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Annual Boxing Day Ride, Friday, 26 Dec '08  -  +20 riders expected -  all cyclists welcome
1st Nosh Stop is Andy's Cafe, Arcadia from 8am 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 6:30am – 94km   ETR 12:25pm

¨     “Trois Montagnes” –   clockwise from Hornsby    by 7:05am – 65km   ETR 11:45am

¨     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 6:30am 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 (40 min) arriving from 8am. 

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

8:40am 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 10:35am for our 2^nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

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

11:00am commence return home Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

¨        enter Bobbin Head to Nth Turra' shops - ETR 12:25pm; or

¨        continue Sth onto Hornsby - ETR 11:45am.

Scribe's rap-up of Christmas Eve, "Turra' to Seven Hills, climbing Old Bathurst Rd to Springwood, Richmond, Seven Hills - 87km - 7 cyclists

Andrew aka TugBoat clocked up 148km having cycled from his Narellan "digs" along the M5, M7, M4, to Old Ballarat Rd n back.  Angelo aka The Fox and Anthony aka Froggy and Peter from Canada Bay rode 100km.  Because they caught a train from Seven Hills to Emu Plains and a further train from Richmond to Seven Hills, Bank Teller and PapaBear only managed 87km, with Richard aka Sloth exceeded the ton by cycling back to Greenwich.

	Anthony aka Froggy,  Andrew aka TugBoat,  Angelo aka The Fox and Peter from Canada Bay - There isn't an ounce of fat on any of 'em, either cause they are under-fed by there "other-halfs", or from climbing Old Ballarat Rd, Bowen Mtn, Bellbird Hill and Saddleback Mtn too often.

Old Bathurst Rd which leads from Emu Plains at the foot of the Blue Mtns up to Springwood was again beaut to climb with some sections 17^o.  It is a real shame we only manage to get out West to climb it once a year.  But the good news is that an even tougher "climbing" ride is Bowen Mtn and Bellbird Hill on Sun 4 Jan.

Bank Teller, PapaBear and Richard aka Sloth dining at the Aroma Cafe Springwood under new management and now known as Charlie's "Aroma Cafe"

Bank Teller reckons that Charlie's Eggs Benedict was the "Bestest" Eggs Benedict he'd ever demolished, due to the scrumptious Béarnaise Sauce with Charlie's secret recipe

Richard aka Sloth paying new proprietor, Charlie, for his meal

Sloth rolling out of the Yarramundi Lookout - Christmas Eve 2008

Eric aka PapaBear similarly rolling north to Richmond

Scribe's rap-up of "Hornsby, St Ives, Church Pt, Palm Beach ferry to Wagstaffe, Woy Woy, Mt White, PitS, Hornsby" -  128km - 6 cyclists

Jean aka ChiliDog was backing up from cycling 225km the day before in an Audax training ride

Grant aka BeanCounter, Bank Teller, Paul aka Pilot and Jean aka ChiliDog
Above three pics at Palm Beach General Store after 44km from Hornsby

On the ferry to Wagstaffe

Piggy out from the top shelf at Gnostic Marna Cafe, Woy Woy after 74m

Scribe   21 Dec '08