The Ballarat Sebastapol Cycling Club did a fantastic job at staging round one of the interwinter series and now it is our turn. Full details on our Interwinter 2012 page.
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The Ballarat Sebastopol cycling club put on a fantastic start to the Interwinter series. The weather cycled through cold, wet, sunny and blustery, sometimes it was all of the above at the same time. However, it wasn’t enough to deter just over 100 keen mountain bikers from finding out what single track pleasures awaited them just beyond the golfing greens.
The most beautiful transition area you are ever likely to see at a mtb event.
Thanks to Andrew Bos for the write up of our recent social ride to Buxton / Lake Mountain.
Last Sunday the club made the long trip to Buxton and Lake Mountain in search of new trails. Well actually we met Jim and Laurie from Murrindindi MTB Club in Buxton and they kindly guided us around the 2 venues.
Name – Fiona Lewis
Profession – Teacher
Uphill or Downhill? Lots of both (as long as they are not too big!)
Most epic day on a bike? The 100km Otway Odyssey in 2007. I’m still waiting for the retrospective fun to kick in.
I’m currently riding… A Womens Giant Anthem X1.
Good points: It’s small enough that I don’t need to have the seat all the way down.
Bad points: I don’t feel ready to hurt its feelings by talking about any bad points.
Favourite trails (other than Castlemaine) – The Howqua track between Mt Buller and Mt Stirling
If I wasn’t mountain biking I’d be… much more grumpy
One day I’ll ride… through South East Asia
When I head out for a ride I never leave without… some money for a refreshment afterwards.
My race highlight – Competing in the first “Kristy Cup” at Beechworth in honour of a great friend, Kristy Chisholm.
Fiona in action at The Kristy Cup
Sunday 6 May we’re heading to Lake Mountain and Buxton to check out trail networks that have appeared in the last couple of years.
The day is planned to start early – that’s 6:30am meeting at Castlemaine Cycle Concepts! We will pack cars and hit the road at 7am. We’ll be on the trails at Lake Mountain (the main track is used for the Granite Grind race) by 10:30am. If you’re coming from Melbourne we’ll meet you in the carpark at Lake Mountain. Riders from Melbourne who need a lift can emails us at info@rockyriders.com and we’ll try and put you in contact with others.
We’ll break for lunch before hitting up the Buxton trails in the afternoon.
For those that want another challenge, the famed Buxton burger from the Igloo Roadhouse is well worth a try! That should fuel us up for the trek back to Castlemaine. We should arrive back around 8pm, after taking in about 4 hours of riding. Of course, if you aren’t feeling quite up to that much riding, you could either just ride in the morning or afternoon.
It will be good to coordinate cars to save on petrol costs, so let Grant know in advance if you can make it (grant.schuster@gmail.com or 0418 627 731). Also, let Grant know if you have a car and how many bikes it can carry.
Cost
Please come self-sufficient and equipped with water, snacks and spare tubes.
Members and non-members are all welcome. Hope to see you there.
