Longer Social Rides
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Longer social rides take place on alternate Sundays, usually from City Square, Oakwood Clock, Pudsey Cenotaph or Moortown Co-op. Rides usually start between 8.30am in summer and 9.30am in winter.
Send an email to LCAGsocialrides@googlemail.com – for more information or for fortnightly e-mail updates. Most rides are 50 miles plus, although some shorter rides are organised occasionally. These rides are of a social nature. We don’t ride very fast and there is always a cafe or pub for lunch. Click here to read this years ride reports. For earlier ride reports, click over on the right hand side. Click on the main photo to view pictures from the latest LCAG longer ride. |
 Checking bike over after rider came off  Rest stop at Crossgates, Leeds.   Wyebeck Way, Leeds.   Riders join Wyebeck Way, off road cycle route, Leeds.  LCAG Longer Bike Ride 18/03/12 Leeds to York  Breakfast stop at Cafe at Lotherton Hall.        Approaching Tadcaster  John Smith's brewery, Tadcaster.    Rest stop just off the A64, on route to York.   Approaching Woodthorpe, York.   Anti motorbike gate way to 'Little Hobmoor' York.     Waiting for all riders to catch up near Knavesmire race course.     Millenium pedestrian/cycle bridge, York.  Lunch stop, Spurriergate Centre, York.        Cycling through Micklegate Bar, York.   Micklegate Bar, York.  On route back to Leeds.                                            
Photos by Steve Jones. Check out all of his photos here. |
| Date | Start time | From | Destination | Navigator | Dist (m) | Possible short cut/Notes |
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| 08/04/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Wetherby | Brian | 25 | |
| 15/04/12 | 09.30 | Oakwood Clock | Knaresborough | Allan | 50 | |
| 22/04/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Towton loop | Brian | 29 | |
| 29/04/12 | 09.00 | Moortown | Darley | Jon | 50 | Harrogate |
| 06/05/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Otley | Brian | 29 | |
| 13/05/12 | 09.00 | Moortown | Coxwold (cyclists service) | Andy | 80 | York |
| 20/05/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Bishops Wood | Brian | 40 | |
| 27/05/12 | 09.00 | Moortown | Embsay | Jon | 65 | |
| 03/06/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Ilkley | Brian | 37 | |
| 10/06/12 | 08.30 | Moortown | Kettlewell | Andy | 75 | Ilkley |
| 17/06/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Newthorpe m/c cafe | Brian | 38 | |
| 24/06/12 | 08.30 | York cycle show | York cycle show | |||
| 01/07/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Braythorn | Brian | 34 | |
| 08/07/12 | 08.30 | |||||
| 15/07/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Lotherton Hall | Brian | 32 | |
| 22/07/12 | 08.30 | |||||
| 29/07/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Ilkley | Brian | 37 | |
| 05/08/12 | 08.30 | |||||
| 12/08/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Knaresborough | Brian | 38 | |
| 19/08/12 | 08.30 | |||||
| 26/08/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Otley | Brian | 32 | |
| 02/09/12 | 09.00 | |||||
| 09/09/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Wetherby | Brian | 29 | |
| 16/09/12 | 09.00 | Moortown | Abbies and Priories | Jon | 50 | |
| 23/09/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Cawood | Brian | 43 | |
| 30/09/12 | 09.00 | |||||
| 07/10/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Wetherby | Brian | 25 | |
| 14/10/12 | 09.00 | |||||
| 21/10/12 | 09.30 | Roundhay Park | Towton loop | Brian | 29 | |
| 28/10/12 | 09.30 |
For location of start points, click on the links below…
Steve Jones says:
Hello,
I’d like to say that the new website design is a massive improvement on the previous one both in terms of the layout and the ability to give feedback.
Having attended the social rides for sometime an extra bit of information for new riders which might useful could be the distance for each ride if riders take the short cut. This may encourage more people to give the rides a go.
28 November 2009, 2:22 pmJon Farley says:
Thanks for the positive feedback Steve – I will pass on your suggestion to ride leaders and see if they can provide an approximate short cut mileage. I assume you mean where people can take the train back? There is also the ‘breakfast option’ where people join the ride as far as the breakfast stop and then return by their own route. If anyone is planning to do this remember to bring a map so you can find your way home!
28 November 2009, 6:25 pm