A Very Bastardi Christmas to you all
This Sunday is the Christmas Show Ride. This year we asked Santa what the BG’s had asked him to bring them for Christmas. He said Beer, Burgers, Chips, Six-Pack Abs and Dura-Ace.
We can’t manage the Dura-Ace but we can manage the Beer, Burgers & Chips and to counter to the impact on those Six-Pack Abs we propose a small-ish bike ride beforehand.
So, before we all go into a month of eating and drinking far too much here is the pre-emptive calorie burn ride.
Weather looks perfect for a change. 21 degrees, light winds
Like every Christmas we set the Full Monty for this ride and then sanity prevails. We will do the Norton’s, Lenswood, Cudlee Creek loop.
NO CITY MEET. Modified start time so we won’t be rushing or stalling for time as beer doesn’t start until 11:30am.
Meet: Tower Hotel at 7:45am for a leisurely departure by no later than 8:00am
Route: Norton’s, Ashton, Basket Range, Forest Range, Lenswood, Fox Creek (downhill)
Cudlee Creek ETA 9:45 am. A quick coffee at Cudlee Creek. We should depart Cudlee Creek no later than 10:30am
Back: Then back down the Gorge, Stradbroke Rd, Glen Stuart Rd and back to the Tower.
The Monty: If anyone is feeling frisky and wants to go up the Corkscrew and complete the Full Monty go for it.
Lunch: I have booked a large table under Aldo for 12pm. We are aiming to reach the Tower for Christmas Lunch by 11:30 am so we can have a beer first. Kitchen opens at 12pm
If you are not riding, we would still like to see you all for a Christmas catch up.
