Mt Panorama

Luther Blissett <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Has anyone ridden a lap or two of Mt Panorama at Bathurst? I managed to get 3/4 of the way around
: when I was working at the races last year, and I was wondering what other people think of it for
: cycle racing.

Not ridden, only driven as a tourist.

Tough climb - at least half the circuit is uphill and I wonder whether there would be much of a
recovery period to make it a satisfying circuit.

There is currently a blitz by NSW police on racing on public roads as they enforce the
legislation. It may take a while to sort out and as I understand it there will be no new approvals
for the time being.

Cheerz, Lynzz

Ridden it many times and the climb is good. Prefer going in a clock wise direction. Just have to
watch out for cops as it is easy to break speed limit and hoons (not many during mid week).

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Ridden it many times and the climb is good. Prefer going in a clock wise direction. Just have to
watch out for cops as it is easy to break speed limit and hoons (not many during mid week).

I rode it anti-clockwise (same direction as the race cars), at the time there was no traffic as the
roads had been closed in preparation for the 1000. I got to the top of the mountain, went off the
course to see someone and rode through a patch of thorns, copping over a dozen punctures. So I never
got to ride down the hill! 🙁

It was rumored a couple of years ago that it was to be used for the Australian round of the Womens
World Cup, but this never happened. It would have been great.

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Luther Blissett <[email hidden]> wrote:
: Has anyone ridden a lap or two of Mt Panorama at Bathurst? I managed to get 3/4 of the way
: around when I was working at the races last year, and I was wondering what other people think of
: it for cycle racing.

Not ridden, only driven as a tourist.

Tough climb - at least half the circuit is uphill and I wonder whether there would be much of a
recovery period to make it a satisfying circuit.

There is currently a blitz by NSW police on racing on public roads as they enforce the
legislation. It may take a while to sort out and as I understand it there will be no new approvals
for the time being.

Cheerz, Lynzz