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The Bullsheet
Sunday,
10 July,
8:25
from
Cowan for "Ride into Deliverance
Country - Spencer
Re-visited - catching Iron Horse from Wyong"
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126km - ETR
Cowan
4:37pm
Shorten to 102km by driving
expressway to Mt White (take Mt White off-road) by 9:20am and cycling back to Mt. White
from Spencer - ETR 3:30pm
Or start from Hornsby at
8:00am and cycle back from:
*
Mt White
- 71km - ETR 12:45pm;
or
* Peats Ridge - 112km - ETR
1:30pm; or
* Spencer
- 172km -
ETR
5:15pm
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No trackwork on Wyong
to Hornsby line
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Train departs Hornsby at 7:20am arriving
Cowan at 7:33am - you'd have to catch-up a few mins on the leg to Mt. White.
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Access
126km
at "Ride
Calendar 2005
- July
to Sept"
for detailed Ride Description and hardcopy and bring on Sunday
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Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston
- 9498.3684 hm
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Bring ya plastic
talk box, if ya got one
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Hardcopy
these directions and bring on Sunday
Cycle
two abreast at own risk. Keep well to LHS
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Get
off the road at Sag Stops
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Maintain
your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover, in case
you cause a nasty accident and a seriously injured
cyclist, or 3rd party, wants to sue your arse to empty your pockets
Snapshot:
Park at Cowan station to rollout
between 8:20am and 8:30am
depending on your speed. Nosh Stops at Mt White, Spencer and Yarramalong to catch
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* Express train home from Wyong
4:38pm
arrive Hornsby 5:37pm; or
* All Stops 3:40pm alighting
Cowan 4:37pm, Hornsby 4:54pm.
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1st
Leg: Cowan to Mt White - 20km - 50 min
Park
adjacent Cowan station. Rollout
between 8:20am and 8:30am cycling Nth
up Old Pacific H'way passing Pie in the Sky, crossing the
Old Hawkesbury
River bridge arriving
Mt White "Road Warriors Cafe" from
9:15am for 1st Sag Stop
(10 min).
2nd
Leg: Mt White to Peats Ridge - 21km - 57 min
Depart
Bikie Hangout
by 9:25am -
-
Nth
along Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km;
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L into Peats Ridge Rd for 15km
continuous, gradual
climb for Nosh Stop
(25 min) at Midcoast Petroleum,
Peats Ridge from 10:20am.
3rd
Leg: Peats Ridge to Spencer - 26km -
66 min
Re-mount
10:45am
-
L 200m Nth
into George Downs Drive thence
NNW for
3½km to Central Mangrove;
-
L
SW
into
Wisemans Ferry Rd at Central Mangrove. Descend thru Mangrove Mountain, Lower Mangrove following the
river 26km to Spencer for 2nd Nosh Stop
after 67km (40min) from 1:40pm.
4th
Leg: Spencer to Yarramalong Manor - 40km -
125 min
Re-mount
12:20pm
-
retrace
22km up Wiseman's Ferry Rd
L into
George Downs
Drive for 4.5km;
R
into Springs Rd
for a Sign
Post (3 min),
thence 2.5km East twds Bumble Hill, it becomes Greta Rd
for 2km up Bumble Hill, then 3.4km descend
Bumble Hill cautiously;
R
for 60m to 3rd Nosh Stop
(30 min)
for brunch from 2:15pm
at General Store before Yarramalong
Manor.
5th Leg: Yarramalong to Wyong station - 18.8km - 55 min
By
2:40pm
commence 18.8km flat/fast hit-out E
along
Yarramalong Rd
into Wyong, arriving by
3:30pm to
catch ($8
fare):
2:37pm Express 59 min
direct to
Hornsby 3:36pm; or
-
2:40pm
All-stops 57 min to Cowan
3:37pm; or
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3:38pm Express 59 min
direct to
Hornsby 4:37pm; or
3:55pm
All-stops 57 min to Cowan
4:52pm.
Bank Teller's
rap-up of Tour de Woy Woy, Sunday 3 July - 84km - 9
crew
Unsure what happened to Tornado 'cause we didn't see him after
he rolled out of Hornsby 'n Whippet headed on early at Mt White.
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Arno aka Heineken and Martin aka Architect deep in
conversation, at Mt White on a day where there were lots of motor bikes.
Perhaps they were discussing results in the TdeF Prologue which Arno had
stayed up to 3am watching,
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Bank Teller,
Architect David aka
Maverick and Barry aka
Firey (pic snapped by
Pacific)
at Woy Woy station
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Upon arriving at Woy Woy on a balmy mid Winter's day, Pacific
Pete 'n Scribe grabbed a bite of lunch at
Acropolis Yeeros
where Reg Regan was sussing out the local talent.
Scribe
3 July '05
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