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18.10.2008 10:30 to 12:00
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City/Town: Zürich
Event Type: Sports
Meeting Point: Bahnhof Oerlikon

This is a challenging ride north of Zürich starting from Oerlikon. Participants should be accustomed to climbing hills, riding a distance of 40 miles (65 km), and familiar with safe cycling and group cycling guidelines below.

Meeting Place: Bahnhof Oerlikon - Rear side at the "Bahnhof Oerlikon Nord" bus stop.

Start Time
: 10:30 AM (rain or heavy snow imply no ride)

Distance: ~50 km

Climbing: This contains several difficult climbs. Participants should be accustomed to climbing multiple hills larger than 150m at slopes of up to 10º.

Ride Time: 2.5-3 hours (approx.)

Sample Route Map: http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ch/z%fcrich/453492999027

Safety: All riders should review the group cycling safety guidelines here: http://www.englishforum.ch/sports-fi...-overview.html

Weather: The weather is getting cold! Please dress accordingly.

Small Print: Be sure to wear a helmet! We will be riding on roads with cars and possibly tractors coming directly at you on small paths. Anyone participating in the EF rides are doing so at his/her own risk.
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Old 18.10.2008, 17:08
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@salsa...yes we did wait like 20 minutes for you, you should have notified..

It was a great ride Patrick..thanks for organising..hope to see Ryan and others the next time.

Yes, I will try as well, I didn't wake up until 10, feeling like I need to sleep in after a long week. So just took the MTB up Uetliberg and along the ridge which is always good fun too. But I plan on making it for the Saturday morning ride in the future.
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Old 18.10.2008, 17:47
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Re: Group Road Bike Ride from Oerlikon

The ride today was great, i'll go also tomorrow.

If some of you want to go, we could do ZH/Thalwil/Hirzel/Sihlwald/ZH.

Drop a line here if interested.

Around 2pm would be great
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Old 18.10.2008, 18:43
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Re: Group Road Bike Ride from Oerlikon

Hi, I arrived in Zurich about 2 weeks ago, and I am very keen on meeting other cyclists in the area. I have just found this thread, and wish that I had read it yesterday! Instead I went cycling on my own this morning... It was nice, but I tend to get lost fairly easily... If some of you are going for a ride tomorrow afternoon, I might be able to join (to be confirmed though). I live in Binz (that's near Enge, at the bottom of the Uetliberg), so it's easy for me to go to the Thalwil/Albis area. Hope to see some of you soon, Sylvain
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Re: Group Road Bike Ride from Oerlikon

Hi hello, there is an end of the season cycling social at the end of November, you can find it on the calendar, you can meet alot cyclists which should help you next year in finding people to cycle with...
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Old 18.10.2008, 18:59
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Nice! Thanks a lot!
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Old 18.10.2008, 19:30
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sylvian, we could meet at the Banhoff Enge at 2pm and go for a ride, I'll show you the routes I regularly use to go to work ( through Hirzel ) it is a nice route with little traffic and a lot of nature. soft but steady climbs all along.

Rahul and dakman if you want to join, 2pm would be ok or you have other ideas ?
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Thanks Salsa_Lover. Something came up, however, and I won't be able to go out cycling tomorrow. Surely another time! (I don't know how long this nice weather will last though...).
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