Training Ride

Training rides give everyone an opportunity to meet fellow riders and to get a better understanding of what lay ahead in terms of fitness and peloton etiquette.

As we near an event, its important all new riders make at least one of these rides to ensure they are prepared for the journey ahead and are appropriately graded.

When will the rides start ?

Queensland Rides

Mid Week Rides

  • Every Tuesday and Thursday (River Loop 35k).
    Leaving Aromas 19 Lang Pde Milton at 5.30 sharp. This will eventually turn into Mt Cootha + River loop 50k.

Saturday Rides

  • Every Saturday for the month of August.
    Leaving the Garage at 6.00 am.
    Alternating between the River loop 35ks and Wynnum loop 50+ks
    If we incorporate the Port road in this it will be 70+.
    (Phone Darren Wallis 0408219135 and Franco 0412504417)

Sunday Rides
(phone Aaron 0437729603 /Franco0412504417 /Simon 0411131751 for the rest):

  • Sunday 12th September
    Mt Tambourine and Green Mountain (o’Reillys Guesthouse) – 115 k
    www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/O-Reillys-via-Tambourine

    Meet     at 5:30am in the park on the corner of Beaudesert Beenleigh Rd, Waterford Tambourine Rd and Tambourine Mountain Rd.  This is a decent 115km ride which will commence from Beaudesert and will cover a section of Day 1’s course so will be a good chance to see some of the route.  We need to be back down from O’Reillys before the tourist buses start their trip up, so it is an early start.  We will take a break at the top of O’Reillys.  The length will depend on the arrival time of the last rider.

  • Sunday 26th September
    Kirra>Mudgeeraba>Springbrook>Natural Arch>Numinbah Valley>Chillingham>Terranorra>Kirra  – 130km

    Note: We are looking for volunteers to drive a support vehicle with the riders!!  Please let Aaron know if you have someone willing ! If we don’t get a support vehicle, we’ll need to re-consider this ride, as its too remote to risk anyone
    www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Springbrook-Numinbah-Valley

    Meet at 6am in the on-street parking just north of Currumbin surf club, on the coast.  This is a difficult 130km ride, again with some of it covering parts of Day 1’s route.  This will be the last large hilly ride before the event, so this will be the last chance you will have to see what you’re up for.  Planned early enough to let you recover.  We will have designated meeting points along the way and this will be very much about covering the distance, no concerns about speed.

  • Sunday 3rd October
    Mt Nebo, this time via Samford and the goat track – 80km.

    Meet at Garage at 6am.  Depending on how everyone pulls up from the week before, we’ll go back out to Mt Nebo.  If not, we’ll head somewhere flatter.  Please leave the carbon wheels at home today, as the Goat Track is a well-graded, well-packed dirt road.

  • Sunday 10th October
    Brisbane to Gold Coast ride – 100km
    www.bq.org.au/b2gc100

    This is an organised ride by Bicycle Queensland.  If you want to do this ride, please enter on the website above.  For those who are wanting to do a little bit more, there will be a group riding back to Brisbane – 200km for the day.

Sydney Rides

Training rides will re-commence Sunday 6 June and continue on the First Sunday of each month. Unless advised, all training rides will be northside. The pace will be chat pace and all rides will start and finish opposite Pattisons Bakery at St Ives.

Please bring spare tubes, carbo shots and some money for a coffee.

Scheduled Rides

  1. Sunday 6 June
    Meet St Ives
    Opposite Pattisons Bakery
    Shop 3, 237 Mona Vale Rd St Ives
    6.30 am
    Route … 2 hr loop ride
  2. Sunday 4 July
    Meet St Ives
    Opposite Pattisons Bakery
    Shop 3, 237 Mona Vale Rd St Ives
    Arrive 6.55 am … Depart 7.00 am
    Route … 3 Gorges (Bobbin, Berowra & Galston) … Lead by Team Propel
  3. Sunday 8 August
    Meet St Ives
    Opposite Pattisons Bakery
    Shop 3, 237 Mona Vale Rd St Ives
    Arrive 6.25 am depart 6.30 am … aim for 11.am Ferry
    Route: 135 k Three Peaks Ettalong Loop … Lead by Team Propel
    Taking in Bobbin, Mt White, Calga and then on to Ettalong and Palm Beach.  From Pattison’s in St Ives it’s a fairly straight forward 135k loop. Bring $20 for Ferry and some Lunch money.