sorry, no photoshop pictures this week.  i didn’t hear of anything post worthy to warrant a couple of hours of picture manipulation.  but just remember to be careful if i do have a picture of your head…  lots on this weekend and the next couple of weeks.  starting this week, there will be a race at tech park for the next 3 weeks.  great if you like that circuit…or aren’t actually organising stuff….or aren’t still looking for that elusive fitness…or still looking for excuses.  there are a number of opportunities for those wanting to try racing, one for just the girls and one for the potential state champions.

sportsexpo – on this weekend at the convention & exhibition centre there will be all different sports showing what they have to offer.  cycling wa will be there and i will be spending a few hours on the stall handing out flyers.  more info here.

perth crits – also on this weekend will be the perth crit series.  held over 4 days at 4 locations we do have a few spr members riding in this series.  locations include, stirling, vic park, vincent and freo.  head down to see the action.  more info here.

rccc/spr criterium race 03 – also on this weekend, and of course the most important of all, is race 03 of our crit series with the rccc.  as the perth crits will take up most of the “a” grade talent, we will be running a combined a/b race as we expect lower numbers.  come along to race but more importantly to volunteer to help out.  more info here.

renae’s race – this is the premier race for women in the state and we are trying to get as many of the girls out to race as possible.  next weekend on sunday the 19th at the tech park circuit if you want to have a go.  there are other support races and juniors as well, but the primary race is the women’s which will also have a women’s support race.  the last women’s race that was held at the end of 2011, spr members made up almost the entire field.  lets show them that the club supports and promotes women’s racing.  more info here.  registration here.

state criterium championships – the following weekend (26th feb) we will be combining with the rccc to hold the state criterium championships, also at the tech park circuit.  we will be running both juniors and seniors which will make for a long day.  we will definitely need a lot of volunteers for this event so we can easily change out traffic management positions between races.  mark it in your calendar, and if you are not racing, please come down to help.

ride routes – no sunday hills ride on this week due to the criterium racing.  come along and race or help out as a volunteer.

saturday 11th february

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 – spr saturday 40.72km (mosman park)

fast & main groups – spr saturday 49.38km (tv stations)

sunday 12th february

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

early lap – spr earlybird ride

no rides at 7:00am due to criterium racing on at tech park