•     Ride Leader: Brian Willis 9807.6439  Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston - 9498.3684

•      Hardcopy these instructions and bring on Sunday

•      Cyclists from the primary/longer departure point of Nth Turramurra do not pass the shorter Hornsby departure spot - usually meet them ascending Galston Rd just before 1st Nosh Stop at GGrump's Cafe Nth Galston.

Snapshot:

1st Leg: Nth Turra' 31km or Hornsby 16km to Grumpy's Cafe Nth Galston

Detailed Spec:

¨        Longer Ride - Cinque Montagnes [94km]
Park in Valley Park Cres carpark on LHS (700m past Burns Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra to rollout at 8:10am from outside the Corner Cafe, for down/up Bobbin Head, arriving Kalkari Reserve for our 1st Sag Stop (5 min) after 9.9km around 8:33am.  Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd. Left into Belmont Pde. [becomes Royston Rd] hugging Asquith Golf Course on LHS.  Join Pac. Highway after R into Baldwin St and cross over railway line at Asquith train station, then veer R at traffic lights continue SW and shortly R into Galston Rd and pedal twds Hornsby Heights.

¨        Shorter Ride - Trois Montagnes [65km]
Rollout Hornsby car-park [100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] 8:55am -
*   Nth up Jersey St for 500m, 
*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, 
*    R and pedal 700m Nth; and 
*    L at lights at Galston Rd and cycle twds Hornsby Heights.

Route now becomes common for both start points.  NNW thru Hornsby Heights and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to Crosslands Rd. Then left for 1.1km and Right at roundabout into Arcadia Rd for 4km to Wylds Rd and 100m further on Grumpy's Cafe for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) arriving from 9:35am. 

2nd Leg: Grumpy's Cafe to Pie in the Sky - 30km

10:05am pedal Nth along Galston Rd/Arcadia Rd which changes to Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 2^nd Sag Stop (10 min) - ride on the punt.  After another familiar climb, take a 3^rd Sag Stop (10 min) in park if sunny or under cover at Pool Shop, before re-entering the Old Pacific H'way from Berowra Waters Rd. at 11:15am and cycle N past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky before descending to U turn at Brooklyn Rd before climbing 3.85km back to Pie in the Sky at 12pm for our 2^nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby 19km or Nth Turra' shops 31km

12:30pm commence return home -

¨        enter Bobbin Head onto Nth Turra' - ETR 1:55pm; or

¨        continue onto Hornsby - ETR 1:20pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Tour de Wyong - 18 cyclists:

Pacific Pete, Koala Bear, ToothFairy Bank Teller, Kaza, Leslie, Tornado, Martin, Mick, Schooners, Printer, Yamaha, Linda, Steve, Nerida, Whippet, Heineken 'n Mark aka LongHaul.

Several of the crew cycled from Sydney the day before, incl Whippet, Yamaha, Printer, Tornado, Sputnik and Kaza.

Saturday - Bank Teller's scheduled Tour de Wyong clockwise route - 95km

Thanks to head scouts, Tornado and Pacific Pete, about 16 crew successfully navigated Bank Teller's scheduled clockwise route, albeit it proved to be 23 clicks longer, finishing on 95km. 

After a biggish Friday night in our Grand Hotel digs, we initially ventured MW twds Dooralong in pursuit of the Primary Club Cricket Ground where Bank Teller reckons he'd clean-bowled some gun-bat who'd shouldered-up 'many moons ago'.   After Tornado had reeled-in Schooners 'n Heineken who were blissfully heading NW to no-where, we headed NE along Mandalong Rd with 3 sections of dirt road (5.5km in toto) where only Tornado jagged a flat.

After a mammoth 1st leg of 61km we took lunch at Budgewoi.  Printer hoofed into a desert layered with cream which topped the calorie count, whilst his more prudent, less indulgent buddies, drooled-on.

Whippet, who'd clocked-up 150km took the short-cut back to Wyong, whilst most of us looped the southern end of Tuggeragh Lakes on the cycle path.

ToothFairy and Heineken had Squaw Chores a beckonin' back in the Big Smoke and bade us farewell.
 

 Nerida's Pics 1            Nerida's Pics 2            Nerida's  Pics 3             Nerida's Pics  4

Sunday - Tornado's "windy Tour de Entrance" - 48km

After more revelry, faced with a blustery o'cast morn', we opted for an 'into the wind' sortie to The Entrance where most of us ordered the "greasy hangover cure" of a Burger, Donah Kebab or Chips, washed-down with a Black Disprin (Coca Cola).

Scribe  - 15 Aug '04