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The 2007 Great China Ride

The Trip Begins When I first had the privilege of completing a bicycle ride through Yunnan Province to Tiger Leaping

After the late end to our event filled night ride of the previous evening and a significant backlog of work

Although I have now ridden the Warburton Trail over 200 times over the past 5 years, I can’t recall ever

I had to admit that I was starting to get more than a little anxious. After all the time was

After all those months of fighting our way along the dusty trail under an unforgiving sun and with the flies

While there is absolutely no doubt that all cyclists enjoy eating cream cakes and drinking coffee it is equally true

Sometimes it is illuminating to look back into our official archives to relive the stories of rides past. At other

RIDING THE DUSKY TRAIL – story by Jon Bate Peter Warren is batching for a week, whilst wife Joan dutifully

The newcomer had been hovering around at Mt Evelyn for some time before finally coming over to us and introducing

Up till that point it had been yet another successful and most enjoyable ride along the Warburton Trail. Not only

May 18, 2026 – Monday Morning Ride - start at FTG library at 9 am
Meet in the car park of the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride may be between 40 to 50 km with considerable road riding. Experienced riders only for this one.
May 21, 2026 – Alternate Thursday Ride - Stud Rd to Moorabbin Airport - start at 10 am
Meet in the car park of the Dandenong Basketball Stadium in Stud Rd in time for a 10 am start. This week we will be riding to Moorabbin Airport and back. Lunch will be at the popular Naked Racer Cafe and Museum.
May 25, 2026 – Monday Morning Ride - start at FTG library at 9 am
Meet in the car park of the FTG library in time for a 9 am start. The ride may be between 40 to 50 km with considerable road riding. Experienced riders only for this one.
May 28, 2026 – Alternate Thursday Ride - Pakenham to Koo Wee Rup - start at 10 am
This ride will start in the car park of the Cardinia Cultural Centre in Pakenham at 10 am. This will be a repeat of the special ride we conducted a couple of years ago when we assisted with the opening of the new bike path from Pakenham to Koo Wee Rup. There has been some further development since then, so it's time to revisit it. Bike paths (almost) all the way.
May 31, 2026 – Special Ride - Chelsea to Baxter - start at Bicentennial Park in Chelsea at 10 am
Meet in the car park of the Chelsea Bicentennial Park, Scotch Parade, Chelsea in time for a 10 am start. We will be following a mixture of bike paths to and from Baxter.