10km stretch on Beach Rd

"DaveB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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As part of this year's triathlon training (yeah yeah triathlete's
can't ride etc etc) I want to do a regular 20km (10km down and 10km
back)time trial, preferably along Beach Rd because that's where most
of the races are. Can one of the regular Beach Rd riders suggest a
good 10km section with a minimum of traffic lights (not that I'm
completely averse to running red lights but I do at least stop first).

Hmmm... I can only really comment on the top half of Beach Road. St Kilda
to Sandringham and back is about 25km and most of the traffic lights would
be in the St Kilda to Brighton section. From Brighton down to Black Rock or
thereabouts there aren't so many (not that there's a huge number anyway, it
just seems that way some days).

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Daveb said:

As part of this year's triathlon training (yeah yeah triathlete's can't
ride etc etc) I want to do a regular 20km (10km down and 10km back)time
trial, preferably along Beach Rd because that's where most of the races
are. Can one of the regular Beach Rd riders suggest a good 10km section
with a minimum of traffic lights (not that I'm completely averse to
running red lights but I do at least stop first).
DaveB

Your best clear run (and the one all the grouppos wind it up for!) is
north of Mordialloc. Basically Black Rock to Mordialloc-Return. Gentle
rolling hill stuff but good sprint-work anyway to get you out of the
seat. If you start at StK/PortM and roll down to Black Rock you should
be warmed up by then and then you can crank it up once you pass the
clock, go to Mordy, turn at the Park(name?) before you sweep left to the
roundabout, and return North. Always some riders off ahead of you to
chase down and give you incentive. and once you reach the clock just
spin it back to StK again

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"DaveB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

As part of this year's triathlon training (yeah yeah triathlete's can't
ride etc etc) I want to do a regular 20km (10km down and 10km back)time
trial, preferably along Beach Rd because that's where most of the races
are. Can one of the regular Beach Rd riders suggest a good 10km section
with a minimum of traffic lights (not that I'm completely averse to
running red lights but I do at least stop first).

I would include the section past Brighton Beach where there is at least a
hill (if you can call it that) to climb up.

Karl aka Stomper

Heading towards Mordi on Beach rd. 227 Beach Rd to the Mordi turn around
is 10 km. This is turning at the traffic island afte the lights not
around the corner to the roundabout. No lights but one roundabout at the
claock tower. Checked for accuracy last night on the way home.

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