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Wed, 15 Nov to Sunday 19 Nov '06 - 3rd annual King of the Mountain Challenge in Illawarra & Southern Highlands (previously known as Tour de Bong Bong) - supported by Bicisport Bicycling Club and listed in BNSW "Push On"
| Update: Bank Teller and Printer arrive Berry Showground late Sunday arvo 'cause we like hills. Sergey aka Sputnik arrives Tues morn' by train after completing 600km Audax qualifier over this w'end. Samurai, Gobbler 'n Adam on Wed. Laurence aka Tyro on Thurs after last uni exam. |
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Snapshot: Thus far, 26 cyclists have indicated they are attending. Camp at delightful Berry Showground for 5 nights and climb all 11 KOM Climbs in Illawarra Climb Region by using local train [3 of the 5 mornings) to Bombaderry, Kiama and Albion Park to commence marvellous KOM Climbs like Jamberoo Pass, Saddleback Mountain, Macquarie Pass and Cambewarra Mtn. Some descend to pristine, verdant Kangaroo Valley. By Sunday, you will be au fait with the bestest array of KOM Climbs in NSW. |
Muggaccinos invite you to 3rd annual King of the Mountain Challenge staying in the quaint, pristine township of Berry, from Wed, 15 Nov to Sunday, 19 Nov 2006 camping in the Berry Showground which adjoins the 20 yards Berry Swimming Pool for $7p/n with warm shower, to:
(i) attend the annual cult Bong Bong Picnic Races on Wed, 15 Nov, (if you don't want to go to the races, there is a 52km hilly bike ride); and
(ii) cycle five 45km / 72km Day Rides (Wed to Sunday inclusive) in the Mecca of scenic cycling country, namely the Southern Highlands, which include all 11 KOM Climbs in the Illawarra Climb Region. Cyclists are encouraged to log a Climb Time at www.KOMpm.com. Each day's ride heads NW twds Kangaroo Valley / Fitzroy Falls. On three of the five morns' we catch trains from Berry station to nearby -
* Bombaderry station to climb
Cambewarra Mountain from both sides;
* Kiama station to climb Saddleback
Mountain up Saddleback Mountain Rd and Jamberoo Pass; and
* Albion Park Rail station to climb Macquarie Pass and Saddleback Mountain up Fountaindale Rd.
If you aren't up to serious climbing, shorter / flatter routes are available between Berry and Bombaderry on a recently re-furbished road.
Detailed Ride Descriptions for the following Day Rides are accessible in "Rides Calendar 2006 - Oct to Dec" at a URL under the distance eg '52.6' in the 'km' column for the particular date, or in the 'km' column below:
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# |
Day |
Route |
Climbs |
km |
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Day 1 |
Wed |
Start Berry climb Woodhill Mountain to Kangaroo Valley, climb Cambewarra Mtn, descend Berry Mtn to Berry |
2 |
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Day 2 |
Thurs |
Train to Kiama - climb Saddleback Mtn Rd, descend Fountaindale Rd, climb Jamberoo Pass to Budderoo Plateau, then to Robertson Pie Shop descend Macq Pass to Albion Park- train to Berry |
4 |
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Day 3 |
Fri |
Train to Bombaderry, climb Cambewarra to Kangaroo Valley, climb Cambewarra from Kangaroo Valley, climb Bellawongara to Berry |
3 |
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Day 4 |
Sat |
Train to Albion Park, climb Macquarie Pass to Robertson Pie Shop, descend Jamberoo Pass, climb Fountaindale Rd to Saddleback Mtn, descend Saddleback Mtn Rd to Kiama |
3 |
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Day 5 |
Sun |
Start Berry, climb Berry Mountain to Kangaroo Valley, climb Barrengarry Mtn to Fitzroy Falls, climb Berry Mountain to Berry |
3 |
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15 |
302.4 |
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Download Bank Teller's spreadsheet which tabulated the above Ride Schedule.
It contains the following broadsheets:
(i) Day Rides Calendar
(ii) Day Rides Summary
(iii) Above 5 Ride Descriptions
(iv)
Train timetables for South Coast - Central to/from Bombaderry:
(a)
in case anyone wants to catch a train from Sydney to Berry, and
(b) on 3 days we catch a train from Berry to commence from Bombaderry, Kiama and
Albion Park Rail. Due to the local train being only 2 carriages, we will drive a few
cars with bike racks to Bomaderry, Kiama and Albion Park Rail stations, and catch
the trains back there after the rides to pick-up the cars.
2006 King of the Mountain Challenge estimated attendance schedule displayed 26 names of cyclists with probability estimates of attendance. Bank Teller or Brenda welcome indications of participation.
Cause the train can't hold many bikes, we will likely have to drive some cyclists to the below Start points, with drivers catching the train back to Bombaderry, Kiama and Albion Park stations to collect their jalopies post ride.
Our camp ground is 200m from train station. Trains take 3 hours from Central Railway station to Berry station.
Trains from Central Railway station to Berry
station. Click on:
Wed to Fri - Central 7:58am arriving Berry 11am or
Central 9:07am arriving Berry 12:11pm or
Central 12:29pm arriving Berry 3:30pm
Saturday morn' - Departing Central station at 6:40am arriving Albion Park Rail station 8:43am (we will wait for you to arrive)
Sat & Sun - Berry station to Central station
Berry station 1:40pm to Central Railway station 4:57pm. Berry station 4:58pm to Central Railway station 7:58pm
Click on: Directions to Berry and camping at Berry Showground
Click on: Pics taken at first three annual Berry KOM Challenges
Kiama Bicycle Group (Brenda Baldwin and Noel Watts 'et al' will again join us. Invitations have been extended to: BigFoot (Paul Darvodelsky and David Hatley).
Bank Teller expects -
(i) circa 30 hill climbers will participate at some time over the 5 days of cycling from Wed to Sunday inclusive; and
(ii) a few cyclists my Climb all 11 arduous, spectacular KOM Climbs in the Illawarra Climb Region and log their Climb Times in www.KOMpm.com.
The Climb Reports menu available in www.KOMpm.com include 'Climb Region Reports' for each 'Age Division', so the website displays 'Climber Rankings' for the Illawarra Climb Region 11 Climbs.
Bank Teller will again provide a $100 cash prize to one of the cyclists who logs a Climb Time during 3rd Berry KOM Challenge for each of the 11 KOM Climbs. A raffle will be drawn on Sunday arvo, 19 Nov from the names of all cyclists who log a Climb Time for all 11 KOM Climbs, with the Winner pocketing $100 from Bank Teller's PiggyBank. Brian Crawford collected $100 in 2005 KOM Challenge for being the only cyclists to climb all 11 different KOM Climbs and log a Climb Time.
NB: The opening Day Ride on Wed, 15 Nov, takes cyclists over Woodhill Mountain, so cyclists who are attending Bong Bong Picnic Races will either have to climb Woodhill Mtn early that morn', or climb it after one of our shorter Ride Days, if they wish to be in the draw for the $100 raffle prize.
If you want to attend the Bong Bong Picnic Race Day, you need to notify Bank Teller ScribePJ@bigpond.com.
It doesn't cost you anything -
(i) to indicate your interest in participating this November; or
(ii) if you have to bail-out at the 11th hour.
Download below poster for Berry KOM Challenge and invite your bike shop to display it, because more good road cycling "product", such as this annual 5 day assault on all the marvelous mountains in the Southern Highlands and Kiama, will induce more people to road cycling the best concentration of serious climbs in NSW:
Risk Warning: King of the Mountain Challenge is targetted at road cyclists who have climbed lots of hills. The ride schedule between Wed and Sunday entails climbing and descending 11 marvellous KOM Climbs. Take the descents slowly, even if the cyclist ahead is ripping down the mountain. One badly taken corner in concert with a motorist coming up the other way, could result in a bad accident...............for you, where they may need paint scrappers and blotters to get you up. The challenge is in the climb, not the descent.
Bank Teller's rap-up of Somersby 'Bellbirds' - 126km - 15 cyclists
4 pics from the same position. As usual, no one was smiling at the camera. Four first timers today incl Rohan, Jamie aka Ginger Meggs (albeit Jamie cycled with predecessors of Muggaccinos back in '97 before heading offshore with his bike), Kerry, Bruce aka Marathon. Lets hope we see more of 'em. Alas, Sarah was the only femme.
12 Nov '06 -
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