Sportives

National Clarion Nomination – Carolyn Stead

Carolyn with John after completing the Great Yorkshire Bike Ride CLUBWOMAN OF THE YEAR : Carolyn Stead  Carolyn has been instrumental in increasing the number of female members in Calder Clarion from a handful in 2010 to 19 in 2015. Back in 2005 Calder only had a handful of women riding as “social members”. Now most …

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Tour de France ? no……. erm Wakefield

No need to enter the Tour, just turn up and ride the regular Wednesday evening 10 on 21st August.Every rider, apart from receiving their normal 10 mile time, will be timed over the last 3.5 k from just after Ackworth Roundabout to the finish. That’s it. Stage 1 Prologue completed and you are in the Tour. Location …

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Tour of Flanders Weekend 2013

Kevin Ward, well equipped fan Kevin Ward’s Facebook entries from before the Sportive (Friday) and post sportive and Professional Race (Monday) Friday: Had a great spin in the Belgium countryside on lovely quiet country lanes today, went to Geraadsbergen & climbed The Muur riding the cobbles is hell how the pro’s fly along is beyond me, …

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West Riding – Gent – Wevelgem

Despite appalling weather conditions, a number of hardy characters braved the snow and hills in the “Cobbles of Halifax” pre-Flanders tribute to the Gent Wevelgem Belgian Classic on  24th March.  Organiser Michael Vennard was forced to modify the route with some of the cobbled climbs so reminiscent of much of the route of the Belgian Spring …

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L’enfer du Saddleworth 2012

A number of Calder riders took up Saddleworth Clarion’s invitation join them on their 3rd Annual L’enfer du Saddleworth hilly ride over pave and grave around Saddleworth and Marsdenon 8th April 2012.The ride is an homage to the Paris Roubaix and includes numbered sections of pave and grave.  Steep climb with Matt Dodsworth near the …

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