ride today, one of two halves in a way. Dom, Ryan and myself set off from Rawdon and I enjoyed the swift but not too crazy pace. Dom gave us an education on the civil war as we passed the fields where the bloodiest battle took place. A sobering moment before we…
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Who’s Zed? Zed’s dead baby, Zed’s dead…
On an overcast and miserable looking morning, four riders met at Rawdon. This week’s plan was to cycle to the farm shop in Cracoe. We were expecting Hamish until we received word that he was running late and that he would catch us up (not a chance we thought, not with the elite peloton that…
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UP DOWN, UP DOWN, UP DOWN, UP
5 AIR riders met at Rawdon, Jonathan and Nick due to time constraints (or maybe they had seen the elevation profile of the route) were only going up the valley for an early return. Dom, Kim & Alan setting off for Oakworth and the Mill Stack Cafe agreed a steady pace would be the order…
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AOCC ride destinations November
The club ride destinations for the Saturdays in November are now confirmed as follows: – Cracoe (Country Kitchen) – Harrogate (Bamber & Brown) – Cawood (Village Tea Room) – Skipton (The Coffee House) – Fewston (Farm Shop) These are all relatively nearby destinations, allowing for shorter rides or longer variants to suit. The dates are…
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HEAD BANGERS
It was a damp and misty Saturday when 6 met at Rawdon for the circuitous route to Knaresborough, going on to meet the remaining 3 at Pool. Nick, another one recovering from illness, deciding on a short route back via Otley, bade his farewells. As Hamish, Tom, Ian & Ryan headed off on a longer…
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Ridiculous bets and lack of traction on the ride to Airton
Eight riders met up in Rawdon this morning, all with hopes and dreams, mainly around eating bacon sandwiches in a cafe in Airton. A SRAN group consisting of Hamish, Nathan and Ryan headed off in an anti-clockwise direction, AIR riders Ian, Alan, Dom and Steve headed clockwise. Dave L, always the maverick, set off on…
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