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  • Riding from Port Hope Town Hall – Tuesday, May 14

    Klaus will be your host for a ride starting at 10:00 a.m. from the Port Hope Town Hall. We’ll follow Le Tour de Cobourg map, a relatively flat route of 50 kilometres with options to shorten. Lunch will follow at the Thirsty Goose on Walton Street. Bring good weather!  

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  • Cycling from Port Hope – Friday, May 10

    Deb P. is your host on Friday for our ride starting at 5:30 from her home in Port Hope. You’ll find her address in the Membership directory. There will be parking for 4 cars in her drive. You can also park on the North side of Peacock Boulevard and along Sanders Drive.  We’ll be riding

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  • Cycling from Gosport – Tuesday May 7

    Klaus is your host for Tuesday’s ride at 10 am. We will follow the First Half Flat route (56 or 44 km) starting and ending at the Whistling Duck at 75 Harbour Street in Gosport. Join us!

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  • Cycling from Newcastle – Friday, May 3

    This Friday at 5:30, we ride from the home of Mel and Mich (M&M) in Newcastle. Mich is aiming for a nice flat early season ride and he will provide route maps. Remember to bring for the potluck your buffet offering and beverages, as well as your crystal, porcelain, and silverware. One more thing everyone

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  • Cycling from Peterborough –  Tuesday, April 30

    Join us this Tuesday at 10:00 am for a nice flat ride for the start of the season. Paul B. is your host – he will provide for riders a map and cuesheet for a simple ride from Peterborough’s Parkhill Bridge to Young’s Point and back. Map shows using the trail to Lakefield but riders

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  • Cycling from Port Hope Town Hall – Friday, April 26

    Join us at Port Hope’s Town Hall parking lot on Friday at 5:30 when we’ll Go Fourth – a relatively flat 48 km route with plenty of opportunity to turn back if you prefer a shorter distance. As there is no host, make sure you print out your own map! Please comment if you plan

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  • Friday, April 19 Season Opener Update

    Folks, it looks like the weather gods will follow through on the nasty weather prediction for our kick-off ride tomorrow. Fear not, we shall feast! We’re looking forward to a hearty waiver-signing party. Arrive as early as 4:00 pm to reconnect with great cycling friends and enjoy a buffet only Freewheelers can pull off. Please

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  • Cycling from Cobourg – Tuesday, April 23

    Vivian is hosting our first Tuesday ride of the season following the Millers ride from the Mill in Cobourg. A note from your host: I have ridden Payne a few times this spring and it is hard packed dirt. Crossen is closed so we will stay on #15. Cornish Hollow also has some hardpacked dirt

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  • Welcome from your Friday Ride Coordinators

    Introducing your Friday Ride Coordinators: From April through July: Brian H. From August through October: Katherine Here are your Ride Coordinators’ thoughts on how we’ll roll this season on Fridays: Friday evening rides typically start at 5:30 PM. The routes vary slightly in length but are usually around 50 km. There will always be a shorter, usually less hilly

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  • Welcome from your Tuesday Ride Coordinators

    Sue and Peter, your Ride Coordinators for Tuesday, welcome you below to the 2019 riding season. Temperatures are warming up, snow is pretty well gone, roads are clearing up and the beautiful Northumberland hills are calling out to the Freewheelers. It’s time to start scheduling our 2019 Tuesday rides. Your Tuesday Ride Coordinators (Sue P. –

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