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  Ride and Club Night Programme
October
Thu 01 Oct Windmill Dare   Graham
Sat 03 Oct Fairfield loop to Park Orchards 70km Medium Peter
Sun 04 Oct Progressive Lunch socially filling Peter
Sun 04 Oct TBA 150km Hard Claire
Thu 08 Oct Gerry and Robyn Cycle-touring New England, USA: 'Did you ever think about hiring a car?   John
Sat 10 Oct Tandems only (Fed Square to Eltham) 40km Easy Tony
Sun 11 Oct Trentham, Daylesford, Kyneton 76km Medium Rob
Wed 14 Oct Chillipadi malaysian restaurant, Melbourne Central Lunch Kirsty
Thu 15 Oct Andy Gild - Bicycles for Humanity   Peter
W/E 17-18 Oct Roaming amongst Redgums. Catch the Friday night train to Kerang then ride through the red gums of Gunbower State Forest to Echuca. Bush camping on the banks of the Murray. Subsidised 130km Easy/Medium Jon
Sat 17 Oct Fairfield & Warrandyte 80km hard Graeme
Sun 18 Oct Books to Boat House 25km Easy Peter
Sun 18 Oct Kernot to Inverloch and return 110km Hard Judy
Tue 20 Oct Club Lunch La Camera, Southgate    John
Thu 22 Oct Social night with Stephen Nurse   John
Sat 24 Oct Warragul-Mt Worth 70km Medium/Hard Kerry
Sun 25 Oct Hughes Creek. Scenic tour through the hills and valleys east of Seymour. Some gravel, mainly bitumen; delightful creekside lunch spot. Return via Avenel 65km Medium Peter
Sun 25 Oct Gippsland day tour 200km Hard Claire
Thu 29 Oct Making your own panniers with Glenn   Vera
November
W/E 31 Oct-03 Nov Lilydale-Matlock-Aberfeldy-Moe 300km Hard Dave
Thu 05 Nov Kangaroo Island   Edmund
Sat 07 Nov Ballarat Creswick Loop 50km Easy/Medium Di
Sun 08 Nov More bakeries than cycling tour 20km Easy Paul
Thu 12 Nov Trip Planning   Paul
Sun 15 Nov Reefton Spur & Marysville 110km Hard Graham
Thu 19 Nov Sean Deany, Cape2Cape    
Sat 21 Nov Claire's Mystery Tour 200km Hard Claire
Thu 26 Nov Club Auction   David
W/E 28-29 Nov Blue Duck Inn 260km Hard Claire
Sat 28 Nov Castlemaine-Malmsbury Loop 70km Medium/Hard Jim
Sun 29 Nov Melbourne Rail Trail Ride 40-50km Easy Peter
December
Sat 05 Dec Op Shops of Brunswick 12km Easy John
Sun 06 Dec Castlemaine, Maldon, Newstead, Castlemaine 50km Medium Peter
Thu 10 Dec Sean Deany, Cape2Cape    
Sat 12 Dec TBA 200km Hard Claire



For information on the above rides, please contact the Touring Secretary, Paul Schofield 9444 0249, 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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