so the uwct final is on this weekend in denmark. making the trek over to represent australia and spr are the following riders – simon hood, thomas o”neill, julian johnson, peter wilshaw, gary boylan, sarah duffield, and anke hoskins. next year the finals are in perth and the new course has just been released. we will start dedicated uwct training after the tomr to allow our riders to get used to the new course. there are a few changes, but the main difference in the hills is that they have reversed the direction from this year. we now head up the zigzag and down toodyay road. this will be the course for both the qualifier in march and the final in september.
ride leaders sponsorship – August’s Ride Leaders are proudly sponsored by Allused Commercial Equipment. 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 previous kit order has been delivered and will be available for collection at the coffee shop after the saturday ride. if you cannot get there, please make alternative arrangements with the kit committee. the current 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 – the 2 remaining races are pinjarra classic and now the state road champs. the current leaderboard has been updated to include the last pickering brook race. find out where you sit in the club championships.
pinjarra classic – a great challenging race that is ideal for anyone that regularly does the sunday hills ride. more info here.
beverley heroic – the heroic is a participation ride with a difference. it takes in some quiet country roads around beverly and york and also includes sections of unpaved roads. you can use your modern racing bike, but the appeal is to dust off the old clunker and see if you can punch out 100 miles old school. for more info see the previous post. as an added incentive, if you provide a volunteer for the day, you will get to ride for free. jobs range from driving cars to ticking boxes, with some jobs having their expenses covered. please contact toby on jedi@mrvesparazzi.com if you can help out and to sort out your free entry.
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 casino online 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. the tomr page has been updated and there is now a list of registered riders.
ride routes – ladies day this saturday and there will be women”s only rides for main 1, 2 & 3. also, don”t forget that it is father”s day on sunday. whether this means that you can ride or not ride will be up to your commitments.
saturday 5th 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 mosman 40.39km spr saturday
ladies day – scarbs beach & hale 51.21km spr saturday
fast & main groups – scarbs beach & hale 51.21km spr saturday
sunday 6th september (fathers day)
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 – grnmt goose 65.22km spr sunday
long – grnmt prk mnd wr 93.71km spr sunday
monday 7th september
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
main group – south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 8th september
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 9th september
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 10th september
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 11th september
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am