don’t forget to vote.  no, not on big brother, but in the federal election.  i am not going to get into politics here, but all the polls are showing that our next pm may have done an ironman triathlon in the past.  for bike riders, that may not be such a bad thing.  outside the country and the DOME team has completed the first stage of the tour de east java.  toby ended up the first aussie across the line in about 26th finishing with the main bunch.  matty didn’t have a good day and pulled out after 140kms when the 46 deg heat took it’s toll and he said he was a bit incoherent.  the next two stages have pretty big mountain finishes, so good luck to the boys.

ride leaders – VERY light on for ride leaders this week. put your name down here.

focus groups kids ride – first saturday of the month so the kids ride is on again.  looks like the weather will be a bit nicer than it has been, so saddle up the kids and come along.

livelighter dardanup tour – we have 4 teams registered across 2 categories, so hopefully we can bring back a golden gnome.  racing this sunday and the tent and esky will be taken down for the club members.  meet at the tent to organise your race tactics.

training basics presentation – tom will be sharing some of his training experience this monday.  if you are interested, check out the previous post and register to secure a spot.

vuelta sweepstakes – the end of the first week has seen some clear leaders in this comp.  astana, katusha, radioshack and saxo-tinkoff have clearly dominated.  it is interesting to see how the prize money is spread among the teams during a grand tour as our sweepstake amounts reflect a percentage of the actual amounts each team has won.  luckily all of our teams have now passed the $1 mark so i won’t feel so bad giving someone 23 cents as their winnings.  a few people still haven’t paid, so please get on to the shop and register.

ride routes – easterly winds means a return of benara road for the fast/main groups.  with the DOME boys overseas, who will step up to dominate the pace???  for those that don’t want to go as fast, the focus kids ride is on, so bring your kids down.

saturday 7th september

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

early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special

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

development group – novice shelley 36.06km spr saturday

transitional – trans canning vale 42.34km spr saturday

fast & main groups – benara rd 50.76km spr saturday

ride starts behind boatshed cafe (coode st carpark) at 9:30am

focus kids group – ride along bike path to causeway and return (6kms)

sunday 8th september

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

early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special

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

short – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday

long – wlsh obs kal 90.32km spr sunday