the wednesday interval group (shown left) has grown out of an initiative that our training and development committee member leigh, started last year. initially slated as a development ride, this group is now open to anyone that wants to do some stock road repeats on a wednesday morning. i was using it to do my 1 min on, 1 min off intervals that my sadistic coach had set. it is a diverse group, but just shows how rides can organically grow from a very simple starting point. if you are looking for a little variation to your weekly rides, or need some extra training on hills, then the group meets 5:30am at raffles on a wednesday. see you there.
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader for february is Concept Music. owned by spr member graham hoskin’s Concept Music is one of the premier musical instrument shops in Perth. please see the previous post for further details about what he sells and his contact details.
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.
renae’s race – this saturday afternoon spr and rccc will be holding renae’s race. this event is all about women’s racing and all women’s grades will include prize money for the podium. registrations close tonight so get your entries in (there are guys races too). see the previous post for more details and a link to rego.
beyond the bike – tony lendrum is holding another session of beyond the bike this friday in kings park. it is a great initiative that i encourage everyone to get behind. at the very least you get a great pic of you with your bike. check out the facebook event here.
uwct training ride – there are only a few opportunities left to ride the uwct circuit before race day. check out our previous post for more details, but there are 2 start times (6:00am and 6:20am) and 2 regroup times (9:00am and 9:10am). if you have ridden the course previously, please have a look at the strava segment and if you are faster than 2:09, then you need to start in the 6:20am group. over the last few weeks the 6:00am group has grown pretty big so we need to move some people into the 6:20am group. if you are faster than 2:09, then you will still make it to the regroup point with 5 min to spare, so you won’t be left behind. do the right thing and start in the correct group. don’t make me have to name names at the start.
giro d’perth – if you are after a low key ride to involve family or friends that don’t ride a lot, then the giro d’perth is for you. there are 3 distances and it is more like a treasure hunt than a bike race. it is run by spr member toby hodgson and supported by the club. last year there were over 500 riders in attendance. see the previous post for more details.
spr agm and breakfast – as mentioned in the previous post, our annual general meeting is coming up in march. as stated in our constitution, all committee positions are vacated every year. this was included after seeing some of the older clubs struggle with people in positions of power slowly tearing their clubs apart. now there is nothing to stop the current committee from renominating, but if you are keen to get involved, please put your name forward to our secretary amanda nabi. remember, there are also sub-committee’s that you can be involved in as a first step to helping the club.
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 and the 6th race is renae’s race which is on next weekend. your points for the best 5 races will be used in the final leaderboard. this allows you to have holidays, miss races and still be in the running. more details on the previous post.
custom lycra socks – new one-off order for custom spr socks. these socks include a lycra cuff which allows unlimited designs and colours. featuring a paisley design with a gear and chain motif, these socks are at a discounted price of $20. orders are open for 3 weeks only and there will be no repeat. see the previous post for more details.
ride routes – looks like we found the perfect way to split out the main 1 group on saturday. put them in a “cattle yard” so we can easily group together without people heading out around the side. we may also look at how many in fast group to whether we need a fast 1 and fast 2.
saturday 20th february
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
fast & main groups – hale & ridgehill 50.58km spr saturday
sunday 21st february
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
development group – coffee ride
uwct training (main) – spr 2016 uwct training course
ride starts at coode st carpark at 6:20am
uwct training (fast) – spr 2016 uwct training course
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 22nd february
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 23rd february
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 24th february
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 25th february
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 26th february
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am