Muggaccinos Pedalers

Broadcast Facsimile To:

(i) Brenda & Russell Baldwin 9997.4071

(ii) Steven Belfer 9232.1118

(iii) Bruce & Vicki Boker 9211.5771

(iv) Sam Giglio 9893.7302

(v) Siggy Hoffmann 9600.0836

(vi) Ian & Elfie Maguire 9955.1225

(vii) Sylvia Martello 9904.1432

(viii) Phil Johnston 9378.2728

(ix) Wolfgang Salinger 9874.0197

(x) Sara Viale 9893.7302

Wrap Up on “Tour de Wyong via Spencer”

By 8:15am, Sara, Sylvia, Brenda & Vicki, the fairer sex contingent, and Siggy, Bruce, Steve, Phil and Ian, fearless male warriors, were “on their bikes” headed for Peats Ridge. Ian scored his customary “flat” in the perhaps dangerous spot of a steep decent into Spencer.

We discovered “Thelma & Louise” in Kathy and Jan, the proprietors of the “Riverbend Cafe” at Spencer on the river, who prepared no shortage of sandwiches and fresh plunger coffee. The “cow” looked a bit suss, until one of our hostesses assured us that “we always warm the milk”. Music by Vivaldi circa gramophone. PJ got the phone # of the “Riverbend Cafe” [043-771280] as Kathy/Jan promised to prepare “skunk’s head soup and grits” for our next visit to “Deliverance”.

Alas, 1:15pm and Siggy had us back in the saddle. The climb out of Spencer couldn’t have been that bad, ‘cause we all made it. At the top, Sylvia demonstrated a skill with a knife on a bucket of oranges that would make you think twice about really upsetting her if their was a switch-blade between you and your intended egress.

Someone must have spiked Phil J’s sambo’s with ginger, ‘cause he went like “s_ _t out of Shanghai” to Yarramalong Manor, where the team “pigged out” on scones, hidden by lashings of jam & cream. It was on again over the final 22 clicks to Wyong train station, although some of the chaps stole a jump on Brenda and Sylvia by breaking at the start.

Sig won the yellow jersey, although Phil tried to “pip him on the post” [cheat] by cutting the right corner up the wrong side of the road to Wyong station. Sylvia and Brenda ripped into the bus driver at Wyong - fortunately it worked - otherwise we would have had 2 buses carrying 7 riders 30k to Gosford - think of the taxpayer’s money the brazen lasses saved! - Siggy’s forecast finishing time of 4:30 proved 10 minutes shy, however, he was near to the mark with the 132km.

Run Down on RTA Cycle Sydney and Back!!!

Enclosed is a copy of the entry form for this Sunday’s 100 kms from “The Home Of The Bear”, North Sydney Oval to Kempt Field, Hurstville and return to Bear Park. Our ride takes us along the foreshore of where a chap who has since left us, Captain Cook, first set foot on dear old Oz - Botany Bay. Re page 2 of the E/F, you can enter at a bunch of popular cycle shops, or reply facsimile to 9283.5246 noting your credit card # - $20 for Bike NSW members. Bike NSW informs that kits will be available for collection from 5am.

Sig has set a 6:40am arrival for a 6:55am start - hopefully to beat the 7am rush. Suggest you attempt to park ANAP to Cnr Miller & Carlow Sts. 100 clicks of relatively flat riding should wipe out 4 hours of your Sunday morning, which leaves us with half an hour for breakfast on the beach at Sans Souci at 8:50am [just prior to the Hurstville turn around] and an hour for brunch at “Little Bay” from around 10:50am [one third the way into the return leg around]. We should re-group at North Sydney Oval from 1pm. Sara, Sam [and hopefully also expat Grainne] will be starting the ride at 9:15am - finishing at midday and returning via the Harbour Bridge around 1pm. Wolfgang might can his house refurbishing for a while and join them!

North Sydney is Stephen Belfer’s “stamping ground”. Stephen has recommended the “Miller’s Treat” cafe [just ouside the Stanton library - 400 metres back down Millar St towards the city] for a post ride mug of you know what. It could be a good spot to catch up with an Irish lass who is rumoured to have been recently terrorising peaceful folk on the other side of the globe. Alternatively. it could also be a chance to do something else on a Sunday arvo, and defer finding out how Grainne salvaged the Irish peace process over a restaurant night some time shortly.

Further Ahead

Thurs, 3 October to Gloucester Camping Ride

Tues 8 October

Sun, 13 October Around the Bay In a Day Melb

Sun, 3 November Sydney to Gong Ride

Sat, 18 January to Great Tasmanian Bike Ride

Sat, 25 January [Devonport to New Norfolk]

Volunteer Journo Sought

Yours truly invites someone else to prepare next week’s news-sheet. You get to pick the ride and submit another possible label for the team. Simply fax to Phil J’s faxcard at 9378.2727 by midday Tuesday, 24 Sept, whilst his PC is turned on and he will broadcast to the gang.

Phil Johnston 17 Sept ‘96 h:\winword\sport\cycling\mugacino.doc