Saturday Rides
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“Have you ever weighed your (gear) knob?”
The warmer weather resulted in an excellent turnout for a hilly ride up to Toft Barn Cafe at the top of Greenhow. Eleven riders assembled at Pool and eight riders sheepishly hid behind each other as Hamish tried to recruit members for the extra hilly SRAN ride. The failed recruitment drive resulted in Hamish, Nathan…
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Keelham
This Saturday the two groups for the club ride went in different directions. The SRAN group headed to Keelham, west of Bradford between Haworth and Halifax. Planning this route had told us it was hilly this way, hence the AIR group choosing a slightly flatter ride to Burton Leonard. The SRAN group of three took an easy…
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JUST A BIT OF ARMLESS FUN
There were 7 at Rawdon for 9.0 on Saturday, a combination of SRAN & AIR groups, the SRAN off to explore the hills of the Aire valley and the AIR making its 3rdattempt to get to Burton Leonard, as the weather was finally on our side today. Nick, Dave, Tom & I set off for…
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Hot fun in the Summertime
Deciding what to wear was the big decision for this Saturday’s ride. After much deliberation I went for arm warmers, knee warmers and waterproof overshoes. I also swapped out my summer bike for my winter bike and clipped on my mudguards. The weather turned out as forecast – grey, wet and miserable, it was hard…
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Last of the Summer Wine
This week’s Saturday ride saw the senior section of Airedale Olympic take to the roads. I arrived at Rawdon library at 9.03am to find an empty car par. I waited until 9.07am before realising that I needed to get to Pool bridge pretty quickly if I wanted to avoid a solo ride. I pushed hard…
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Rain stops play (for some)
A rainy morning and a flurry of apologetic, early morning messages, resulted in three riders meeting at Rawdon for the Saturday ride. An impromptu meeting was held and a plan was hatched to head out to the tea room in Hebden. Shakedry was clearly this seasons must have accessory as our three intrepid members set…
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AOCC Club Ride Destinations for July 2024
Following a washout earlier in June, we will hope for some good weather and try again to Burton Leonard with the outdoor seating at the Post Office cafe. Then we will head out east to the Grange Cafe at Akham Richard near York, before trying a couple of new destinations and cafes. We will go…
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WET WET WET 💦 (And blooming cold)
Two arrived at Rawdon at 9.0, Dominic & Alan, who met another 2 at Pool, Chris & Nick, and, ‘With a little help from my friends’ and due to a forecast for rain at lunch time, a decision to do a shorter route to Thorpe Arch was agreed. Setting off in unseasonally cool, overcast June…
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I don’t need a weatherman, I know which way the wind blows…
Five riders met up at Rawdon this morning for a planned ride to Malham. A Hamish designed route had been proposed which incorporated as many hills as possible including Langbar and Old Pool Bank. Two groups very quickly formed (by Menston), Hamish and Dan pushed on while Nick, Dave and I followed behind. Dave turned…
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Mad cyclist and (other) Englishmen go to cross a bridge
This was the first P&R of the year, a circular route from Goole taking in a crossing of the Iconic Humber Bridge. 6 met at a car park in Goole at 9.0am, on a windy, cloudy, cool Saturday morning (the BBC weather man lied). Hamish was already warm, having already ridden 40 miles as he had cycled to Goole having left home at…
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