commitment. in patrick’s very short cycling career he has gone from a newbie rider (albeit very strong) to racing for spr, to racing for a team and now racing at a national level. the individual time trial in buninyong last weekend hosted the cream of the crop of australian cyclists. there is nowhere to hide in the time trial and it easily shows who has it and who doesn’t. however, as a first outing, patrick did very well coming in 16th overall. when racing against people like rohan dennis and luke durbridge, you are always going to be up against it, and it clearly shows the difference between the pro’s and those that also hold down a 9-5 job. it is the commitment to training, however, that gets you to where you need to go.
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader sponsor for january is Stadium Triathlon Club. perth’s largest triathlon club caters for athletes of all abilities and has training programs to suit all goal.
overtaking and ride etiquette – i received an email that other day from another ride group highlighting a few incidents that have involved our members. the main issues seems to be ones that we need to discuss on a reoccurring basis. firstly, when over taking a slower group, please make sure that you are well clear before you cut back in. be aware that the riders that you are overtaking will suddenly get a draft and may increase their speed a bit. best bet is for the whole group to stay clear for 2-3 bike lengths before pulling back in. also, be smart about how you overtake. if it is a large group, make sure that you go single file as the risk of hitting traffic islands or oncoming traffic increases the longer it takes to get around. secondly, when the group ride goes up stock road and other climbs you need to stick to your own side of the road. i know that you are such a great climber that you need to get past all these other slooow people, but you need to do it in a safe manner. there is no “king of the mountains” jersey for you at the top, so don’t take unnecessary risks. you don’t need to go 4 wide up a hill and have people facing oncoming traffic, just overtake when it is safe.
ride leader program – final chance for any expressions of interest to any members that want to be trained up as ride leaders. places are limited, and if we get more than we need there will be another course run later in the year. see the previous post for more details.
ride routes – a hot weekend ahead. be prepared. know the routes so you don’t have to ride further than you need to.
saturday 14th 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 abernethy 39.96km spr saturday
fast & main groups – ridgehill rd 49.58km spr saturday
sunday 15th january
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
development group – coffee ride
short – grnmt goose 65.22km spr sunday
long – grnmt prk mnd wr 93.71km spr sunday
monday 16th january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 17th 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 18th january
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 19th 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 20th january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am