I recently bought myself a copy of this book and thought I would share my impressions about it to others. It features 15 different rides of lengths from 10 to 104km covering a variety of different terrains from pretty straight forward for beginners to more technical for more expert gravel cyclists, there are some fabulous routes in this book. The author, Jordan Matthews, is an experienced local cyclist having raced on and off road. He came through the Hetton Hawks Cycling Club, and has...

We have two possible planned group rides for members this summer, the first is a mini-bus/bike trailer drop-off in Richmond/Catterick with various groups then choosing their own route and distance home, The date is Sunday 21st June. The second planned ride is a one-day C2C by road in July which Kieran Wilkinson will lead, the Club will arrange drop-off and on-route backup. We would need 16 riders for the June event and 4-8 for the July event, please let me know if you would like to join these...

Killhope Challenge rides 2026 take place on Sunday April 19th. Two distances, 102km and 54km, on quiet country roads in the North Pennines, starting and finishing in Lanchester Co Durham . The entries opened on Sat 21st February For more details and to enter go to: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=17321