Ride details

The Sacred Heart Mission Community Cycle is a FREE ride from Mordialloc foreshore carpark (Melway's map 92 E1) to the Sacred Heart Mission in Grey Street, St Kilda (Melway's map 58 A9), on Saturday the 20th of December, 2008.

Route description

The ride from Mordialloc to St Kilda is a regular route for many cyclists and it is well known for its long stretches with few traffic lights, it's mostly flat elevation and its wonderful views over the bay.

Ride start: 9.30am, Saturday the 20th of December 2008
Start location: Mordialloc Foreshore Carpark (view map)
Route distance: 23km
Ride finish time: 11am
Ride pace: Approx 22kph average
Ride finish location: Sacred Heart Mission (view map)
Detailed route map: View the route here
Ride cost: FREE! FREE! FREE!

Ride etiquette

As the ride is about fun and celebration of Christmas, the pace will be kept slow and gentle, with plenty of time to chat and wave to the kids along the way. The ride will be ridden 2-up and any breaks in the group will be encouraged to regroup. THIS IS NOT A RACE, its about fun!

For the experienced riders, some new riders will also be joining in on the ride and meeting up along the road, so please take care of them and help introduce any newbies on how a group ride is run.

Dress ups

All riders are encouraged to dress with a Christmas spirit. Leading the ride will be Santa and his nine reindeers with the rest of the group following. So wrap your bike in tinsel, or dress as an elf, snowman, what ever. Lets make it a fun ride! Even better- several prizes will be given away at the end for the best dressed, so make sure you hang about at the end!

AGGHHH... HILLS!

Some of the newer riders will be of course worried about the hills. Well fear not! The route is mostly flat with only a few km's of small rolling hills around Beaumaris to get the legs working. So relax- the hills ARE small, the pace will be slow and no one will be left behind.

23km too far?

If 23 km's sounds too far for you to ride or you are short of time, feel free to join up with the group anywhere along the route (see map above). Just wait for the group to roll past (you won't miss us- look for Santa and his reindeers) and jump onto the back of the group.

Getting to Mordialloc (the start)

Many riders will be riding down to Mordialoc before the ride while others will be catching the train down. If you are planning to catch a train down to Mordialloc for the start, see below for time tables

Full Saturday Frankston line train timetable can be found here

The Mordialloc Foreshore Carpark is a short 1 minute ride west from Mordialloc station. See the map link below for further details- http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Sacred-Heart-Mission-Community-Cycle

Supporters

Food Donations

Take a look here for a list of foods to donate to the Sacred Heart Mission (including a printable shopping list)... more>>

News Headlines

12-12-08 Start point/time changed to Mordialloc @ 9.30am

10-12-08 Back on the bike for 2008 Sacred Heart Mission Community Cycle

18-12-07 Supporters on board with prizes for the best dressed

17-12-07 Sacred Heart Mission Community Cycle website launched

10-12-07 Charity ride to help bring some cheer to the homeless

How can you help?

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Spread the word

Can you help spread the word about the SHMCC ride? Here you will find downloadable posters, banner ads and more to help get as many riders on board... more>>

Got Questions?

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