Author Archives: Bob Norton

It was a wet evening on Tuesday this week. Five minutes before the start we were debating calling it off because of standing water on the roads, but we ran. In the event the rain subsided just as the first … Continue reading →

Riders in the evening TT league on April 17th had to contend with traffic as well a stiff SW wind. The traffic was the result of an M6 incident. Several riders were stopped including Ben Norbury and Mike Cuming (Madison … Continue reading →

The Club evening TT League for 2018 started this week on the Twemlow/Chelford/Twemlow course. A good field of 30 riders (15 from CCC) contested this opening event on a cold, overcast evening. The event winner was Madison Genesis professional Mike … Continue reading →

Road works in Chelford mean we again have to cancel a club evening league event. Next Tuesday July 25th we are on the Congleton based JC/27 Holmes Chapel Road course. All welcome. Entry Fee £3 CCC members, £4 visitors (juniors … Continue reading →

The evening 25 mile time trial promotion, which was to have been the second leg of the Karl Austin Memorial Inter Club event is cancelled due to road works on the A34. It has been replaced with a 10 on … Continue reading →

Please note that due to roadworks/road closures on the A535 and on Seven Sisters Lane the planned 25 is OFF.  We have considered running a 10 on the J2/1 instead but Cheshire East have scheduled road works tomorrow at Ollerton … Continue reading →

A stiff and cool north easterly wind hampered riders on the way back from the turn in this weeks Evening TT League event on the J2/1 at Chelford. Ben Norbury made a come back following a long layoff through a … Continue reading →

Very sad news. Ken Norbury passed away last week. He was at home with his family. Adrian Pennington has put this tribute on Instagram. I am sure that we all feel the same way. He was a great friend of … Continue reading →

The 10 mile TT at Gawsworth in decidedly wintery conditions. It was about 4 degrees with blustery showers. Jack Schofield 21:30 was a fastest from Philip Gleave 22:45 (PB) and Keith Dutton 23:11 (Wills Wheels).  Third club member was Mark … Continue reading →

The second event in the 2017 Evening TT league had 32 starters on a fine evening. There was a bit of a fright before the event got underway, in that there were mobile roadworks on the course doing pothole repairs. … Continue reading →

Afraid we have had to abandon tonight’s TT because of roadwork’s near at Brereton Heath. They are situated on a curve and are about 70 metres long. We will look at adding the event on at the other end of … Continue reading →

On Saturday March 18th, the Club had 5 starters in the first round of the Cheshire TT series points league. It was the the first of 3 Manchester and District Time trial Association 10 mile TT’s held on the Twemlow … Continue reading →

The Manchester and District time trial season gets underway this weekend with the Nova C.C. “2 up” team time trial over 25 miles at Gawsworth. We have 2 teams riding. Steve Sladin is paired with Lee Wood and Polly Wilding … Continue reading →

Saturday Club Run Minshull’s Garden Centre  near Leighton, a ride of around 40 miles in length. We will meet, as usual, at the Unicorn at 10am. Leaders Jill and John Jervis. It looks like it will be a lot less … Continue reading →

Happy Christmas and New Year to all our followers. Wishing you safe cycling in 2017. Note. No club night next week (Dec 29th). Saturday Club Run Dec 31st   New Years Day Walk. Jan 1st. Sam Alston is kindly leading for … Continue reading →

Last Tuesday’s Club 10 was run on the Congleton to Holmes Chapel road JC27 course after an event clash at Chelford forced a move from the scheduled event on J2/1. In windy conditions, Ben Norbury recorded a winning time of … Continue reading →

Ben Norbury edged a little closer to breaking the 21 minute barrier with a PB 21:14 in last Tuesday’s 10 mile TT at Gawsworth. He beat Steve Hulme, back after a few weeks out with 21:57. Colin Lynch (Manchester Wheelers) … Continue reading →

Only the first few finishers got home in the dry in last week’s 10 mile TT on the Holmes Chapel Road JC/27 course. The first 4 places were taken by visitors. In first place was Joe Brennan (Pro Vision C.C.) … Continue reading →

Last Tuesday’s 10 at Gawsworth had a small (smallest for some years), but select field and rewarded riders with some good points in the club league. Ben Norbury followed up his superb PB in Saturdays Dukinfield 50 (1:53:31) with another … Continue reading →

Last Tuesday nights 10 at Monks Heath had 32 riders. In cool but pretty good conditions there were some good rides and several reported PB’s. Ben Norbury was one, in 21:24 which won from Joe Brennan 22:17 and Jon White … Continue reading →