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Annual Boxing Day Ride, Wednesday, 26 Dec '07  -  +20 riders expected -  all cyclists welcome
1st Nosh Stop is Andy's Cafe, Arcadia from 7:50am where new owner, Paul, is cooking-up his renowned
Spicy Hot Cajun Chicken Bits Christmas Breakfast - free party hat and bon bon - to compete for worst pic award

¨     "Cinque Montagnes" - clockwise from Nth Turra’ by 6:15am – 94km   ETR 12:10pm

¨     “Trois Montagnes” –   clockwise from Hornsby    by 6:50am – 65km   ETR 11:30am

¨     Cyclists from the primary/longer departure point of Nth Turramurra do not pass the shorter Hornsby departure spot - usually meet after ascent of Galston Rd just before Andy's Cafe, Arcadia

• 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

• Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"

• Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for $20m Public Liability cover in case you cause a serious accident and a 3rd party sues you for riding negligence

• Ride Organiser:     Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0412 045.224

1st Leg: Nth Turra' 31km or Hornsby 16km to Andy's Cafe Nth Galston

¨        Longer Ride - Cinque Montagnes [94km]
Park in Valley Park Cres carpark on LHS (700m past Burns Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra to rollout by 6:15am from outside the Corner Cafe, for down/up Bobbin Head, arriving 1st Sag Stop (5 min) Kalkari Reserve after 9.9km.  Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd. 
Left into Belmont Pde. [becomes Royston Rd] hugging Asquith Golf Course on LHS. 
Join Pac. Highway after R into Baldwin St and cross over railway line at Asquith train station, then veer R at traffic lights continue SW and shortly R into Galston Rd and pedal twds Hornsby Heights.

¨        Shorter Ride - Trois Montagnes [65km]
Rollout 6:50am Hornsby car-park [100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St]  -
*    Nth up Jersey St for 500m, 
*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, 
*    R and pedal 700m Nth; and 
*    L at lights at Galston Rd and cycle twds Hornsby Heights.

Route now becomes common for both start points.  NNW thru Hornsby Heights and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to Crosslands Rd. Then left for 1.1km and Right at roundabout into Arcadia Rd for 4km to Wylds Rd and 100m further on Andy's Cafe for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) arriving from 7:50am. 

2nd Leg: Andy's Cafe to Pie in the Sky - 30km

8:20am pedal Nth along Galston Rd/Arcadia Rd which changes to Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 2^nd Sag Stop (10 min) - ride on the punt. 
After another familiar climb, take a 3^rd Sag Stop (10 min) under cover at Former Pool Shop, before re-entering the Old Pacific H'way from Berowra Waters Rd. at 9am and cycle N past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky before descending to 'U' turn at Brooklyn Rd before climbing 3.85km back to Pie in the Sky at 10:20am for our 2^nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby  19km or Nth Turra' shops - 31km

10:50am commence return home Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

¨        enter Bobbin Head to Nth Turra' shops - ETR 12:10pm; or

¨        continue Sth onto Hornsby - ETR 11:30am.

Scribe's rap-up of Palm Beach, Wagstaffe, McMasters Beach, Woy Woy, Mt White, Hornsby - 131km - 12 crew, albeit all bar DishPig, ToothFairy and PapaBear only cycled 80km to Woy Woy, and Samurai did a Uie at Palm Beach

PapaBear and Samurai in the foreground

Vic aka BigBusDriver, James aka SmallBusDriver 'n ToothFairy amongst the Palm Beach ducks prior to aboarding the 9am ferry to Wagstaffe

James and Vic                                                                                  Arno and Eric          

Martin aka Architect and James ordering drugs at Mina's Cafe McMasters Beach

Mary Byles Lookout Nth Killcare

John from Pearl Beach assisting Martin show off his $190 saddle                Jean, PacificPete, Ann and The Kaiser sussing out the route
Architect has an inflated opinion of his arse, or more money than cents                                                                                                                 

Pics from Annual Assault On Old Bathurst Rd - 5 cyclists - Eric aka PapaBear backed up after cycling 145km yesterday during the above Tour de Central Coast, to cycle a further 130km today, incl scaling the dreaded Old Bathurst Rd from Emu Plains to Blaxland

4 Wallys celebrating successfully scaling the dreaded Old Bathurst Rd with a max gradient of 19^o

2 tuckered folk, Harry 'n Eric, at Aroma Cafe, Springwood after 67km of Marvelous Fun

Pics from 19 Dec '07 Vimiera Rd carpark Marsfield, Eastwood, Meadowbank, Homebush Bay to Sydney Fish Markets 'n back

Pics from 21 Dec 2007 Solstice Ride

Scribe    21 Dec '07