Sunday Ride 27/10 – Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy
This week is the beach ride down ANZAC highway and out to Outer Harbour. Weather looks good so I expect everyone out.
Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square
Time: 7:30 am
Route: Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy. Seaview Rd, Esplanade, Military, Lady Gowrie and return
Coffee: Determined by legs but Semaphore on the return looks likely
The TDU Challenge tour is back so that may change the BG TDU week plan.
Ride for Jason
All, in memory of our friend and riding buddy Jason we are organising a Big Blue Table breakfast at the Largs Pier hotel on Sunday November the 10th after our Sunday Ride. As Jason had friends in multiple riding groups, we will be extending the invitation to everyone who knew him.
After a debate over which of the two pubs Jason loved, we had a choice of Uraidla or Largs Pier. We have decided to stick to the flats unless circumstances intervene as this will make the ride accessible to all.
I would like to book next week so if you can please let me know if you intend to come along as that would be very helpful.
The big blue table donation page is under my name at
https://bigbluetable.com.au/aldo-macolino
Sunday Ride 18/10 – This week ride is sheer bloody minded obstinance – Cudlee Creek or Bust
Last weekend the weather forecast was great for Cudlee Creek, but we got rained on Sunday Morning. The result was yet another impromptu beach ride. So, this is the Forth attempt to transition out of Winter with some gentle climbing and then some superior cake at Cudlee Creek. This time the forecast looks superb for cycling, Sunny 26 degrees and moderate winds. hence no weather call and we will start at the Tower.
Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:30am (NOTE: The daylight savings shift))
Route: Tower, Glen Stuart Rd, Morilata Rd, Stradbroke rd, Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek
Coffee and Cake: Cuddle Creek
Easy Return: Out and back
Hard Return: Corkscrew Rd – Montacute Rd
Sunday Ride 13/10 – Another attempt at Cudlee Creek
Last weekend we decided against Cudlee Creek as the radar
was showing rain in the hills so we did the hills face
This is the Third attempt to transition out of Winter with
some gentle climbing and then some superior cake at Cudlee Creek. This time the
forecast looks good hence no weather call and we will start at the
Tower.
Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:30am (NOTE: The daylight savings
shift))
Route: Tower, Glen Stuart Rd, Morilata Rd, Stadbroke rd,
Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek
Coffee and Cake: Cuddle Creek
Easy Return: Out and back
Hard Return: Corkscrew Rd – Montacute Rd
Please Note: We have been informed by various of our little
birds that Babette has now completed training the new owners and has departed
the business. We have varying opinions on the impact a change on management has
had on the quality and quantity of the cake as well as the speed of service.
The BG’s Coffee and Cake committee will need to convene to discuss the outcome
post ride.
Sunday Ride 04/10 – A Long Weekend Cudlee Creek
Yay! Daylights Savings and more importantly a long weekend is here!! I don’t know about you, but I am pooped. Remember the clocks go forward one hour on Sunday.
This is the second attempt to transition out of Winter with some gentle climbing and then some superior cake at Cudlee Creek. Yet again I really don’t know what to make of Sunday’s forecast. Hence a weather call and we will start at the Tower regardless.
Weather Call: 6:30am
Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:30am (NOTE: The daylight savings shift))
Route: Tower, Glen Stuart Rd, Morilata Rd, Stadbroke rd, Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek
Coffee and Cake: Cuddle Creek
Easy Return: Out and back
Hard Return: Corkscrew Rd – Montacute Rd
Sunday Ride – Outer Harbor via Port Rd 29/09 – Club Ride Grand Final edition
The weather forecast for Sunday is for rain overnight and then clearing in the morning. I think that means that the hills are out but we will get a flat ride in. So we will bring forward the club ride and do Port Out and Anzac back.
Weather call: 6:30am
Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square
Time: 7:30 am
Route: Outer Harbor via Port Rd. Esplanade, Military, Seaview Rd
Coffee: Semaphore
Ah the Grand Final. Who was robbed by what unpairing decision, What was Katy Perry wearing at half time……
Sunday Ride – The Ranges – Man Down
I
feel sombre posting the Sunday ride this week as we have a Man down that has
saddened everyone.
So
just the basics.
We
are now back to the normal schedule for this Sunday with the Ranges Ride.
The weather is a bit unpredictable so I will schedule an alternate flat ride
from the Tower as well.
Weather
Call 6:30 am
Meet:
7:30 am at the Tower
Route:
Tower, Nortons, Ashton, Basket Range, Forrest Range, Deviation Rd, Greenhill Rd
Coffee
at Uraidla
If
the weather makes the Hills unwise.
Route:
Tower, GreenHill Rd, Anzac Hwy, Glenelg, Semaphore
Coffee
at Semaphore
Return
via Port Rd.
I
will post the coffee location on WhatsApp on Sunday before we head off in case
any non-riders would like to join for Coffee.
Sunday Ride – Outer Harbor via Port Rd
The weather looks good for Sunday, sunny 17 degrees, it will be a little breezy from the Southeast so we will plan Port out and Anzac back and swap around depending on what the wind is doing.
The weather looks so nice in fact I am not scheduling a weather call.
Meet: In the City, Hindmarsh square
Time: 7:30 am
Route: Outer Harbor via Port Rd. Esplanade, Military, Seaview Rd
Coffee: At Glenelg
After encountering fog so thick we turned back out of the hills I made my second only attempt at the top of Kensington road last Sunday. So much for gentle hills that one hurt. That said it was a good introduction to the hills for this season. Made me think I should throw in a Lynton bike path or Sheoak Rd. To talk me out of it you need to come out on Sunday.
Sunday
Ride 08/09 – Cudlee Creek
This
is the second Sunday of Spring do its time to transition out of Winter with
some gentle climbing and then some superior cake at Cudlee Creek. Unlike the
last two weekends winds wont be Gale force but apart from that I really don’t know what to make of Sunday’s
forecast. Hence a weather call and we will start at the Tower regardless.
Weather
Call: 6:30am
Meet:
Tower Hotel at 7:30am (NOTE: The Early Start)
Route:
Tower, Glen Stuart Rd, Morilata Rd, Stadbroke rd, Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek
Coffee
and Cake: Cuddle Creek
Easy
Return: Out and back
Hard
Return: Corkscrew Rd – Montacute Rd
Karsten, yes its up but you know you its going to be
good for you.
Sunday Ride – Fathers Day Ride - Port Rd to Semaphore and Anzac Return
As this
Sunday is a Fathers day I have set a
short beach ride to make sure that everyone is back and showered in time for
lunch. The weather forecast is the usual unhelpful nonsense but there is a
possibility of high winds which I think will be more a problem than rain.
Weather
Call: 6:30 am
Meet: In
the City, Hindmarsh square
Time: 7:30
am
Route:
Outer Harbor via Port Rd.
Coffee: At Semaphore
Return chosen
via the Wind but Military Rd and Anzac Hwy by default
Last weeks
forecast was seriously wrong, and we had a great ride with the wind only coming
up on the return trip. I did break my PB of 12 years on Port Rd. I have been
flat chat so have paid no attention at all the Vuelta so you can fill me in.