cheers to the freaking weekend.  I drink to that, yeah yeah (coffee that is…while you are collecting your spr ironhorse t-shirt)

this has been one of the longest weeks that i can remember.  well probably not as long as the people sat for 9 hours on the tarmac of the airport, but it has just dragged on forever.  work is going off with meetings, performance reviews, restructures, christmas drinks, christmas parties, freakin everything.  2 more weeks till christmas and it seems that we have to cram everything in.  a bit of pain (especially on thursday morning) seems to be the one way i remember that i am alive.

spr/rccc criteriums – sunday 18th dec at the tech park circuit.  final approvals are just going in now.  i will post more info soon, but we will be looking for volunteers to run this again.  also looking for people to race.  if you haven’t raced before and what to give it a go, then this will be a great event for you.  not too technical and only 1km long circuit, so if you do get dropped, you don’t have to ride 45km back to the start by yourself (from experience, that is).

spr drink bottles – are now available and will be sold at the coffee shop after the saturday ride.  $10 650ml and $12 800ml.  plastic model of ryan not for resale.

spr ironhorse clothing t-shirt – the t-shirts have arrived and will be distributed at the coffee shop after the saturday ride.  if you cannot pick them up from there, send me an email to organise an alternative pick up.  t-shirts can still be purchased online from here.

christmas breakfast – it is on again next saturday 17th at the DOME coffeeshop. more info here and make sure you rsvp if you are coming.  this is different to the christmas ride that is the last saturday (24th) before christmas where you are encouraged to dress up and decorate your bike.

ride routes – don’t forget our new coffee location on saturday and diversion to the ride route (see here).

saturday 10th december

ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am

early lap – spr earlybird ride

all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

development group – spr saturday 35.48km (novice shelley)

transitional – spr saturday 39.04km (benara rd)

fast & main groups – spr saturday 49.92km (morley drive)

sunday 11th december

ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am

early lap – spr earlybird ride

all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

short – spr sunday 61.14km (welshpool & weir rd)

long – spr sunday 90.23km (welshpool & observatory & kalamunda rd)