riding in winter is a bit hit and miss in perth. most of the time we can ride in the sunshine but there are the occasional storms that we have to dodge. somethings that are harder to dodge are the colds and flu’s that are usually associated with the cooler months. these seem to keep you off the bike more than the weather. with half the family out sick a couple of weeks ago, i managed to avoid it and kept on training. now, however, the rest of the family is healthy and i have been off work for half this week. as an “athlete”, this is probably the hardest part of training…not getting on the bike and giving your body time to get better. luckily the rain has made the choice a lot easier.
ride leaders sponsorship – August’s Ride Leaders are proudly sponsored by Retul Bike Fitting. there has been an update to this months sponsors post and they are now offering any spr member a full bike fitting for 20% off. that means you and your bike can be as one for just $199. 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.
rules of engagement – please read the previous post if you come out on any of our rides. it is up to all members to enforce these rules.
kit order – the next kit order will close at the end of september and we have been promised that it will be ready before the tour of margs. it is important that anyone considering doing the tour has the correct current spr uniform for the event. remembering the cold and wet stages that we had last year, this may also mean a spr vest to keep warm. check out the previous post for more details.
spr club champion – we have added an extra race to the club championships as there have been some changes to the wa calendar. the 3 remaining races are picking brook #3, pinjarra classic and now the state road champs. see the current leaderboard to find out just where you sit in the club championships.
pickering brook race #3 – the final round of the pickering brook series is on this weekend. spr is always well represented so come along and support the riders if you are not racing.
spr watertower challenge – you may have seen that entries are now open for the spr watertower challenge. for those of you that are relatively new to the club, it is a participation ride for teams of 3 that takes in a number of the high water towers scattered around perth. the majority of these towers are found on the tops of hills, but not really big hills. there are 2 distances a metric century (100 kms) and an imperial century (100 miles/160 kms). the ride is supported with feedzones and a sag wagon and is open to any cyclist out there. more info on the watertower event page. spread the word.
tour of margaret river – registrations are open in the club shop to be part of the spr race team heading down to the tour of margs. we have positions for 4 men’s and 2 women’s teams. due to the popularity of this race, you cannot just enter as an individual and the teams slots were effectively sold out months ago. spr has secured 6 teams and will now look to fill those teams with club members. to prove that you are willing to commit to the training needed for a race like this, we are asking for the entry and accommodation to be paid for now. once we have all interested parties, we will then pull together the teams based on riders with similar abilities. due to the logistics of this years race we will also be hiring vans to transport everyone and their bikes. we now have the 5 volunteers required and we thank those people for giving up their time to help look after the riders.
ride routes – they are predicting that the rain will ease off before the saturday morning ride. lets just hope the forecast doesn’t slide by much.
saturday 22nd august
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 – south lake 51.99km spr saturday
sunday 23rd august
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
monday 24th august
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
main group – south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 25th august
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr tuesday 36.37km (river ride)
ride starts frasers carpark at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
wednesday 26th august
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr wednesday 14.22km (uci masters)
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
development group – stock road repeats
thursday 27th august
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30arm
spr thursday 37.26km (cott & freo)
ride starts frasers carpark at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
friday 28th august
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am