Eiffel s Birthday Ride 50, 100 & 200km Audax Rides - Saturday 15 December 2018 Celebrate Gustav Eiffel s birthday with a warm summertime ride of 50, 100 or 200km. Entry Fees: Registration: Start Time: Start Location: Finish Location: Organiser Contact Details: Howard & Rebecca Dove 3/88 Sherbrook Rd, Hornsby 2077 Mob: 0403 215027 (Howard) Mob: 0425 370089 (Rebecca) Email: ramhkd@yahoo.com.au Audax or Cycling Australia members $6 (CA members, please bring your membership card). Non-members $16 (includes a $10 temporary membership surcharge which is required for rider and ride organiser insurance purposes). Online entry is available at: https://www.audax.org.au/portal/rides/register-calendar/1127-eiffel-s-birthday-ride-2018 Entries close at 12:30pm on Friday 14 December. Sorry, no entries on the day. The rides start at 6:00am sharp. Please arrive by 5:45am to allow time for admin. HORNSBY - Railway Station, western side Parking is available in Jersey St (north of the station) but you need to check restrictions as some spots are time limited. HORNSBY - OBB Café, Florence St Parking X Start X Finish Page 1
Route Directions: 50km p 3 -- 100km p4 -- 200km p5-6 Please print the route directions and bring them with you. If you can't get to a printer, let us know and we will print a copy for you. Route Maps: The routes are mapped on Ride with GPS: https://ridewithgps.com/events/70396-2018-eiffel-s-birthday-ride Control Locations: 50km Brooklyn - 27km (closes 7:48am) Hornsby - 54km (closes 9:36am) Rider Safety: Food/water: Cancellation: Post Ride: 100km: Stone House Café - 56km (closes 9:44am) Hornsby - 102km (closes 12:48pm) 200km Café Sasanqua - 48km (closes 9:12am) Kurrajong - 106km (closes 1:04pm) Stone House Café - 157km (closes 4:28pm) Hornsby - 201km (closes 7:30pm) We want everyone to have a safe ride. Low light conditions can occur at any time of the day, so we expect you to be prepared and to take responsibility for your visibility on the road at all times. The Club s safety recommendations can be viewed on the Audax Australia website (see link below). https://www.audax.org.au/public/images/stories/documents/national_docs/audax_a ustralia_safety_recommendations.pdf This ride is unsupported however food and water is readily available along the route and at the control locations. Public toilets are available at the control locations. Should you have to cancel at the last minute, please send one of us a text message before the ride start. Our mobile numbers are at the top of this document. A refund of the full entry fee will be issued to you if you cancel any time prior to the ride start. Your brevet cards will be processed after the rides and then sent back to you. Therefore, when you have finished you can either: leave it with staff at OBB Café after they ve signed it hand it to Howard or Bec at the finish mail it to us: Howard Dove, 3/88 Sherbrook Rd, Hornsby 2077 Page 2
Eiffel's Birthday Ride - 54km Audax Ride Route instruction Int km Tot km START: HORNSBY - Railway Station, Station St 0.0 0.0 R @ lights Peats Ferry Rd 0.1 0.1 R Brooklyn Rd (dir: Brooklyn) 23.2 23.3 L Dangar Rd 3.5 26.8 CHECKPOINT: BROOKLYN (any shop) 0.2 27.0 on leaving checkpoint return the way you came R Brooklyn Rd 0.2 27.2 L @ T Pacific Hwy (dir: Berowra, Hornsby) 3.5 30.7 SO Jersey St North (dir: Hornsby, Parramatta, Sydney) 21.0 51.7 L @ T Bridge Rd (dir: Hornsby, Parramatta, Sydney) 1.2 52.9 R George St (dir: Hornsby, Parramatta, Sydney) 0.0 52.9 L Florence St 0.8 53.7 FINISH: HORNSBY - OBB Café, Florence St 0.0 53.7 Organiser Contacts: Howard Dove 0403 215027 & Bec Dove 0425 370089 Leave brevet cards at the OBB Café Page 3
Eiffel's Birthday Ride - 102km Audax Ride Route instruction Int km Tot km START: HORNSBY - Railway Station 0.0 0.0 R @ lights Peats Ferry Rd 0.1 0.1 L Berowra Waters Rd (dir: Berowra Waters Ferry) and follow signs to ferry 11.2 11.3 cross river on car ferry 6.0 17.3 R Arcadia Rd (dir: Galston, Dural) 8.6 25.9 R Wylds Rd (dir: Wisemans Ferry) 2.0 27.9 R @ T Old Northern Rd (dir: Wisemans Ferry) 1.6 29.5 L Wisemans Ferry Rd (dir: Pitt Town, Windsor) 22.5 52.0 CHECKPOINT: Stone House Café (on right) 4.4 56.4 on leaving checkpoint continue on Wisemans Ferry Rd L Halcrows Rd 12.2 68.6 SO Cattai Ridge Rd 7.1 75.7 R @ T Old Northern Rd (dir: Castle Hill) 8.1 83.8 L Mid Dural Rd (dir: Galston, Hornsby) 3.1 86.9 1st exit @ roundabout Galston Rd (dir: Galston, Hornsby) and follow signs to Hornsby 2.3 89.2 R @ T Pacific Hwy and keep following signs to Hornsby 10.9 100.1 L Florence St 1.6 101.7 FINISH: HORNSBY MALL - OBB Café, Florence St (on right) 0.1 101.8 Organiser Contacts: Howard Dove 0403 215027 & Bec Dove 0425 370089 Leave brevet cards at the OBB Café Page 4
Eiffel's Birthday Ride - 201km Audax Ride Route instruction Int km Tot km START: HORNSBY - Railway Station 0.0 0.0 R @ lights Pacific Hwy 0.2 0.2 L @ lights Edgeworth David Ave 0.1 0.3 road curves right Myra St 1.1 1.4 L @ lights Alexandria Pde 0.6 2.0 dogleg R then L Millewa Ave 1.0 3.0 dogleg L then R @ T into The Chase Rd 1.4 4.4 R @ T Burns Rd 1.2 5.6 L Bobbin Head Rd (dir: Nth Turramurra, Bobbin Head) 0.3 5.9 3rd exit @ roundabout Bobbin Head Rd 2.6 8.5 R @ T Belmont Pde (dir: Pacific Hwy, Mt Colah) 12.3 20.8 L over railway bridge 0.2 21.0 R Pacific Hwy (dir: Mt Colah, Berowra) 0.1 21.1 L Berowra Waters Rd and follow signs to Berowra Waters 7.5 28.6 cross river on car ferry 6.0 34.6 R Arcadia Rd (dir: Galston, Dural) 8.6 43.2 R Wylds Rd (dir: Wisemans Ferry) 1.9 45.1 CAUTION: steep descent 0.9 46.0 R @ T Old Northern Rd (dir: Wisemans Ferry) 0.7 46.7 L Cattai Ridge Rd (dir: Maraylya) 0.8 47.5 CHECKPOINT: Café Sasanqua (on left) 0.7 48.2 on leaving checkpoint continue on Cattai Ridge Rd R Halcrows Rd 7.5 55.7 L @ T Wisemans Ferry Rd (dir: Windsor) 7.0 62.7 sharp L Old Pitt Town Rd 6.8 69.5 R Old Stock Route Rd 1.2 70.7 R @ T Old Stock Route Rd 2.0 72.7 R Wolseley Rd 1.9 74.6 L @ T Old Pitt Town Rd 1.6 76.2 R @ T Windsor Rd (dir: Windsor) 1.0 77.2 L Freemans Reach Rd (dir: Freemans Reach) 1.9 79.1 3rd exit @ roundabout Gorricks Ln (dir: Freemans Reach, Kurrajong) 4.5 83.6 L Terrace Rd 4.2 87.8 SO @ lights Grose Vale Rd (dir: Grose Vale) 6.8 94.6 CHECKPOINT: KURRAJONG - any shop 11.5 106.1 Page 5
on leaving checkpoint continue on Old Bells Line of Road SO @ lights Mill Rd 0.9 107.0 R Roxana Rd 0.2 107.2 L @ T Comleroy Rd 0.2 107.4 R East Kurrajong Rd (dir: East Kurrajong, Sackville) 2.9 110.3 L @ T Putty Rd (dir: Singleton) 12.3 122.6 R Bull Ridge Rd 1.1 123.7 L @ T West Portland Rd (dir: Lower Portland) 4.9 128.6 R towards ferry (before bridge) 11.8 140.4 cross river on car ferry 0.3 140.7 L River Rd 0.2 140.9 R Cliftonville Rd 8.7 149.6 L @ T Wisemans Ferry Rd 6.8 156.4 CHECKPOINT: MAROOTA - Stone House Cafe (on left) 0.5 156.9 on leaving checkpoint continue on Wisemans Ferry Rd R @ T Old Northern Rd (dir: Dural, Castle Hill) 4.5 161.4 L Mid Dural Rd (dir: Galston, Hornsby) 24.7 186.1 1st exit @ roundabout Galston Rd (dir: Galston, Hornsby) 2.2 188.3 2nd exit @ roundabout Galston Rd (dir: Hornsby) and follow signs to Hornsby 0.5 188.8 L Florence St 12.0 200.8 FINISH: HORNSBY MALL - OBB Café, Florence St (on right) 0.1 200.9 Organiser Contacts: Howard Dove 0403 215027 & Bec Dove 0425 370089 Leave brevet cards at the OBB Café Page 6