Saturday, November 5, 2011

Hume BUG Woodend - Craigieburn/Broadmeadows Ride 6/11/2011

11 Cyclists turned out for the ride today. Anita, Scott, Gavin, Graham, Mil, Babs, Iain, Kevin, Dennis, Steve, Greg. All made their way to the start point in Woodend either by train or by car. Those on the train were disappointed that they could'nt avail themselves to the first class option without occuring an additional expense, Mil however did enjoy his first coffee of the day.

After a brief photosession at Woodend Station the group set off on their journey. Taking advantage of the north wind a good pace was achieved out of Woodend. We headed down the old Calder Highway and turned off at Nursary Rd towards Macedon. Enjoying the scenery we found our way to Honour avenue and then to Mt Macedon Rd.
So far so good as we had'nt found ourselves lost. Next turn was Hamilton ave and the smell of Riddles Creek bakery was soon on everybodies mind. We arrived at 11.00am which meant our first leg of the journey took only 1 hour which was not bad for the scruffy bunch of riders. The mere fact that we had'nt gotten lost to this point was another bonus.

An early lunch for all except for Iain who had two lunches and the group was poised for the second leg of the journey. Heading out of Riddells Creek I'm sure we smelt some road kill but I could have been mistaken. We worked our way to Lancefield Rd and took advantage of the tail wind until we turned off at Konagadera Rd. Our first climb for the day was soon upon us. The sprinters broke away from the peleton in a burst of speed not seen since the penultimate leg of the TDF. The yellow jersey was in sight for one lucky son of a gun. The same son of a gun was destined to lead the group up the garden path when the breakaway became lost. Not to waste an opportunity however they did however enjoy the ambience of rural architectural dwellings.

Back on course thanks to Kevin who knew the track well and we were headed towards our second climb further along Konagadera Rd. Jocking for positions the peleton raced down the incline gathering speed for the ascent. A bit of indicistion part way up the group split into two. Eventually we decided which way to go. Unfortunately Iain dropped a bidon and had to go back down the hill to retrieve it. Hopefully he made it back up again because the group continued on towards their destination.

We made our way to Dennis's favorite roundabout in Mickelham Rd where the group split, some headed towards Mr Ridley Rd and others down Mickelham Rd. All up my computer read 89.40km at an average of 24.99kph. A special welcome to Babs who joined the group for the first time. Hopefully everybody enjoyed themselves and we hope to do this ride again. Excuse the spelling I hav'nt checked it.

Greg

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