on holidays in country victoria and my home town is quite typical of towns around the area. hamilton has a population of about 10k and as with many towns back in the day, they all had a velodrome. these weren’t the indoor, classy, siberian pine wooden tracks, they were outdoor, not steep and lucky to be sealed. many have fallen into disrepair and have suffered from lack of use. this track, however, has been sealed with hotmix and once hosted the national outdoor track championships. it is part of that history of cycling where it’s popularity in the past meant that facilities were part of the expansion of local towns.
ride leader sponsor –The ride leader sponsor for January is Babylon Pump & Power LTD. They provide specialist equipment rental, diesel rebuild/maintenance and project support to the resources sector.
memberships – all 2018 race memberships expired at the end of the year. we dropped from 403 members to our current level of 270. it is important to renew your membership even if you are not intending to race during the first month or so of 2019. no membership means no insurance and i am sure that you will still be riding your bike even if you aren’t racing. if you have decided not to race anymore, a recreational membership will give you insurance coverage during your training rides. if you want to transfer to spr from another club, send and email to the admin address and i can action it electronically. check out the previous post for more info and links.
subaru wangara – Until 31st January @Subaru Wangara is offering our club $500 for any new or used car purchased by one of our members. If you’re in the market for a car this is a great opportunity to support our club. You’ll need to mention the Club and provide your membership details. For more details get in touch with Michael Tomeo at Subaru Wangara”
save the date – on the 6th of april this year we will be celebrating our 10 years of being an affiliated club. the group came together in 2008, but officially we became an incorporated, affiliated club in 2009. help us celebrate this occasion. hopefully many “founding members” will be in attendance to see how the club has evolved over the years. more info can be found on the previous post (but not too much more info)
summer sunday times – there was a bit of confusion over the christmas period with the start times of the sunday long hills ride. due to a number of reasons, some earlier rides were organised on a forum that was not accessible to everyone that normally rides on sunday. as such there were a couple of occasions where people turned up at 7am for the long hills only to discover that it had left earlier. the start time over summer of the sunday rides will be discussed at the next committee meeting and the outcome will be publicised for all to see. for the time being, expect that both the long and short hills to leave at the normal 7am timeslot.
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.
spr juniors – juniors is getting bigger. more kids, more hill climbs, more pancakes and more bacon. seriously, pancakes with bacon seems to be the food of choice. anyway, summer is coming so suns out, sons out (daughters welcome too). under 10’s or over 10’s welcome with parents.
from the ride coordinator – #friebyfortdu
saturday 12th 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
junior juniors (under 10 with parent) – kings park juniors 23.72km spr saturday
juniors (10 – 15 yrs with parent) – kings park juniors 23.72km spr saturday
development group – novice shelley 36.06km spr saturday
transitional 1/2 – trans reabold 38.69km spr saturday
fast/main – ewen st 50.26km spr saturday
sunday 13th january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special
ride start at coode st carpark at 6:00am
development group – coffee ride – Summer Sundays at Six am (Dec to Feb)
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
short – khna weir 72.23km spr sunday
long – khna can mills 94.55km spr sunday
monday 14th january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 15th january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr tuesday 36.37km (river ride)
wednesday 16th january
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 17th january
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 18th january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am