WOOP ride rolling festival

[Adrian E]

WOOP ride rolling festival
15 May · 11:00am 3:00pm

If you've got time, please come along on Sunday 15 May to celebrate the opening of Bourke Street Cycleway. Its a great opportunity to show support for better cycling infrastructure. Invite your friends and family along!

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Christen the new Bourke Street Cycle Way in style with the official bike ride celebration which extends from Waterloo to Woolloomooloo. The WOOP! is a rolling festival along the bike path on the Sunday the 15th of May & will include live entertainment, stalls, a vintage bike exhibition and great activities by businesses all the way along the cycle way. Lord Mayor Clover Moore will be in attendance. Plus there will be a mega bike... raffle to raise money for Cancer Council NSW initiative called "Do Your Thing."

Woop! is put on by the community for the community, your contribution can help the day be even more special, please contact us to get involved if you are:

* A business along the cycle way
* A Sydney bike shop who would like to sponsor the raffle
* A cycling group that would like to contribute to the day

Please contact your event coordinator Carolyn Birley on
Email woop@circul8.com.au
Phone 0467 717 607 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0467 717 607 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

The event will raise money for Cancer treatment & prevention through Cancer Council NSW initiative called, “Do Your Thing” the program allows people from all over NSW to create any experience they want and turn it into a fundraising activity. Read the agenda below for more details.

[Stuart]

This is a great initiative and all DHBCers with the time on a Sunday should get along, plus it will be fun! We need to show news roads minister Duncan Gay that the cycleways are used, are useful and need to be extended. Support cycling safety for all.

If you haven't seen Gay's attitude, this beat up by Channel Seven's tabloid news show is a good example of his thinking:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/national ... 17/885604/

BTW Adrian , took the liberty of fixing the link in your post ... hope that's OK?

[Adrian E]

Thanks Stu,

Btw; they'll also be lots of activities for kids on the day. kids are encouraged to 'pimp/dress up' their bikes. more details at:
http://www.sydneycyclechic.org/2011/05/ ... -woop.html

[Adrian E]

Bump!

Just remember things are hotting up for the WOOP ride this Sunday.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110387049041676#!/

If your racing in the morning, there's still time for a coffee, get changed and roll over to Surry Hills to join in the fun.
There's stacks of things to see and do including vintage bike displays, cycling fashion stalls, food, dj's and giveaways. Bring your friends, family and your bikes

[timyone]

ill be interested in going after coffee and racing for more coffee, will work out with people on the day though

[Stuart]

I see on FB that besides Adrian, Geoff S, Eleri & Jess are going - so people, do we want to ride out together? I was planing on basically doing the Sat Slowies route to get to Bourke St and then turn left and see what I find? leaving Marrickville at around 10:45. What's your plans? I know that Simon S is going too but with the kid(s) so riding pace a little slow for me ...

How about some lunch? Emmilou Tapas Bar is joining in the action this Sunday as your official lunch destination. We have a tasting plate and glass of wine lunch special for just $25. Looking forward to seeing you here, reservations are accepted http://www.emmilou.com.au/ There's also Danks St Depot but I expect it will be packed. Pity Bodega's not open Sundays.

[Eleri]

Well I said I was going but really I'll be in Goulburn. It is fb after all.

[Adrian E]

LOL. EMT will be there is spirit.

Stuart, I'm going to head straight over from newtown. Was planning to race sunday morning, coffee stop, then shower/change and head straight to the festival.

[Stuart]

I'm doing Waterfall on Sun as I have the 100k Hunter Classic Cyclo Sportif the Sunday after so need some k's in the legs before then. I might call you after I get there to see what's up.

[Lizanne]

i'll be at the beach, followed by a lunch bbq, but i was planning on stopping by (WOOP) in the afternoon to see what's happening.

[Adrian E]

Btw: there is a huge raffle planned at the WOOP. check out the facebook page to see whats up for grabs.

[AlexD]

I went a look. Saw a whole lot of families with kids on the bike path, but not much else. I think the legendary Paddy was around fixing people's bikes for free, and the new Deus shop had free coffees going - those were possibly the highlights. Those and the weather!

[Adrian E]

Great to see so many DHBC people there today. It was a fantastic day.

[Lizanne]

road by at the closing minutes of the WOOP ride and bourke st looked amazing. hopefully this becomes the norn on the cycleway

[timyone]

i ended up hanging out around church all day, hope it was fun

[utopia]

I couldn't take my bike there but walked on the pavement with kids on scooters from Danks St to Wimbo Park in time to catch Clover's speech - she mentioned that the Bourke St School had a 'bike bus' for their students!
Cycleways may not be for everyone, but they certainly make cycling more accessible and safer for others - Personally I love the Harbour Bridge - Kent St Cycleways - Anzac Bridge for removing car related stress when I go through the city.
Anyway, it was a great event and the safety of the separated Bourke St cycleway had me thinking of organising a day out from Centennial Park.