what are you committed to??? last saturday was pretty horrible weather. rainy rain and windy wind. however, there were still a handful of crazy souls that turned up to the main ride at 7am. so how committed are you??? there were also a bunch or riders that drove a couple of hours out to beverley to race in the same conditions. so it looks like the groundhog has made an appearance and has declared that the extra 6 weeks of winter is over. if the 32 deg october day is anything to go by, summer may be a scorcher.
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader sponsor for october is Discover Cycling. Founded and run by SPR member Leigh Outschoorn, Discover Cycling is a boutique cycle coaching provider who works with you to develop a personalised training program to achieve your cycling goals.
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.
technical regulations – there have been a couple of changes to the wa technical regulations in relation to racing. firstly, any juniors that renew their licences after the 1st october and move up an age group are then eligible to race in their new division. this means that some junior riders will now be able to ride in the tomr. secondly, there has been a technical exemption for the tomr to allow road bikes to use disc brakes. there have been lots of new bikes released in the last couple of years that have disc brakes and the tomr is meant to encourage more people into racing. as such, if your current bike has discs, you don’t need to find a different bike to ride. click on the letter to see all the details.
henk vogels foundation charity dinner – your chance to meet protour bmc rider, 2016 aussie olympian and former 1hr world record holder, rohan dennis. the henk vogels foundation is holding a charity dinner on the 4th of november. all proceeds from the dinner will go back into the sport of cycling. click on the flyer for more information and links to purchase tickets.
race licences – there are a couple of different types of licences that you can get when you become a member of spr. a recreational licence and a racing licence. recreational licences are for those that really only do the club training rides and want a bit of insurance coverage. it covers a full year from the time you purchase it. a race licence covers you for both training and racing and is necessary if you want to pin a number on. race licences are only valid for the calendar year which means that they expire at the end of december. however, the 2017 licences can be purchased from the 1st october and will then give you 15 months of coverage. if you are looking at upgrading to do some racing next year, or need one to do the summer crit races, then now is the time to join or renew.
ride leader pilot program – as mentioned previously, we have kicked off the ride leader pilot program. this is to ensure that we have a consistent message across all the groups. this saturday will be the final practical session of the pilot program so we will hopefully have some brand new minted ride leaders over the coming weeks. once the feedback from these sessions have been collated and actioned, we will then be looking for more people to be trained up as ride leaders. however, we will need some of our regulars to help out looking after groups. don’t worry, it is just about keeping people together and you may find that you enjoy it and want to learn more.
the beverley – the beverley heroic is a concept that spr member toby hodgson has been running for a couple of years now. back in the day, there was a race from beverley to perth across dirt roads and he wanted to revive as much of the history as he could. the event has grown over a very short space of time with the beverley shire being a great supporter. this year, spr ran it’s very first stand alone race as an extension to the beverley format. the heroic is a participation event that certainly challenges the riders. we however, expanded that to include into a handicap race over 110kms. although, we do these things as a club, i would just like to personally thank greg murray for being the race director for this event. he fully committed to it and ran with it all the way to the end. there certainly were some hiccups along the way both before, during and after the event, but he dealt with them in an extremely professional manner and as far as most people saw, the event went off without a hitch. there were lots of learning along the way, but we know better for next year, when hopefully, the weather will be a lot nicer. check out the beverley race report.
tour of margs spr riders – this saturday, instead of the main ride, anyone that is on the list for the spr tomr teams is invited to our ttt training. this includes people on the reserves list as there is still a chance that they may be called up.
2017 italy trip eoi – if anyone is interested in a cycling trip to italy next year please see the previous post for more information. this will be a drop in, drop out format where you can join when you want and leave when you want. some minor support is available, but it is really just aligning people’s cycling holiday’s together, so you can enjoy the experience together.
rac council voting – some of you may remember ronny low and his partner emma richardson as regular spr riders a few years back. well emma’s dad is on the rac council and is up for re-election this year. if you are a member of the RAC and have no idea of who to vote for, have a read of his introduction letter and lets start pushing for a perth where roads are not just for cars.
ride routes – the current forecast is saying that there is only a 5% chance of rain at 6am saturday morning. quick, a relatively fine saturday to ride. however, i have been told that there is lots of roadworks on ranford rd and the cancer ride along douglas. therefore i have mapped a new course for this weekend. it is a hybrid monday ebr and public holiday ride. make sure that you have a good look at the route as it has a few right hand turns that the group will need to negotiate.
saturday 15th october
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 reverse river 40.58km spr saturday
fast & main groups – murdoch & freo 49.8km spr saturday
tomr teams – team time trial training.
sunday 16th october
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 – wlsh weir 62.23km spr sunday
long – chook obs goose 94.01km spr sunday
monday 17th october
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 18th october
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 19th october
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 20th october
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 21st october
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am