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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By Grant Taylor, BAIT ride leader On the morning of Saturday 31st March, an intrepid group of NTR Beginners and Improvers set off on our now annual pilgrimage to the seaside town of Seahouses. Many were taking on their first century ride, many were unsure as to whether they would ever return. Alright, maybe I’m being
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By Grant Taylor, NTR armchair Pro Hello Bike lovers, it’s been a while. If a week is a long time in Pro Cycling, then two months is almost an eternity. I’m not actually sure where my last column ended, and where this one should begin. So in my usual style, rather than go back and
Pro’s Corner May 2017 Read More »
NTR has a new Captain – a big welcome to Suzanne McArdle! She was overwhelmingly voted for at our recent AGM and is known to many in the club. But how much do you know about our new Captain? We’ve been digging deep with some probing questions…. How long ago and how did
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