sadsacnews: SADSAC: Heyfield - Toongabbie 30 September

The ride from Heyfield to Toongabbie had many things but mainly wind and light showers.
The cool temperature also kept the field well rugged up for the duration. Attendance was solid with 16 riders braving the conditions for an overall good day out. As expected the route to Toongabbie had the bulk of the inter wind legs. This meant that the pace was down somewhat but, being the shorter of the two legs, we arrived at lunch in good time. The village green at Toongabbie is a well presented spot to enjoy a pleasant lunch with friends. The showers even held off for the event.
The return journey was plain sailing for the most part with a welcome tailwind making one think life was meant to be easy. After a couple of crosswind legs through Nambrok we had crossed the river and all that was left was the 10 km of headwind back to the start. The Riverview road did have some shelter at times that made the task manageable. While there was a couple of members who had trouble with the conditions, most made it back in a reasonable state. Despite the trying weather the ride went off well.