riding in a group means a lot of things.  you can go faster, further, its social, and there is a feeling of safety compared to riding by yourself.  however, group riding also means that you are responsible for more than just your own safety and well being.  your actions can easily affect many people around you and it has a serious butterfly effect.  as discussed last week, a quick grab of the brakes at the front of the group can mean a crash at the back of the group.  when riding around the city especially, you have other responsibilities to the group.  we often ride on busy roads and have to share them with cars, trucks and buses.  it is up to every rider to look out for each other and let everyone know when there is a potentially dangerous situation.  it is equally important for the group to relay the call to the front or back so everyone understands what is going on.  you should all know the calls, signals and basics of the ride etiquette.  here is a reminder.

ride leaders – it is in the clubs best interest to develop new riders so that they ride in a safe manner.  put your name down here to ensure the club grows to its potential. with the bonner uci laps now taking place, some of the regulars may be out training rather than on the main ride.  please do your bit to ensure that the rides all have adequate leadership.

bike skills course – check out the previous post about the bike skills course being held in feb.  also checkout the testimonials in the comments of that post for some great feedback.

renae’s race – in memory of renae baker, this race focuses on women’s racing with the men’s events being the support events.  spr and rccc will be running this event next sunday 16th at the tech park circuit. we will be putting out a call for volunteers soon, but if you want to race, you can find more info here.

ride routes – bonner uci laps will again take the fast group contenders out of the main ride.  please make sure that the main 1 ride is still a main 1 ride and not a fast hybrid.  also, show your support by putting your name down as ride leader.  remember, that with the changes to riverside drive, the rides that finish from the east can now continue along riverside drive to barracks st and enter the city that way.

saturday 8th february

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

early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special

ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 6:00am

uci training – more info here

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 – south st 51.23km spr saturday

sunday 9th february

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 weir kal 101.71km spr sunday