Cnr Athol Avenue and Canterbury Rd,
Canterbury, 3126 Melbourne Australia
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Start Location Suburb: Cnr Athol Avenue and Canterbury Rd,
Canterbury, 3126 Melbourne Australia
Start Time: 5.55am
Ride Finish: Maling Room Cafe, Maling Rd, Canterbury
Days of the Week: TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS
Ride Difficulty: Medium
Distance of Ride: 28 KM
Average Bunch Size: 10-20
Ride Contact Details: www.bv.com.au
Bikely Profile: click here
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About the Ride: This group ride (the “Maling Room Ride” – MRR) has been running since January 2007. The ride starts on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (plus other days if people are interested – most Wednesdays and Fridays at the moment – check last page of the thread for daily updates! see link) at ~6:00 am, at the park on the corner of Canterbury Rd and Avenue Athol, Canterbury. We ride East out Canterbury Rd and take in some of the rolling hills of the Eastern suburbs before returning to Canterbury (see route map linked below). The ride is around 27 km and finishes at 7:00 for coffee at The Maling Room, corner of Maling Rd and Canterbury Rd.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays there are multiple groups on this ride, separated by their speed (slower groups leave earlier). This enables riders of all abilities to join this ride without feeling like they are holding anyone up! The naming of the different groups evolved over the course of a few months and might mean nothing to newcomers!
- “Greyhound” group departs from Avenue Athol at 6:05 am and averages ~32 – 36 km/hour.
- “Rabbit” group departs from Avenue Athol at 6:00 am and averages ~29 – 32 km/hour.
- “Mouse” group departs from Avenue Athol at 5:55 am and averages ~25 – 28 km/hour. Recently this has been the largest group!
- “Cheese” group departs from Avenue Athol at 5:50 am and averages ~21 – 25 km/hour. NOTE – this group only happens occasionally – check the last page of the thread to see if anyone is planning a Cheese run!
If you find that you are struggling to keep up and you don’t want to be left by yourself, please make sure you let someone know, since it is not always easy for riders in the group to keep track of everyone behind them.
People wanting to join these groups should check the forum (link above) the night before the ride to make sure that others are planning to attend, since these groups don’t always exist!
There are Recovery rides most Wednesdays and Fridays, starting 6:00 am at the same start point. These rides are done at a pace that is comfortable for everyone in the group and tend to average around 27 km/h.
There is parking in side streets off Canterbury Rd or in front of the shops opposite the corner of Gwenda Ave. You can also park in Maling Rd (only timed after 8 am) but we have been asked not to park in front of the fruit shop since they get early morning deliveries.
Summary of the summary:
Tuesday to Friday, ~ 6 am, corner of Canterbury Rd and Avenue Athol. 27 km ride finishing ~7:00 for coffee at The Maling Room, corner of Maling Rd and Canterbury Rd.