Saturday Rides
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Drinking Coca Cola with Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola
After last week’s low turnout we were back up to a larger group this week, for a flatter ride out to Selby. We eventually got up to eight riders once we met Jay and Jonathan in Barwick-in Elmet (Dave L turned back at Shadwell). A SRAN group consisting of five riders formed leaving Chris, Jonathan…
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AOCC Saturday club ride destinations for June 2024
As we move into summer, the destinations for the June club rides are planned as follows: 1 June – ‘park & ride’ Goole and the Humber Bridge 8 June – Malham (Airton cafe) 15 June – Burton Leonard 22 June – Copmanthorpe 29 June – East Marton These take us in all different directions, both hilly and flat, with the…
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Lineker and Beardsley, De Courcey and Nookie Bear, Sheard and Dawes. Sometimes duos just work…
On a glorious Saturday morning, only two riders showed up at Rawdon Library for the Stump Cross Caverns ride (too hilly maybe?). Alan and Steve headed out on the planned route and climbed up to the top of Greenhow, enjoying the beautiful views before descending down to Stump Cross Caverns for a well earned cafe…
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Choose Life, choose a job, choose a career, choose to go cycling on a sunny Saturday. (Trainspotting in Hellifield)
On the first hot sunny Saturday of the year, eight Airedale riders met up in Rawdon with Hellifield as the destination. Things got off to a shaky start as one member managed to crash in the car park before he had managed to complete one revolution of his wheels. (I am not allowed to mention…
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The Tale of the Hares and the Tortoises (aka nipping to Scarborough for Fish and Chips)
This weekend the AOCC annual 100 mile chip shop ride to Scarborough took place. Twelve riders set out to complete the ride (Nathan planned to turn back at Stamford Bridge). A handful of bleary eyed AIR riders met at 7.30am in Rawdon the plan was to collect the others along the way. The weather was…
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River Deep, Mountain High
This week nine riders hauled themselves out of bed on an unseasonably cold Saturday morning, our destination, the Factory Cafe in Barnoldswick. After a quick discussion and confirmation that both groups were doing the same route, Ian and I set off with the SRAN group with the intention of returning back from the cafe with…
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Airedale Olympic club ride destinations May 2024
At the April club meeting we discussed the destinations for the Saturday club rides in May. Saturday 4 May – Scarborough. The annual spring ride to the coast for fish and chips! Saturday 11 May – Hellifield (Shed 24H cafe) Saturday 18 May – Stump Cross Caverns Saturday 25 May – Selby (Bistro 81) Start times for Scarborough ride…
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Free hubs and Wardrobes
On a bright but cool April Day the AIR & SRAN set off together to meet Chris and Dave G at Bramhope, after the obligatory photo opportunity, the SRAN was not seen again till the cafe stop. Dave L not feeling great, opted for a shorter local loop. 5 AIR riders (one down as you…
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Secret AIR rider speaks….
This week we have an exclusive interview with the Secret AIR rider who successfully infiltrated the SRAN to give us an insight into what it is like to ride with the faster Airedale Olympic Group. Interviewer (INT): What made you think you could take on such Herculean challenge?Secret AIR Rider (SAR): To be honest, I…
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T’cap Formentor – a – like
Have we just found North Yorkshire’s answer to the famous Cap Formentor lighthouse ride on Mallorca? Four miles of silky smooth tarmac on a nearly traffic free dead end road – only it’s to the Scar House Reservoir in Nidderdale rather than a lighthouse on a Mediterranean island. There’s no cafe at the end but…
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