3rd annual King of the Mountain Challenge*
to climb 11 KOM Climbs in Southern Highlands, camping at Berry Showground between Wed 15 and Sunday 19 Nov 2006

www.Muggaccinos.com invites you to -

(i)        camp at scenic Berry Showground or a local hotel; and

(ii)       cycle over 5 days the bestest cluster of tough climbs in NSW - nestled around pristine Kangaroo Valley and verdant Kiama.

Visit www.Muggaccinos.com and click on folder "King of the Mountain Challenge - The Bullsheet" for all details.

Utilising Berry Showground as a home base enables cyclists to catch the quaint local train service to Bombaderry, Kiama and Albion Park Rail on 3 of the 5 days to climb 6 of the below 11 KOM Climbs in the Illawarra Climb Region.

1.       Woodhill Mountain,
2.       Bellawongara Mountain,
3.       Camberwarra Mountain from Bombaderry,
4.       Camberwarra Mountain from Kangaroo Valley,
5.       Berry Mountain from Berry,
6.       Berry Mountain from Kangaroo Valley,
7.       Jamberoo Pass,
8.       Macquarie Pass,
9.       Saddleback Mountain Rd,
10.     Fountaindale Rd up Saddleback Mountain; and
11.     Barrengarry Mountain to Fitzroy Falls.

Rides commence from Berry on the other 2 days to climb remaining 5 KOM Climbs.

If you have concrete quads you might scale the above Climbs on a double chain ring, so long as you have a 25 or 27 on your rear cassette.  However, a triple chain-ring is recommended.

NB:  Muggaccinos 1^st Commandment is:

“Hills are your friends, and mountains are your mates.”

Flatter day rides on a recently refurbished road SW of Berry available for rookies and woosses.

No bookings at Berry Showground is req’d and only $6 per night per head camping fee - 20m council swimming pool is 100m from Berry Showground campsite.

Berry is a showpiece of the Southern Highlands with lots of things to do, people to see, places to go and pubs to visit, when not cycling its marvelous mountains.

Not every cycle enthusiast can get days off work in early Nov, so approx. half of attendees will drive down early Saturday morning to Albion Park Rail for final two days of climbing – 5 KOM Climbs.  Less than 2 hrs drive from Sydney Harbour Bridge to Albion Park Rail early on Saturday morning.

Contact Phil Johnston (02) 9513.9532 or ScribePJ@bigpond.com if you would like to be added to the "Berry KOM Challenge estimated attendance schedule" in The Bullsheet.  If at the 11^th hour you have to bail-out, no worries, ‘cause there is always next November.

*      Previously known as Tour de Bong Bong as the format enables cyclist to attend annual Bong Bong Picnic Races on the Wednesday afternoon after climbing Woodhill Mountain.