Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
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Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby bella26 » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:10 pm
What are the road surfaces like?
What are the climbs like?
What is traffic on the roads like?
Are there some decent shoulders on the road?
We are hoping to be able to get a trip down to Canberra to suss this out oursevles but any local knowledge you can muster up would be great.
Bella.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby HAKS » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:11 pm
Now to answer your questions:
1. Road surface is generally pretty good. From Stromlo FP to Uriarra & back is on a shared road ie. no cycle lane. This area is a mix of old bitumen and new hotmix (from cotter reserve to SFP). From SFP back to the lake is also quite good with a cyclelane pretty much the whole way. From the Lake to SFP is a mix of cyclelane/shoulder and then small parts shared road.
2. Climbs. The climb out of Urriarra crossing can be tough but its not very long. The climb up Brindabella road is nothing over the top, just goes for a while. Climb out of Cotter reserve is again nothing over the top. I can send you a height profile of this section from my GPS if you want. Note: I've only done that section the opposite way so am judging the climbs from my decent
3. The roads out past SFP can be busier on weekends due to people heading out for a picnic, bush walk, fishing etc. However i doubt they will be that bad.
4. Shoulders - The only stretch i am away of that doesn't have a great shoulder is the section running N-S through coppings crossing. Alreaded mentioned some stuff in answer 1
Hope that helps
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby HAKS » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:28 pm
http://www.cyclingprofiles.com.au/HTM/R ... 010101.htm
They should have included a Mt Stromlo hill climb (AT) the 90km mark
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby rockviewau » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:10 pm
looked at this ride today and have decided that ill be doing the 30km ride (pretty much a noob here) so i cant wait to join in and have a bit of fun
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby yyeric » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:24 pm
Wasn't even ware that AGF ride even come to Canberra.
I will register for the 110km option. Can't decide what size jersey to order though. lol
Oh well. Ordered a Medium jersey and have registered for the 100km option.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby DavidH » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:23 pm
The Vets race starts at 8am on Uriarra Rd so hopefully we'll be done before riders from the AGF pass through.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby HAKS » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:32 pm
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby bella26 » Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:58 am
After the TDU mutual community challenge jersey debacle I'm just going to go with what the sizing chart suggests. I was told to order a size up than normal for the TDU and of course ended up with a jersey that was like a tent!! ( as did most others!!!)yyeric wrote:Can't decide what size jersey to order though. lol
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby yyeric » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:18 am
http://www.pedalpower.org.au/events/det ... ontId=3518
This will give you a quick picture of how the ride will be like.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby bella26 » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:25 am
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby yyeric » Fri Feb 05, 2010 12:19 pm
Starting at 9 or 10AM would suit me well.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby twizzle » Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:24 pm
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby HAKS » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:23 pm
Do both, just gotta catch the Vets that start (AT) 8am thoughtwizzle wrote:Hmmm..... Vets race...110km enduro... Bugger - where's the emoticon for "can't decide"?
Question for vets: I notice there is a race our at Uriarra on Sunday, which was when i was going to head out there for a spin. Are the roads still open to public cyclists?
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby twizzle » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:15 pm
HAKS wrote:Do both, just gotta catch the Vets that start (AT) 8am thoughtwizzle wrote:Hmmm..... Vets race...110km enduro... Bugger - where's the emoticon for "can't decide"?
Question for vets: I notice there is a race our at Uriarra on Sunday, which was when i was going to head out there for a spin. Are the roads still open to public cyclists?
God, no! Don't even think about it - and we have guns to stop you, BIG GUNS! And Uzi's. It's our road, ours I tell you!!!!
Nah - it's a free world, you might have to stop for a few secs while the bunch turns at either end, that's about it.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby HAKS » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:16 pm
Thats what i figured, thanks . Chances are i'll prob be there later in the morning anyway.twizzle wrote:HAKS wrote:Do both, just gotta catch the Vets that start (AT) 8am thoughtwizzle wrote:Hmmm..... Vets race...110km enduro... Bugger - where's the emoticon for "can't decide"?
Question for vets: I notice there is a race our at Uriarra on Sunday, which was when i was going to head out there for a spin. Are the roads still open to public cyclists?
God, no! Don't even think about it - and we have guns to stop you, BIG GUNS! And Uzi's. It's our road, ours I tell you!!!!
Nah - it's a free world, you might have to stop for a few secs while the bunch turns at either end, that's about it.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby Ross » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:01 pm
I notice you are from the Snowy Mtns, Canberra hills are mere speed bumps in comparison to ones that you are more familiar with such as Tom Groggin and Dead Horse Gap !bella26 wrote: What are the climbs like?
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby twizzle » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:27 pm
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby HAKS » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:56 pm
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby twizzle » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:19 am
That would upset all of those Amy's Ride people - "This is a ride, not a race". While in reality, we all know what's really going to happen.HAKS wrote:Just move your race start to Federation Mall
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby HAKS » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:40 am
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby DavidH » Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:30 pm
Decided to pass on the Vets race and have signed up for the 65km AGF ride instead.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby twizzle » Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:58 pm
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby DavidH » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:24 pm
But I'll ride to and from the start so it will probably be a ~100km ride for the day anyway.
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby bella26 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:58 am
Yep I'm from the Snowy Mts and I'm very familiar with the Tom Groggin to DHG climb - I've viewed it many a time from the comforts of a car. Never dared to climb it just yet! I am horrible at hill climbs but hope to tackle them more and more this year. I think the course will be challenging enough - just hope I pack the climbing legs with me!Ross wrote:I notice you are from the Snowy Mtns, Canberra hills are mere speed bumps in comparison to ones that you are more familiar with such as Tom Groggin and Dead Horse Gap !bella26 wrote: What are the climbs like?
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Re: Amy's Ride - Canberra 14th March
Postby spunkyryan » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:49 pm
Seriously, like DavidH I don't fancy covering the same ground twice in the one ride. I've done enough of that in the past to know how bored I can get.
I signed up the day registrations opened and will have to decide between wearing my Club500 jersey or the one with the Continental and other logos.
I'm Big Kev excited.
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