Chris Crossland has been organising this ride for longer than most of us care to remember and it has invariably been blessed with good weather. In 2015 providence was tempted by holding it on the same day as Paris – Roubaix (the “Hell of the North”), and while northern France […]
News and Campaigning
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If you are a member of the CTC you should have received our club gazette, with details of rides and events over the summer. It is also available as a pdf in the link below, so if you need an electronic version you can download it. 2015 Calderdale CTC Gazette […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority have today (26 March 2015) launched a consultation as part of the development of what is called the Single Transport Plan, aimed at setting out a clear long-term vision for transport in West Yorkshire. Despite recent developments like the West Yorkshire Cycling Strategy “More People Cycling […]
Provision for bikes on trains in our area is not good. Although there is no charge or requirement to pre-book, there are nominally only two spaces available for bikes on services run by Northern Rail. The train guards may allow more than this, but there is no obligation to do […]
Earlier this year we reported here on the bid that was being made to the Government for funds to support a major scheme of cycling infrastructure in West Yorkshire, following on from the Cycling “Superhighway” between Bradford and Leeds. The earlier article referred to efforts to ensure that the West […]
Our Sunday ride to Yeadon was changed so that instead of finding our own way to the airport we joined the annual “55 miles in six hours” reliability ride organised by our friends at the Halifax Imperial Wheelers. A look at their route indicated that I would be able to […]
Facebook is responsible for a lot of things – clickbait news stories, photos of food, and in this case, suggestions for long rides. February is definitely the right time to complete a hilly 200km, right? [map style=”width: auto; height:400px; margin:20px 0px 20px 0px; border: 1px solid black;” kml=”http://calderdalectc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/TheOtherFleetMossRandonnee.kml”] Four members […]
Arrangements for the Aachen visit (see posting below) are now being finalised. It is still up to participants to make their own travel arrangements there, but for those who wish to stay the week and join the short tour of the Ardennnes, the plan is to travel back on the […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority, representing the five West Yorkshire Local Authorities (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield) have made a bid to the Government for funds to carry out a range of measures aimed at increasing the popularity of cycling in our area. At the end of 2014 the Government […]
Potholes are bad news for all road users, particularly cyclists. Since the clocks went back the problem became even worse, because there is less chance of seeing one in the dark. In 2014 the Government announced that every local authority was to be given extra money to fund pothole repairs. Both Calderdale […]