Author: daveyk74

Hi Wheelers. Moving swiftly on with the challenge ride season. This Sunday is the rescheduled 150 in 12 ride. A classic Cleveland wheelers event we reintroduced last year with a fantastic new route developed by Marcus Smith, taking in the coast and hills over to Grosmont and Pickering, before circling back via the flat lands of York and Boroughbridge. As with all the challenge rides, navigating the route is part of the challenge, and please come well prepared for mechanicals and unexpected eventualities. This is not a supported ride. However I do expect a steady and faster group to form. Please be ready to sign on and roll out from Ayton high green car park at 08.00 sharp. Also please note sign off will be at the Tannery Bar, Park rise on the cut through from Ayton high street. Not the Poor house as indicated on the website. 

Obviously not everyone will wish to take part in this, so can normal club run groups meet for 09.00 start as usual

Thanks, Dave K 

150 Mile Challenge

Hi wheelers, it’s challenge ride time again. The 100 in 8 is now this Sunday 2nd July, 09.00 depart, Ayton high green car park. It’s earlier this year after we swapped some dates around for last weeks national events. Consider this a warm up for the 150 in 12 in two weeks time.    So as with all the challenge rides, this is not a lead ride, part of the challenge is to navigate and complete the route within the cut off time, so please come prepared. That said, the trend these days is for groups to form in the car park so we will more than likely have at least a steady and faster group. I simplified the route last year back to something resembling an old old route, so if in doubt? As long as you make it to Richmond, Grinton Moor, Leyburn, Middleham, Masham and back via Northallerton and Osmotherley to Fletchers farm then we will happily tick you off as complete.  Please find further details and route on the website link below. See you all there, and enjoy! Thanks, Dave K

100 Mile Challenge

Hi Wheelers. This Sunday 19th March sees our challenge ride season opener with the classic Northallerton 50 in 4. A pleasant tour around the Northallerton lanes. Please see the link below for full details and GPS route.  Sign on Ayton high green car park ready for 09.30 roll out. 4 hrs to complete the route which finishes at the Stokesley sign with sign off outside Stokesley town hall.  If possible can participants depart in some sort of ability order with fastest first, and i must insist that riders head through Stokesley on the route out in an orderly fashion please. For any riders that havnt taken part in a challenge ride ( tourist trial ) before, this is not a lead ride as part of the challenge is to navigate the course and complete it within the cut off time. All riders must must be self sufficient in the event of mechanicals or incidents. Having said that I hope to generate the usual wheelers steady medium and fast groups if riders are wanting a more controlled ride. Tourist points available for those with fitted mudguards and a proper saddle bag. See you all there, remember 09.30 prompt depart. 

Thanks, Dave K 

Northallerton 50

Hi wheelers. Please find below details of this years final challenge ride event. The rough stuff! A fun off road cycle around the foothills of the North Yorkshire moors. There’s also precious tourist trophy points available.  Sign on at fletcher’s farm car park ready for 09.30 depart, Sunday 9th October. As usual part of the challenge is to navigate the route and finish back at fletchers farm within the 4 hr cut off, although to be honest this ride tends to end up a group ride at a leisurely pace. The course is not to demanding and can be tackled on MTB, CX, or even one of these gravelly things, iv even seen it completed on a road bike whilst holding a breakfast bun!, although I wouldn’t recommend it. Anyhow, hopefully see some of you there.  Usual road club runs departing the tourist info car park that day at the usual time. 

Thanks, Dave k 

Rough Stuff

Cleveland wheelers castleton 50 in 4 challenge ride. Sunday 18th Sept, 09.30 MSV

Hi Wheelers, this Sunday 18th sept is our premier event! The Castleton 50 in 4 challenge ride. Start and sign on is at Middlesbrough sports village car park, be ready to roll out for 09.30. It’s free to enter and you have 4 hrs to complete the route.  Please see the link below for full details and route information. Unfortunately Castletown tea shop appears to be now closed? So sign off will be at the bench on the small green opposite castleton tea shop near the T junction. As is usual with the challenge rides, part of the challenge is to navigate the course and finish within the time cut off. Although the challenge rides are not lead rides, we will still probably operate a steady, medium and fast club run groups. You just need to be aware that you need to be self sufficient and able to deal with mechanical issues and Navigation, this is not a sportive!  Final thing is please can I ask you keep things tidy and respect your fellow riders and other road users. We are on display as the Cleveland wheelers when we operate these events, and please remember, it’s not a race! 

Thanks, and enjoy the ride, Dave K 

Castleton 50