Group Rides Gold Coast (2024)

Enjoy your cycling and the many conquests to be had on the Goldie.
I am always happy to help out where I can, so if you are lost and need some help, then just give me a call and I will do what I can to point you in the right direction.

Cheers
Steve
P: +61 415153522
steve@ridegoldcoast.com

About
www.steveholmes.net.au

RGC – Links
Ride Gold Coast

• Group Rides Gold Coast
• Ride Gold Coast
• Strava
• Gold Coast Cycling Combine

RGC Kits

• View Kit

Include details
of your preferred

1. Starting location
2. Pace
3. Distance
4. Terrain

Group Rides Gold Coast
This facebook covers all riders and groups

• Group Rides Gold Coast

Gold Coast Cycling Combine
This page is more for competitive riders

• Gold Coast Cycling Combine

Coffee

Main Beach

• Hard Coffee Tedder Avenue
  Alfresco and loves cyclists – Frank & Donna
  Home of the Sharks, One Sector Cycling and the Sunday bunch Riders

Mechanic

• Kenny Cunningham (Labrador)
• 0405 560 839

Bicycle Market

• Bicycle Market Gold Coast

Have a crack at the Gold Coasts 5 best climbs – can you do them in 5 days (or better ) – if so brag it out on

#goldie5n5

Mt Tomewin -Best of all Lookout -Springbrook – Binna Burra – O’Rielly’s – Tamborine Mountain

Hope Island (Northern)
H20 Shop Ride

• Start Location – Shop –Map Link
• Week day and Weekend
• 2 Groups Fast andMedium pace
• Contact Andy – Shop –(07) 5514 0084
• Facebook –Link

Runaway Bay (Northern)
Caffene Ride

• Start location:Caffene Break Cafe–Map Link
• Most week days
• Fast and Flat (-ish) 50 kms
• Pace: start out 35km/h come home at 55km/h
• Contact Rich at General Realty Tedder Ave Main Beach 07 5591 4700

Labrador (Northern & Central)
Sharks Group Ride

• Tuesdays & Fridays
• Labrador – Currumbin – Tedder Avenue
• 65 kms start at 30kms/h come home at 55kms/h
• Turn short options
• Contact Macca at General Realty TedderAve Main Beach – 07 5591 4700

Main Beach (Central)
One Sector Group Ride

• Sundays
• Start location Hard Coffee Cafe – Map link
• Hard Coffee Owners Donna and Frank know all the groups –Facebook Link
• 5:00 am – 5:15am in Summer & 5:15 to 5:30 in winter
• Typically 85 km’s
• 30 – 35km/h pace leave between 5 am -5:15am Summer & 5:15 to 5:30 winter
• Every alternate week is hills
• Contacts – Mark, Lawrence, Kylie, Debs – just turn up 🙂
• These guys also run the Spit on Mon -Thurs & Sat 10 -15 kms 5:20 min/km pace

Mermaid Waters – Central
McDonalds Social Riding Group

Rides on most days

• • Join Facebook Group
  • Contact is Gary Wardrop
  • Start Location – Tuesdays: Emerald Lakes – Laps around lake
  • Start Location – Saturdays: 5:30 am from Maccas Q-Store to Camp Eden

Currumbin (Southern)
Southern Gold Coast Cycling

• Start location
• Weekdays and Weekends
• Contact Deryck –Facebook Link -Personal
• Facebook Group – Group Link

There are many more group rides on the Goldie – see facebook groups for more.
If you have a ride that you would like to be included- contact Steve 0415153522

Women’s Group Rides

Madonnavelo
Great starting point
Sheridan & Terry @ Storm Cycles

• Spin Sisters – Nerang -Brooke
• Storm Facebook Link Ph Sheridan o75534 7450
• MadonnaVelo Website Link –Tugan
• Girls Just Riding – Nerang
• Liv Shop Rides -First Saturday of the Month
• Sara Carrigan

Gold Coast Chicks

• Facebook Group

Popular Destinations

There are many but here are the ones you need to tick off – most are between 75 -120kms

Flat

There are many but here are the ones you need to tick off

• Point Danger – Cooloongatta (South) – Map Link
• Currumbin Valley – Map Link
• Burleigh
• The Spit @ Main Beach – Map Link (Facebook page – facebook.com/TheSpitMainBeach)
• Jacobs Well – Cane fields – Boat ramp (North)Map Link

Undulating

• Currumbin Valley – turn at Rock Pools or further up to the Car park beyond Camp Eden

Hills

Goldie climb 5 n 5 day challenge

If you succeed at this in 5 days or better we all want to know – post it on the group rides and cycling combine facebooks!
Hash tag your social media #goldie5n5

• Beechmont – Bus stop Climb kms @ 5- 6 % –50 km round trip –Map Link
• Beechmont – Round About –Map Link
• Binna Burra Teahouse –Map Link
• Mt Tamborine
• O’Reilly’s via Beechmont and Canungra – Map Link
• Springbrook – turnarounds at – Bus stop – fudge shop – Best of All look Out – Map Link
• Mt Tomewin – Murwillumbah – Steep 1km @ 16% thereafter average 1o% big descent into Murwillumbah – very scenic Map Link

Meeting Spots

• Most rides begin going travelling north or south along the Coastline, before turning inland (East) for climbs.
• Gold Coast Groups are happy absorb visitor riders – that’s what the Goldie is all about – please just make sure you say gidday and shout a coffee 🙂
• All Surf Club Car parks – 5 am – 5:30 am Summer or 5:30 – 6:00 am Winter
• Burleigh Car Park is especially popular – Map Link
• Tedder Avenue (Hard Coffee Crn) 5 -5:15amSummer –Map Link

Cycling Clubs

Gold Coast Cycling Club

• Facebook Link

Gold Coast Masters Cycling Club

• Facebook Link

Tracks

Nerang Velodrome and Criterium

Central – Inland

• Facebook Link
• #nerangvelodrome

Luke Harrop High-Performance Criterium

Northern Coast – Runaway bay

• Facebook Link
• #Lukeharropcircuit

About these facilities

These facilities are operated by the
Gold Coast City Council
View Council Cycling Page Link

Highlights from the above Council link

• Email: GCCC Venues
• Phone: 07 5581 7082
• Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4.30pm
• Opening hours: Subject to bookings

General observation

• Free use to the public, unless otherwise book for an event or club fixture.
• Phoning the council can be a long process if you are enquiring about a normal ride of public access. Most cyclists just turn up and take their chances.

Clubs

Fixtures/Events

Wednesday Worlds: (Nerang) Velo – Evenings – Best contact via Gold Coast Cycling Club

Saturday and Sundays – Weekend Crits – both clubs

• Gold Coast Cycling Club
• Gold Coast Masters Master

Maps -Resources

• Maps – Trailforks
• Gold Coast MTB Parks & Venues – GCCC
• Govt. Parks & Forests

Fb Groups

• Nerang Gnomes MTB (41 members)
• Rusty Kneeman MTB (51 members)
• Gold Coast MTB (4.3k members)
• Liv Nerang (223 Members)
• Just Ride Nerang – MTB Shop Rides
• Qld Mountain Bike Racers – (641 members)