mr bonner has had a successful surgery and is now back home. please do what you can to help support both mike and davina after their respective crashes.  we are quite vulnerable out there and despite what our beloved premier says, i feel safer (from traffic) when i am riding two abreast in a bunch.

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.

club donations – we have had a couple of members involved in car bike incidents over the new year. davina summers was hit from behind at an intersection and michael bonner was u-turned in front of in kings park.  as both of them make their recovery (both physical and financially) people were asking what they can do to help.  as most of us do not have readily available medical/legal skills, if you want to make a donation to help out, then there is a donation link to the right of the website.  it is also a timely reminder to ensure that your club membership is up to date as this gives you a bit of insurance in case you have an accident.  please see the previous post for more details.

new 2015 spr cycle kit – the current order for the club kit will remain open until about 9pm 26th, australia day.  after this time any orders will automatically roll into the next order.  currently we are looking at a late feb delivery date and distribution.  see the previous post for further details of how to order. there is a special random prize for 10 lucky members which will reimburse them for a jersey and knicks.

australia day crits – this year we will be helping rccc to run their annual australia day crits on the tech park circuit.  as such we will need a couple of volunteers to help setup and packup, so if you can come down early to the race, it would be appreciated.  first race is at 7:30am, so you can do the earlybird and swing by to help out.   more info can be found on the facebook event page here.  entries are online as this is an open event and they close on friday evening.

twilight crit series – want some midweek crit racing???  check out the previous post for details.

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.

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.  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 – there are a few things happening this weekend which may clash with our normal ride organisation.  firstly, on sunday, there are quite a few of the regular “ride leaders” doing the uwct ride at 6am.  as such we will need someone just to take control of the 7am ride to explain the route and split the groups.  also, on australia day there will be people at the crits, so it will need someone to step up and split the groups if necessary.  there is also the australia day triathlon at point walter.  this will mean that the majority of burke drive will be closed.  both the earlybird and public holiday ride will need to divert down stoneham road.

saturday 24th 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 shelley 40.59km spr saturday

fast & main groups – hale rd reverse 51.37km spr saturday

sunday 25th 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

beginner dams training – churchman wungong return 98 km

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

short – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday

long – wlsh obs cam goose 88.67km spr sunday

monday 26th january

ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am

early lap – south stock 33.76km spr monday

rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

fast & main groups – public hol 58.97km spr special