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Sunday, 28 Dec '08, Somersby "Bellbirds" Peats Ridge anti-clockwise - Pack a few lollies for our 15 min Mt White Nosh Stop 'cause the joint is a "ghost town" during a re-build:
*     By 6:40am from Hornsby  125km - ETR Hornsby 1:40pm
*     By 6:55am from Berowra 103km to arrive contemporaneously at Mt White with "Hornsby starters"- ETR Berowra 1:15pm

Or turnaround at Mt White - 71km round trip from Hornsby - ETR 11am

• All cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop at Mt White at 8:10am.  If you are slow, start early.  If ya fast, start by above times.

• If driving to Berowra, take 2nd off-road from Freeway, and turn R into Old Pacific H'way to nearby Berowra

• Ride Organiser;:   Phil Johnston  9498.3684 hm

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

• Ride in single file on single lane roads which have an unbroken centre line, 'cause a RedNeck might clip ya!

Nosh Stops: 1st    Mt White Village Store                   from  8:10am          30 15 min  2nd  Somersby General Store                 from  9:55am          30 min 3rd   Pie in the Sky                               from  12:45pm          20 min Sag Stops: 1st    Roundabout to Kariong                from    9:25am          5 min 2nd   MidCoast Petroleum                     from   10:55am        10 min 3rd    Mt White Village Store                 from   11:50am        10 min King of the Mountain climbs: 1st     Cherro Point Rd sign to 20m past 2nd Mt White sign                                          7.55km 2nd   300m past Mooney Mooney Bridge to KOM                                                         3.65km 3rd    Brooklyn Rd aluminium light poll to 10m before entrance to Pie in the Sky        3.85km

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Bikie Hangout - 35.5km - 87 min

Park in Jersey St Hornsby street-side car-park 80m Nth of Railway Hotel - N/W side of Hornsby station. 

Rollout between 6:35am and 6:45am depending on your speed, -

• N up Jersey St  for 200m,

• L for 30m to traffic lights;

• R onto Old Pacific Highway for 35.2km, where the Berowra contingent will commence ahead of the marauding/encroaching Peloton opposite Berowra station from 6:55am, for 1st Nosh Stop (3015 min) at Mt White Road Warriors' Cafe from 8:10am. 

2nd Leg: Mt White to Somersby General Store - 24.5km (60km) - 70 min

8:25am -

• Nth up Old Pacific H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange

• R twds Gosford along the "Scenic Route" for 4.3km to Mooney Mooney Creek

• Ahead uphill for 6.5km to "Wisemans Ferry / Gosford Roundabout" for Sag Stop (5 min) off-the-road

• L into Wisemans Ferry Rd for 7.5km to Somersby General Store (4372.1269ph) for a 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) - good burgers from 9:35am.

3rd Leg: Somersby General Store to Peats Ridge - 9.5km (70km) - 25 min

By 10:05am -

• L along Wisemans Ferry Rd for 200m

• L down "on-ramp" along Peats Ridge Rd for 9.3km to MidCoast Petroleum for Sag Stop [5 min] from 10:30am.

4th Leg: Peats Ridge to Mt White - 20.6km (90km) - 50 min

10:35am -

• Sth down Peats Ridge Rd for 14.5km to Calga Interchange

• L (at "Scenic Road" sign to Brooklyn) and continue 6.1km returning to Mt White Village Store for Sag Stop [10 min] from 11:25am.

5th Leg: Mt White to Pie in the Sky - 16.1km (106km) - 41 min

11:35pm descend Old Pacific H'way, cross Brooklyn Bridge over Hawkesbury River, pass Brooklyn Rd [103km] and ascend 3.9km for 3rd Nosh Stop at Pie in the Sky [25 min] from 12:15pm.

6th Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby - 19.3km (125.5km) - 60 min

12:40pm Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

• pass Berowra [115km] around 1:45pm, and

• return to Hornsby, taking R fork at Asquith, continuing along Old Pacific H'way [125.5km] at 1:40pm.

Bank Teller's wrap-up of Boxing Day Quatre Montagnes - 12 cyclists - 86km

Three of the lads copped some flack for not having shaved.  C if U can pick 'em.
L 2 R   Trevor aka Tornado, Greg aka ArchitectToo, Jean aka ChiliDog, Bank Teller, Tyro Justine, Matt aka Printer, Paul aka Pilot and Jack Nicholson aka The Shining

Above 'n below pics from Andy's Cafe après 33km from Nth Turra'

Adam joined us at the apex of the familiar Berowra Ferry climb where in Winter we assemble at Berowra Park and during Summer under the shopping centre awning which has changed hands about 5 times in the last dozen years

Various angles of the same bods at PitS where all bar Kerry aka Miner, Grant aka BeanCounter  and Princess Caroline copped-out on the PitS KOM climb

Trev and Grant aka BeanCounter back at Nth Turra where Grant still had to ride back to his Pennant Hills 'digs'

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.

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"

Scribe 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 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