About the Ride: A solid training ride for racing cyclists. The bunch goes hard but waits at designated points for dropped riders. This is a relatively flat circuit and is well suited TT training. The circuit is out and back, so slower riders often turn around early saving themselves for the run home.

About the Ride: The Ride starts out at a steady pace and pulls up after about 35km. The sometimes 50+ riders break up into smaller group’s based on ability. The smaller groups then make their way back to the Coffee shop at speed. The faster bunches will normally go first so that any dropped riders can be picked up by the slower bunches behind.

Additional Notes: It’s a very friendly bunch that has tri-athletes, bike racers, AUDAX and recreational riders mixing in together. The experience level of riders in the bunch is usually very good. If you want to learn how to swap off turns, then this is the ride for you. Great fun and most sit around the coffee shop for an hour afterwards. You will be back in town by 8.30am

About the Ride: A social ride from Stawell to Halls Gap, stop for coffee and return to Stawell. Average speed 26-29 kph, but general rule is to ride as fast as the slowest rider. Riders holidaying in Halls Gap can ride to the start point in Stawell and then return to Halls Gap with the bunch. All riders most welcome.

About the Ride: Sassasfras in the Dandenong ranges is the destination however, there are various route options to choose. The decision on which route is usually detailed on the ARC website on the Friday prior to the ride. The most common route is via Burwood Hwy, Mountain Hwy to the Basin then up the 1 in 20 to Sassasfras. Other options via the High St Road, Ferntree Gully then the Devils’s Elbow or Canterbury Rd, Montrose, Kalarama can add an extra degree of difficulty to the ride due to steeper gradient of climbs.

The regular bunch riders usually add one or more additional climbs to the ride before stopping for coffee in Sassasfras. Less experienced or time strapped riders go direct to Sassasfras for coffee before returning to Ashburton.

The return route is usually via decending the 1 in 20, Mountain Hwy, Burwood Hwy to Vermont Sth, Highbury Rd to Burwood and Bath Rd to Ashburton

Additional Notes: Check details via ARC Forum link on ARC web page www.ashburtonridersclub.asn.au

About the Ride: We are a group of VERY casual cyclists, aged between 40-50ish. Most of us only ride once a week. As we live in central Tour Down Under country we are trying to get fit enough to ride the Challenge Tour. As of August 09 we are doing 60 km per ride with an average speed 20-22kph We have a dozen or more cyclists but only 4-6 turn up on any given ride and never the same ones. The Adelaide Hills live up to their name. Nowhere we ride is flat but we wait at hill tops and intersections so we don’t lose anyone. Bring a banana etc and some money in case we stop mid ride for a coffee.
We usually have one back at the Blumberg when we get back to Birdwood as well. When the weather warms up we will make our start time earlier. Email me to be put on the weekly email list.

Additional Notes: We are definitely not serious cyclists so if you are looking for a fast and furious ride we are not for you.

About the Ride: Goes down the beach road to mordiallock stop for 5 minutes and return beach road finish approximately 8.40am have coffee at local cafe.