2012 Ride Calendar for the Geelong Touring Cyclists

  • Visitors wishing to ride with the club are most welcome and should contact one of the people listed in the contact page of the GTC web site before riding. Note: Guest riders may do 2 rides only before paying for membership.
  • Club members intending to ride should contact the ride organizer before the ride to say that they are riding. Once you are on the ride please don't pull out without telling the ride leader.
  • Phone numbers are not provided for privacy reasons - Members please use the club address list.
  • Riders are expected to bring a spare tube, repair kit, pump, a water bottle and adequate protective clothing for the conditions.
  • RIDES LISTED IN BLACK ARE NOT GTC SANCTIONED RIDES - we are just advertising interesting rides you may like to do.
    Ride leaders please pick up the first aid kit and a blank emergency contact list
    from Greg Allerton at the Bicycle Factory prior to your ride.

Date

Ride Description

Ride Organizer
Sunday 12th Feb Combined ride led by Cycling Geelong
from Adventure Playground
Rippleside Park to start at 8am - alternatively you can join the group as they go through Ballyang Sanctuary at about 8:25am
(meet them near the Shannon Av Bridge)
Medium Ride to Barwon Heads/Ocean Grove
Click here for the route		 Helen Lyth
Tuesday 14th Feb Medium ride at 9am start - Ted Wilson Path and Church St. to Lara, Little River & You Yangs 65km Peter Jones
Thursday 16th Feb Easy ride to Torquay from Grovedale Pub at 9am Brian Kent
Sunday 19th Feb Medium ride from Sth Geelong Station at 9am Simon Watt
Tuesday 21st Feb Medium ride from Torquay at 9am
(watch this space for details of where in Torquay)
to Anglesea, Lorne and return		 Peter Lanyon
Thursday 23rd Feb Easy ride from the Grovedale Hotel at 9am
to Barwon Heads		 Peter Jones
Sunday 26th Feb Medium ride from Sth Geelong Station at 9am
Steve's ride for Dialysis		 Steve Cartin
Tuesday 28th Feb Medium ride from Fyansford Pub at 9am
To Bannockburn, Teesdale, Inverleigh		 Peter Jones
Thursday 1st March Ride to Anakie at 9am from cnr of Church St. and the Ted Wilson Path. Peter Jones
Sunday 4th March Hard ride from Sth Geelong Station at 8am

Easy Ride from Sth Geelong Station at 9am

 Greg Allerton

Steve Cartin
Tuesday 6th March Medium ride from Rippleside at 9am
Through Lara and the back roads to Werribee
return via the Princes Freeway		 Peter Jones
Thursday 8th March Easy ride from the Showgrounds (cnr Carr and Breakwater) at 9am - to Van Loons Peter Jones
Sunday 11th March Combined Ride with Cycling Geelong
9am from Sth Geelong Station
to the Blueberry Farm at Teesdale		 Pam Morrow