winner, winner, chicken dinner. well, winning entry into the next race at least. a few of the spr women took on d grade last week and came away with the whole podium. with the latte laps not running this week due to the weather, what is stopping you from having a crack at racing on the tech park circuit. i can guarantee that you will not feel isolated if you are wearing a spr jersey and this usually means that you will get an extra loud cheer as you ride past. this is the last race of the series but we have the aussie day, renae’s race and the state crit champs also on this circuit over the next few months. 3 race permits are available for those without a full racing licence. give it a go, you won’t be disappointed, and you may actually enjoy it.
ride leader sponsor – january’s ride leader sponsor is spr member Gonzalo Ramirez, who owns Watch Zone a boutique watch repair and sales specialist. more info on the previous post.
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.
memberships – on the 31st of december a bunch of race memberships and some recreational memberships expired. overnight we lost in excess of 250 members. there are a bunch of reasons for you to become or renew your membership. see the previous post for more details.
smashfest race 04 –this saturday afternoon we will be hosting race 4 of the smashfest series at tech park. due to the predicted hot weather, there will be no latte laps or junior (e grade races). the whole schedule has been pushed back and most of the races have had their times reduced. the first race kicks off at 2:30pm but have a look at the attached flyer for race times. any volunteers would be appreciated.
spr crit champs – as part of the summer crit series, we will also run a spr crit championship. this will again be a points based system given to placings 1 through 10. “a” and “b” grade will be given a difficulty multiplier and a leaderboard will track progress. there are 7 races that we are putting on this year, but your points for the best 5 races will be used. this allows you to have holidays, miss races and still be in the running. more details on the previous post.
uwct training – looking at last weeks uwct training ride on strava, the flyby showed that there was not actually a regroup at the servo. this week we WILL regroup at the caltex servo just after the swan river bridge. again, only a 20min regroup from when the first riders arrive, so make sure you check your clocks. more info on the uwct training ride can be found on the previous post.
bike and helmet stickers – we are doing another run of the bike/helmet stickers. the idea is that this will make it easy for everyone in spr to actually know who they are riding with rather than “that german guy on the black canyon bike”. the price has been slightly subsidised and you can purchase them via the spr shop. please be aware that these are for spr members only. last time we did this, some members were also purchasing for non-members, so we were subsidising them as well. see the previous post for more details.
ride for yarloop – after the devastating fires down south, a cycling group (the rove) is organising a charity ride to raise money for the victims. it is basically a 140km ride from mandurah station towards yarloop and return. due to the destruction in the area, the ride may not actually get all the way to yarloop, but your $50 entry fee will. there is also a link to donate to the cause without doing the ride. head to their website for rego and more info, and there has been an update posted on the westcycle facebook site with even more info from the organiser .
ride routes – some pretty hot weather predicted for this weekend. please make sure that you have adequate food and water and don’t commit to anything that is beyond your capabilities.
saturday 16th january
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 – abernethy rd 48.21km spr saturday
sunday 17th january
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special
ride starts at coode st carpark at 6:00am
uwct training – spr 2016 uwct training course
development group – coffee ride
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
short – khna weir 72.23km spr sunday
long – khna can mills 94.55km spr sunday
monday 18th january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 19th january
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 20th january
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 21st january
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 22nd january
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am