now that the perth leg of the uci has come to an end we will be changing our wednesday earlybird ride route.  we basically rotate this on a 6 monthly basis with oct-apr as uci training, then the rest of the year as the ciao ride.

for those of you not familiar with the ciao ride, it is the polar opposite to the uci ride, well in elevation anyway.  it is flat and fast taking in the two approaches to shelley.  in between is “the block” which is also fast.  minor regroups at the end of each section, but being a semi-out-n-back, if you get dropped on the first shelley, you can be picked up on the way back.  we generally ride the majority of the ride at an easy pace, saving the legs for the 3 fast sections.

the meeting point is at ciao italia at the corner of douglas and mill point rd and the ride leaves at 5:30am.  it is generally considered easier than the fast thursday as there are no hills and takes off at an easier pace.  see you there.