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Muggaccinos.com The Bullsheet 14th annual Berry ride invitation 'to all and sundry' - 5 days NB: Bank Teller's Checklist for Berry Click on pointer on map to display 7 day weather forecast for nearby Nowra Angus' anthem of Phil 14 th annual cycle climbing from Berry Showground - Wed. 15th Nov '17 to mid-arvo Sunday 19th Nov '17 - 5 listed climb days, with optional "flat rides to the coast" This year's Indicative Attendance Schedule lists cyclists who attended last Nov. The names in GREEN BACKGROUND have confirmed attendance this Nov., subject to fine weather and no 11th hour catastrophe.Muggaccinos cyclists invite you to 14th annual King of the Mountain Challenge with nearly everyone again camping at the verdant, bucolic Berry Showground which adjoins the 20 yards Berry Swimming Pool. Our camp ground is 250m from Berry train station. Trains take 3 hours from Central Railway to Berry station and cost $6.70 single fare. Camping fees at the Berry Showground are $12 per head p/n for an Unpowered Site and $14 per p/n for a Powered Site if you have a mobile home/caravan. Hence, no bookings req'd. It doesn't cost you anything if you have to bail-out at the 11th hour. All campers will pay the Caretakers, Phil Monaghan or Julia, their camping fees within 4 hours of arriving. If you are unsure of how many nights you intend to camp, then pay up until your earliest departure date, and pay later for any extra days if you stay longer. Make sure you don't drive back to Sydney not having paid for all you days, 'cause the camp ground caretaker has access to Indicative Attendance Schedule which I will update over the 5 ride days.
* East quiet countryside to Seven Mile Beach's National Park, picnic area and surf and return - 16km * picturesque Gerroa Beach - a few flat kms away. * rustic Gerringong and Shoalhaven Heads. Some previous KOM Challenge Rides with longer. tougher climbs Directions to Berry and camping at Berry Showground Pics taken at previous annual Berry KOM Challenges Pacific Pete's movie of Fri 17-18th Nov 2006 Berry "King of the Mountain" Challenge produced by Peter Tyson Pete's pics of 2009 KOM Challenge Bank Teller's pics of Berry 2009 2010 7th Berry KOM Challenge pics 2011 8th Berry KOM Challenge pics 2013 10th Berry KOM rides, pleasantries, cemetery and 'potholes' pics Download below poster for Berry KOM Challenge and invite your bike shop to display it, because more good road cycling "product", such as this annual 9 day assault on all the marvelous mountains in the Southern Highlands and Kiama, will induce more people to road cycling the best concentration of serious climbs in NSW:
Risk Warning: King of the Mountain Challenge is targeted at road cyclists who have climbed lots of hills. The ride schedule between Sat. to Sunday week entails climbing and descending 11 marvellous KOM Climbs. Take the descents slowly, even if the cyclist ahead is ripping down the mountain. One badly taken corner in concert with a motorist coming up the other way, could result in a bad accident...............for you, where they may need paint scrappers and blotters to get you back up. The challenge is in the climb, not the descent. Cinque Montagnes rap-up - 94km - 11 cyclists (Bazza turned up later)
Above three pics from a smoky Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston
Above three pics at a 'hazy/dusty' Berowra Waters ferry
Two erstwhile Muggs, Grant aka BeanCounter and Martin aka Architect, at Berowra Sag Stop
Above three pics at the Berowra Sag Stop after scaling from the ferry, with Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller centre stage above
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