2017
January
4th January. 33 miles. 1 point. A580 cycle path through Ellenbrook, Boothstown and Astley, then Culcheth and Glazebrook, over Warburton bridge and loops around Dunham Massey and back, then home on the A57 Cadishead Way through Irlam, skirting Eccles by taking the Port Salford Greenway to Winton.
February
5th February. 37 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to Kenyon Hall Farm. Swinton, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Lowton, Croft, Birchwood, Glazebrook, A57 cadishead Way, Winton.
12th February. 34 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to The Bowling Green Cafe at Rivington. Swinton, Walkden, Westhoughton, Lostock Jn, Horwich, Rivington and similar return.
18th February. 53 miles. 2 points. SCC ride to Seven Sisters Ice Cream Farm near Lower Peover. A57 through Irlam and over Warbuton Bridge, then around High Legh, Arley, Plumley, Lower Peover, through Tatton Park, Rostherne, High Legh again, then round the edge of Dunham Massey from Little Bollington, then over Carrington Moss to get to Flixton, crossing back over The Ship Canal at The Irlam Locks, up the A57, then on to the Port Salford Greenway and home.
19th February. 37 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to Red House Farm cafe near Dunham. Swinto, walkden, little Hulton, Tydlesley, Astley, over the A580 at Leigh, then Culcheth and Glazebrook, over Warburton bridge and loops around Dunham Massey and back, then home on the A57 Cadishead Way through Irlam, skirting Eccles by taking the Port Salford Greenway to Winton.
24th February. 51 miles. 2 points. Solo to Anderton. Port Salford Greenway cycle path, Cadishead Way, Warburton Bridge, Lymm, High Legh, Arley, Great Budworth, Comberbach, Anderton, Comberbach, Great Budworth, High Legh, Lymm, Glazebrook, Glazebury, Leigh, A580 cycle path to home.
March
5th March 39 miles. 1 point. Attempted ( Too wet to continue) Polocini Winter Sprinter with club. Woodford, Alderley Edge, Mobberley, Knutsford, Arley Green, High Legh, Rostherne, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Mobberley, Alderley Edge, Woodford.
12th March. 35 miles. 1 point. Swinton, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Kenyon, Croft, Risley, Birchwood, Partington, Irlam, Eccles, Winton.
14th March. 40 miles. 1 point. A580 East Lancs Rd path from Walkden all the way to Haydock plus loops.Then Kenyon, Croft, Risley, Culcheth, Glazebury and home on the A580 path again.
19th March. 34 miles. 1 point. SCC ride to The Bowling Green Cafe at Rivington. Swinton, Walkden, Westhoughton, Lostock Jn, Horwich, Rivington and similar return.
25th March. 34 miles. 1 point. Winton, Irlam, Lymm, High Legh, Dunham, Flixton, Irlam, Winton, Roe Green.
April
2nd April 56 miles. 2 points. Swinton, Walkden, Astley, Leigh, Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Lymm, High Legh, Little Bollington, Dunham Massey, Warburton, Irlam, Winton, Monton, Ellesmere Park, Oakwood, Agecroft, Prestwich, Whitefield, Kearsley, Farnworth, Walkden.
9th April 33 miles. 1 point. First half of the Chorlton Wanderers ride to Astley then home. Winton, Barton, Stretford, Sale, Chorlton, Salfor Quays, Eccles, Monton then onto the Roe Green loopline, then onto the Leigh Guieded Busway path at Ellenbrook as far as Tyldesley, lunch at Astley, home on the East Lancs Rd path then showed someone how to get on the canal path at Worsley, home again.
17th April 45 miles. 1 point. Testing myself and the new bike on the hills. Walkden, Westhoughton, Lostock Jn, Belmont, Abbey Village, Wheelton, White Coppice, Rivington, Horwich, Westhoughton, Walkden.
22nd April 53 miles. 2 points. Solo to Anderton. A 580 to Leigh, Culcheth, Glazebrook, Warburton, Lymm, High Legh, Arley, Great Budworth, Comberbach, Anderton, Comberbach, Great Budworth, High Legh, Lymm, Warburton, up the A57, then on to the Port Salford Greenway and home.
23rd April 32 miles. 1 points. SCC ride to Rivington. Swinton, Walkden, Westhoughton, Lostock Jn, Horwich, Rivington and similar return.
Total 18 points.
