Past Rides 2000

Garden Day!

Husky Riding!

Gateshead Millenium Bridge - 'The Eye'

The Eye

Rides in 2000 included:

Club ride along the disused railway line from Malton to Langley Park in Co.Durham.
Queen Mothers 100th year celebration ride along Horseguards Parade, London.
Tan Hill Toddle, a 27 mile challenge from Reeth to Tan Hill in Yorkshire.
St Bede Challenge, a 111 mile ride from Durham to Holy Island in Northumberland.
Scorton Hospital, Catterick, North Yorkshire. A fun/taster day.
Capheaton Challenge, a circular route in Northumberland.
Great North Ride, Nissan sponsered 32 mile challenge in the Tyne valley.

Tan Hill Toddle
Starting from Reeth in the Yorkshire Dales we cycled through Arkengarthdale to arrive at Tan Hill very thirsty. Cycling usually involves a pub or a cafe and this one is the highest in England. A 27 mile round trip, hard work but very rewarding, this trip was organised by our postmen friends from Leeds
Malton to Scarborough
Another event organised by our postmen friends from Leeds. This ride was from Malton to Scarborough and once again, there was a cafe and a pub!
St Bede Challenge
St. Bede walked it but we cycled it, in reverse. Durham to Holy Island by the hilliest route we could find which included an overnight stay at Bellingham youth hostel. This two day event covered 111 miles on the quieter lanes of Northumberland and Durham before finishing at the Island Cafe where we always receive a special welcome and the best cup of espresso in the north of England. Someone pretended to get a puncture so that the group could have a rest! Beautiful countryside and traffic free roads in Northumberland.
Training
You are probably wondering how we train for all of this cycling. Well the club has some Tacx trainers and we use these indoors at the Tees Valley site under the eagle eye of ........... the eagle!

Gateway Wheelers
Bullion Hall, Bullion Lane, Chester le Street, Co. Durham, DH2 2ES
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