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Sunday, 9 Jul 06, 8:35am from St Ives for "Brunch at Warriewood" - return via Wakehurst Parkway - 95km - ETR 2:05pm

• Click on: Risk Warnings which warns of the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps

• Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday.

• DON'T cycle 2 abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line

• Get well off the road at Sag Stops.

• Road cycling may be dangerous with cyclists and 3rd parties getting killed or badly injured each year.  Membership of Bicycle NSW provides $20m Public Liability cover if you injure a fellow Mugg or motorist. 

1st Leg: St Ives to West Head, via Duffys Forest - 41.5km - 113 min
Depart St Ives car-park between 8:30am and 8:40am depending on your ride speed:

• E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.2km;

• L [opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a fleeting Sag Stop (3 min);

• 3km along Myoora Larool Rd until Tepko Rd which is 70m before Booralie Rd;

• L into Tepko Rd (70m short of Booralie Rd) for 400m;

• L into Booralie Rd and pedal like "shit out of Shanghai" 6.7km flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffys Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows);

• "U" turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner – slower cyclists must turn around as soon as they see lead cyclists returning to return via same route and pull up under shady tree [left of the white road line] 150m past Terrey Hills neighbourhood shopping centre [opposite Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant] for a Sag Stop (3 min) - if you are slow, feel free to continue on to West Head;

• Down McCarrs Creek Rd enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park for 3km to "V" (dual entrances to the park);

• R at the "V" anti-clockwise and descend to McCarrs Creek;

• L over bridge for 1.8km to "T" juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 2.8km on LHS);

• Ahead 12km along West Head Rd to the headland.

Pack lots of nibbles, ‘cause we take our 1st Nosh Stop (15 min) from 10:35am for a snack and a gawk at the majestic, shimmering blue peninsula - Pittwater/Lion Island stuff.

2nd Leg: West Head to Warriewood - 28.5km - 71 min
10:50am -

• Return 12km to "T" juncture with Akuna Bay,

• Ahead descending 1.8km to McCarrs Creek bridge [55km],

• L into McCarrs Creek Rd for 8.8km past Church Point, Bayview Marina and pulling up 50m before Cabbage Tree Rd (or immediately after turning,

• R into Cabbage Tree Rd for Sag Stop from 11:45am - lift bike off the road above gutter (5 min) (Bayview Golf Course will be on both L and R);

• Ahead for 1.5km leads into Samuel St and crosses Mona Vale Rd at roundabout,

• R into Warriewood Rd 200m later crossing Pittwater Rd at traffic lights and immediately climbing up Hunter St [dog-leg L, then R] which leads to views of Blue Pacific overlooking majestic Warriewood Beach [around 12pm - 69km] for 2nd Nosh Stop (35 min).

A neighbourhood, strip-front shopping centre is immediately on RHS in Narrabeen Park Pde.  Nautilus Café is about 4 shops along.  Sunrise Milk Bar, on the Cnr, makes grouse burgers.

ETR 2:05pm - 95km.

Scribe's rap-up of Sunday 2 July, 'Cinque Montagnes anti clockwise' - 95km - 13 cyclists

Three crew who "hadn't been sighted off Nobbies", re-appeared - Brenda, John aka Auckland and Martin aka Architect.

Above three pics at PitS after 35km from Nth Turra' where the descent to Bobbin Head was real chilly,
just ask TugBoat who braved it in short finger gloves.  He won't make that mistake again.

Catching the punt at Berowra Waters.

A few of the team at Andy Cafe, Nth Galston in delightful sunshine.

Muggs cyclists pride themselves on rapport and co-operation between fellow crew.  Cycling attracts a potpourri of persona. Cyclists are by no means stereotypes.  However, on a bike we are all equal.  Notwithstanding, seemingly no group can achieve complete harmony, because recalcitrant erstwhile Mugg, Giuseppe, has been at it again. 

Most of us are cognizant that Giuseppe -

(i)       struggles to comprehend that he doesn't live in Italy anymore; and

(ii)      can't paint signs on roads the way Mediterraneans proclaim their cycling enthusiasm.

Problem is that Giuseppe owns a paint factory and he's a slow learner. 

On the return from last Sunday's ride from Nth Turra', Scribe caught our Gep touching-up an old sign in Turramurra station carpark.  Gep's trademark is "lots of colour".

Scribe  2 July '06