Bolsover & District Cycling Club

So, as the weather forecast had threatened the possiblity of double figures for the first time since God were a lad (or so it seems) I thought I had better get my backside out on a club run! My first of 2012 so I talked  new member Simon Wilson into coming along too.

We set off for Bolsover with the back end of my little van nearly scraping the floor  and struggling to chug up hills. I soon realised that this was down to the weight of Simon's beloved 'Surly Troll' in the back....

Alex and G enjoyed a steady 65 miler today covering Strines, Langsett Cafe, Holme Moss, Woodhead and back down Strines. 7,500 ft of climbing.Despite the odd hailstorm and hairy descents in the rain, this was a great route. See details on Alex' Strava upload. 

I'm proposing we run this as an 'A' ride adventure later this summer. Slightly modified route wilth  the return leg over Snake and\Hathersage will give circa 110 miles, as an option. Who's up for it?

Well the sun was shining and not one to miss a rare opportunity I managed to get out with the Club for a ride. I’d overheard on Thursday night that the A ride was taking on my nemesis, Riber Hill, (two attempts = two fails and new cleats) so I chickened out and went for the Steady B ride instead.

Great ride again today.  Numbers were predicted to be low due to the XC event, but we mustered 11 in total.  New rider John Middleton had ridden out from Chesterfield to Bolsover and we picked up 3 more at Warsop.  Pace was spirited with the wind behind on the way out to Southwell.  Group kept together really well, despite every hill bigger than a speedbump being suspected as a Strava segment and a mad scramble ensuing.  The site of another club ( Retford) was enough ...

With most of the club's A riders and Mark Renshaw spirlling himslef Dizzy, Mark Bridgman Smith and myslef took the opportunity to soak up the sunshine insted of forking out for the Dark & White Trailquest. Setting off from a very quiet Chesterfield (20000 off to Wembley) we headed out through Holymoorside to Wingerworth, to Ashover then over to Cromford for  cuppa and  teacake at the Tor Cafe. MBS's first visit there. Resonable pace up the A6 then over to Beeley Hill for a climb...

It was a kind of uninviting ride morning - light rain and a lot of standing water. Temperature around 5 C. It was not a big suprise therefore that a lot of family men had developed a Mothers Day conscience! Sad loners Graham, Alex and Xavi were the stub end of our usually healthy 'A' ride.

We had a great time though, once the leg out to Ollerton was disposed of and we began to warm up. The route got changed to the Eakring, Southwell , Oxton, Ollerton loop, so that we could enjoy a coff...

This Sundays ride started with perhaps the most pleasant weather seen this year, although there was a very slight chill in the pre 9am air, it was soon to warm up into an extremely warm March day. If the weather was to be as good as this in the middle of summer, I’d be happy.

Alex only forgot his helmet this time, but his dad brought it along for him so he could complete the ride. Alex is 25 by the way!! , his excuse was that he hadn’t had much sleep, the party animal within...

A big old group of keen riders joined up in early spring sunshine and headed out on a rolling loop that ran out through Milltown, Cromford and Via Gellia, then back through Beeley.  As temperatures climbed, so did the pace, which was brisk throughout. Layers were removed as the hills warmed us up and bottles were being emptied pretty quickly.

Via Gellia wa well populated with riders and we found our bunch getting bigger as club groups joined up. The sweeping descent and open bends...

Only three turned out this morning for what can only be described as a very wet ride. I am sure you get dafter as you get older, although Ben and Xav are younger than me, so I don't know what their reasons were for turning up on such a miserable morning. Fair play to all who stayed in bed and thanks to Steve for turning up to see us off and then get back in his warm dry car, only joking Steve,I know you had other plans!

Xavier Scott

Ben Davies

and myself.

We got away f...

So the summers here already, or that's what the weather would suggest for todays ride - Glorious sunshine met my gaze as I opened the curtains this morning. This is going to be a good day.

We met as sugested at the cenotaph, along with the A riders, 15 in total, good turn out!! - Mark Smith had texted me to say he couldn't come due to injury so the B ride looked like Myself, Ian Reddish and James Dethick.

On we went - the route was to take us out Via Palterton and down and up ca...

Riders:- Ben,Graham,Paul,Mark,Simon,Lee,Wayne,Dave,Nick,Bill and Vern.

The early morning sunshine was lovely but once we set off it was still a rather nippy ride. It was good to see 11 guys riding with a mix of newer and older faces:). We headed out on the classic Spiraling loop but detoured at Elmton to head over Harthill direction. Near Whitwell both Wayne&Bill had mudguard issues ( that's the flexible RaceGuard mk2's for you) but after a few minutes of tweaking and usin...

This was an impromptu ride set up my Mark to get a quick 30 or so miles in the legs.

I for one was glad to be getting out because i felt a bit ill in the morning so didn't go on the Sunday ride.

Mark,Ian and myself met up at the Boza council office and after a few minutes tweaking Marks brakes we headed out through Hillstown,Stoney Houghton,Shirebrook (heavy drizzle at this point),turned left at the 'Jug n Glass' in Cuckney and went over the Norton railway crossing and contin...

You would have expected that the combination of the plans to take an extension on our usual Rivelin ride out into hard man territory of the Strines and up to Langsett Cafe , together with sub zero temperatures and snow clearly visible on the peaks would have severly effected turn out on this ride.

Not so at all...

Twelve riders turned up at the Blue Bell, Me , simon Travell, Lee Hyson, Paul Chapman, Alex Whiting, Graham Whiting , Conor McGuigan, Dan Booth , Nick Clark, Bil...

Bloody tough ride...

read more about it here...

http://www.bolsoveranddistrictcyclingclub.org.uk/apps/forums/topics/show/7125148-sunday-ride-29th-jan-upgrades-?page=last

Although rather chilly and white over with frost it was a cracking ride today.

I met up with Ian,Mark and Paul at 10am at the cenptaph (no sign of any other 10am riders!!) and we headed out through Langwith,Church Warsop,Sherwood Pines,Wellow,Clumber Park(cafe stop),Carburton,Norton crossing,Elmton,Clowne and Bolsover which chalked up about 46miles.

Myself and Paul tagged on a cheeky spiral lap to make 56miles in total.

At times it was bitter cold...(e...

Club Run stalwarts and new riders mustered at the Market Cross in conditions were described, as "fresh" or "bracing", but that may have been understating things a little, as we shall see....

The first challenge for Nick, Ben, David, Bill, Alex and Graham was Palterton hill, which was ice-free till the bottom, whereupon things became more exciting. On the steep little ramp after the Motorway bridge, wheelspin became normal and the inevitable comedy moment fell to the lightest rider, me, ...

Yes it was cold, and yes the wind was strong , rain threatened but never arrived until we had all just got come, but considering what we had thrown at us last year, we really should count ourselves lucky, if the rest of winter stayed like this , id be a happy ride leader...somehow i doubt it though

We had plenty of riders today, me, Lee Hyson, Andy & Lee Wagstaff, Dave Martin, Bill Seddon, Paul Chapman, John Howell and Ben Davies, visiting the UK from sunny Perth, Australia for a co...

Unfortunately just myself and a new local guy(sorry i didn't get his name) from Palterton turned up to today. He said he's done some Tri's and rides with the Mansfield lads so no doubt he's a fit bloke.

We chatted&waited till 9:15 and went our seperate ways ( i hope the guy will give us a second chance and turn up again for a ride).

I did a local(ish) 47miles around Harthill,Shireoaks,Worksop,Clumber,Cresswell,Clowne&home and saw two big 'club'
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