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4 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride.  Numbers are down as many of our regulars are away enjoying better weather elsewhere at the moment. The weather was cool with a strong North Westerly wind blowing. The sun began to shine during the ride and riding conditions warmed.

We rode our usual 53km circuit out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. The wind direction meant that most of the ride out to Batters Lane was into the wind. Once we reached Batters Lane we then enjoyed a tail wind back to Woodend.

Back at the cafe It was the usual chatter and refreshments before we all headed home.

6 members arrived  in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was warm with a strengthening north wind blowing. It was good to be able to ride with warm conditions for a change.

We rode our usual 53km loop out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. The north wind meant a fair portion of the ride out to Batters Lane was into the wind. We then had a good tail wind back to Woodend from there.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we all headed home.

28 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. Weather conditions were warm with a strong northerly wind blowing which strengthened during the ride.

12 riders rode the medium ride, 11 rode the faster long ride, 4 rode the medium pace long ride. One rider rode Ashbourne Road and back having ridden up the mount earlier. The sections of the ride into the wind were mainly downhill and then riders had the tail wind back to Woodend for the last portion of the ride. This made all rides ridden at a fast pace.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home.

7 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. Weather conditions were warm with a slight breeze blowing. During the ride the wind began to strengthen and  turned into a tail wind for the ride back to Woodend. Due to the ideal wind conditions rides were much quicker than previous weeks as we did not have to battle a strong head wind back.

We rode our usual 53km ride to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. All riders enjoyed the ride because of the conditions. Nice to be warm for a change.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we all headed home.

12 members assembled in Woodend this morning for today’s ride on the first Sunday ride for the summer. The weather was not very summery, single figure temperatures with a strong westerly wind and showers threatening. 2 others members arrived to ride but unfortunately one of them had left their cycling helmet behind. Whoops. We were also joined by another member who had ridden to Woodend and rode part of the ride with us before heading  home.

All riders rode the medium ride. The members who normally ride the long ride decided not to due to the 25km’s of head wind on part of the way back. We completed the ride without having any rain, some sunny patches and very wet roads at the finish.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments in a sheltered spot before we all headed home.

7 members assembled in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. Weather conditions were cool early and sunny with a mainly Westerly wind blowing.

We rode our usual 53km loop out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane, Pipers Creek Road, and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. By the time we neared Batters Lane the weather had warmed up and riding conditions back to Woodend were good.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we all headed home.

17 riders arrived in Woodend this morning for today,s ride. The weather was cool with a very strong southerly wind blowing making the temperature feel colder. Due to the wind direction the ride distance of 61km was in 2 parts as the first segment to Malmsbury having a tail wind the speeds were high and a slow ride back to Woodend into the head wind. 2 riders modified the ride by returning to Woodend part way through the ride.

After the coffee break at Malmsbury it was a shock to get back on the bike for the ride back and everybody’s average speed began to decrease due to the head wind. It was a welcome relief to get back and finish the ride and be out of the wind.

10 riders assembled in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. Weather conditions were cold, overcast with the threat of rain and a strong southerly wind blowing. We had one new rider with us this morning having his first ride for a couple of years on his road bike and rode a short ride. The remaining 9 split into 2 groups of 6 riders and 3 riders.

The 3 riders rode a modified normal loop of 48km eliminating the Bryces Lane section. The remainder rode our normal ride. When we reached Pipers Creek Road there was road sealing with a delay of at least 10 minutes.  We retraced our steps back to 3 Chain Road and continued on from there riding 50km. Riding conditions were similar to previous weeks with a strong tail wind early and an equally strong head wind back to Woodend. We managed to complete the ride with just a few light spits of rain as we finished.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we all headed home.

10 members assembled in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was foggy and cool early. Once we commenced riding we soon rode out of the local fog and the sun came out and temperatures began to warm up.

7 riders rode our normal 53km loop out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Rd, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. The other 3 riders rode a shorter modified version of the ride. The wind strengthened during the ride and shifted slightly from a Northerly wind to a North Easterly mid way through the ride. The wind change meant a head wind for some of the early part of the ride followed by a tail wind for most of the way back to Woodend. With the generally favourable wind the average ride speeds were in the mid 20’s.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before we headed home.

Bright – Friday – 22nd November 2019

21 members rode the 65km climb up Falls Creek from Mt Beauty on a good morning for climbing. 3 members also rode over the Tawonga Gap before starting the climb with one riding back over to Bright. We had 8 members riding the climb for the first time and all members made it to the Falls Creek Village. It was very busy at the top as the mountain bike season was having its opening day and as a result there were bikers everywhere. Riders then began the descent in smaller groups and then enjoyed refreshments in the bakery in Mt Beauty before driving back to Bright.

The remainder of the riders rode the Bright to Buckland Valley ride.

The evening meal was then had at the Bright Brewery.