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Midweek bike polo - Tuesday 12th of
August
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6:30pm on the rooftop carpark above
Ikea (cnr Burnley St and Victoria St Richmond)
Meet at 5:30 at the Royston for food
and drink.
Come and enjoy the most elevated polo
game in Melbourne, with views of the City skyline.
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Special Flemington Goat Ride - Friday
15th of August
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Special Ride this Friday, Join Evan
to celebrate with an extended Ride from Flemington to Mountain Goat
Brewery (Richmond).
Start Cyclic Bikes, 56 Pin Oak Cres
(opposite Newmarket Station)
Leave 6pm sharp, bring your party shoes....
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Full Moon Ride - Saturday 16th August
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7:30pm Craigieburn Railway Station -
catch the 6:30pm Craigieburn train from Flinders St.
Follow trail beside Craigieburn bypass
to Thomastown, then Merri Creek path back to town.
Options to bail out at Coburg and Northcote.
About 35km if you go all the way.
Organiser: Nackterman
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Morebug ride: Bay trail ride - Sunday
17th August
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Meet at Flinders St Station at 10:05am,
in front of the mural/mosaic near Princes Bridge (and Clocks TAB) Ride
to Beacon Cove along the light rail trail. Follow the bay past St Kilda.
Stop for lunch along the way, and people can catch a train back when they
are ready (the fittest could head towards Frankston).
Organiser: Ross and Veena, Morebug.
Distance: 20km+
http://www.morelandbug.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/080619-rides-calendar-2008.pdf
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Critical Mass - Friday 29th of August
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5:30PM - State Library
Possibility we tour the Eddington Tunnel
sites, ending up in the West
Last Friday every month.
Come and enjoy the party on (2) wheels.
organiser: you
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Fairfield Boathouse to Westerfolds Park
- Saturday 14th September
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11AM, Fairfield Boathouse. 20km
one-way
Option to catch train home from Eltham
or ride back along the Main Yarra Trail.
Organisers: Veena and Ross, Morebug.
http://www.morelandbug.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/080619-rides-calendar-2008.pdf
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Geelong Equinox ride - Saturday 20th
September
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Spring Equinox Ride - not a full moon
- equinox, the moment when the earth's north and south poles are the same
distance from the sun.
Stand by for details
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Eighth Annual Bicycle Film Festival
Melbourne - 20th to 23rd November
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Call for entries - local content. Deadline
12 September.
http://ambiguoushorse.com/
REGULAR EVENTS:
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Every Friday
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Ride from Flemington to Mountain Goat
Brewery (Richmond).
Start Cyclic Bikes, 56 Pin Oak Cres
(opposite Newmarket Station)
Leave 6pm sharp, different route each
week, faster than your average bikefun ride.
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Bike Polo!
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Sundays 1pm until around 6pm @ the carpark
in the Carlton Gardens, west of the Exhibition Buildings Bring a bike,
beverage and yourself. Mallets and ball provided.
Polo Tournament, early September, lots
of fun for participants and spectators. Details soon.
More information at http://www.urbanbicyclist.org Melbourne Bicycle Polo Club:
melbourne.bicycle.polo.club -at- gmail.com
Join the bike polo list on Yahoo Groups:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/bike-polo/
Most rides go at a social pace, run
rain or shine, and are free (like the streets themselves).
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