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Sunday, 4 Jan '09

i)        EASIER RIDE - Tour de Richmond out along Pitt Town Rd and returning via Cattai Ridge Rd from Hornsby station rollout 6:40am via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd for 58km 1st Leg arriving Richmond Oval at 9:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) and return to Hornsby via Cattai Ridge Rd and Berowra Waters ferry - 115km - ETR 12:55pm - Jean aka DishPig 0419 996.074 plans to ride from Rozelle to arrive at Hornsby by 6:40am, BakerBoy alights a train at 6:34am from Woy Woy, Richard aka Sloth is alighting a different train at 6:34am from the North Shore.  Martin aka Architect is 90% certain of being there; OR

ii)       TOUGHER RIDE - Tour de Richmond, Bellbird Hill, Bowen Mountain, 'n Kurrajong with 2 of the toughest climbs in the NW of Greater Sydney from Porters Lookout, Dural rollout by 6:55am via Pitt Town Rd to arriving Richmond Oval at 9:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).  Then climb Bowen Mountain and Bellbird Hill back to Richmond station for train to Riverstone station, cycle back to Porters Lookout, Dural along Annangrove Rd - 110km - ETR 2:55pm  Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston aka Scribe  9114.6689 hm 0434 715.861  Andrew aka TugBoat are starting from Porters Lookout, Dural

• 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"

• Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party - join Bicycle NSW or Bike Vic for Public Liability insurance, or extend your household cover to provide you PL beyond your front fence, so that all Muggs are better protected

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

• Always ride single file on single lane roads which have an unbroken centre line

• No track work this w'end on Western Line to Richmond

• Expend a few mins studying the anti-clockwise route in map at Tour de Richmond, Bellbird Hill, Bowen Mountain, 'n Kurrajong to familiarize with the below 2nd 'n 3rd Legs

i)      From Hornsby station to Richmond Oval - 58km - 150 min
6:40am rollout from Hornsby car-park N/W of station [80m N of Railway Hotel in Jersey St]:

Arrive Richmond Oval 9:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) to 9:40am  -  good cheap food at Richmond Milk Bar opposite Oval.  then return to Hornsby via Cattai Ridge Rd and Berowra Waters ferry - 115km - ETR 12:55pm.

ii)      From "Porters Scenic Lookout, Dural" (330m Sth of Dural Country Club) to Richmond Oval - 46km:
Rollout 6:55am -

L	Old Northern Rd	2.5		Wyoming Rd	6
R	Wyoming Rd	0.7		Langford/Davey Rd	2
L	Langford/Davey Rd	1.6		Derriwong Rd	4.5
L	Derriwong Rd	0.5		Wirrabarra Rd	1.7
R	Wirrabarra Rd	0.6		Pellit Lane	1.7
R	Pellit Lane	0.2		Kenthurst Rd	1
	2nd Sag Stop			50m short of Kenthurst Rd	3
R	Kenthurst Rd	4.5		Pitt Town Rd	12
L	Pitt Town Rd	12.9		Neich Rd	33
A	Neich Rd	0.85		Scheyville Rd	2.1
L	Scheyville Rd	4.8		Old Stock Route Rd	10.5
L	Old Stock Route Rd	1.9		Wolseley Rd	4.5
R	Wolseley Rd	1.2		Havelock St	3
L	Havelock St	0.4		Old Hawkesbury Rd	1
R	Old Hawkesbury Rd	0.4		Pitt Town Rd	1
L	Pitt Town Rd	0.5		Windsor Rd	1.4
R	Windsor Rd	1.5		Macquarie St	4.5
L	Macquarie St	1.2		Windsor Rd / Richmond Rd.	0.75
R	Richmond Rd./Windsor St	6.0		Market St	15
	Market St	0.2		Richmond Oval	0.6

Arrive Richmond Oval 9:10am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) to 9:40am  -  good cheap food at Richmond Milk Bar opposite Oval.

Two alternate 2nd Legs:

i)  Richmond to Windsor, Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge, Hornsby - 57km - ETR 2:35pm

ii) Richmond, Bowen Mountain, Kurrajong Village -  20km

9:40am depart Richmond station pedal -

2.5km NWW along March St/Kurrajong Rd twds Nth Richmond, passing St Peter's Church and cemetery and Pugh's Lagoon over North Richmond Bridge crossing Upper Hawkesbury River.  
Ahead 700m through North Richmond shops on Bells Line of Road.

Left W at the first set of traffic lights into Grose Vale Rd for for 2.5km to Grose River Rd on LHS.  

Ahead 2km W along Gross Vale Rd to Bells Rd on RHS.

Ahead 3.5km W to Bowen Mountain Rd on LHS.

The Start of the 2.95km KOM Climb is the Left into Bowen Mountain Rd crossing Carters/Westerby Rd, thence Gunbower Rd/Serpentine Lane, then passing Grandview Lane on LHS.

Right up Wattle St for 250m (Do not veer R into Bowen Mountain Rd) to Bellbird Cres.

Continue Right into Bellbird Cres for 250m

Lieutenant Bowen Rd for 250m to Bowen Reserve where there is a huge Bunya Pine and amenities (toilets, seats, BBQ).

Sag Stop (10 min) amidst magnificent views all the way to the Big Smoke.  Three pics under the above 3 URLs from our last visit to Bowen Mtn were bereft of views, 'cause it was powerful murky on our reconnaissance of this beaut KOM Climb.

Retreat 2½km back down the route you climbed very slowly as road is very steep and corrugated in parts.

Left into Westerby Rd for 1km;

Ahead  2km along Gross Vale Rd/Old Bells Line of Road to Kurrajong Village shopping centre for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Sassafras Café on RHS from 11am.

3rd Leg:  Kurrajong Village to Bellbird Hill, Kurrajong Village, Richmond station -  21.8km

11:30pm Ahead 1km along Old Bells Line of Road to Bells Line of Road.

Left into Bells Line of Road for 500m to "Little Wheeny Creek" sign - 5 metres before concrete bridge which is Start of 6.15km KOM Climb - elevation 452m - ave gradient of 7.2^o with sections >10^o:

5km up Bells Line of Road;

Left into Warks Rd for 1.15km to Bellbird Hill/Kurrajong Heights KOM and Sag Stop (5 min).

Retreat 1.15km down Warks Rd;

Left into Bells Line of Road for 11km to Richmond Bridge;

Ahead for 2.5km ESE along Kurrajong Rd/March St to Richmond station to aboard the 2:46am (or 3:16pm) train from Richmond Sag Stop for 19 min ride to Riverstone station alighting 3:09pm (or 3:39pm).

4th Leg:  Richmond station to Dural via Annangrove -  22km

Bank Teller's wrap-up of Annual New Year's Day ride to Wollongong, train back to Otford then ride up thru RNP - 94km - 8 cyclists

Most of the crew at Sutherland pre-ride

Above n below pics at Austinmer après 38km.  Martin (centre screen) wasn't getting all "feelie touchie" with Eric, it is just that Martin, John and Oliver were about to climb aboard the 10:30am train from Austinmer back to Waterfall to then drop down McKell Ave and cycle up thru the park, 'cause "time was of the essence" for them, where as the rest of us didn't have a concern in the world and headed Sth to Nth Wollongong for our traditional "Pig-Out" at the "Fish Joint" at Wollongong Harbour.

Publican, Scribe and ChiliDog at Audley Weir cafe after 90km