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Sun 13th
July |
Keel
Mountain Challenge |
On
Saturday Dale and Laurie spoke of their ambition to
return to infamous Keel Mountain to see who is the
best. The hill or us with fresh legs. There was lots
of interest expressed in joining them. Therefore hence
and notwithstanding in point of fact it sounds like a
nice Sunday outing. So if you man enough, woman enough
to stand by your boast, put your hand up for the
challenge. Meanwhile, Laurie will work out a route to
warm us up and get us back down hill to a coffee
shop/pub etc. |
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Sat 19th
July |
BBQ at
Stewie’s place |
Stewie and Kate have kindly offered to host a BBQ get-together
at their house in
Middle
Park . Arrive at 4pm for
6pm BBQ. BYO meat and drinks plus a
salad/desert to share. We’ll share some stories on
previous Cycle Qld rides, show some photos, and offer
some tips and advice on tents, gear etc for new
recruits. RSVP wed 16th July. |
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Sunday
27th July 2008 |
Brissie
to the Bay - Cycle for a Cure Ride |
This ride is a fund raiser for Multiple Sclerosis. Ride
leaves from Musgrave Park South Brisbane. There are
50km, 25km and 10km options, departing at
7.10am,
7.30am and
7.40am respectively. For those riding in, we'll
meet at Amazons at
5.30am, Toowong Bus Depot at
6.00am
and Musgrave Park at 6.45am. Registrations have
re-opened and will remain open till Friday 25th July.
The cost will be $40 for the 50km or $35 for the 25km
rides. For more info click on
Brissie to the Bay. |
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Sun 3rd
Aug |
Nudgee
Beach Ride
2pm start |
Some riders have asked for some afternoon rides, so how about a
ride to
Nudgee
Beach? RSVP Fri 2nd August so we have an idea of
numbers.
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Sun 10th
August |
Rosewood
to Aratula and back |
This is a beautiful ride of approx 120km through the
Lockyer Valley. Long but not too hard with undulating
hill and nice scenery. We stop for lunch at Aratula
before returning home by the same route. For a review
of our previous trip
Rosewood-Aratula Ride. RSVP wed 6th Aug. |
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Ekka Show
Wed 13th August |
Redcliffe
and Return |
Plan is to leave
Amazons Skate Park at the usual time of
7am
and ride to Redcliffe via the Boondall wetlands. Return
trip is approx 120kms but if you’d like to join us and
shorten the ride there are several stations where you
could hop on a train for the journey home. RSVP Sat 9th
Aug. |
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Sun 17th
August |
Circumnavigate Lake Wivenhoe - Fernvale - Esk -
Fernvale. |
Meet at Fernvale at
7:30am at the park opposite the bakery. Follow the
Brisbane Valley Highway through Esk (40km), continue for 4 km on
the other side of Esk, turn right and ride to Somerset
Dam (26km). Lunch at a picnic area opposite the General
Store. This store also sells hot food. Then after
lunch ride back down the same road for about two
kilometres then turn left. Continue along this road on
the eastern side of
Lake
Wivenhoe back to Fernvale (47km). This section of the
ride is more difficult because the hills are steeper.
Total distance is 113 km. |
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Sun 24th
August |
100km
ride - City - Cleveland - Manly
1pm start |
Ride out through Annerley, Capalaba, Birkdale,
Thorneside, Wynnum, Woolloongabba. |
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Sat Aug
30 to Sun Sept 7 |
Cycle
Queensland 2008
Bundaberg to Brisbane via Tin Can Bay |
The 580km (ish) journey will take us from the sugar town
of Bundaberg down the coast to Tin Can Bay for the rest
day (think day trips to Fraser Island or Rainbow Beach!)
before we head inland and explore the backway into
Brisbane.
All the details are revealed in the Cycle Queensland
2008 brochure, or alternatively, keep an eye on Bicycle
Queensland's website (www.bq.org.au
and follow the links to Cycle Queensland).
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Fri Sept
26th to Sun Sept 28th |
Kin Kin
mountain bike camping weekend |
A few years ago a number of us enjoyed a wonderful
weekend at Kin Kin testing ourselves on some of the
mountainbike trails. Wayne has suggested we should
repeat this weekend . For trip notes of our last trip
click on the link
Kin Kin. Please let me know ASAP if you are
interested so we can make booking arrangements. |
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Sunday 12
October |
2008
Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge |
The 2008 Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle
Challenge will be held on Sunday 12 October.
In 2007 more than 5,700 cyclists pedalled to the Coast,
making it the BIGGEST bike ride ever held in Queensland
(and rewrote the record the ride set in 2006!) As a
result of such a huge turnout, just over $130,000 was
raised for Diabetes Australia (Queensland) and the Heart
Foundation. |
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November
2008 |
Caloundra
Great Ocean Bike Ride
|
This ride is a fundraiser for
Camp Quality. There is a 50km ride, a 25km ride and a
10km ride. The 50km ride starts and finishes at Quad
Park Kawana at 7am, and rides to Pelican Waters and
back. For more information click on
Caloundra's Coastal bike Ride. |