Category Archives: News

Watching the Tour de France is Total Anti-climax, but that is what cyclists do. You sit by the roadside for three hours, and the bunch flashes by in 30 seconds, because it is in Yorkshire it will be cold, wet … Continue reading →

Ten club members set new personal bests over 10 miles on the Gawsworth course on June 17th 2014. In warm sunshine with a following breeze to the turn, the biggest improvement was 57 seconds by Mark Allen with 24:21 to … Continue reading →

A stiff headwind faced riders to the turn in this weeks club 10 at Gawsworth. This did not stop some of the 39 starters from doing PB’s, which produced hot competition for handicap league points. Without doing the analysis, I … Continue reading →

At the Beartown Tap club evening last Thursday, Rob Waghorn observed that a “standard time” for one of our riders had switched to the next age a bit early – days before the person’s actual birthday. Sure enough, there was … Continue reading →

Congleton beat Macclesfield by 8 minutes and 53 seconds in this first of two inter club 25’s counting towards the Karl Austin Memorial Inter Club 25 Shield. The second leg will be promoted by us on June 24th. A repeat … Continue reading →

Members’ recent orders have been sent through to Endura for manufacture and you will be informed when they arrive. We have some stock items for immediate availability which are now listed on the clothing page. A small amount of additional stock … Continue reading →

On Saturday the Queen Commonwealth Games Baton Relay comes to Congleton in an event organised by Cheshire East Council, which takes place in the Park from 11:00 to 15:00Hrs. We have a space for our Gazebo and some cycling activity. … Continue reading →

The battle for top place in the TT league continues. This time Steve Hulme triumphed with 21:57, ahead of Ben Norbury in 22:01 with Pete Smith third Congleton rider in 23:23. Mark Lovatt (Planet X) was the actual fastest with … Continue reading →

A wet night welcomed the 33 competitors to the start line on a new 10 mile time trial course on the Congleton to Holmes Chapel road. Ex member Mark Lovatt (Planet X) cycles set the best time in 22:07 from … Continue reading →

Conditions were cool with a stiff breeze against on the return leg of the JC/5 course. Competition was tough but friendly as always. Steve Hulme took top spot in 22:03 from Ben Norbury in 22:15 and regular visitor, junior Alex … Continue reading →

Sue Blake. (Photo Ken Norbury) The threat of rain kept some away. Never the less 32 club members and 10 visitors braved the elements. In the event the roads at the start finish were wet, but strangely, were actually dry … Continue reading →

Sam French, aged 16, of Congleton Cycling Club with his two friends Joe Swinnerton and James Duncalf, both 14 and members of Lyme Racing Club, completed the challenge of climbing the Killer Mile to Mow Cop, ten times nonstop. They … Continue reading →

The motorised club run has been re-scheduled to 18th May in place of 11th May. Our club run list has been updated with this and extended through to 8th June pending further planning for the summer season over the next two … Continue reading →

This weeks club 10 attracted a record entry of 60 with 29 CCC riders and 31 visitors. The “Podium” places were taken by three of our own. Steve Hulme took top spot in 22:05 beating Ben Norbury 22:12 and Pete … Continue reading →

For the next 2 weeks the club 10 mile TT’s will start 15 minutes earlier than originally scheduled. Tues Apr 29th on JC/5 First rider 18:45. Sign on from 18:15. Rising Sun Car Park. Tues May 6th on J2/1 First … Continue reading →

Immediately after finishing in a winning 21:40, Jack Green (V.C. St Raphael), said “I was a bit slow tonight!”. Ben Norbury took 2nd and the maximum club points with a time of 22:05, with Steve Hulme 22:31 and Pete Smith … Continue reading →

J8/9 Recently I said that I thought that the 27:28 done by Alex Braybrooke in our Hilly TT on April 8th was a course record. I stand corrected. Mark Lovatt recorded a 27:03 in our event in 2011. Apologies to … Continue reading →

With the new method of awarding points in the Tuesday evening TT series, the results for all the riders (including guests) have been published in the established way but not showing any points. As most of you will realise, the … Continue reading →

Great weather brought 42 riders out to do this weeks 10 on the JC26 circuit 10 course. Ben Norbury was fastest in 23:01, from junior visitor Alex Braybrooke (Velocity-WD40) 23:31 who was 1 second ahead of Steve Hulme 23:32. Fastest … Continue reading →

In last weeks Hilly TT,  some video was shot on major to minor left turn. A variety of different lines were used. Some could have earned a DQ if observed in an open TT under CTT regulations! These state that … Continue reading →