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2 hardy souls arrived in Woodend for today’s ride. The weather was cold, cloudy with a strong north westerly wind blowing. As we rode past Hanging Rock the cloud descended from the mount. We then had light misty rain for most of the remainder of the ride. As we were putting our bikes back into our cars in Woodend the skies cleared and the sun shone through.

We rode a 40km modified version of our normal route to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, and deleted the Chases Lane loop and returned back via Cobb & Co, Clancys Lane to Woodend.

Back at the cafe we had our usual chatter before we headed home.

25 members assembled  in Kyneton for today’s ride. Weather conditions were cool and cloudy with a light southerly wind blowing. As the ride progressed the temperature increased slightly and  riding conditions were then good.

11 members rode the faster long ride and the remaining 14 rode a slower 53km modified long ride.  9 of the riders in the slower group were riding this route for the first time . We also had gender equality on the ride with 7 male and 7 female riders. All first time riders completed the ride without any difficulties.

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

12 hardy souls braved the cold conditions for today’s ride. The weather was very cold with a very strong south westerly wind blowing and the ever present threat of rain.

5 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 7 rode the long ride. We also had one first time rider with us. The medium ride did not have any rain. The long ride encountered some light rain on two occasions. One rider decided to put his rain jacket with the second shower and the rain stopped straight away.  The early part of the rides were into a head wind, then a middle section enjoyed a tail wind and the final short section back into the wind.

Riders were together at the cafe for the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home. Some riders did not stop at the cafe as they decided it was too cold to be outside having refreshments.

6 members arrived this morning for today’s ride. The weather was warm with a strong northerly wind blowing. 4 other members were present but rode up the mount instead of the club ride.

4 members 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. With the northerly wind the ride out to Batters Lane was mainly into the wind. We then had a tail wind back to Woodend.  2 riders rode a shortened version by not riding the Chases Lane section.

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

24 members assembled in Gisborne this morning on the first morning after the end of daylight savings. The weather was warm with a strong north westerly wind blowing. The ride was in one of best temperature conditions for the year to date. Due to Autumn Festival traffic in Mt Macedon today’s ride was varied to avoid the area. We also had 2 members riding who have not ridden with us for some time.

7 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 17 rode the longer ride in 2 groups. The faster riders  in front followed by the slower riders in the second group. The northerly meant both rides were into the wind riding in the direction of Woodend.  The riders then enjoyed the tail wind back to Gisborne.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home. It was a welcome change to be able to sit outside under trees and be warm.

25 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride on a warm sunny day with a light wind blowing. One rider unfortunately was not able to ride as he had left the battery for his E Bike at home.

We rode out to Malmsbury via Cheveley Rd, to Kyneton, then Youngs Road to Malmsbury and returned along the Metcalfe Rd, Pipers Creek Road, Batters Lane, back to Woodend. Two riders decided not to have a cafe break at Malmsbury and returned ahead of the other riders.

The remaining riders enjoyed a mid ride cafe break with hot cross buns and the usual chatter before returning back to Woodend.

8 members ( the usual crew ) arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. Weather conditions were sunny with the temperature soon warming and a light northerly wind blowing.

We rode our normal Thursday ride out to Newham via Bryces Lane, 3 Chain Road, Chases Lane and turning at Batters Lane for the ride back to Woodend. With the northerly wind the conditions were the opposite to most of our Thursday rides. We had a head wind early followed by a tail wind back to Woodend. The ride was very enjoyable as we were warm for a change.

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

25 members arrived in Kyneton this morning for today’s ride. The weather was cool with a strong southwesterly wind blowing. As the ride progressed the sun came out and the day warmed up slightly. We had 3 first time riders with us this morning with 2 riding the long ride and the other the medium ride.

16 riders rode the medium ride and the remaining 9 rode the long ride.  Both rides had a head wind early with a tail wind back to Kyneton. 5 riders on the medium ride added an extra 5km by riding to the Spring Hill Fire Station and back.

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

7 members arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was overcast with a very strong south westerly wind and misty rain. As we commenced riding the weather had cleared by the time we reached Newham and we enjoyed sunshine for the remainder  of ride.

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. We had a tail wind for most of  the first part of the ride then a head wind back to Woodend from Batters Lane.

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

5 hardy souls arrived in Woodend this morning for today’s ride. The weather was wet, windy and cool.  After checking the weather radar a break in the rain appeared so we decided to ride. By the time we commenced the rain had stopped and we had no further rain during the ride. We decided to ride the 25km short ride so as not to get caught well away from Woodend if we had more rain.

The riding conditions were a tail wind out to Carlsruhe followed by a  head wind back to Woodend.  The sun began to shine during the ride and most riders had removed wet weather jackets by this time. After completing the ride we decided against a second loop to be on the safe side and remain dry.

Back at the cafe it was the usual chatter and refreshments before heading home. As we started to leave the cafe the rain began again. Either good judgement or mugs luck.