there is a lot of bad press about cyclists again in the media, so lets talk about something good instead. the tour of margs was 4 days of riding, eating, cheering, drinking and more riding. spr had 6 teams (plus a dome team and some other riders in other teams) at this event and put in a great effort in all categories. the spr women’s 1 team managed to come away with the silver medal in the teams category which was a reflection of the great consistent riding that they did over the 4 days. meg came away with a 3rd place on a very demanding hill stage but the placings of all the girls on that day was excellent. brian won a stage and a cow for that same stage putting on a climbing display as we have come to expect. the final stage saw about 4 top five finishes with some great sprinting in very tightly contested categories. overall, the tour was not just a success, but also a lot of fun
ride leaders – support the club and help us become ambassadors for the sport in the public eye. put your name down as ride leader to ensure that the group ride is safe and organised. sign up here.
ride leaders sponsorship – this months ride leaders are proudly
sponsored by the BikeDr. please see the previous post detailing what they provide and we thank them for encouraging our members to step up as ride leaders. ride leaders will receive a $10 Dome voucher to be used after the saturday ride. if you have a business that you want to promote to our members, check out the previous post to both promote your business and help out the club.
thursday night crit training – this thursday we continue our night time crit training in canning vale. as long as it is not raining check out the previous post and head on down.
smashfest criterium series – the crits start mid november and this years smashfest will be 4 weekends in a row rather than spread across summer. due to lack of interest, the teams races have been canned. it is now just rock up, pay your money and race. men’s and women’s races will be separate and juniors can race in ‘e’ grade.
smashfest criterium volunteers – we will only need a few volunteers this year as we are paying for traffic management and for st john. still a handful will be needed to help setup and assist in the rego/drink desk. racing for juniors starts at 7am so if we can have a couple of people down there at 6:30 it would be great.
ride routes – thanks to the guys that helped out last week kicking off the saturday morning rides while the regulars were down south. unfortunately i heard that there was an accident in the transitional group that required an ambulance. please be careful out there especially with the media fueling the “cycling war” on our streets. a study in the ACT (link here pg 37) found that after an outspoken person has a go at cyclists in the media, there is an increase in stupid behavior by motorists. they feel that their actions are justified just because someone important/popular said so.
saturday 15th november
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 abernethy 39.96km spr saturday
fast & main groups – maddington 51.87km spr saturday
sunday 16th november
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
tranny – flat ride up to 60km
short – brktn weir 82.89km spr sunday
long – carr peet obs 97.72km spr sunday
racing – smashfest criterium series – tech park
Is something up with the embedded Garmin map? I cannot get it in to my Garmin connect for dl to a edge device. Any ideas?
so, what has happened is that when garmin moved all of their upload stuff to garmin express, none of the “classic” website stuff worked. to get it to work you need to switch to “modern”. unfortunately the embedded maps are still done in “classic” as it hasn’t been switched over yet. in the meantime, i have added a link below the map that will take you to the “modern” interface and you can upload to your garmin.
Last week we discussed starting the Sunday coffee run at 6am – can someone confirm whether it’s 6 or 7? Thanks!
this gets discussed each year and at the end of the day nothing changes over summer.
there is an earlybird ride at 5:30, so we cannot change the main ride to earlier than 7:00am. our saturday and sunday rides are 7:00am all year around as it is easier to remember.
if it is a hot weather issue, then you will find that the hills ride route would usually be set with loops around kalamunda, so you can pull out at any time and not be too far from civilisation.
Please be aware of roadworks coming down towards Riverton bridge. It’s all sealed but there are few witches hats on the road.