Muggaccinos Pedlars Sunday Cyclists – The Bullsheet

Sunday, 12 May - Tour de Windsor:

i)             Turramurra @ 8am via M2 - 99km - ETR 2:15pm; or

ii)           Dural @ 8:30am via Pitt Town Rd - 66km - ETR 12:15pm

 

Ø     Ride contacts:

  •   Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm.

  •   Brian Willis  9807.6439 hm

Ø     Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø    Try and spend 10 mins studying your UBD/Gregory's to  familiarize the below directions

Snapshot:
Both start groups meet-up at 1st Nosh Stop in Macquarie St Windsor from 10:10am.   By 11am, both groups return Pitt Town, Scheyville, Maraylya, Glenorie; thence either -
 *    to Dural (66km) - ETR 12:15pm; or 
*    L to Galston, Hornsby, Turra' (99km) - ETR 2:15pm.

a)       Two alternate 1st Legs to Windsor
i)        1st Leg: from Turramurra station to Windsor – 48.5km:
 Rollout at 8am up Rohini St to Pac H'way and descend Kissing Point Rd. to Browns Waterhole, M2 to Riverstone, Mulgrave, Windsor [47.5km] where we meet cyclists that started from Dural for our initial Nosh Stop (40 min) from 10:10am at Kate's Place Café in historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor.

Detailed instructions of Turra' to Windsor:
Cycle 60m up Rohini St to the H'way and R at lights.  50m later L at lights into Kissing Point Rd and commence step descent shortly crossing Comenarra Parkway at lights and proceed to end  of Kissing Point Rd.  Take R fork onto cycleway path to Browns Water Hole (caution steep decent with sharp turns, causeway may flood) followed by a short steep climb to M2.  We pass through a narrow 20m tunnel and Sag Stop (3 mins) before joining M2 on south side.
Passing 2 on and 2 off roads, we cycle 15kms to where Old Windsor Rd meets Abbott Rd and continue straight along Abbott Road.  R into Johnson Avenue at lights for Sag Stop (5 mins).  1.1km later L into Vardys Rd. at the roundabout, crossing Sunnyholt Rd at the lights and cycle past industrial areas to Marayong Station. 
Cycle under the railway bridge and L at the roundabout shortly followed by a second L to climb onto Railway Road bridge, effectively heading N beside the railway line until Quakers Hill station where, after we reach the Give Way sign, L, then a R and R again, to take you onto the bridge over the railway line onto Quakers Hill Parkway.  A few hundred metres on, L onto Hambledon Rd.  Soon L  again onto Walker Street (through housing estate) at "T" junction L onto Burdekin Rd and follow this around - it becomes Railway Terrace.  Follow railway line to Schofields and continue to Riverstone along Railway Tce. 
At Riverstone station do a quick R and L and follow the railway line on your LHS.  Riverstone Parade will take us to Vineyard Station.  (Clear land on the left used to be Riverstone abattoirs.)   At Vineyard station road veers to the R.  Take Wallace Rd - the first street immediately to your L. 
Follow the railway along and Wallace Rd will end at a "T" intersection.  Cycle over a level railway crossing on your L, and take Railway Rd first on your R and remain on it until Mulgrave Station where we R onto Mulgrave Rd and follow until you reach Windsor Rd.  Turn L onto Windsor Rd, and follow it 3km to Windsor.

 

ii)    1st Leg: from “Hills Tourist Info Centre” car-park (656B Old Northern Rd Dural – UBD 131 - on LHS just after "Porter Scenic Lookout" and before Dural Country Club) to Windsor 35km:
Rollout by 8:40am and,

  • L cycling north up Old Northern Rd for 1.2km,

  • L into Wyoming Rd for 700m,

  • L into Langford Rd/Davey Rd for 1.6km, 

  • L into Derriwong Rd for 500m, 

  • R into Wirrabara Rd. for 600m, 

  • R into Pellit Lane which soon veers L for 180m,

  • R into Kenthurst Rd for 4½km,

  • L into Pitt Town Rd for 13.9km, 

  • Ahead into Neich Rd for 700m, 

  • L into Scheyville Rd for 4½km, 

  • L into Stock Route Rd for 2km, 

  • R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km, 

  • L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

  • R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m,

  • L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m, 

  • R into Windsor Rd for 1.6km to Windsor,

where we meet the Turra’ contingent at 10:10am for our 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Kate's Place Café in historic Thompson Square off George St. Windsor.

b)      2nd Leg: Return to either start point via Pitt Town, Scheyville, Maraylya, Glenorie, thence to Dural or Galston/Hornsby/Turra'

By 11am we return -

S along Windsor Rd for 1.6km, 

L into Pitt Town Rd for 700m,

R into Old Hawkesbury Rd for 400m;

L into Havelock Rd for 500m,

R into Wolseley Rd for 1.2km,

L into Stock Route Rd for 2km,

R into Scheyville Rd for 5km (don't R at Neich Rd, but 700m further),

R into Dural Rd/Cattai Ridge Rd for 12km,

R into Old Northern Rd cycling S,

 

  • The Turra’ crew after 300m turns L into Wylds Rd and R into Arcadia Rd to GreenShades Café for a 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min)[81.5km] at 12:20pm.  Thence, at 12:45pm its down/up the Gorge with a Sag Stop (5 min) at the KOM Bus Shelter 89.5km] , thence onto to Hornsby, where we short-cut along the east side of the rail line. ETR Turra’ 2:15pm [99km].[99km].

  • The Dural contingent continues S along Old Northern Rd for 4.5km with an ETR of 12:15pm at Dural Tourist Info Centre [666km].66km].

Scribe’s rap-up of Bike North's hugely successful first-up Century Challenge

BN's inaugural Century Challenge proved a winner all-round.  Four Muggs joined Bike Nth to participate in the "teams only event" - Publican, Volkswagen, Denis C aka MudGuards and Andrew C.

Muggs entered three teams:

  • Team 1:  "The Nobodys" - Yamaha, Andrew and Malvern Star

  • Team 2:  "The Somebodys" - Whippet, BigGears and Navigator

  • Team 3:  "Gentleman from Verona" - LabRat, Publican, MudGuards 'n Bank Teller

Blessed with a delightful late autumn morn' about 20 teams took-off from the Wahroonga Park start line from 7:30am at 10 min intervals.

Teller got sacked as captain of the good Gentleman from Verona after he missed the 2nd checkpoint at Galston Park, whereupon -

  • Publican et al missed getting another funny face stamped on his ride card; and

  • the Gentlemen pedaled an additional 4½km along Mid-Dural/Old Northern/Wylds Rds.

Muggs' 3rd string team "Gentlemen from Verona", namely  LabRat, aka Darren ( enjoy a Nosh Stop at Berowra Waters.

Muggs 2nd troika of "The Somebodies" - Whippet, BigGears and Navigator passed the good Gentleman from Verona at Berowra Waters.  When the ferry was shortly offshore “Arrogant Bastard” gave 'em a ‘brown eye’.  Notwithstanding the ghastly sight of Scribe's anus horribilus flashing at 'em, they hammered on cognisant that “No Play”, “Malvern Star” and Andrew were hot on their heels.

Muggs 1st triumvirate "The Nobodys" of Yamaha, Andrew and Malvern Star, loading-up on carbos at PitS.  Never seen three dudes so focused on what they were going to scoff since Guestler devoured snails in that '60s half-hour melodrama William Tell.  [No thought of posing for the pic.]

‘The Somebodies’ cocked-up when BigGears lost his rego card, but rather than head back in search of the useless bit of memorabilia they pedalled on in pursuit of glory.  Nothwithstanding an underdone “Whippet” pulling up with cramps on the final climb from Bobbin Hd, Somebodies limped-on to the last check point on Mona Vale Rd and a well-earned rest at Wahroonga Park.

Several of the crew shooten' the breeze post-ride at delightful Wahroonga Park.

A competent/committed BN working party was responsible for the successful Century Challenge, with Graeme Edwards's precise route/course logistics appreciated.  Congrats in particular to BN stalwart, Doug Stewart, for acting as ride marshall/starter and sending all participants off after a thorough briefing.

Jerseys:

  • The Publican gets the Polka Dot jersey, 'cause after the slagging he suffered at the hands of Scribe's vitriolic 'n malicious diatribe in last week's Bullsheet, Tony kicked Scribe's butt in each of the four climbs.

  • Le maillot jaune to Princess Caroline of Monaco and RockSolid, together with NumberCruncher Fran on her 'bent, for grinding out both the 103km Northern Circle and 57km Southern Circle which finished with that dreaded killer-climb up Kissing Point.

 Scribe 'n Whippet    7 May 2002