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Ride and Club Night Programme: August - September 2008

August
Sat Aug 2 Lara to Bacchus Marsh 65km medium Frank
Sun Aug 3 Masons Falls in Kinglake NP 75km med-hard Peter
Thu Aug 7 Phil & Gail   Graham H
Fri Aug 8 Wine Lovers   Di
Sat Aug 9 Bittern to Red Hill Brewery: for tour, tasting & lunch 60km medium Judy
Sun Aug 10 Mt Donna Buang Snow Ride 60km or 120km hard Pete
Thu Aug 14 Club Auction   Glynn D
Fri Aug 15 Dinner at Sophia's Camberwell lotsa killer joules Kirsty
Sat Aug 16 Noojee Tall Timber 100km hard Kerry
Sun Aug 17 Ride to Dreams on Wheels exhibition up to 30km easy Paul
w/e 16-17 Camperdown & Port Campbell 120km medium Ed
Thu Aug 21 Lou's final part of her trip.   Harry L
Sat Aug 23 Brunswick Rag Trade 15km trivial John
Sun Aug 24 Broadford to Hurstbridge via Flowerdale & Kinglake 90km hardish Alister
Thu Aug 28 Social Night   Peter B
Sat Aug 30 See more than Seymour 135km hard Kerry
Sun Aug 31 Mt Everard track MTB 45km med-hard Phil
W/E Aug 29-31 Hotham, skiing downhill or cross country Wheeee! Di
September
Tues Sep 2 Lunch: Gopals Hare Krishna restaurant   John
Wed Sept 3 Club Lunch Melbourne Bar & Bistro 168 Elizabeth St Filling Norm
Thu Sep 4 Tee Shirt Printing   John
Sat Sep 6 Eastlink Explorer (Yarraman to Canterbury on bike paths) 45 km Easy Robyn
Sat Sep 6 Seymour to Kyneton & thereabouts 120km medium-hard Claire
Sun Sep 7 Buffet Danish Luncheon easy Kathy
Thu Sep 11 Social night and Trip Planning   Jon
Sat Sep 13 Russell Mockridge Memorial Ride 40km easy Peter
Sat Sep 13 Williamstown and the Newport Train Museum Easy 25km Norm
Sun Sep 14 Green Gully 70km medium Di
W/E 13-14 Sneak preview of the newly resurfaced Ballarat-Skipton rail trail. 140km medium Pat
Tues Sept 16 Lunch at Happy Thai Hawthorn   Kirsty
Thu Sep 18 The Corella Dare. Photos from the Silver City Bush Treadlers' ride from Broken Hill to Alice Springs   Jon and Susan
Sat Sep 20 Eastlink trail to Frankston 50km easy-medium Frank
Sun Sep 21 Asparagus Away short and refreshing Max
w/e Sept 20-21 Bendigo Double Century 200 miles (yes!) hard Peter
Thu Sep 25 TBA    
Fri Sep 26 35th anniversary dinner   Kirsty Harris
Sat Sep 27 Keith Dunstan Tribute Ride (anti-grand-final-ride) medium, 70km (?) John
Sun Sep 28 Sunshine to Kensington via Kororoit Ck and Maribyrnong R Easy/Medium - 45 km John
Sat Sep 27-Oct 5 Kangaroo Island week   Glenn
October and November
Sat Oct 4 Tarago Reservoir 55km medium Peter
Sun Oct 5 Bellarine Peninsula 120km hard Peter
Sat Nov 1 - Tue Nov4 Rutherglen Winery Ride-A-About 150 - 200 km Judy
For information on the above rides, please contact the Touring Secretary, Jon, on (03) 9523 1694, or at rides@mbtc.org.au . Please note that this e-mail address doesn't get checked every day - so don't expect an immediate response!
 
About the Ride Gradings
Easy: Relatively short distances and easy terrain, with no critical time factor. Suitable for the occasional cyclist.
Medium: Longer distances with varied terrain. Reliable gears, food, tools and wet weather clothing are advisable. Ability to maintain a reasonable speed to meet critical time factors is required.
Hard: Long distances and/or difficult terrain. Extensive experience in all aspects of cycling is mandatory. Riders must be able to maintain a good speed throughout the ride.

RIDE LEADERS: Bookings on V/Line services must be completed one week before the ride to ensure availability of a D-Van and to obtain group discounts where they apply.

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