ride routes 11th & 12th june

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winter time.  rain, snow, cold days and dark nights.  well not if you are in perth.  yes, there have been a few cool nights but generally we get it pretty good here.  with a weekend of “mostly sunny and 20 deg” predicted it is a great time for riding.  earlybird on the weekend???  see you there for the double

festival of cycling – track cycling wa in conjunction with bwa put on this event every year.  a cyclo-sportif event around a dead-flat swan valley course followed by an afternoon of watching so full-on track racing.  there are a few ways you can get there.  firstly enter the cyclo-sportif. there is a link to the right and you can send your info through that page.  after the race you get free entry into the track event.  the second way is to buy a ticket just to see the track racing.  there is a post that toby just did with some more info on it.  third way is to help me man a tent to help promote the club.  this is free, but means you are there for the whole day.

ride routes – there is some excellent work that a small number of people do every week to keep this club running.  i am talking about the people that sacrifice their training to be a ride leader.  people like carol, ronny, mark, shaw and russell are the ones that give up their time to make sure that the groups are run in a safe manner.  these guys also need a break and occasionally would like to ride in a harder group.  i need some people to step-up and volunteer to look after a group occasionally.  if we don’t impart a bit of knowledge to the riders as they work their way through the group, then we will end up with some pretty erratic people riding really fast.  if you are looking for an easy day, or are coming back from injury then put your hand up to help out.  main 2 is well run by russell and he already has some back up for when he is not there.  main 3 the trannies and the novice group need you to help.  it doesn’t take much.  do it.

saturday 11th june

ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am

early lap – spr earlybird ride

all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

development group – spr saturday 35.48km (novice shelley)

transitional 1 – spr saturday 39.81km (shelley & bannister)

fast, main 1, 2 & 3 – spr saturday 50.04km (hale & ridge hill)

sunday 12th june

ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am

early lap – spr earlybird ride

all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am

short – spr sunday 70.93km (kahuna)

long – spr sunday 90.54km (canning mills & peet & patterson)

12 thoughts on “ride routes 11th & 12th june”

  1. Main 2, unfortunately I won’t be there on Saturday – work in the north west calls, but Nev, Christophe, Dave, Ronan etc will guide the group. Have fun.

  2. In supporting Petes comments: When Dan joined main 2 a couple of weeks ago, he helped us have a great ride sharing the work, and I think he got enough work to feel he got some benefit from the outing.

    Last couple of weeks we have had 25 – 35 rides in main 2, and with that many riders it is showing up some differences in the skill and fitness of the bunch. Small groups of similar fitness and skills usually produce the most enjoyable rides. I would encourage more people to spread out into the groups that best match their skill, fitness and riding aspirations. I think we want to encourage more people into M3 and maybe getting another main bunch just so we can get around the 20 riders mark per bunch.

  3. Happy to lead the transitionals every now and again if needed – advanced noticed would be good so i can refresh my memory on where the group goes! 🙂

  5. Thanks Meg: Ronny’s away this weekend – so I’ll sit in with the ‘T’ group on Sat & maybe Nicole, who’s been a big help in riding with the ‘T’ group of late could be available too . . . . so if your offers on for next weekend – that’d be great !

  6. Russell… I think perhaps it’s publicity and media commitments that tears you away from the SPR fold!!!
    I have been admiring your recent small screen appearances as the new face of Chevron 😉
    BTW…. I like you better in lycra!

    1. i also noticed big russ on the chevron tv ads. i was looking for a link to it so i could post it on the blog, but there was nothing out there. might have to just randomly tape prime time tv and hope to capture it.

    1. @shaw, no probs, was a good ride with some nice guys. Well done tot he Newbies, Miles and Julian, who rode with SPR for the first time. If you see them around, make them feel welcome and introduce yourselves.

      @those in M1 and Fast. Have a go at having a rest day and help out the club. Ride with a few new faces from the other groups. It’s a whole new experience, and they will value you and the club all the more for you imparting your wisdom.

  8. Just want to say thanks to Mark S & Meg for leading us trannies today.

    Just a message to anyone that rode w Transitional group today. Can you PLEASE learn to think about what we should be saying during a roll through…PLEASE communicate and say “LAST RIDER”…..I don’t know about you but i certainly don’t have the patience to be off my bikes with a serious injury sustained to myself when on a group ride. I’d rather know what’s happening around me in order to avoid these things….

    C’mon people, remember why we ride w SPR…

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