Cycling Tips – Cadence.
About a year after I joined Anerley B.C I went to Vancouver to visit my daughter who was living there.
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Anerley Gazette May 2021
Whilst the shackles might not yet be off, at least they have been loosened. After a year of much reduced
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By the 1890s the Dulwich school boys who started Anerley B.C, would have been young and very hardy men in
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ESCAPE FROM LOCKDOWN, Tuesday 30th March … … a day to remember as many of us were at last able
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Spring Bloomers!
The first edition of the new Gazette was inspired by 2021 being the 140th anniversary of the Anerley Bicycle club.
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Anerley Gossip! – April 2021
We thought that the Anerley Gazette should include news and gossip about interesting things that our Club members are doing,
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Looking For a Different Coffee/Tea Stop?
For a year now we have been restricted to take-aways only, due to the Covid restrictions. During these past winter
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Highways and Byways, April 2021
The month of April celebrates our English patron saint – St George the Dragon Slayer. Unlike our other UK nationals,
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It’s springtime and the Covid cloud is starting to lift! Saturday 20st March heralded the Spring Equinox, warmer and sunnier
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Quarantine and Infectious Diseases
This has little to do with cycling, except it provides some background as why you did not get a holiday
Read moreEpic 2005 Spanish Tour with Ewa – Part 2
DAYS 4 & 5. The Train and Rain in Spain. After yesterday’s morning start in the mountain mist and rain,
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Cycling Our Highways and Byways
With Our Club Captain in 2008As we are not a heads down racing club, we have ample opportunity to appreciate
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MAPS & SUMMER BIKE TOURS
That’s what I like best about cycling! By Feb each year I will have planned a tour – accommodation, train,
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A Cycling Epic Across Spain with Ewa!
ANERLEY’S PILGRIMS’ PROGRESS by Des Donohoe It was the winter of 2005 when Ewa had the idea of cycling across
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Stormy Stroud – Day 2, Part3, Royal Realms
On our ride into Tetbury we had cycled through the ancient manor of Chevenage, which back in the time of
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Stormy Stroud – Climbing the Dursley Ladder
The next part of the day’s ride was to Tetbury for our lunch stop, following another very scenic route. During
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Stormy Stroud Day 2, The Morning After!
What a difference a day makes!After yesterday’s battering by wind and rain the next morning promised a great day’s ride.
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Stormy Stroud
The national lock down, due to the corona virus, ruined our plans for a week’s cycling in Wales. With the
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Day 3, Dover’s Countryside
Again we awoke to blue sky and another hot, sunny day beckoned. It was our final ride before heading back
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A White Cliffs Bike Ride
After our day’s ride following the Viking Coastal Cycle Route, see https://anerleybc.org/around-the-isle-of-thanet/ , five of us (Sue Smith, Jo Rifaat,
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Around the Isle of Thanet
Last summer with all our holiday plans cancelled, July saw a slight easing in the first Covid lockdown. So now
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Tuesday’s Freedom Ride! 12 May
The first Tuesday after lock down was only a very modest relaxation, so Asif and I decided to meet up
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After Lock Down Week 3
As expected, nothing has changed. The lock down continues and there is no firm date for when it is going
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A Very Different Tuesday Ride!
It was on Tuesday of the second week of the Covid-19 lock down. It was a beautiful sunny morning, perfect
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A Week in Welsh Wales!
For some weeks now, a group of Anerley’s ladies have been hill training for a cycling holiday in Mallorca. So
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The Lull Before the Storm!
With forecasts of 60 mph gales and torrential rain, Storm Ciara hit with a vengeance on Sunday morning. Sensibly our
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2019 Pre Christmas Sunday Ride
Saturday was a day of rain, torrential rain, which carried on throughout the night. By 9 o’clock on Sunday morning
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A Fran-tastic Sunday Ride
Before the weekend came I had an e-mail about the upcoming Sunday Ride: “Hi Des, are you going hilly? If
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Bike Maintenance Update
Vince now has a programme of very useful topics which have all been suggested by you. Once Christmas is out
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Mole Hills or Mountains?
Sunday the 1st December was the first day of winter, and it felt like it! The forecast for 10 o’clock
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