as 2015 draws to a close, i am seeing lots of strava totals being posted on facebook so people can show their achievements. if anyone is thinking of aiming for the club best on distance, then don’t bother as patrick doesn’t have a car, so has racked up over 23,000 kms this year. an amazing achievement. however, i have also seen lots of great achievements out there that didn’t result in massive kms. people like vanessa johnson who went from vice presidential cycling widow to racing in the tour or margs. and others like mr bonner who has literally bounced back from a close to life changing injury to continue to smash everyone on the hills. lets aim to achieve something this next year on the bike. it doesn’t have to be k’s, but set some goals not resolutions.
ride leader sponsor – january’s ride leader sponsor is spr member Gonzalo Ramirez, who owns Watch Zone a boutique watch repair and sales specialist. more info on the previous post.
rules of engagement – please read the previous post if you come out on any of our rides. it is up to all members to enforce these rules.
memberships – as the year comes to a close, there are lots of our 466 memberships that will also expire. all race licences will come to an end on the 31st dec and some recreational licences will as well. tomorrow’s public holiday ride marks the first ride where you may not actually be covered by any insurance. get on it tonight, so you are covered tomorrow. see the memberships page for links to renew or join.
women’s beginner group – there will be an all female beginners group this saturday for any women who want to have a go at this cycling thing. if you know of anyone that needs that little push to give it a go, invite them done to coode st this saturday for a 7am start. the session is free and will aim to increase skill and confidence on the bike. more info can be found on the previous post.
spr crit champs – as part of the summer crit series, we will also run a spr crit championship. this will again be a points based system given to placings 1 through 10. “a” and “b” grade will be given a difficulty multiplier and a leaderboard will track progress. there are 7 races that we are putting on this year, but your points for the best 5 races will be used. this allows you to have holidays, miss races and still be in the running. more details on the previous post.
ride routes – the first of the month is time for our women’s only rides. main 1, 2 & 3 will (if needed) have separate women’s groups following their respective main groups. only 1 public holiday ride so i have listed it for tomorrow. see who is still nursing a sore head come 7am or better yet, see you on the earlybird.
friday 1st january (new years day)
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
ride start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
fast & main groups – public hol 58.97km spr special
saturday 2nd 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 benara 39.90km spr saturday
women’s main 1, 2 & 3 – holmes rd 50.42km spr saturday
fast & main groups – holmes rd 50.42km spr saturday
sunday 3rd 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 – spr 2016 uwct training course
development group – coffee ride
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
short – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday
long – wlsh obs kal 90.32km spr sunday
monday 4th january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 5th january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr tuesday 36.37km (river ride)
ride starts frasers carpark at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
wednesday 6th january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr wednesday 14.22km (uci masters)
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
development group – stock road repeats
thursday 7th january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30arm
spr thursday 37.26km (cott & freo)
ride starts frasers carpark at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
friday 8th january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am