Ride Calendar 2009 - Jan to Mar

Date & Bullsheet	Day & elevation map	Ride Description & Map	km & street directions	# of cyclists
26 Apr	Sun	Sutherland Leisure Centre for "Tour de Austinmer" * 7:30am longer route via Audley Weir, Gibraltar, McKell Ave, Waterfall, Princes H'way; or * 8:05am shorter route down Princes H'way, thence left into Lawrence Hargraves Drive, Coalcliff bridge, to 1st Nosh Stop Austinmer Cafe at 10:05am fronting beach Return thru RNP, via Otford Pie Shop, Audley Weir - ETR 1:45pm. Or return by leaving RNP at McKell Ave to Waterfall, Princes H'way - ETR 1:10pm	91 or 105
18 & 21 Apr	Sat to Tues	Tour de Central Tablelands for 4 days cycling, incl NSW Hill Climbing Championships 10:30am on Sat, see the sights on Sat arvo, and choice of 3 ride distances for Annual Blayney to Bathurst race on Sunday	organised ride each day
19 Apr	Sun	*Nth Turra'* *7:15am Cinque Montagnes* c/w; or Hornsby 7:40am Trois Montagnes c/w FIRST NOSH STOP AFTER 61km FROM NTH TURRA' or 39km FROM HORNSBY unless the ride participants opt for a Nosh Stop at Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston**	94 or 65
12 Apr	Easter Sun	Hornsby 7:20am 51km to Windsor via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd. Return Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge - 104km Or Sackville Ferry Rd, Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Galston Gorge - 133km Porter's Lookout Dural by 7:35am 39km to Windsor via Pitt Town Rd for "Tour de Freemans Reach, Richmond, *Lowlands,* **Cornwallis" - 36km loop Return via Cattai Ridge Rd - 112km 'in toto' Both groups meet-up at Windsor for 1st Nosh Stop from 9:20am with option to join the other groups 2nd Leg to return home**	133 or 104 105 or 112
10 Apr	Good Friday	7:40am Birriwa Reserve Mt. Annan, Narellan for anti-clockwise Tour de Macarthur	115 or 110 91 or 80
5 Apr	Sun	Hornsby 7:05am or St Ives 7:35am Duffy's Forest, Cottage Pt, Akuna Bay, "Brunch at Church Point" return Wakehurst Parkway & Forest Way *Sunrise is 6:10am - wind ya clocks back an hour on Sat night for an extra hour's zees!!!*	106 or 86 or 76	17
29 Mar	Sun	NORTHERN START OPTION: 8am Hornsby carpark or WESTERN START OPTION 8:15am Porters Scenic Lookout Dural for *Tour de Windsor via* Mid Dural Rd, Old Northern Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Halcrows Rd, Sackville Ferry, Wilberforce Rd to Windsor Return via Pitt Town Rd, Kenthurst Rd to Dural, or onto Galston, thence Hornsby	119 or 97	14
22 Mar	Sun	Hornsby by 7:45am or Cowan station by 8:15am or Mt White 9:05am for Dueling Banjos - Spencer revisited Mt White, Spencer, Yarramalong, Wyong 'Iron Horse' Or return from Mt White or Peats Ridge	128 or 111 or 71	7
15 Mar	Sun	Nth Turra' from 7:40am, Hornsby from 8:10am to Red Herring Café, Brooklyn. Return via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge RE-SCHEDULED ROUTE DUE TO TRACKWORK ON NEWCASTLE, GOSFORD RAIL LINE TO HORNSBY	99 or 73	11
15 Mar	Sun	Nth Turra' from 7:30am, Hornsby from 8:00am from Berowra 8:20am Yarramalong General Store - Wyong or Wyee Iron Horse; or return from Mt White via Berowra Waters ferry and Galston Gorge	119, 93 or 80.5 or 101
8 Mar	Sun		124 or 103 or 95
8 Mar	Sun	Turramurra station 7:20am Browns Waterhole, Vimiera Rd 7:35am, Epping Rd, M2, M7, Quakers Hill Pky, Riverstone, Windsor, Richmond (or 8:00am via M2 to train from Sevens Hills station to Windsor) - Springwood, Mitchells Pass, Emu Plains, Blacktown, M2	124 or 91	6
7 Mar	Sat	Gear Up Girl Sector G of Gear Up Girl which *Bank Teller* is the Team Leader of 7 Route Marshals which include Jean aka ChiliDog Click on: Due Diligence to ensure 7 Route Marshals are correctly deployed and no accidents occur in Sector G
7/8 Mar	Sat & Sun	Annual Loop the Lake Macquarie - w'end trip staying at Wangi Wangi Hotel	40 Sat 85 Sun
1 Mar	Sun	7:05am Hornsby carpark to St Ives carpark for 7:35am rollout via Duffy's Forest and West Head for Brekkie at Bayview Marina - Brunch at Akuna Bay	106 or 95 or 84	12
22 Feb	Sun	Nth Turramurra 7:20am or Hornsby 8am or Berowra 8:15am Brunch at Pearl Beach, Woy Woy 'Old Rattler' home	98, 86 or 73	Early mist 9
15 Feb	Sun	RIDE CANCELLED AT 6:30AM SUNDAY DUE TO RAIN Hornsby 7:20am or Berowra 7:30am or Cowan 7:40am Somersby "Bellbirds" clockwise	124 or 103 or 95	Rained out
8 Feb	Sun	Hornsby station 6:35am or St Ives by 7:05am via Duffy's Forest to Bayview Marina Kiosk 'n back	73 or 54	10
1 Feb	Sun	*Nth Turramurra from 6:50am or Hornsby from 7:15am Cinque Montagnes* (anti-clockwise) 1st Nosh Stop Andy's Cafe Arcadia after 66km from Nth Turramurra or 55km from Hornsby - skip the climb from Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky if your slow, reducing route by 8km**	94 68	19
26 Jan	Aust Day Mon	Sutherland Leisure Centre 7:45am - Tour de Royal National Park via Bundeena, Otford & Audley Weir	94	4
25 Jan	Sun	6:35am Hornsby carpark to St Ives carpark for 7am rollout via Duffy Forest and West Head for Brekkie at Bayview Marina, Brunch at Akuna Bay	115 or 95 or 84	8
20 to 27 Jan	Tues to Mon	Tour de Victorian Alps for Audax Alpine Classic, Bright Victoria	50 to 130km each day
18 Jan	Sun	7:05am Hornsby, 7:20am Porters Lookout Dural (or 8:05am Glenorie Village shops for slower cyclists) due Nth to Wisemans Ferry, West to Cliftonville, Sth to Stone House Cafe Maroota, Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd	123, 99 or 83	7
11 Jan	Sun	Hornsby 6:50am or St Ives 7:15am “Whale Beach for Brunch, Palm Beach loop, Akuna Bay cafe for lunch” Continuous 35km 1st Leg with no Sag Stops	104, 94, 85 or 76	10
4 Jan	Sun	BELOW TWO RIDE START GROUPS MEET-UP AT RICHMOND OVAL Hornsby 6:40am via Galston Gorge & Pitt Town Rd to Richmond Oval - return via Cattai Ridge; or Porters Lookout Dural 6:55am cycle to Richmond station climb Bowen Mt 'n Bellbird Hill - train to Riverstone cycle to Dural	115 110	9
1 Jan	Thurs	Annual New Year's Day from Sutherland Leisure Centre @ 7:35am - Tour de Wollongong then catch train from Nth Wollongong to Waterfall, drop down McKell Ave and back up thru RNP	89	8