The 1st Anniversary Steeplechase

Almost exactly one year to the day that the first ride of the newly reformed Skipton CC took place under gloomy skies, 24 riders gathered in a bright and sunny Aireville Park to take part in the 1^st Skipton CC Steeplechase.

Teams were picked at random and the 5 checkpoints were revealed (you’ll notice a certain theme!):

The Swan Inn, Carleton

The Red Lion, Burnsall

The Craven Arms, Appletreewick

The Hare and Hounds, Lothersdale

And a feed station back at Aireville Park (with flapjacks expertly prepared by Stuart Rider)

Potential routes were discussed at the start line and the teams were set off at intervals.

Team 1 - Alan King, Maurice Mitchell, Phil Taylor, Cath Wightman

Team 2 - Christine Buckley, Paul Norman, Iain Vokes-Tilley, Andy Wiggans

Team 3 - Cathy Bradley, Phil Evans, Richard Sutcliffe, Rob Wills

Team 4 - David Goldie, Michael Judge, Andrew Swindells, Steve Wilkinson

Team 5 - Angie Evans, Caran Stephenson, Edward Whitaker, Neil Wilson (mocked-up photo as none exist!)

Team 6 - Rachael Benson, Mike Lowe, Claire McKibben, Bob Wightman

 

A montage of the best photos can be seen below. A special mention must go to Team 3 for the most creative photos. Well done guys! As you can see from the selection of routes, everyone had different ideas.

And so to the results…

The riders returned to find a spectacular spread and everyone enjoyed a hard earned bite to eat in the sun. Thanks to everyone who contributed food and drink, it was a fantastic effort. Thanks also to everyone who took part, without whom the day would not have been such a success.