This is a great opportunity to get into the supercomfy SPR knicks to go with your Tour of Margaret River race jersey! The new second generation knicks are outstanding, and as a special offer this time Mayeur is providing a $20 discount per pair…so a comfortable rear end will only set you back $135!
It is Grand Tour season and we are about to watch 4 West Australians go around in the biggest and most famous bike race on the planet – the Tour de France. While we all dream of lining the route at Le Tour the reality is that you can experience something very similar right here in Australia at the Tour Down Under. The photo at the top of this post was taken by David Menarry on this year’s final stage – winner Jay Vine and runner up Simon Yates duking it out on Mt Lofty. Dates for the 2024 edition have just been announced – 12-21 January 2024.
Quite simply, if you love cycling and you have not been to the TDU you are missing out! In the edition just gone we got to see the strongest field ever for the race – 4 Grand Tour winners, all of the top Aussies and many emerging stars. The riding in Adelaide and surrounds is fabulous and the city is taken over by bikes while the tour is on. You can ride as much or as little as you like while taking in this epic festival of cycling.
Every year there is a large group from SPR over at the TDU, not to mention a big chunk of the Perth cycling community, so if you haven’t been before there is plenty of support and plenty of people to answer your questions or provide advice. We even have a Facebook group which we use to coordinate SPR activities while we are there (and to build our excitement in the lead up!).
Each day of the tour we will have a plan, but there is so much more than just the riding and watching the pros smash each other. The eating and drinking is as much a part of the fun! The Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide hills wineries are generally worth a visit. And there is local club racing during the week if you are keen on that too…
Accommodation books up pretty quickly so it’s a good idea to be planning now. If you are thinking about going and want to know more send me an email vp@southperthrouleurs.com.au or message me here or on Facebook.
Kit shop is now open for general kit orders. Orders will close on 4 June so get in quick!
SPRxAUSkit is also available for Gran Fondo and Gravel Worlds qualifiers. If you are going to Gran Fondo Worlds get your order in by Sunday 21 May to ensure your kit arrives in time!
Pace for the ride is Main 1ish and there will be SHORT regroups after each climb, as time is of the essence to make it to Wungong Dam for the morning tea and photo opportunity.
There will likely be a Medio Hills ride on offer for those who think that then main ride might be a little out of their reach. The plan would be for the medio ride to to join us at Wungong Dam for morning tea.
Approximate route for the Medio Ride is here – SPR VP’s Good Friday Ride – Medio edition, but it is subject to adjustment depending on interest. Medio ride will be a 7am meet ate the Coode Street carpark.
Preferred dress code is SPR national kit or any other variation of official SPR kits.
Please respond to the Facebook event (or leave a comment below if Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t have all of your details yet) to let us know if you’ll be coming…we want to make sure there is a hot cross bun for everyone!
If anybody is available to assist with the logistics of the morning tea we would be very keen to hear from you!
MAYEUR have just added a limited range of spare ‘series 1’ SPR clubline kit to their webshop.
There’s limited sizes available, but it’s a great opportunity to grab a bargain on some of the original range, with the prices all reduced by 50%. All orders of the original range will be postage only.
The borders are open and international travel is a possibility again!
If you have qualified for Gran Fondo or Gravel Worlds, or if you just want to rep your club on an international stage you’ll want to be getting the new SPR Australian kit!
Kit shop will be open for national kit only until 3 July. Get in quick!
Pace for the ride is Main 1ish and there will be SHORT regroups after each climb, as time is of the essence to make it to Wungong Dam for the morning tea and photo opportunity.
Preferred dress code is national kit or (in honour of Julian!) mixed SPR kits.
Please leave a comment, or respond to the Facebook event to let us know if you’ll be coming…we want to make sure there is a hot cross bun for everyone!
If you can’t commit for the whole ride you’re welcome to join us for parts, or just morning tea at Wungong Dam if you wish.
If anybody is available to assist with the logistics of the morning tea we would be very keen to hear from you!
Daniel has recently called for nominations from potential new Committee members. Part of the reason is that we plan to grow the Committee to help spread the load a bit more. The Committee currently stands at 11 members, but we wish to grow that to 13, with provision for up to 15 in the future.
To do that we need to make a minor amendment to the Constitution which members will be asked to vote on at the upcoming AGM.
Rule 6.1 will change from;
6.1 Management of the Club shall be vested in the Committee elected by the members at the Annual General Meeting and consisting of
6.1.1 President;
6.1.2 Vice President;
6.1.3 Secretary;
6.1.4 Treasurer;
6.1.5 at least three (3) but not more than seven (7) other Committee Members.
To the new rule;
6.1 Management of the Club shall be vested in the Committee elected by the members at the Annual General Meeting and consisting of
6.1.1 President;
6.1.2 Vice President;
6.1.3 Secretary;
6.1.4 Treasurer;
6.1.5 at least three (3) but not more than eleven (11) other Committee Members.
Please let us know if you’re interested in helping to run the club that does so much for so many. There are always roles on various sub-committees if you feel the jump to the management committee might be too much for you.