represent. this weekend (including today) represents the culmination of a whole lot of training for a number of spr riders. not only will they be representing spr, they will also be representing australia in the time trial and road race. there are over 1000 riders taking part and some fields (50-54 age group) have 180 riders. this will be a massive spectacle of old people in lycra. there was a ceremony of sorts with the distribution of the coveted spr aussie kit to those that have qualified. unfortunately for me, i was only there on official duties. if you have time on sunday, make sure you cheer on the riders.
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader sponsor for september is Melody Wheels. a specialist wheel builder and repairer, they are located in the old freo prison. let them help you in the selection, build and repair of your next set of wheels. a number of our members have already utilised their services and others have attended their wheel workshops.
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.
ride leader pilot program – as mentioned previously, we are kicking off the ride leader pilot program soon. this is to ensure that we have a consistent message across all the groups. as such, some of our regular ride leaders may be taking part in the practical sessions that are being run in conjunction with the online theory. we may be looking for a few regular riders to step up and help the club by looking after a group.
the beverley – this is just a heads up for more information to come soon. the beverley race returns in conjunction with the beverley heroic. this race will be run by spr and will be a similar format to the collie-donnybrook. more info and entries can be found here, but there will be a blog post to follow soon.
tour of margs spr riders – the riders that have nominated for this years tomr have now been announced. teams will be determined from this list to give the best balance of abilities in each team. as with previous years, there are usually a few people dropping out due to sickness/injury/family/work so a couple more on the reserves list will not hurt. check out the previous post for more details and let the all powerful race committee know if you are interested.
uwct volunteers – the race organisers are still looking for volunteer marshals to assist on the day. cic events have offered to make a donation to the club of $50 for every volunteer. if you are available to help out on the day, sign up here or contact the race organiser for more information. spr will also have a tent in the feedzone, so if you want to assist in handing out bottles to our riders, or you have someone that you are already looking after, then come along on sunday to kalamunda. we are hoping to set up on railway road close to the anglican church.
spr road race champs – if you have raced in any of the races listed, see how you are tracking in club points. the leaderboard can be found in the menu above or here.
ladies day – it’s the first saturday of the month, so it will be ladies day. women’s only rides for main 1, 2 & 3 will be available for those that want to have the opportunity to “ride up front”.
ride routes – its a dry weekend. hooray. for those doing the grand fondo, it looks like the weather will be a treat. for those not, it looks like great weather for a long ride. sunday sees the running of the uwct grand fondo. as such, mundaring weir rd will probably be closed. if you are on the short hills ride, you will need to bring the group up lawnbrook to get back to kalamunda. drop in at the feedzone and cheer on the riders.
saturday 3rd 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 rebold 38.69km spr saturday
ladies only groups – maddington 51.87km spr saturday
fast & main groups – maddington 51.87km spr saturday
sunday 4th 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 – coffee ride
short – brktn weir 82.89km spr sunday (detour up lawnbrook)
long – can mills peet obs 90.30km spr sunday
monday 5th september
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 6th 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 7th september
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 8th 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 9th september
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
…..old people in Lycra 50-54…….hmmmmm. Tut tut tut