fomo – fear of missing out. for those of us over the age of about 30, all the lmao, brb, yolo and ftw probably don’t actually make sense, or even worse, we think that they mean something else. i was discussing training the other day with someone and i said that the main reason i train is so i don’t feel total crap in a race. it is almost a fogw – fear of getting worse. fear can be a good motivator and if you are at the back half of the peloton, it can often be the only thing making you dig that bit deeper. probably a fogd – fear of getting dropped. with the christmas break approaching, maybe your motivation to ride hard is targeted more towards your fogf – fear of getting fat. with more days out of routine and with family visits and all the edible wonders of the season available, it is easy to pack on the extra kilos. as such, every public holiday, except christmas day will have both an earlybird and a public holiday ride on it. as the week between christmas and new years is a short week and many people will also have that off, we will probably run some impromptu rides on the 29th – 31st as well. lots of rides available to achieve your festive 500.
ride leader sponsor – there are no ride leader sponsors for december.
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.
upcoming races – the yanchep criterium is on this weekend. this is certainly the most interesting criterium that we have on the calendar as it has a nice climb in the middle of the circuit. if you see yourself as more of a short punchy climber rather than a sprinter, than this is the race for you. there is also a significant amount of prize money available in a grade, with a special prize for the first non-nrs rider in both men and women. more info and registration here. registration closes tonight (thursday).
spr kit bits – the current kit order will close off this sunday 13th so we can try to get it all through before the christmas break. note that there are a couple of new items in the shop. the new elite aero jersey is pretty cool. i have been wearing a sample of this and it is probably half the weight of a standard jersey. great for summer crit racing as it is super aero and made of lycra. see further details in the previous post.
spr christmas breakfast and awards – next saturday (19th) we will have our annual christmas breakfast and awards. there will be awards, as voted by you, for people the club membership felt had contributed this year. the road rider series awards will be presented for those that raced certain event this year. as well as a special new presidential award for those who the president has felt went above and beyond this year in service to the club. as it is also the final saturday before christmas, this will be the christmas dress-up ride where you are encouraged to decorate yourself and /or you bike. no idea how hot it will be, but we will see if a full santa suit comes out. cost will be $15 and for that you will get a coffee and access to the buffet table of never-ending treats. see the previous post for further details.
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 – not long now till christmas and all the wonderful bike related presents that you will receive. remember, the more you eat, the more you have to ride. fogf.
saturday 12th december
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 – south lake 51.99km spr saturday
sunday 13th december
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 – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday
long – wlsh obs kal 90.32km spr sunday
monday 14th december
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
main group – south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 15th december
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 16th december
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 17th december
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 18th december
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
Just checking.. is there a river/ coffee ride this Sunday morning?