Burnley and Pendle

Cyclists Touring Club

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Ride Reports

Ride Reports

Nothing beats a days riding in open countryside on a glorious sunny summers day.

Take a look at some of our ride reports below. to see what we get up to on our regular Sunday Club Runs.

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

Preston Guild Wheel Ride

The Preston Guild Wheel is a 21 mile 'Greenway', walking and cycling route, that encircles the city of Preston, linking the city to the countryside. Built by Lancashire County Council with support from Preston City Council the route was officially opened as part of the 2012 Preston Guild. Our club ride on 21 April 2013 cycled over from our meeting point at Read via Whalley and York to meet the Guild Wheel at the Tickled Trout Hotel. We then headed in a clockwise direction along the side of the river Ribble to the cafe in Avenham Park where we stopped…
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Wednesday, 17 October 2012 00:00

Blackpool Illuminations 2012

On Tuesday evening 28th August 2012. a special 'Ride the Lights' event was held in association with Blackpool Tourist Board and Sky Rides. The whole of the sea front road is closed to all traffic except cycles from 7:00pm until 10:00pm giving cyclists a sneak preview of the illuminations prior to the official turn on the following weekend. The ride has become an annual event, with riders of all ages, many in fancy dress or on decorated bikes. This year the Granada TV report the following day estimated that over 12000 cyclists had taken part. By John Ramsden.
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Friday, 02 September 2011 00:00

Blackpool Illuminations 2011

On Tuesday evening 30th August 2011, a special 'Ride the Lights' event was held in association with Blackpool Tourist Board and Sky Rides. The sea front road was closed to all traffic except cycles from 7:00pm to 10:00pm to give cyclists a preview of this years illuminations, before the big switch on at the weekend. Ten of our club members met up to ride the event together, and spotted several other local cyclists including riders from Pendle Chopper Club and Cycle Sport Pendle. We have not seen any figures yet for the numbers of people taking part this year, but…
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News

Members Slide Night / Social Evening

We are holding a members slide night on Thursday 14th March, at the Peter Birtwistle Trust on Keighly Rd, Colne.…

Annual General Meeting

We will be holding a Bike Bits Sale on Thursday 1st November immediately before our AGM which is being held…

Belgium Trip - October 2018

We are organising another trip across the channel this October.  This time to Belgium. It is expected to be at…

Overland to Australia

Our very own Ray Bracewell be be presenting a slideshow for Blackburn CTC onThursday 11 October at 7:30pm in their…

Dumfries Weekend - 20-23rd July 2018

Dumfries Weekend - 20-23rd July 2018

Following the success of our Berwick-on-Tweed weekend, we are having another weekend away in July - this time based in…