Muggaccinos Pedlars Sunday Cyclists - The Bullsheet

Sunday, 19 May – Quatre Montagnes (anti-clock) Brunch at Berowra Waters Café (West side)
*    8am Turramurra [82.2kms]; or
*    8:40am Hornsby [46kms]

q    Cyclists commencing at Turra' do not pass by the Hornsby start point, rather usually catch 'em approaching the Berowra Waters Punt

q      Ride Leaders:
    *     Phil Johnston   9498.3684 hm 
    *     Brian Willis      9807.6439 hm

q      Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

q      Please keep well to the LHS on Berowra Rd, Arcadia Rd, Bay Rd and Galston Rd

Both below ride start points arrive at only Nosh Stop - Berowra Waters Café around 9:30am (35 min):

Arrive Turramurra car park [N/E side of station] by 7:50am for 8am rollout in/out of Bobbin Head, arriving at Kalkari Reserve Sag Stop (3 min) after 13.3kms around 8:35am.  About 4 clicks later after passing Asquith Golf Course on LHS, we -

• R off Belmont Rd at lights onto Old Pacific H'way heading N for 7kms;

• L into Berowra Waters Rd around 9am.

Arrive at Hornsby car-park [75m N/W of Railway Hotel, Jersey St] for 8:40am roll out cycling -

• N for 600m up Jersey St;

• L for 20m;

• R at traffic lights onto Old Pacific Highway for 8.5kms;

• L into Berowra Waters Rd around 9am.

About 2kms along Berowra Waters Rd. both groups descend 3.3km to picturesque Berowra Waters for the ride on the punt [9:20am] to only Nosh Stop (35 min) at Berowra Waters Café.  

By 9:55am - 

• R for 3.7km climb to KOM at Koppers Log;

• Ahead for 6.8km along Bay Rd and Arcadia Rd thru rural Berrilee and Arcadia to Wylds Rd;

• Ahead for 3km to roundabout at Galston (outside GreenShades);

• L at roundabout for 1km along Galston Rd to "T" intersection with Crosslands Rd;

• ahead along Crosslands Rd for 2.8km to "The Toadstool";

• "U" turn and return for 2.8km to Galston Rd.

Around 10:55am, descend/climb [6.65km] from Galston Gorge and re-group at familiar Hornsby Heights' bus shelter Sag Stop (5 min) at apex of Galston Rd climb around 11:15am.

Continue 2½km to Hookhams Corner and either -
¨          R   1km to Hornsby - ETR 11:30am - 46kms - 2 hills; or

¨          L   6.8km to Bobbin Head Rd; and

            17.3km to Turra' - ETR 12:25pm - 82.2kms - 4 hills. 

Scribe’s rap-up of Sunday, 12 May,  Tour de Windsor - 99km
On schedule at 9:10am on another glorious late Autumn morn' 13 crew mustered at Historic Thompson's Square, Windsor for a well-earned Nosh Stop.  9 of us, incl NewChum Ulis, had headed out from Turra' at eight bells for the 48½km 1st Leg via M2, Riverstone/Mulgrave.  We picked up 2 other first-timers in Shorty and Julie at Pennant Hills. (Heaven forbid, talk about lousy timing 'cause Julie is a blinkin' Kiwi from Christchurch on South Island, and the night before the NSW Waratahs had been humiliated/decimated/obliterated by Canterbury Crusaders 96 - 19 and Qld's Reds had also copped a shellacking from South Island Highlanders.)  Being a Kiwi, Julie knew the results, but fortunately she didn't know us well enough "to-rub-our-noses in-it".

Today's ride was the first time we've seen ToothFairy and Julia since they both conquered "Hornsby to Surfers Paradise" in 7½ days solid, unrelenting pedaling and much more of the same.  Having cycled it over 10 ride days with 2 rest days interspersed, Scribe has bulk admiration for both resilient women for doing it in 75% of the ride time with no rest days.

Pacific Pete also made a re-appearance since his successful two-week cycle tour holiday in Vic. [Bright/Beechworth] where 21 cyclists attended.

There used to be a dude on the long running Darryl Sommers "Hey Hey its Saturday".  No not that annoying Dicky Knee.  I'm referring to Lucky Phil.  Well there was another Lucky Phil today who was rewarded for his temerity in asking a perfect stranger, a veritable "real honey" to join in the above pic.

L to R - BigGears, Publican, Navigator, ToothFairy, Whippet, Pacific Pete, Bank Teller, Kiwi, 'n Papa Bear.  No prizes for guessing which one is the KGB 'agent provocateur'.  [Check those shady eyes on the stout dude - far right.]

Approaching 11am, we vamoosed out of Windsor for our 26km 2nd Leg to Galston via Cattai Ridge Rd, and that dreaded short/sharp climb from Cattai creek.

After we bombed-out getting a table at GreenShades 'cause it was Mothers' Day, we gathered across the roundabout at the re-furbed Galston Fish Shop [81km].   
L to R - [back row] BigGears appearing relaxed, Navigator pensive, PapaBear content in the thought he'd just reported another defector, Publican seemingly shagged, 'n Kiwi either stretching her neck, mulling over somethin' or tying her mop.  
[front row] Julia, Whippet and Shorty not doing a lot, but not being fussed either way.

After nipping back along the east side of the rail-line, on schedule at 2pm the WorkHorses returned triumphant to Turra' after 98 fun-filled, delightful clicks.  True to form, Publican, who'd been glued to Whippet's back wheel the entire day, let out his customary "Thanks for organising the ride Phil!".

Scribe 'n Whippet  -  14 May 2002