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Public Holiday Monday 6 Oct '08 - Hornsby station Jersey St carpark  7:15am for Longer 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes via 13km out/back Peats Ridge loop to Road Warriors' Cafe - 48km, Mt White.   Sunrise is 6:27am being first day of Daylight Saving - Pete aka CampyAficinado,  Pete's Audax mate Paul,  MediaMan,  Martin aka Architect  and  Bank Teller are conformed starters at 7:15am - contingent on good weather
Or 7:30am for Shorter 1st Leg Quatre Montagnes directly to Road Warriors' Cafe - 35.5km - KayakMan and ChiliDog are cycling from their homes and will start at 7:30am, with PacificPete - contingent on good weather.  Publican has declined an invitation because of the magpie at Berowra.  Bank Teller loves the magpies chasing him and is going to try and take a digital movie of an attack
 If riding the 1st Longer Leg, turn back on Calga loop upon spotting the faster cyclists returning from Calga
Return directly to Hornsby ETR 11:45am  OR  via Berowra Waters, Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston & Galston Gorge - 103km - ETR 12:45pm

  • Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston 9114.6689 hm or 0434 715.861, will start from Hornsby carpark at 7:15am and skip the 13km out/back Calga loop
     

  • Hardcopy these directions and bring on this ride

  • 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"

  • Never cycle two abreast on a single lane road with an unbroken centre line, 'cause RTA deems those sections provide inadequate visibility for a motorist to overtake an vehicle ahead. 

  • 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

    Nosh Stops:
    1st           Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White     from 9:05am         (25 min)
    2nd          Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston             from 11:40am       (25 min)
    King of the Mountain climbs:
    1st               Cherro Point Rd to 15m past Mt White sign               7.55km
    2nd          Berowra Waters to Berrilee                                      3.50km
    3rd          Galston Bridge to Hornsby Heights Bus Stop             3.2km

1st Longer Leg:  7:15am Hornsby station Jersey St carpark N/W side of station via 12.5km out/back Calga loop to Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White - 48km -  115 min

1st Shorter Leg:  7:30am Hornsby station Jersey St carpark due Nth to Road Warriors' Cafe, Mt White - 35.5km -  95 min

1st Nosh Stop (25 min) from 9:05am.

2nd Leg:  Mt White to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston  -  40.3km - 120 mins

9:30am:

South down Old Pacific H'way for 24km to Berowra

R into Berowra Waters Rd for 6km to Berowra Waters ferry and 1st Sag Stop (10 min) waiting for Ferry

Ahead scaling to 3.5km to Koppers Log KOM at Berrilee

Ahead along for 6.8km to Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 11:30pm.

3rd Leg:  Andy's Cafe, Nth Galston to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter - 11.1km - 25 mins

12:05am:
Sth 4km along Galston Rd to Galston Roundabout
Left East 4.6km dropping to Gorge Gorge timber bridge
Ahead climbing 3.3km to Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) arriving 12:30pm.

4th Leg:  Hornsby Heights Bus Shelter to Hornsby station carpark - 4km - 10 min

12:35pm:
Left East 2.9km to Hookham's Cnr.

Right into Pacific Highway for 1.1km to Hornsby station carpark - ETR 12:45pm.

 

Rap-up of Tour de Whale Beach, returning via Palm Beach and The Serpentine Lookout  -  93km from Hornsby  -  7 cyclists

Golly Gosh today was a heck of a hot one, entirely at odds with the Sunday morns we were coping even as few as four weeks ago when that bloody cold Winter refused to go-away.

 

 

Above 'n below pics from Whale Beach Cafe after 43km from Hornsby.  David aka TreeHugger (centre of above pic), who is fond of his helmet, clocked-up 160km in preparation of the Around The Bays In A Day in Melb. in a fortnight when TreeHugger will again saddle up with 50+ Macquarie Bank colleagues on Sunday 19 Oct

 

 

 

Scribe    27 Sept '08