spr prides itself on being an inclusive club and providing pathways those that wish to improve their cycling. everyone has different goals and although some may not seem too lofty to those that have ridden for a while, but they are no less important. even though we have a weekly sunday hills ride that usually covers 100kms or even the saturday double, for some people that century mark is an ambitious goal. this last week we had spr representation at both ends of the scale. in york there was an spr team that rode in the 100km cyclo-sportif, whilst in boulder colorado, jim flynn is riding in the 7 day, 800km, 15,000m haute route rockies event. you would be surprised how many people have as goal of “stick with #### group on thursday”, or ride around the river without stopping, or drink from my bottle whilst riding. there aren’t many pro’s in our club, so recognise that we all had to start somewhere and give advice and assistance where you can.
ride leader sponsor – our ride leaders for july are proudly sponsored by JDRF. JDRF is the leading global organisation funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.
tour sweepstakes – get your entries in for this years tour sweepstakes. as per last year, teams will be drawn out of a hat (literally) and that team will accumulate winnings based on the actual prize money that they do in the tour. there are only 22 teams, so entries are limited. check out the previous post for more details and look at the tour tipping page via the menu at the top of the blog.
entertainment books – this year the club has decided to sell the every popular entertainment books as a way to raise funds. even better there is now an app available so you don’t need to carry vouchers with you. there is also a cool function where you can see a map of your location and all the available offers in the area. check out the previous post for more details and links to registration.
tomr spr teams – tomr is a 4 stage team race event held annually in november across the iconic south west of wa. spr will have a dedicated team manager, the spr van in tow and a few surprises as well this year. the spr squad of nominees have been emailed for initial DEPOSITS due by thursday 6th july. spr tomr 2017 webpage is now being updated here. we’ll be using the hashtag #sprtomr2017 throughout, so keep your eyes out.
tour of esperance – if you are thinking of heading down to esperance in july, then make sure that you take your bike. this year the tour of esperance will be holding a handicap race on the 16th july with lots of prize money to boot. being a handicap race, everyone has a chance of winning the prize. check out their facebook event page for further details.
tour de france dinner – the annual tour de france dinner is on again this year at Petite Mort Restaurant. it will be held on the 16th july and is open to all spr members (partners welcome). check out the previous post for more details and a link to purchasing tickets.
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hursday training ride – we implemented a new system of splitting the thursday group ride to keep the size manageable. we think that we have come up with a good way of splitting the groups, but we need you to be honest about your own abilities. have a look at the strava segment for the ride so you know where you sit. there is nothing to stop you stepping up to challenge yourself, but this will at least provide a guide as to how much more challenging it will be.
saturday start locations – we have revamped the group start locations on saturday morning. please have a look at the map so you know where your group will congregate. this makes it easier for ride leaders to give you a briefing before the ride starts. see the previous post for more details.
ride routes – so i guess we joked about winter a little too much. we now have a predicted wet saturday and a week of sub 5 degree mornings. at least the days are getting longer. by the end of next week we will have 2 whole extra minutes of sunlight. for this saturday, the ride routes are hugging the river so if you do venture out, you will have a few options for escape routes. for those not game, check the spr facebook page for details on a zwift ride.
saturday 1st july
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 reverse river 40.58km spr saturday
fast & main groups – river ride 51.80km spr saturday
sunday 2nd july
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 – brktn weir 82.89km spr sunday
long – carr peet obs 97.72km spr sunday
monday 3rd july
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 4th july
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr tuesday 36.37km (river ride)
ride starts frasers ave at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
wednesday 5th july
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 6th july
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
see previous post for ride groups
spr thursday 37.26km (cott & freo)
ride starts frasers ave at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
friday 7th july
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
Zwift ride? What time and will create an event?