On the 30 June 2018 12 members of NTR travelled down to London and with the plan of cycling home in a day. One of the riders, Rob, has given his own accounts of the event. “Never again!” I’ve said at the end of this ride FOUR times now. Perhaps I might mean it this […]
London to Newcastle 325 Miles Read More »
What a crazy diverse weekend of cycling the club has carried off. We logged a massive 103 rides which covered a total of 7,443 miles! Here’s some of the highlights. Cyclone sportive We had a great representation of NTR adults and NTR juniors at the annual Cyclone sportive. Lots of lovely positive stuff was said
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It was a busy weekend at camp NTR with many people getting out and enjoying the warm weather. Saturday Carrie Brookes crossed the finish line as first woman at the Cestria 9m TT….well done! Ruth Marshall arranged a group ride taking on Great Dun Fell which climbs up one of the highest points in the
For the past 3 out of 4 years, Alan Dale has taken part in this 35 mile off road and slightly lumpy ride. It starts and finishes at the St Peter’s Campus of Sunderland University and heads out west and loops back around the city using mainly cycle routes and tracks. He has always taken
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Two very different club rides happened this weekend. Five Club member’s flew the club colours at the Sunderland Big Bike Ride, and rather than just do the 35 mile off road course they decided the commute back and from Sunderland to make it a full day of it! Full report to follow… The Super Sunday
Tynemouth to Haltwhistle via Parkhead Station and back home again. It was a nice early start on a bright Bank Holiday Monday when the NTR guys decided to head up to the Derwent Walk before all the dog walkers came out to play. Tired legs from previous day’s rides or family commitments kept the numbers down
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Arran or the Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh largest Scottish island, at 432 square kilometres. Historically part of Buteshire, it is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire and is the perfect location for cycling. It was whist visiting the island 4 years ago
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In December 2016 I entered the 2017 Dirty Reiver. At that time the Dirtbags were just a twinkle in my eye, MMMMM rides were being planned but not yet started and NTR had no official Off Road wing besides a few hard core cyclocross riders. I was the only rider from NTR in April 2017
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A fantastic night was had at our annual awards ceremony, held on Friday 9th February at Percy Park, with around 150 members attending. Our thanks to the great team of volunteers that made it possible and thanks to Calibre for sponsoring the night. The full list of award winners is: 1. Chairman’s Award – Hugh Roberts
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Sportives are not everybody’s cup of tea, but they’re an almost now a weekly staple of the Cyclist’s Calendar. I’ve done some good ones over the years, and some not so good. The Wooler Wheel is certainly in the former bracket, it’s a lovely ride. And what’s more, on Saturday 13th May 2017, the roads
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