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| Reports of CCTCC Rides Last updated on 19 December 2025. Includes culling of 12 months of reports and photos. |
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 Michelle and Jen swoop into Lowana Ave, Charmy - 14 December 2025 Twenty riders meet at Wyong after early morning rain. Due to my original route changing as the gravel wasn’t suitable, I also changed the direction of the route to avoid heavy traffic later into the ride. This proved to be a good move as the roads were quiet making it more pleasant. We headed out through Jilliby along Hue Hue road turning off into a country area with no traffic. Back onto Hue Hue and onto Sparks road which had a great shoulder. Went through part of the wetlands in the opposite direction than we usually do and into north lakes for morning tea. Back out to the Toukley bridge and through the roller coasters, bike path and safely back to Wyong. Thanks to John for sweeping for me once again and, to those who rode, I hope you enjoyed something different. Michelle .jpg) Rod and friends back on the road - 14 December 2025  |
 Graeme and mates leaving The Entrance for the ride back Sixteen riders fronted up today for a relatively easy ride to The Entrance. The weather was a lot cooler than yesterday, but a fairly strong breeze got up as were underway. Glenn led, and John was attending to the sweeping duties. We set off and followed a merry route through Tuggerah, Chittaway, Berkeley Vale, Tumbi Umbi, Long Jetty and perhaps a few more that I can’t remember. There were no incidents, no one got lost and we were soon at a very busy The Entrance for coffee. Danny had somehow managed to procure a table but some chose different establishments that were not as busy. Eventually we all got served, bid farewell to Danny and were on our way. A nice tail wind took us home on the bike path and we finished around noon. I didn’t set my odometer but I would guess we would have done around 40 kms. Thanks to the group for making it easy to lead, a nice ride. Glenn  See John! You're in it! Behind Bernadette, Jenny and Rob. |
 Crew at Newington, Sydney 23 November 2025 Three Peaks of Olympic Park 23 November 2025 The weather forecast was rather dubious for today, with rain forecast early followed by some sunshine (maybe) and a possible late storm. Sure enough the rain at 7.00am was heavy enough to deter some riders. Ten brave riders turned up under leaden skies at Strathfield at the Chef’s Palette café determined to make the best of the day. Sure enough the rain cleared and the sun appeared, and that’s how it stayed for the rest of the day. Sue set off in the lead, with Steve as sweep. We navigated through Strathfield and Homebush, and then followed Powells Creek into Olympic Park. Then it was along the Rhodes waterfront, and across the Parramatta River to pick up the PVC (Parramatta Valley Cycleway) to Silverwater. Back across the river and up the first peak, the River Marker with its view of Silverwater Jail. We re-entered the Park and tackled the only real hill on the ride, known as Woo-lah-rah, which doesn’t count as a Peak. Then on to the second Peak, Haslam’s Marker, followed by coffee/lunch at Newington marketplace. It was warm and sunny by this stage and there is a notable lack of shade at Newington, thanks to some zealous overpruning of the trees. We stopped to take a look at URBNSURF, with its perfect and predictable waves, looked quite inviting in the sunshine. It’s not cheap at prices up to $199 for a one hour session. (The waves at Soldiers Beach or Shelly are less predictable, but are, of course, free). This was followed by the ascent of the third Peak, the Bay Marker. We rode along Olympic Boulevard (partly closed, we think due to the AC/DC concert) and then it was out of the Park, and we retraced our way back to Strathfield and the trains. The distance was around 42km and a fine day with no incidents. Thanks all for coming, and thanks to Sue for her efficient leadership. Steve  Wet and wild fun at URBNSURF - 23 November 2025 |
 Team photo - Brisbane Water 16 November 2025 Brisbane Water loop. Lovely day, great scenery. Pre-arranged coffee stop at Saratoga was very nice. Some of the hills were a bit challenging for the pedallers but the downhills were delightful. Greg  Coffee at Saratoga - 16 November 2025 |
 View from Crackneck - 9 November 2025Twenty riders left Wyong on a beautiful morning to ride the Crackneck Cooee ride. A lovely breeze as we set off through the backroads of Tuggerah. We picked up Paul at Chittaway and had a great ride to Long Jetty and through backstreets to The Entrance, Shelly Beach and then to Bateau Bay. Most riders did the Crackneck ride while a few joined me to my place for morning tea, getting the kettle on ready for all the others riders. All enjoyed cakes, sausage rolls etc. We were joined by Danny, oh and Tony had turned up on the Crackneck part of the ride as he had a sleep-in, forgot about the 8am start, at least he caught up for morning tea. [He rode the opposite direction around Tuggerah Lake, then did the Crackneck climb while the others were coming down.] A few riders left early, and we dropped off a few on the way back to Wyong. All-in-all, a great ride and we ended up doing 50kms. Thanks to all that came and enjoyed the ride and morning tea. Thank you to John for sweeping. Jenny  Energetic riders at Crackneck Lookout - 9 November 2025 |
 John delivers his briefing at Speers Point - 2 November 2025 It was drizzling rain when 18 of us set out from Speers Point park for Newcastle. It was great to see Paul back in the saddle. We headed off through Glendale and up the Tramway Track to Wallsend. Rod had a rear flat which Greg managed to fix. Up through the Uni and on to Islington in the drizzle. The rain eased off as we cycled along the Throsby Creek cycleway into Newcastle. The Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club offered shelter and morning tea for our group. We headed further into town until Len caught a wheel on one of the old railway tracks. Carol and Jenny applied first aid to his grazed elbow. We then headed home via Hamilton, Lambton and Jesmond to Wallsend and then the Tramway Track back to Speers Point. Debra suffered a flat tyre at Glendale to finish an eventful day. Thanks go to Paul for sweeping and Carol and Jenny for attending to Len following his incident. John  Morning tea at Newcastle CYC- 2 November 2025 |
 Coffee at the Heatherbrae Pie Shoppe - 26 October 2025 Palmdale Circuit - Six riders started out from Gosford at 8.00am riding to West Gosford and past the racecourse and down Showground Rd. Weather conditions were excellent with little wind and good cloud coverage. At Narara Station we met up with Greg who was having some issues with his seat, before we stopped at the Service Station at Ourimbah and added Nicolette to our riders. Under the railway line and north on Enterprise Drive took us to Chittaway. After crossing the railway, we headed down to old highway to the Heatherbrae Pie shop for coffee and something to eat. There were a couple of white utes whose drivers don't like bike riders and got too close to some riders and tried to intimidate by blowing the horns. At Heatherbrae we met up with Danny who had a table for us to share. Following the stop, we retraced our route back to Gosford whilst Nicolette headed back to The Entrance from the pie shop. Thanks to Duncan for sweeping. Andrew Thanks to Nikki for photo below.  Colin, Andrew and support team at the pie shop - 26 October 2025 |
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