Our rides are at a leisurely pace and distances are between 10 and 75km. Every Saturday at 7:30am there is a social
ride from the car park opposite Coffee Club, and children are encouraged to attend. Every Sunday there is
a planned easy ride and a planned advanced ride. Riders are encouraged to cycle at their own pace and to meet back
in a central location, usually Beaman Park in Yeppoon, for refreshments,
discussions about the ride, and other cycling matters.
We will continue our Tuesday night rides as they seem to be very popular. We meet at Beachside 66
at 6:30pm and usually do the Capricorn Coast Resort Ride (approximately 20km). A well-deserved coffee is usually had at
Beachside 66 before completing the ride.
Bike Week (2010) – What a Blast
From a teddy bears’ picnic on the Yeppoon beachfront to
roaring down the Razorback at Mount Morgan, Bike Week on the Capricorn Coast was
a huge success.
· The
week started with a popular Teddy Bears picnic ride, when 17 children and their
parents (roughly 35 cyclists) explored the bike path from the Yeppoon beachfront
to the Lammermoor Native Gardens and back again (7.5km).
A brekky on the beach was a chance for newcomers to learn
about BUG group activities.
· The
regular Tuesday night ride to Capricorn International, attended by about 10, was
used by some as a training ride for the weekend’s Gold’n’Beach ride from Mount
Morgan to Yeppoon, with some riders doing multiple laps of the 20km
route.
· Forty-five people learnt about basic bike maintenance from
Rod of 7Cycles on Wednesday night, and gained some handy tips about riding and
nutrition from master athlete and cycling expert , CQUniversity’s Associate
Professor Peter Reaburn.
Peter’s advice about cadence and spinning was a revelation to
some beginner cyclists, who put the advice to good use on the Gold’n Beach
ride.
· Yeppoon High School teachers and students joined in the
spirit of the week with two teachers riding every day, eight cycling some days,
and plenty of students on wheels as well.
· The
BQ in CQ information night on Thursday night saw information about September’s
BQ Yeppoon to Bundaberg ride being shared with about 25 people, with a few new
participants firing plenty of questions at Rebecca.
· THE
grand finale of Bike Week on the Capricorn Coast, the annual Gold n Beach social
bike ride from Mount Morgan to Yeppoon, was more popular than ever.
·The events wouldn’t have been possible without the support
of BQ, whose financial assistance and great prize giveaways are much
appreciated.
Gold’n Beach ride report
From a handful of riders the first year, to two handfuls the
second, a 60-strong group gathered at Mount Morgan on Saturday morning itching
to tear down the Razorback Road before meandering to Rockhampton for
lunch.
A number of riders joined in along the way, including
86-year-old Bill Thaw, who relived his youthful days of road competition as he
rode from Rockhampton to The Caves, and then to Yeppoon the next day.
Not even two flat tyres in a short space of time could stop
Bill from finishing the ride, as he pushed his 40-year-old bike the last
kilometre-and-a-half.
Eighteen riders arrived from the Fraser Coast to explore our
backyard, which included riding past the Woolwash and the old Tropic of
Capricorn Spire, through Glenlee to The Caves, and the lovely ride through
Cawarral to the Emu Park Road and the scenic route along the coast to
Yeppoon.
Two intrepid Year 10 high school students, Nathan Death and
Jarod Johns, also took on the challenge of the ride.
Principal Ian Boon joined the bike convoy and escorted the
boys from The Caves to Greenlakes Road, while teachers Lisa Whitworth, Jill
Stevens and Linda McCluskey rode as well.
Jaime Ince, 10, rode 50ks over the two days. Brittany Dunn,
11, and her sister Riley, 13 (also of Yeppoon high), took on the mountain bike
section on Sunday and rode 30 and 55 km respectively.
Kelly, 10, and Tansey, 12, took turns on the back of the
tandem with their parents Rachael and Tim.
Two recumbent riders, Rhodes Watson and Tony Arnold, added to
the flavour of the event.
A welcome barbecue finished off the event at Appleton Park in
Yeppoon on Sunday.
