Rides

Start
Finish
Details
Pace
Size
Monday
6:00am 7:00am "North Road Ride/Hour of Power" - Starts at intersection of North Road and
Nepean Hwy, goes straight down Nepean Hwy to Mordialloc and turns at the round-about, back up Beach Road to St. Kilda with a sprint at the BP at the end and then coffees at "Cafe Racer"
Medium 60 - 130
6:30pm ? WOMEN - Kew Boulevard
Meets at the intersection of Boathouse Dr and Kew Boulevard
Medium ?
Tuesday
6:00am 7:00am "North Road Ride/Hour of Power" - Starts at intersection of North Road and
Nepean Hwy, goes straight down Nepean Hwy to Mordialloc and turns at the round-about, back up Beach Road to St. Kilda with a sprint at the BP at the end and then coffees at "Cafe Racer"
Extremely Fast 60 - 130
6:30am ? WOMEN - Kew Boulevard (Being Setup)
Meets at the intersection of Boathouse Dr and Kew Boulevard
Medium-Fast & Sprints ?
Wednesday
6:00am 7:00am "North Road Ride/Hour of Power" - Starts at intersection of North Road and
Nepean Hwy, goes straight down Nepean Hwy to Mordialloc and turns at the round-about, back up Beach Road to St. Kilda with a sprint at the BP at the end and then coffees at "Cafe Racer"
Medium 60 - 130
6:15pm 8:15pm Croydon Cycleworks Road Ride (HILLS)
where: meet at Croydon Cycleworks, 182 Mount Dandenong Rd, Croydon. Parking is available at shop
when: every wed night leaves at 6.15pm sharp! 
duration: varies around 2-2.5 hours aprox 50-60km via Sassafras and Olinda returning to Croydon
don't forget: lights, spares and pump, water, food
Medium/Hard 5 - 15
6:30pm 9:00pm Borsari Cycles, 193 Lygon St Carlton
Who? All are welcome. It is preferable to have some off-road experience.
What to bring? Yourself, your mountain bike, a good set of lights* and most importantly... a sense of adventure! We won't leave anyone behind and we are always willing to help people improve their cycling skills.
Where to ride? We go anywhere and everywhere! From a bit of urban off-roading, single-track to urban trails. Rides typically go for about 2-3 hours long.
*If you don't have access to a light set, the Cycling Club may have some available to borrow, but please call us before hand to check for availability.
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Thursday
6:00am 7:00am "North Road Ride/Hour of Power" - Starts at intersection of North Road and
Nepean Hwy, goes straight down Nepean Hwy to Mordialloc and turns at the round-about, back up Beach Road to St. Kilda with a sprint at the BP at the end and then coffees at "Cafe Racer"
Extremely Fast 60 - 130
6:30am ? WOMEN - Kew Boulevard (Being Setup)
Meets at the intersection of Boathouse Dr and Kew Boulevard
Medium-Fast & Sprints ?
6:15pm 8.15 Croydon Cycleworks MTB Ride
where: meet at Croydon Cycleworks, 182 Mount Dandenong Rd, Croydon. Parking is available at shop
when: every thursday night leaves at 6.15pm sharp! 
duration: varies around 2-2.5 hours On a different course each week various tracks trails and a little on road.
don't forget: flashing lights, spares and pump, water, food
? 5-10
Friday
6:00am ? "Le Tour Ride" - Starts on corner of Mountain Hwy and Bayswater Road in Bayswater, heads up Mountain Hwy over the mountain then back via Montrose, meeting up with the 7:30am Le Tour Cycles ride. Contact: Andrew Steele, Le Tour Cycles Easy - Medium 2-12
7:30am ? "Le Tour Ride" - Starts at Le Tour Cycles in Ringwood, heads up the 1/20 through Olinda back down through Montrose. Contact: Andrew Steele, Le Tour Cycles Easy - Medium 2 - 12
6:00am 7:00am "North Road Ride/Hour of Power" - Starts at intersection of North Road and
Nepean Hwy, goes straight down Nepean Hwy to Mordialloc and turns at the round-about, back up Beach Road to St. Kilda with a sprint at the BP at the end and then coffees at "Cafe Racer"
Medium 60 - 130
Saturday
? ? Hoyt Street - Leaves Hoyt St, Brighton (not sure which end or time) and goes Medium to Fast down to Frankston and back (some of the group went to Sorrento) Med-Fast ?
7:00am ? Mascot Cycles - Leaves Mascot Cycles, Bridge Rd., Richmond and goes down via South/Port Melbourne then to Black Rock at ~25km/h. Then 35-40km/h from Black Rock to Mordialloc. Returns to Mascot Cycles at a fast pace. Med-Fast ?
7:00am ? Bay Riders - Leaves from Cogs cafe. Med-Fast ?
7:00am ? "Hell Ride" - Starts at Blackrock, goes down Beach Road to Mornington and back with sprint back to Blackrock Fast 100 - 200
7:00am ? Bike Life - Ladies Ride
"Bike Life's Ladies Ride is on every Saturday at 7am from Bike Life (114 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn). Sharon takes you down to Black Rock and back for a rewarding little coffee conclusion."
It's possible that this ride doesn't happen any more so please call the store for more info.
See www.bikelife.com.au for more details.
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7:30am ? "Clocktower Coffee Shop Ride" - Starts at Ringwood clock tower (across the road from LeTour Cycles), goes into Lygon Street for coffee then back out to Ringwood for a lap over the mountain Medium 4 - 12
7:30am ? Viccycle Women's Ride - Leaves Cogs Cafe at 8am (meet for coffee at 7.30) Easy - Fast (depending on who you pair with) Easy - Hard ?
Sunday
7:20am ? "Bunch Ride (x)" - Meet 7:20am every Sunday at Doncaster Shoppingtown corner (Doncaster and Tram/Williamsons). Map here: BR(x) Map. 60-70k roundtrip. 25kph'ish average, catering for all speeds with faster guys waiting at various hill tops. See www.cyclingforums.com or the newsgroup aus.bicycle for weekly details. 25kph 3-15
7:30am 10:45 Bike Life - Hill Ride
Starts at "Bike Life", 114 Auburn Road, Hawthorn, near corner of Burwood Road and the overhead railway bridge, Melways 45 F10. Arrive prior to 7:30am to ensure departure at 7:30am sharp. Arrives in Sassafras around 9:00am and leaves Sassafras by 9:30am Arrives back in Hawthorn around 10:45am.
Distance under 70km from Hawthorn to Sassafras return (includes the 7km 1 in 20 hill climb).
Route: Auburn Road, Rathmines Road, Canterbury Road, Boronia Road, Mountain Highway (Wantirna Sassafras Road), Mount Dandenong Tourist Road. You can join and leave the peloton anywhere along this route.
Refreshment stop: Café "Ripe", 376 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Sassafras, phone: 9755 2100; Melways: 66 F9. "Our Hill Ride seems to have found a terrific group of regular riders who are keen on a 70km undulating ride in a friendly environment."
See www.bikelife.com.au for more details.
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7:30am ? Kinglake ride (meet at Bundoora Hotel, Plenty Road, Bundoora) Usually a casual ride out to Whittelsea, where half the bunch usually turns around for a 50km ride. The remainder continue on to Humevale, take the old road up to the top of Kinglake West. Some riders take off up the climb, but everyone regroups at the summit. Some riders continue on over the top through Kinglake and back through Hurstbridge, Greensborough, whilst the majority take the highway back down to Whittelsea then on to Bundoora, for about an 80km ride. Descending the mountain the pace is usually on, occasionally continuing to Whittelsea but usually stopping at the bottom of the mountain, although in recent weeks, some riders have been keen to keep the pace high.
Luke McDonough 0418106628
Tom McDonough 0422084609
From: www.coburgcycling.com (currently without permission)
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7:00am ~11am Small bunch meets at Bear's Bikes in Station Street, Pakenham. Rides are either to the hills (Gembrook, Cockatoo, Emerald, etc) or the swamp (Kooweerup, Bayles, Longwarry, etc), often with a coffee stop. Regular stops to regroup. Easy-Medium 2-8
8:00am ? "Clocktower Coffee Shop Ride" - Starts at Ringwood clock tower (across the road from LeTour Cycles), goes into Lygon Street for coffee then back out to Ringwood for a lap over the mountain Medium 4 - 12
8:15am 10:45am "Freedom Machine Ride" - Departs from The Freedom Machine, Chapel St, Prahran. Down Chapel St, Fitzroy St to Beach Road. Down Beach Rd, sprint at Black Rock, sprint at Mordialloc, then down to Frankston BP Station. Turn around and come back, sprint at St Kilda BP station, then coffees in Fitzroy St. ~2 1/2 hours, 80km
- from "Phillip Brown"
? 10 - 20
Just to clarify regarding the North Rd Bunch:
No sprints happen on the Mon/Wed/Fri.
Mon and Fri, average speed is about 30-31.
Wed, varies but usually around 34-36.
Tue and Thu average is around 40-42.
- from aus.bicycles "Shabby"
Other Ride Links
Boroondara BUG Rides
Coburg Cycling Club Rides
www.bikenow.com.au Road Rides
www.bikenow.com.au Off-Road Rides
Vonberky's SEQ/Brisbane Cycling Calendar & Training Rides
Credits
aus.bicycle's "Jess"
aus.bicycle's "Shabby"
Phillip Brown
Mick Jamison
aus.bicycle's "FlyingDutch"
aus.bicycle's "DaveB"
aus.bicycle's "Shane Stanley"
aus.bicycle's "jazmo"
aus.bicycle's "dave"
aus.bicyle's "Absent Husband"
If you have corrections or other rides that can be listed contact: Hippy