just when you thought all the fun of the tour de france was over, the vuelta a espana starts in a little over three weeks time.  another grand tour, so another tipping comp on the horizon.  august is a pretty big weekend for racing around perth too.  mtb, road, cyclo-sportif, track and time trial.  if you have ever thought about giving it a go, there are lots of people in our group you can talk to that can help you out.  don’t think that you are not good enough (i didn’t finish my first three races this year) it is all about getting out there and having a go.

200km challenge –the response to this has been great.  it seems that there are a lot of people that want to hurt themselves this weekend.  we have around 50 riders that have put their name down for the 200km challenge so we will need to split the groups accordingly and separate them by 5 min.  this is purely from a safety point of view but both groups will run their own king of the mountains challenge up mosman park hill.  as stated before, you need to complete all four laps to be eligible to claim the kom title.  after the second lap, both groups will be pulling into the carpark for supplies.  the club will be providing food (rolls, fruit, choc bars) and drink (coke, water) but if you want to bring stuff down for yourself, feel free.  there will be cars that you can leave the food in and where you can dump your lights in.  the “rest break” will be around 15 min and then the groups will head off again.  kate will be setting up at the carpark at around 9:00am to provide the refreshments, but will require a hand distributing the goods.  if you (or partner) can lend a hand it would be appreciated (actually, more than that.  it is needed).  please let me know via email.  the 100km challenge has about 10 riders and they will be lead by mark at 9:00am.  nominations for this event need to be in by the end of the friday so we can organise catering.

memberships – there has been a slight change to the terminology in the memberships online.  the recreational licence is now called “cycling for all”.  we will update the page on our website to reflect this.  the licence is still the same price $77 and the cover is the same.

races –mtb xc this sunday, road pinjarra classic next sunday.  check calendar for other events.

ride routes –the big change this week is that the sunday hills ride will not be on.  the 200km group will leave at 6:00am so will need lights.  the 100km group will leave at 9:00am.

saturday 7th august – all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

development group – spr saturday 35.48km (novice shelley)

transitional – spr saturday 40.86km (rebold hill)

main 1 & 2 – spr saturday 49.38km (tv stations)

fast – spr saturday 51.36km (sth lake)

sunday 8th august – all rides start at coode st carpark

short – 100km challenge – 9:00am more info here.

long – 200km challenge – 6:00am more info here.