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Sunday 21 Oct '07 annual 50km Portfolio Partners, Sydney Spring Cycle ride from North Sydney at 7am over a "traffic-free" Sydney Harbour Bridge to Sydney Olympic Park. Muggs return home cycling 45 mins along Parramatta river to Parramatta station (free State Rail transport to/from the ride) increasing the total route to 75km - not including any clicks you clock-up cycling to the Nth Sydney "Start". Entry fee for members of Bicycle NSW is $30.

Adam, Anne-Marie, Pete Williams aka Pelvis, Marty aka Architect and Samurai are volunteering as Mobile Ground Crew this Sunday.

Join a cycle bus (departing from Hornsby at 6:05am) on the Pacific H'way passing Turramurra station at 6:12am, Gordon 6:20am, Lindfield 6:25am, Chatswood 6:33am, St Leonards 6:45am arriving at the official Start in St Leonards Park, North Sydney (adjacent to North Sydney Oval) at 6:50am for 7am rollout to beat the masses.

Or catch train to St Leonards station for FREE and cycle to the Start.

Route: Cross a traffic-free Harbour Bridge and pedal into Sydney's historic old town quarter at The Rocks, heading down to Darling Harbour before arriving at the 1st Sag Stop at Pyrmont Point Park affronting Sydney Harbour.

Cross historic Old Glebe Island Bridge. Pedal along James Craig Road past the heritage fleet and super yachts in Rozelle Bay. Veer westward along Lilyfield Road and onto cycle paths along Hawthorne Canal through the backstreets of Haberfield amidst Sydney's old world charm in the traditional federation architecture. Riding along Timbrell Drive soak up the beauty of the Bay and Iron Cove. Take a 2nd Sag Stop at Five Dock Park then meander through the leafy backstreets of Five Dock and Concord. Brays Bay Reserve is 3rd Sag Stop.

Cross Ryde Bridge, over Parramatta River on to Meadowbank, along John Whitton Bridge with cycleway, on through Rhodes Waterside. Enter Bicentennial Park riding predominantly on cycle paths through Wentworth Common finishing on Olympic Boulevard. Cycle past the Olympic cauldron on LHS and past Telstra Stadium on RHS.

Enter this ride for $30 via BNSW's website Promote the event yourself by printing out the event poster and pinning it up at work.