i have been meaning to talk about the government’s future transport plan for a while, but we have been so busy with all the races lately, that i haven’t had the chance. one of their options is to build a bridge that links mosman, pt walter and dalkieth. the idea is that it reduces the time to commute from freo to the city to 20min. i am guessing that on strava, that will be down to around 12min for the KOM. will it encourage more people to ride??? possibly. what it will do for us is give us a number of options for ride routes and shortcuts that never existed before. get dropped on mosman hill…cut across the bridge and get ahead of the group at pt walter. there are a number of vague promises and high level maps that join current cycle routes, but we will see what happens after next years state election.
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader sponsor for october is Discover Cycling. Founded and run by SPR member Leigh Outschoorn, Discover Cycling is a boutique cycle coaching provider who works with you to develop a personalised training program to achieve your cycling goals.
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.
technical regulations – there have been a couple of changes to the wa technical regulations in relation to racing. firstly, any juniors that renew their licences after the 1st october and move up an age group are then eligible to race in their new division. this means that some junior riders will now be able to ride in the tomr. secondly, there has been a technical exemption for the tomr to allow road bikes to use disc brakes. there have been lots of new bikes released in the last couple of years that have disc brakes and the tomr is meant to encourage more people into racing. as such, if your current bike has discs, you don’t need to find a different bike to ride. click on the letter to see all the details.
henk vogels foundation charity dinner – your chance to meet protour bmc rider, 2016 aussie olympian and former 1hr world record holder, rohan dennis. the henk vogels foundation is holding a charity dinner on the 4th of november. all proceeds from the dinner will go back into the sport of cycling. click on the flyer for more information and links to purchase tickets.
race licences – there are a couple of different types of licences that you can get when you become a member of spr. a recreational licence and a racing licence. recreational licences are for those that really only do the club training rides and want a bit of insurance coverage. it covers a full year from the time you purchase it. a race licence covers you for both training and racing and is necessary if you want to pin a number on. race licences are only valid for the calendar year which means that they expire at the end of december. however, the 2017 licences can be purchased from the 1st october and will then give you 15 months of coverage. if you are looking at upgrading to do some racing next year, or need one to do next weeks beverley race, then now is the time to join or renew.
ride leader pilot program – as mentioned previously, we have kicked off the ride leader pilot program. this is to ensure that we have a consistent message across all the groups. there are a few more practical assessments that will be run over the coming weeks and as such we will need some of our regulars to help out looking after groups. don’t worry, it is just about keeping people together and you may find that you enjoy it and want to learn more.
the beverley – the beverley race is not a new thing. it is the reincarnation of the original beverley to perth race that was held for many years (see article from 1904 – feedzones had sherry back then). the startlists are being finalised and hopefully we can post them up soon.
tour of margs spr riders – the spr teams for this years tour or margs have now been announced. we are however, still looking at a few reserves as there is always some issues that take riders out close to the event. if you are interested, please let the all powerful race committee know via email. when changes do happen, we generally reshuffle the teams to make sure that they are as balanced as possible. this is a great opportunity for anyone to be a part of a great team event. ask anyone that has been involved in the race the past few years, and it has little to do with the results and more to do with the trip.
ride routes – after last weeks wash/wind out of the main ride, i have left the ride routes the same. expecting to be less windy and more rainy this weekend, so cottesloe will not be quite as bad. even though they are predicting a 26 degree day next week, we still need to make it through this weekend first.
saturday 8th october
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 mosman 40.39km spr saturday
fast & main groups – rebold & cottesloe 50.91km spr saturday
sunday 9th october
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 – coffee ride
short – khna weir 72.23km spr sunday
long – khna trnr obs 101.76km spr sunday
monday 10th october
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 11th october
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 12th october
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 13th october
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 14th october
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am