welcome to the new year. all those new year resolutions being made that involve more exercise mean that we will see a steady increase in numbers over january. speaking of numbers, as of today we have 440 financial members in the club. this will change on the 1st of jan as a bunch of race licences will expire. firstly, it is a testament to the vitality of our club that it continues to grow year on year, but please make sure you renew your licence…you can’t purchase the new kit without it. 🙂
ride leaders – support the club and help us become ambassadors for the sport in the public eye. put your name down as ride leader to ensure that the group ride is safe and organised. sign up here.
ride leaders sponsorship – this months ride leaders are proudly sponsored by Allused, Commercial Equipment. please see the previous post detailing what they provide and we thank them for encouraging our members to step up as ride leaders. ride leaders will receive a $10 Dome voucher to be used after the saturday ride. if you have a business that you want to promote to our members, check out the previous post to both promote your business and help out the club.
ride etiquette – unfortunately there have been a few incidents that our group have been involved in lately that have brought spr to peoples attention for the wrong reasons. from not stopping as the lights are changing to merging with traffic without looking, and aggressively passing other riders then cutting back in. we have an etiquette guide that we recommend new riders read before coming out. it seems that some more experienced riders may also need to have a quick look to refresh their knowledge. click here now.
beginner ladies session – at the end of january, spr will be holding the next free ladies beginners skills session. this is aimed at ladies that have been reluctant to take that next step and come out riding in a group environment. if you know someone like that, please forward this onto them and invite them along. leigh and a couple of the other experienced ladies will take them through a number of riding skills and will finish up at the coffee shop for a brew. mroe info can be found on the previous post.
ladies fast ride – this saturday sees our next ladies fast ride. this ride is open to any ladies that want to have a go at good hard riding without the blokes there to mess it up and get the group lost. this group will head off after the fast group and before the main group. the aim is to try to encourage more girls to take that step into more competitive riding. it is now a monthly occurrence but see the previous post for a few more details.
ladies main 2 ride – that’s right, the first of the month is ladies day. kicking off between main 1 and main 2 we are trialling another ladies only ride. aimed at those that are trying to make the jump to main 1 this ride will be lead by leigh and lorraine. this is the first time this ride is being run, so we will see how it goes.
new 2015 spr cycle kit – sorry for the delay in ordering the new kit. there were a few issues with the online ordering that we needed to get sorted out before we went live. hopefully it will be up soon, please keep an eye on the blog for links once they are up. see the previous post for more details.
uwct training ride – this will now be a regular fixture on our sunday mornings until the event at the end of march. starting at 6am to avoid the traffic, this is a ride for those intending to do the uwct qualifier. after our initial ride last week, i would say that this is a ride for experienced hills riders. the pace is fast and the hills are long. if you are thinking of doing the uwct event, but are not at the sunday long hills ride pace yet, i would recommend that you start with the sunday short hills ride first. more info can be found on the previous post.
ride routes – this friday is not a public holiday but lots of people will be taking it off. as such we will run a normal public holiday ride on friday as well. please be aware that there will be a little more traffic on the roads as you come back into the city so please keep it together if you have to.
there are a couple of ladies only rides on this saturday. please don’t see this as a discrimination of sorts. this is allowing women to have a go without worrying about feeling out of their depth. it is also an opportunity for other women outside of spr to come along for a ride to see what we have to offer. any women that come along on saturday do not have to ride in these groups if they choose not to. some may want the extra pressure of holding onto the fast group, or the gentle draft of a 120kg body cutting through the wind in front of them.
there is also a transitional hills ride on at 6am on sunday. the distance is longer than the short hills, but the pace will be slower and there will be lots more regroups. this is to get people used to the hills without worrying about racing up the climbs. this ride will be lead by shane, and you are reminded to make sure you have adequate food and drink with you.
thursday 1st january – new years day
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
early lap (fast & main) – spr thursday 37.26km (cott & freo)
rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
fast & main groups – public hol 58.97km spr special
friday 2nd january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
early lap – spr friday 42.01km (shelley)
rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
fast & main groups – public hol 58.97km spr special
saturday 3rd january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
development group – novice shelley 36.06km spr saturday
transitional – trans canning vale 42.34km spr saturday
fast & main groups – south st 51.23km spr saturday
ladies fast group – south st 51.23km spr saturday
ladies main 2 group – south st 51.23km spr saturday
sunday 4th january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special
ride starts at coode st carpark at 6:00am
uwct training – uwct training 107.2km spr sunday
transitional hills – grnmt prk mnd wr 93.71km spr sunday
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
short – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday