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Sunday, 5 Feb, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise:
*     By 7:20am Hornsby 125km - ETR Hornsby 2:45pm
*     By 7:40am Berowra 103km - ETR Berowra 2:05pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 11:20am

  • Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon being in general agreement with this Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

  • All cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop at Mt White at 8:50am.  If you are slow, start early.  If ya fast, start by above times.

  • If driving to Berowra, take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn R into Old Pacific H'way to nearby Berowra

  • The hypertext at "Sun" in "Rides Calendar 2004 - Jan to Mar" adjacent to 6-Feb-05 is an Altitude Profile for this ride - we commence at Hornsby at 150m above sea level, drop to almost sea level when crossing Hawkesbury River and ascend to 300m around Peats Ridge

  • Ride Organiser;:   Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

  • Ride in single file on single lane roads which have an unbroken centre line, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!

Nosh Stops:
 1st    Mt White Village Store                    from 8:50am          (30 min) 
2nd  Somersby General Store                from 10:35am          (30 min)
3rd   Pie in the Sky                                 from 1:25pm           (20 min)
 Sag Stops:
1st    Roundabout to Kariong                from 10:05am            (5 min)
2nd   MidCoast Petroleum                     from 11:35am          (10 min)
3rd    Mt White Village Store                 from 12:35pm            (5 min)

King of the Mountain climbs:
 1st    Cherro Point Rd to 2nd Mt White sign                           7.55km
 2nd   300m past Mooney Mooney Bridge to KOM                  3.65km
 3rd    Brooklyn Rd to Pie in the Sky                                       3.85km

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Bikie Hangout - 35.5km - 87 min

Park in Jersey St Hornsby street-side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel - N/W side of Hornsby station. 

Rollout between 7:05am and 7:20am depending on your speed, -

  • N up Jersey St  for 200m,

  • L for 30m to traffic lights;

  • R onto Old Pacific Highway for 35.2km, where the Berowra contingent will commence ahead of the marauding/encroaching Peloton opposite Berowra station from 7:40am, for 1st Nosh Stop (from 8:50am for 30 min) at Mt White Road Warriors' Cafe. 

 

2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min

9:15am -

  • Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange

  • R twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to Mooney Mooney Creek

  • Ahead uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop (5 min) off-the-road

  • L into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (from 9:55am for 30 min) - good burgers.

 

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km (70km) - 25 min

By 10:55am -

 

  • L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m

  • L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to MidCoast Petroleum for Sag Stop [5 min] from 11:35am.

 

4th Leg: Peats Ridge to Mt White - 20.6km (90km) - 50 min

11:40am -

  • Sth down Peats Ridge Rd for 14.5km to Calga Interchange

  • L (at "Scenic Road" sign to Brooklyn) and continue 6.1km returning to Mt White Village Store for Sag Stop [10 min] from 12:30pm.

 

5th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km (106km) - 41 min

12:40pm descend Old Pacific H'way, cross Brooklyn Bridge over Hawkesbury River, pass Brooklyn Rd [103km] and ascend 3.9km for 3rd Nosh Stop at Pie in the Sky [25 min] from 1:10pm.

 

6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 60 min

1:35pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

  • pass Berowra [115km] around 2:15pm, and

  • return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km] at 2:45pm.

 

 

 

Bank Teller's rap-up of Sunday 29 Jan Tour de Windsor - 131km  - 11 starters

 

 

 

 

Tornado, Andrew aka TugBoat, Anthony, Angelo, Brian aka Wayfarer 'n Scribe rolled out of Nth Turra' at 7:15am on a crisp and not-to-hot morn' which remained temperate.  DishPig, Samurai, Amanda, Heineken, 'n Kath started from Hornsby

Muggs again rec'd exemplary table service from the Bridge Cafe, Windsor where proprietor, Linda, recently celebrated her first anniversary.

RHS is one of Linda's harem who brought out Scribe's banana cake which didn't touch the sides after 66km.

The team at Andy's (nee Grumpy's) Nth Galston

Scribe caught a reddish Wallaby in Bobbin Head

Scribe    29 Jan 2006