so you may have seen this campaign on bus stops and around town. i think that it is actually a really good message that they are trying to get across (see website). a lot of the time, cyclists are depicted as aggressive, lycra clad mamils (i really hate that word) taking over roads and coffee shops. however, the statistics show that the majority of people that are hit by cars are riding solo, usually commuting to work. often it is not the aggressive motorist forcing the riders off the road, but the inattentive ones that accidentally hit a rider from behind. yes it was an accident, but it is totally preventable if you were paying attention. the majority of us also drive cars, so this is also applicable to us. be aware, be responsible.
ride leader sponsor – november’s ride leader sponsors are spr members Lee & Derek Baston, who own Baston & Co. Property, a boutique property management and real estate sales agency located in victoria park, servicing its surrounding suburbs. 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.
westcycle bike safety survey – as the peak body for cycling in western australia, increasing bike safety is one of westcycle’s key targets. their key challenge is creating an environment where people aren’t afraid to ride. to do this we need to transform our streets, roads and communities into places where traveling by bike is safe and normal. this survey will assist westcycle and their member organisations to develop a bike safety manifesto to make riding a bike a safer option. this survey is for everyone – the people who already ride bikes, people who drive cars, people who would like to ride more but are concerned about safety. the survey closes on the 23rd november, so please take the time to fill it out and pass the link on to your friends. take the survey here.
kit collection – the latest delivery of the kit (except socks) will be available for collection at the coffeeshop after the saturday ride. for collection at any other time contact kit@southperthrouleurs.com.au
smashfest criterium series – the first race of the 4 race series will be on this saturday with the first race starting at 2pm. we are seeing if saturday afternoon racing is better for numbers as it still leaves sunday free for other activities (rides). more info can be found on the previous post, and as usual, we will need a few volunteers to help out on the day.
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 4 or 5 races will be used. this allows you to have holidays, miss races and still be in the running. more details will be available soon.
spr annual award nominations – each year the spr social committee run a survey to find people that others in the club think need recognising for their achievements. these people will be rewarded at the christmas breakfast later in the year. if you think that someone has done a good job, check out the previous post and fill in the survey.
spr christmas drinks – save the date. the empire bar. thursday december 10th. more info to come soon.
ride routes – a hot windy weekend has been predicted. make sure you have adequate water as last week a number of people said that they were out before the end of scarbs beach rd.
saturday 21st november
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 – holmes rd 50.42km spr saturday
sunday 22nd november
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
short – grnmt goose 65.22km spr sunday
long – grnmt prk mnd wr 93.71km spr sunday
monday 23rd november
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
main group – south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 24th november
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 25th november
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 26th november
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 27th november
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am