Below is a list of the 8:30 rides for May. There is also information about two additional rides: The Lancashire Lanes Sportive on May 7th and a proposed ride along the Roman Road on Bank Holiday Monday (May 29th)
SATURDAY MAY 6th: THE EVER RISING ROAD
A 45/55 mile flat ride, apart from the climb up the Ever Rising Road.
Club House 8:30; Plough 8:45; Tarleton; Leyland; Eccleston; Cedar Farm. Optional return routes: (a) Short route via Burscough (b) For those who want to do a longer ride, return via Ashurst and Clieves Hill.
https://www.strava.com/routes/6672905
SUNDAY MAY 7th LANCASHIRE LANES SPORTIVE – 9-00 am
For those interested in this ride details are as follows:
You can enter online up until May 4th at:https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=3211
The fee is £20, with the proceeds going to the Clatterbridge Cancer Charity.
The ride is 78.8 miles and moderately hilly.
Course details here:https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/9495415…
The ride starts on the Kirkby Industrial Estate: North Mersey Business Centre, Woodward Road, Knowsley, Merseyside, L33 7UY
I would suggest that those who are driving to the start aim to get there by 8:30 at the latest to allow time to register etc.
If anyone wants to make this a longer ride, a group will be leaving Ainsdale Police Station at 7:30 and riding out to the start. This option makes the ride over 100 miles.
SATURDAY MAY 13th: RIVINGTON VIA ASHURST AND RED ROCK
A 62 mile, hilly ride: Route: Club House, Ainsdale 8:45, Burscough, Dalton Church, Appley Bridge, Standish, Red Rock, Blackrod, Rivington, Chorley, Mawdsley, Rufford, Home.
https://www.strava.com/routes/7756746
SATURDAY MAY 20th: BROCKHOLES
A largely flat 60 mile ride. Route: Club House, Plough 8:45, Tarleton, Bretherton, Penwortham, Dalton, Brockholes Café, Salmesbury, Brindle, Leyland, Home
https://www.strava.com/routes/7115566
SATURDAY MAY 27th BRINDLE AND BRINSCALL
A 53 mile ride with two bumps in the middle. Route: Club House, Plough 8:45,Tarleton, Leyland, Brindle, Abbey Village, Brinscall, The Shed (Coffee)., Euxton, Home.
https://www.strava.com/routes/6729056
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY MAY 29th: THE ROMAN ROAD
A challenging ride with 5,000 ft of climbing over a distance of 86 miles.
Route: Club House at 8:30; Burscough, Ashurst, Skull House Lane, Red Rock, Belmont, Edgeworth, The Roman Road, Darwen, Tockholes, Brinscall, Mawdsley, Home.
Two stops: Rivington and Darwen or Tockholes.
