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Sunday, 27 March, from -

*        St Ives between 6:40am and 7am; or
*        Hornsby between 7:05am and 7:15am,

to Mt White, Kariong, Woy Woy:

*      return via Ettalong ferry to Palm Beach and cycle to St Ives                  -  122km  -  ETR  1:50pm; or 

*      catch train at Woy Woy to Hornsby station (68km) and cycle to St Ives   -    83km  -  ETR midday

• Daylight Savings ends Sat night, so turn back ya clock 1 hr which gives ya an extra hours kip and lots more sunlight when you got to get up.

• All cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop of Mt White at 8:40am. If you are slow start at 6:40am from St Ives or 7:05am from Hornsby. If ya fast, start by 7am from Turra' or 7:15am from Hornsby.

• Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston -  9498.3684 hm

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

• Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to LHS on single lane roads

• Get off the road at Sag Stops

• Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for Public Liability cover in case another Mugg sues you for riding negligence

Nosh Stops: 1st:  Mt White Road Warriors Cafe                                                   -  30 min 2nd: Woy Woy waiting for train to Hornsby                                    -   25 min or Ettalong ferry to Palm Beach                                                     -   35 min Sag Stops or Sign Posts:   1st:       Calga Interchange  Sign Post                                             2nd:      Wiseman's Ferry/Gosford roundabout                                -    5 min  3rd:       Kariong Shell garage                                                        -   10 min King of the Mountain climbs 1st:       Cherro Rd to 2nd Mt White sign  300m before cafe                 7.55km 2nd       100m past Mooney Mooney bridge to KOM                           3.60km

1st Leg: St Ives to Mt White Road Warriors Cafe - 42km (105 min)

Rollout St Ives car park on Mona Vale Rd (opposite Stanley St and Pattersons Pattiserie) between 6:40am and 7am (depending on your ride speed) to arrive at Mt White Road Warriors Cafe at 8:40am for 1st Nosh stop - 30 min. 

Second Leg:  Mt White Road Warriors cafe to Kariong Shell garage - 19.2km (52 min)

9:10am -

• R  Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange; 

• R  East to Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way, to intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbirds, crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;

• climb 6.1km and take a Sag Stop (3 min) at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate - keeping well to LHS; and

• R Sth for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd, then L gradually ascending for 1.4km Old Pac H'way arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage at 10am for Sag Stop (10 min).

Third legs from 10:10am:

Either:    Kariong Shell garage to Ettalong ferry - 18km (42 min) to catch 11:10am ferry to Palm Beach

Or:    Kariong Shell garage to Woy Woy station - 13km (31 min)

·     express at 11:02am arrive Hornsby at 11:36am; or

·     all stops at 11:27am arrive Hornsby at 12:06pm; or

·     express at 12:02pm arrive Hornsby at 12:36pm; or

·     all stops at 12:27pm arrive Hornsby at 1:06pm.

Fourth Leg:   Either from Palm Beach to St Ives   -  43km -  100 min -  ETR 1:50pm

Fourth Leg:   Or from Hornsby station to St Ives  -  8km  -  ETR midday

Scribe’s rap-up of Good Friday - Tour de Royal National Park - 86km - 10 cyclists

Tyro Aldo, Andrew aka TugBoat, Yamaha, Lynda, Scribe, Tornado, Printer, KoalaBear, Sergey aka Sputnik 'n Heineken enjoyed a wind swept ride where on a clear morn' we slogged into a head wind all the way to Otford - 56km, which included brunch at Bundeena after 25.3km.  We opted to return from Otford via Waterfall and the Princess H'way where, with a mounting tailwind, we flew home with a wet sail.

Scribe’s rap-up of Sunday 20 March 05, Tour de Central Coast - 123km - 9 starters

Arrival at Mt White evidenced Engineer, Yamaha, Tornado, LongHaul, Scribe, Printer, Heineken, Koala Bear and Publican shooting the breeze on a coolish o'cast morn'.  We saw heap plenty Coppers, 'cause there was a motza of motor bikers, some passing us way to close and way to fast.  The bikers were headed for a Motor Bike Show Day at Sydney Reptile Park (nee Old Sydney Town).  And the Bobbys were intent on ensuring they didn't speed excessively.

Our advertised Pearl Beach route got jettisoned when Yamaha and Printer wanted to visit a bike shop at Erina to suss-out a FSA 110mm BCC double front chain ring.  The rest of us didn't have anything pressing, so we opted for a longish coastal scenic route which included climbing a killer 1km Wards Hill Rd to Killcare Heights.  LongHaul sent data output from his Polar gismo:

*    Peak gradient for Ward's Hill Rd entrance is 14.9% measured over 100m starting 440m from the turnoff to the servo (not the main road). 

*    Bottom section is 14% going into the 1st corner. (almost as steep as Kissing Point Rd but well off Loombah St and Old Bathurst Rd).

*    Climb length is 958m with a vertical climb of 105m giving an average grade of 10.96%.

Post-ride outside the Corner Cafe, Nth Turra'

The Scribe     20 March  2005