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New Year's Day, Mon, 1 Jan '07, 7:35am from Sutherland Leisure Centre - Tour de Wollongong, thence catching Iron Horse from Nth Wollongong back to Waterfall, drop down McKell Ave to cycle up thru RNP to Sutherland - 88.5km – ETR 2:30pm
*         Ride Organiser:     Phil Johnston  9513.9532 wk
*         Hardcopy these directions and bring to ride

Snap Shot:
At sparrow fart on a Sunday morn' it is only 45 minutes drive from Chatswood [38km] to the Sutherland Leisure Centre at Waratah Park off Rawson Ave (approx 1km south of Sutherland shopping centre).  Park in middle of largish open-air carpark outside the swimming complex.  Rollout 7:35am sharp down the Princess H'way past Waterfall and left into Lawrence Hargraves Drive and right into Lawrence Hargraves Drive to Austinmer Café 1st Nosh Stop (35 min). 
Thence south to Wollongong Harbour 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).  3km to Nth Wollongong to catch train to Waterfall. Drop down McKell Ave for 3rd Nosh Stop (10 min), thence 5km to Waratah Park - ETR 2:30pm.
Nosh Stops:
 Beachside Cafe, Austinmer                                         from  9:15am           35 min
 Bouffler's Seafood, Wollongong Harbour                  from 10:35am          30 min
Audley Weir cafe                                                       from 2pm                10 mins
 Sag Stops:
100m into Lawrence Hargraves Drive off-ramp          from 8:35am             5 min

 

Directions from North Shore, either –

Ø         Homebush Bay Drive / Centenary Drive / Roberts Rd / Wiley Ave / King George's Rd / Princess H’way; or

Ø         Pacific Highway over Harbour Bridge onto Princess H’way at Broadway, remaining on Princess H’way crossing George’s River Bridge and passing thru Sylvania and Gymea. 
Then -

    (a)      continue straight into The Grand Pde (when most of the traffic turns L into Arcadia Rd.)

    (b)      250m later veer L into Old Princess H'way which 250m later, after passing President Ave on LHS, becomes Rawson Ave.

    (c)      150m later L into carpark at Waratah Park and park down the bottom on RHS in front of the Swimming Centre. 

1st Leg: Sutherland via Princess H'way to Austinmer Café -  37km - 100 min

7:35am:

Left South along Rawson Ave for 1.1km;

Ahead South down Princess H'way for 21km;

Left after 22km immediately after passing "Sambio Animal Gardens" sign up off-ramp into Lawrence Hargraves Drive for 100m for 1st Sag Stop (5 min) to ensure slower cyclists don't continue down the Princess H'way;

Ahead due E for 3.1km to Bald Hill (juncture of Lawrence Hargraves Drive and Lady Wakehurst Drive) [25km];
Right 2.7km Sth descending from Stanwell Tops descending to Stanwell Park continuing along Lawrence Hargraves Drive crossing new Bridge, passing thru Coalcliff, Clifton, Cape Horn, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, arriving from 9:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 min) at Beachside Cafe, Austinmer.

 

2nd Leg: Austinmer Cafe to LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour - 19km (agg 56km)

10am Sth past Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona Beach to Wollongong Harbour around 10:35am 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

A

Lawrence Hargraves Dr.

3.0

McCauley St

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SW

42

L

McCauley St

0.7

Surfers Pde.

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SE

43

L

Surfers Pde.

0.2

Craig St

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E

43

R

Craig St

0.1

Hamilton Rd

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S

43

L

Hamilton Rd

0.3

Cycleway

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S

44

A

Cycleway

2.2

Farrell Rd

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S

46

A

Cycleway

4.7

Murray Rd

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S

50

R

Murray Rd

0.5

Cawley St

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E

51

L

Cawley St

0.3

Cycleway

~

S

51

A

Cycleway

4.7

Wollongong Harbour

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S

56

Arrive LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour at 10:35am after 56km

 

3rd Leg: Wollongong Harbour to North Wollongong station -  1.9km (agg 57.9km)

11:05am -

  • Nth retracing up Cliff Rd for 1km;

  • L into Bourke St for 600m;

  • R into Princes H'way for 200m;

  • L into station St for 25m;

  • L into Stafford St 50m to Nth Wollongong station arriving at 11:13am to catch 11:22am train to Waterfall station for 55 min arriving Waterfall at 12:15pm.

4th Leg: Waterfall train station to Audley Weir 25.4km (agg 83km)

After 57.9km drop 4.7km down McKell Ave and cross concrete bridge.

Left into Sir Bertram Stevens Drive for 5.5km Nth to Garie Beach Rd.

Ahead for 5.5km for further fleeting 3rd Sag Stop (3 min) at intersection of Bundeena Drive. 

Continue NW another 9.8km for a 3rd Nosh Stop (10 min) from 2pm at Audley Kiosk 50m before Audley Weir - excellent coffee 'n maggot sacks.

CARE: Keep well to LHS along the final legs from Bundeena to Audley Weir.  If a cue of cars is behind you, pull over to side of road and allow 'em to pass.

5th Leg: Audley Weir to Waratah Park -  5.5km (agg 88.5km)

2:10pm cross the weir and up precipitous Farnell Ave to Princess H'way and R onto Princess H'way, shortly pass Loftus Oval on RHS.  1km after traffic lights at Rawson Ave turn R into Sutherland Leisure Centre - ETR 2:30pm.

Rap-up of Boxing Day's Cinque Montagnes clockwise - 94km - 14 cyclists

Golly Gosh t'was a tad brisk on the descent to Bobbin Head at 6:50am this morn'.

Anthony, Laurence and Angelo at Andy's after 29km

Roll call outside the Berowra Pool Shop

Anthony aka The Fox, together with TugBoat 'n Froggy represent the Three Musketeers who, from time to time, travel up from the Macarthur district.  They each have fast times registered on www.KOMpm.com Eric aka PapaBear in training for his 12th Audax 200km at Bright Vic.
this Oz long w'end

 

Another NewChum, Kerry H, who is training for the 200km Audax Alpine Classic

 

 

Scribe's pics from Spencer/Wyong - 126km - 4 - Mangrove Mtn/Yarramalong has never looked so lush 'n verdant

Distance pic above 'n close-up below snapped about 5km before Peats Ridge "United" Garage in further below pic. 

You're not seeing things, 'cause the familiar old Mobil "MidCoast Petroleum" has had a face-lift now labeled "United".

Distance pic above 'n close-up below, snapped about half way from Yarramalong and Wyong in the heart of the turf farms


 There is no end to all this cheating

Secret train rides are going on unabated with Samurai, Tyro, The Kaiser and I.T. Nerd clocking-up another 170km over the "Hornsby, Peats Ridge, Spencer, Wisemans Ferry, Old Northern Rd, Glenorie, Galston loop" yesterday in training for the Audax Alpine Classic at Bright Vic. where thus far 9 Muggs have committed - Navigator, Samurai, Jean aka DishPig, Tyro, The Kaiser and I.T. Nerd, Gracinda aka Seniorita, Kerry H, Scribe.  Last Friday week a few of them rode 190km over Huit Montagnes.  Over 4 consecutive w'ends in Nov Sputnik rode a 200km, 300km, 600km and 400km qualifiers for the 2007 PBP.  What happened to a lazy hundred drowned in caffeine?  Speaking of which, Linda has sold The Bridge Cafe at Windsor, 'cause she's in foal.  Bank Teller met the new leasehold owner yesterday, Melissa, who has worked at The Bridge under Linda.  Melissa promises more of the same.


Scribe     30 Dec '06