The last Sunday ride for 2024 had 14 riders gather at Werribee South for a post-Christmas chat, including Jeremy and Paul after breaks. We left the meet point and zig-zagged across country to the Geelong-Bacchus Marsh road, and north to the Glenmore road turnoff. The road up the escarpment is still lumpy and a bit gravelly, and was steeper and tighter than I remembered, but we all successfully negotiated it before stopping in Ballan for morning tea.
We then rode the mostly open country roads to Daylesford, and detoured to partially avoid the traffic buildup in the middle of town. The route then went through Glenlyon before turning off to Woodend for the lunch stop - the corner bakery was busy as usual !
After a social lunch break, most of us went back to Melbourne via Romsey and Wallan for those wanting to avoid coming into the city over Westgate Bridge due to maintenance works.
We enjoyed perfect riding weather during the day - sunny and cool. Thanks to Brian Lacey for being tail-end-charlie, made more visible by a freshly washed jacket !
(photo courtesy of Big Dave)
