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Easter Monday, 17 Apr, from -

*        St Ives between 6:50am and 6:55am; or
*        Hornsby between 7am and 7:10am,

to Mt White, Kariong, Woy Woy station to:

*      return via Ettalong ferry to Palm Beach and cycle to St Ives -  122km  -  ETR  1:40pm; or 

*      catch train at Woy Woy to Hornsby station                             -   72km  -  ETR  11:50am

       and cycle to St Ives                                                                -   80km  -   ETR 12pm

Or cycle back from Mt White to Hornsby                                         - 70km  -   ETR  11:20am

• Click on: Risk Warnings about cycling on public roads with motor cars

• No trackwork on Central Coast line between Woy Woy and Hornsby

• All cyclists should target arriving at 1st Nosh Stop of Mt White at 8:40am. 
  *       If you are slow, start at 6:45am from St Ives or 7am from Hornsby;  and
  *       If you are fast, start by 6:55am from St Ives or 7:10am from Hornsby.

• Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston -  9498.3684 hm

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

• Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to LHS on single lane roads

• Get off the road at Sag Stops

• Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for Public Liability cover in case another Mugg sues you for riding negligence

Nosh Stops: 1st:         Mt White Road Warriors Cafe                                 -  30 min 2nd:       Woy Woy waiting for train to Hornsby                   -   25 min              or Ettalong ferry to Palm Beach                             -   35 min Sag Stops   1st:       Wiseman's Ferry/Gosford roundabout                     -    5 min  2nd:      Kariong Shell garage                                             -   10 min King of the Mountain climbs 1st:       Cherro Rd to 2nd Mt White sign  300m before cafe      7.55km 2nd       100m past Mooney Mooney bridge to KOM                3.60km

1st Longer Leg: St Ives to Mt White Road Warriors Cafe - 42km (105 min)

Rollout St Ives car park on Mona Vale Rd (opposite Stanley St and Pattersons Patisserie) between 6:45am and 6:55am (depending on your ride speed) to arrive at Mt White Road Warriors Cafe at 8:30am for 1st Nosh stop - 30 min. 

1st Shorter Leg:  Hornsby to Mt White Road Warriors Cafe - 35km (90 min)

Rollout Hornsby car park (200m Nth of Railway Hotel in Edgar St) between 7:00am and 7:10am (depending on your ride speed) to arrive at Mt White Road Warriors Cafe at 8:30am for 1st Nosh stop - 30 min. 

Second Leg:  Mt White Road Warriors cafe to Kariong Shell garage - 19.4km (52 min)

9am -

• R  Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange; 

• R  East to Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way, to intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbirds, crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;

• climb 6.1km and take a Sag Stop (3 min) at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate - keeping well to LHS; and

• R Sth for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd, then L gradually ascending for 1.4km Old Pac H'way arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage from 9:55am for Sag Stop (10 min).

Third legs from 10:05am:

Either:    Kariong Shell garage to Ettalong ferry - 18km (42 min) to catch 11:00am ferry to Palm Beach - other ferries: 9:30am 12:30pm and 2:30pm

Or:    Kariong Shell garage to Woy Woy station - 13km (30 min) to catch Woy Woy train at 23 min (All Stops) and 58 min (Express) past the hour back to Hornsby arriving 4 mins past half hour

Fourth Leg:   Either 11:35am from Palm Beach to St Ives   -  43km -  120 min -  ETR 1:40pm                    

Fourth Leg:   Or from Hornsby station at 11:35am to St Ives  -  8km  -  11:50am

Bank Teller's rap-up of Tour de Kurrajong to climb Bowen Mountain and Bellbird Hill on Good Friday, 14 April - 5 cyclists

Brill Autumn weather encouraged 5 cyclists (Andrew aka TugBoat, Brian aka TourRider, Anthony aka Froggy, Angelo, Tyro Lawrence and Scribe) to tackle Bowen Mountain and Bellbird Hill, the later finishing with the dreaded 900m up Warks Rd.  Alas, no one brought a camera so there ain't any pics, but we had a ball "busting our balls" in the high country where the views from 400m above sea level were plentiful.  Tyro Lawrence, who hails from Inner West (Newtown) is half way thru an Agriculture/Economics Degree at Sydney Uni.  This young dude can deadset climb hills.  His Giant bike has only a double chain ring on the front and a 12 / 24 on the back, so he ain't got low gears, but golly gosh it didn't stop him flying up Bowen Mountain and Bellbird Hill -  2 of the toughest KOM Climbs at KOMpm. 

A few of the seasoned climbers today like Brian and TugBoat must have been privately "concerned' that a novice could turn-up and keep them honest on such tough climbs.  Lawrence, at 20 or thereabouts, ain't got an ounce of fat on him, and a few years of filling out to do, but he surely can climb serious lopes.  If this dude from the Inner West hangs around, he could dent a few prides, 'cause he's all bone 'n muscle and raring to go.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Tour de Macarthur - 97km  on Sunday, 9 April - 5 cyclists

KoalaBear, TugBoat, Froggy, DishPig 'n Scribe at delightful Cobbitty Cafe Patisserie at 23km on a delightful mid-Autumn day,
albeit we seemed to be hitting swirly head winds more often that tailwinds.

Above 'n below snaps taken from Simply Delicious Cafe, Argyle St Picton after 85km.

Anthony aka Froggy rolling out of Menangle Park                           Gene and Jean preparing to roll out

Scribe   7 April ' 06