Eden Valley Cycling UK

 Wednesday 27 November 10.00am Start at Tebay Sports Field 11.00's at Sedbergh Far Mill. Back via Mallestang BYO lunch for short road side stop (start of Tommy Road) Route here Tel David H. 07810346838 (text)

As I look at the weather forecast for Sunday I think I must be bonkers to even think about going out on my bike, but then again I think that the forecast is very often worse than the actual weather that's experienced on the day.  I will be leaving from Raughton Head at 10:00 to cycle down to Lowther for brunch  (direct route around 21 miles). Return route will likely be via Askham, Pooley Bridge, Stainton, Newbiggin etc depending on who is coming along (hopefully with a good tail wind). You're all most welcome to join me Let me know so I don't set off without you..... Bill  07921 297 045

No ride leader will ever be criticised for cancelling a ride on safety grounds but Rosie and Phil held their nerve and many of us were grateful! Our 10 am winter starting time gave the sun time to do its thing and most roads were dry with ice and frost limited - mainly - to the verges. There were 16 cyclists enjoying brunch at Appleby Hub with 2 non-cyclists including one very welcome guest. So don't put your bike into hibernation for the winter - it was a beautiful day and well worth turning out. Thanks to Phil and Rosie, Alison 07500 564922

When the new Committee met, we realised that our blog may not be read by everyone so I have just sent out an email, I hope, to all club members to update everyone and asking them to confirm receipt. If you haven't had it, it may be that we don't have your current email address - if that's the case, please send me a message - 07500 564922. If you are regular blog readers, you're probably reading everything for the second time - sorry! But we want the club to live up to its reputation for being inclusive for everyone, including those who don't read the blog! Best wishes to all, Stay warm. Alison

Due to the sub zero temps Rosie and I are going to combine our rides into a 2.5 bike ride from Beacon Edge opposite the lay-by, leaving at 10am. We still intend to go to Appleby hub via Cliburn. Please let Rosie know if you intend to join us on 07818241833.

The new Committee met for the first time yesterday. We are all committed to keeping the club functioning and the meeting went well. You can access minutes through the documents section of the website. Dates for your 2025 diary: Festive lunch - we have chosen Saturday 18th January which was marginally the most popular/possible for people. We will shortly be posting details on the blog for you to make your choices and pay with a deadline of Sunday 15 December to get it all sorted before Christmas. Tri-vets event on Wednesday 2nd July - 2025 is the year of the tri-ennial Cycling UK event where groups organise a 100 mile/km route for over 50s and we have usually been well supported. This is an opportunity for the club to showcase what it does and the area it covers so we hope you will get involved. Our first planning meeting will be in Penrith on Monday 6th January at 10.30 am - venue to be confirmed. Several of us are hoping to Ride to the Sun - from Carlisle to Edinburgh, overnight setti

 Leaving Glendale, Cotehill at 9.30 and   heading south to Pooley Bridge. Return via Mungrisdale. About 50 miles. Text James  07802415607

Leave Greystoke at 10.00 heading north via Johnby to Mungrisdale. Then on via Troutbeck and Matterdale to Pooley Bridge. 20 miles so hope to arrive for Brunch about mid-day. Shorter return via Dacre, Bennethead and Hutton to Greystoke. Quite up-and-down but shortish 35 miles at pace for all. Route  HERE Text or WhatsApp 07906896503

Back in the mists of time, when the club only organised one run on a Sunday and one on a Wednesday, people who didn't want to do the whole ride would target the cafe stop on the ride so that they still had a motivation to cycle. This was formalised back in 2012 when we added an 'ALT' entry in the runs list so that people could go to a cafe stop without a formal ride there. It was particularly useful for the more moderate riders in the club. In 2017 we moved to the 2/3 bike ride classification but continued with the cafe stop as 'self guided ride to coffee'. Most of the cafes are within 10 miles of Penrith so reasonably central but still provide a purpose for getting on your bike on a Wednesday and Sunday even if the main advertised ride is not for you. A self led ride to the coffee stop can be as easy - or as hard - as you choose to make it. If you set out from Penrith and you're going to Up Front it isn't far, but you can make it further by adding in a few