ride routes 17th & 18th oct

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ding ding ding.  summer is here (well almost) and daylight savings isn’t.  how awesome is it to not have to put on four layers of clothing to go riding in the morning.  how awesome is it to go riding at 5:30am in daylight rather than a small patch of headlight.  totally awesome.  as the kung-fu panda says “there is no charge for awesomeness….or attractiveness”

also in the awesome stakes is the fact that one hd has the herald sun tour televised on the same night as each stage was run.  check out the last few stages if you haven’t already.  cj sutton from garmin (who has come out on sunday rides with us before) is currently leading the men’s race while davina sprinted home for third in the women’s.  bec, anna and young sam are also in the women’s race. 

also, if you are after a jersey, knicks/bibs, skinsuit or trisuit you have till sunday night to put an order in.  i will be ringing cannibal on monday to set the order in motion.  this may be the only run of skinsuits/trisuits so don’t miss out…the mardi gras isn’t that far away.  scroll down a couple to posts to find more info.

south perth rouleurs saturday ride 08 (benara rd)

with a strong north-easterly predicted i thought that we would tackle benara rd.  as the max of +30 degrees will always see us with bumper numbers for the saturday morning, the group will split.  the main group will do the normal route across at ascot and through guilford while the fast group will head out to midland and back through guilford.  both groups then return the same way along benara rd but both will face a strong breeze on the way out.

south perth rouleurs sunday ride 09 (patterson & canns & urch)

well the german has returned and there is nothing he likes more than the f_ckenberg.  so that is where we are headed.  maxing out at 21% this little beauty will sort out the climbers from the sprinters but just don’t stop cause you may not get going again.  five climbs all up so expect to be tired by the end.  beautiful day predicted but not as hot as saturday.  bring lots of food and water as we don’t pass any servo’s till kalamunda.

10 thoughts on “ride routes 17th & 18th oct”

  3. What’s the F_ckenberg? I’m scared already. I’m thinking of riding on Sunday (I’m a Sunday virgin) as I got a leave pass (very rare this). 21% – is this correct? How long does this 21% gradient go on for. My weight and gravity don’t go well together.

  4. Nah their just talking it up its not that bad 🙂
    Fun times. Alas I cant go as going 2 up against the clock with Atta

  5. Hi Raphael – Yes it is pretty steep but not very long (100m for the hard bit?).
    i also really struggle to keep the pedals going around on this one – but it is do-able…the secret is to not look up (kidding…).

  6. I agree, Lisa. Back to some real hills at last. None of this mamby-pamby 4% Mundaring Weir Road pretending it is a hill sort of stuff.
    Why don’t we do Chook Farm and the 20% plus one out near Lorraine’s place while we’re at it?
    On a related note, the Hills rides have paid off for Davina: a good third place in the first stage of the Women’s Jayco Tour.

  7. D did do awesome but update on todays TT is that she came off – she is ok and I have yet to speak to her (only done so via text) but is disappointed….

  9. I can give you a lesson on wheel sucking if you like…. then when they die in the ar*e off you go….mind you havent mastered that one yet – a little impatient 😉

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