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(3 miles) to Retford

Distance: 46 mi / 74 km
Elevation: 1,678 ft / 511 m
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This ride starts and finishes at Tickhill Cricket Club. There are a number of Café options in Retford, The Bay Tree and 10 Green Bottles are regular TVC stops.

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Blue ride to Retford

Blue ride to Retford 31 July 2022 We three, Pete, Denise Motley and me, Martin Crapper didn’t quite leave the cricket club before the rain started so it was a trio of cyclists in cycling style so’westers who headed out. Read more

Roberts Retford Blue Ride

Roberts Retford Blue Ride 03 October 2021 Not put off by a forecast of a blustery ride 4 met joined by Blyth friends Jackie and David. Read more

Ride to Retford

Ride to Retford 22 July 2018 The early morning drizzle, yes there was drizzle at 7am this morning had passed and we (in the lead group, can’t say for the others!) Read more

Trip to the Bay Tree Cafe, Retford

Trip to the Bay Tree Cafe, Retford 13 May 2018 A chilly meet at the cricket club with the forecast a bit iffy. Rain overnight had left many roads if not flooded then hosting big puddles. Read more

Club Ride to Ten Green Bottles Retford

Club Ride to Ten Green Bottles Retford 06 May 2018 There was a strange smell around the cricket club as we met for today’s ride, sun tan lotion! Read more

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Michelle's High Melton Ride

Michelle's High Melton Ride 23 June 2024 With usual ride leaders Martin C & Robin H being indisposed the Blue Ride looked like being leaderless 😟 Time for Michelle to step up to the pointy end of the peloton. Read more

Red Ride to Iron Horse

Red Ride to Iron Horse 23 June 2024 Pete the ride planner promised this would be Iron Horse Equestrian but not as you know it! With a billing like that it's no wonder it was a good turn out of 18 riders. Read more

Elsecar Heritage Center - Travel For Gravel

Elsecar Heritage Center - Travel For Gravel 01 June 2024 Saturday 1st June, the first official day of summer, a good day for a gravel ride on tour but would the weather gods smile on us? Read more

Blue ride to Sandtoft

Blue ride to Sandtoft 21 April 2024 It was difficult to know what to do with so many riders, but we tried admittedly little successfully to split into two groups and set off towards the traffic lights! Read more

Wednesday morning easy ride to Clumber Park

Wednesday morning easy ride to Clumber Park 17 April 2024 It was a cold morning with a northerly wind accompanied by a weather forecast of no rain. So we could expect a few riders but I didn’t expect this many! Read more

Red Ride to Leger Lakes

Red Ride to Leger Lakes 31 March 2024 It was Easter Sunday, the clocks had gone forward and there was an air of optimism that Spring had arrived – the weather unfortunately didn’t agree. Read more

Mid week ride to the Old School Tea Room

Mid week ride to the Old School Tea Room 20 March 2024 It wasn’t really raining when I got up and not really raining when I reached the Cricket Club. The others all had rain jackets on, except for Tricia Krill who was in disguise. Read more

Blue ride to Thornbury Animal Centre

Blue ride to Thornbury Animal Centre 17 March 2024 It was raining! Didn’t matter of course just helps lubrication of the legs! Read more

Red Ride to Happy Café

Red Ride to Happy Café 03 March 2024 There was quite a gathering of riders at TVCHQ on Sunday morning with the temperature trying get above freezing and the sun threatening to peep out from behind the clouds the red rides set off. Read more