there has been a bit of discussion lately about the actions and attitudes of some riders on our club rides.  the thing to remember is that they are club training rides and therefore the actions of all riders in the club must reflect the cornerstones of our club.  we have always been welcoming to new riders and have never stopped anyone from coming out with us.  it is, however, recommended that you join the club if you intend to continue to ride with us.  some non-club members (but regular riders) have been seen doing the wrong thing and it has been mentioned on the blog.  unfortunately, we are unsure whether they actually read the blog if they are not members.  any actions that are seen to be outside of the ride etiquette guidelines that we have for our group rides should be dealt with during that ride.  a quiet word of advice explaining what the issue is may be all it takes.  not everyone likes to hear criticism and some people may react poorly.  at the end of the day, these are not the types of people that we want on our rides.  if there is repeated offences then get as may details as possible and contact the club on email.

ride leaders – recently, we have had to scrape around for ride leaders even on the day.  there is a lot going on with uci laps and people doing long training, but there was still more than one main 1 group last week.  we need to make sure that our groups get sufficient leadership so that they maintain a level of safety and organisation.  please do your bit for the development of the club and sign up as a ride leader.

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 sunday 16th at the tech park circuit. entries close tonight, so if you want to race, you can find more info here.  we will need some volunteers throughout the day.  if you are available to help out, put your name down here.

ride routes – standard weekend rides.  stay safe on the roads.

saturday 15th 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 mosman 40.39km spr saturday

 fast & main groups – shelley & mosman 50.14km spr saturday

sunday 16th 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 – khna weir 72.23km spr sunday

long – can mills peet obs 90.30km spr sunday