Cycling now curtailed

See paragraph 7, subsection c.

Can only cycle solo

https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/202003/Prohibited%20Gatherings%20Direction%20-%2025%20March%202020.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1HgGysQJtT6epOnd_vwMd-vNrBwKmGM15yLud2Tu3t0Qc0DnlR702-mec

Jon

Suffering withdrawal?

The Warby trail was pretty empty the ofher day and 1.5 m apart is almost the expected riding gap between players. To be really isolated, go the Woori - Mt Evelyn way. Everyone does the easier Woori to Warburton bit.

Emerald to Gembrook, or even to Cocktoo via Wright Forest to get toilet paper from Aldi, is a solitary ride. 

Emerald to Macclesfield is a short 12km top up and you will be all by yourself. Track from Emerald to Avonsleigh. Road thereafter. Few cars at the  best of time and a wide road. Scavenge the Avonsleigh store on the way through or drop in and commiserate with Henk.

The Emerald - Upper Beac - Cardinia Dam wall - Emerald, is good for the heart rate, and there is some verge to ride on. Bugger all traffic. Main dangers are Kangaroos.

And, is you like stop start riding, there is always Belgrave (or Upper FTG) to Jells Park and back. Just go along the railway line to the turn off before Boronia. Of coarse there is always the mind numbing Stud Road alternatve.

I have feeling the Dandy Creek trail ala the night ride, may be busy with strollers and prams.

Any other ideas to sustain one's hard earned fitness from preceding rides?

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Jon

THE SCORE BOARD

Alt Thurs ...... Zero

Corona V .......One (won)

Helen's Flatland Frolic seems doomed to fade into the never never.

It is postponed .

Whilst our government says it is naughty to breathe the same air as anyone else no rides will be planned.

Watch this space as time passes us by.

Jon

WARBY TRAIL Mon 23rd March. To hell with the virus. Doing the trail tomorrow. If anyone wants to join me, I'm leaving Woori @ 9.30. Jurgen 0429384416

FLATLAND FROLIC No.2

Hi folk.

With a week for the Rotary riders to recover from injury, Helen's flatland ride No. 2 is rescheduled.

An 80km+ tour of the south eastern lowlands. Encompassing outer Dandenong, Cheltenham, Springvale, the metropoli of Edithvale and Seaford until we climax at the McClelland Sculpture Park Cafe. 

All flat and the route may vary according to the whim of the ride navigator.

Fingers crossed the weather will be nice. Just monitor the  blog.

When             ....          Thursday 26th. Mar.

Start point     ...           Jells Park cafe

Time          ........           0900 hrs

Ride Navigator ......    Helen Geddes 

Jon

Alt. Thursday Gembrook ride

Two surviving members of the Alt Thurs. group completed the Emerald - Gembrook ride, without causing mayhem, such as wasn't the case with some of the Alt Thurs group on the Rotary ride. 

Rumour has it that Henk staged a spectacular dismount at a railway crossing, managing to place himself in  hospital with several ribs in the wrong place and leaving multiple patches of epidermis on the road. In so doing, he shared the exercise with other select members of the Alt Thurs.group, though he spared them the hospital sojourn; (Peter D and Kirsten for starters).

Hmmmm,! Werner and I felt  justifiably self righeous when we traversed Emerald to Gembrook and back, without incident. We even managed to cross railway tracks and stay upright.

Get well as soon Henk. Enjoy your enforced six week isolation and we look forward to your return.

Jon

Thursday 19 Mar

Back to the standby of Emerald - Gembrook for this ride.

0900hrs Emerald Library rear carpark.

A workout ride even if around 32.17 km long.

Dirt roads for much of the return so leave the road bike at home.

Jon

Helen's ride last Thursday

Mixed group of eleven left Bayswater as planned arriving at Mullum Mullum Reserve in record time. 

Following meet up with Ghosties all proceeded onto Diamond Creek coffee venue via various routes, with a select few taking in the Aquaduct circuit. 

All participants managed to safely traverse the fallen tree incident on the return journey. Great weather for a quite special cycle track. 

Helen

REMINDER + a request

Thursday  12th.

Helen's ride.

Road bikes or hybrids.

Start Bayswater at 0845. Destination westward.

Would  riders on that day please decide the ride for the 19th?

I can post it when decision made.

Jon

BREAKING NEWS re RIDES

Three plus one news items

1     Thursday 5th, Helen's ride cancelled due to much pending wet stuff falling                from the sky.

2      Thursday 12th we will start at Bayswater at 0845hrs, 

         ride to Mullum Mullum and hook up with the Warbies (who are starting at                 Mullum Mullum at 1000hrs), 

         let them have the pleasure of our company to Diamond Creek, 

         then please ourselves for the return epic.  Tour guide is Helen.

3     Thursday 26th we will reconvene Helen's ride postponed from the 5th.

         0900hrs at Jell's Park. Helen to the fore again...... sterling effort!!!!

4      Thursday 19th tba. (Rotary ride over that day)

       As always, weather depending: just monitor the blog bible. 

Jon   0439 311 212