An abbreviated introduction for the ride routes this week because El Prez (along with a tonne of other SPR Riders) is firmly ensconced in a house in the South West, resting up for the Tour of Margaret River which kicks off in the morning. So, you know the deal: Important stuff up the top, ride routes at the end.
Enjoy!
ride leader sponsor – the ride leader sponsor for november is Mount Hawthorn Family Practice. a fully accredited and equipped, modern general practice whose friendly staff look forward to welcoming you. the experienced team of doctors and staff can assist you with your general health needs and offer a range of general practice services. please see the previous post for more details.
spr tomr – as you may have read in the previous post, we have organised one of the biggest contingents of spr racers to attend this years tour of margs. this has been a massive undertaking and would not be possible without the countless hours that our club has put into logistics. in particular, jon and greg have gone above and beyond to make this happen. on top of this we have had the extra pressure of having one of the top ranked women cyclists in the world, not only racing with one of our teams, but staying and playing with us as well. good luck to all racing this weekend but also a get well to stu and louise who both had last minute crashes and have had to pull out of the race.
2018 licences renewal – now that we have started october, any race licence that you purchase will be valid until the end of 2018. recreational licences are a year from the date purchased, but race licences are for a calendar year. if you are looking at changing clubs and wish to join spr, then now is the time to do it. a club change before a renewal is free, so get it done now then when you renew you will be a member of spr. if you need a race licence for tour of margs, get it now and you can race all of next year.
ride leader expressions of interest – we are currently looking for expressions of interest for our next batch of ride leaders. you have seen the men and women in black and should have even had one of them lead one of your rides. now it is your chance to give back to the club and be trained to be a ride leader. remember, we will not put you in a situation where you are out of your depth. if you are a main 2 rider, we would not make you be ride leader for main 1. so don’t think that you need to be a super fast rider who does races every weekend. we are primarily looking for people that can help out at the main 3/tranny/novice end of the spectrum. this means that anyone that is currently riding in main 2/1/fast more than qualifies as far as fitness/riding skills are involved. how you go about leading a group, we will train you in that. if you are interested, please check out the previous blog post for more details.
entertainment books – we are still selling the entertainment book/app as a fund raiser for the club. packed full of offers, it will not take you long to redeem back what you paid. check out the previous post for more details and links to registration.
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hursday training ride – we implemented a new system of splitting the thursday group ride to keep the size manageable. we think that we have come up with a good way of splitting the groups, but we need you to be honest about your own abilities. have a look at the strava segment for the ride so you know where you sit. there is nothing to stop you stepping up to challenge yourself, but this will at least provide a guide as to how much more challenging it will be.
saturday start locations – we have revamped the group start locations on saturday morning. please have a look at the map so you know where your group will congregate. this makes it easier for ride leaders to give you a briefing before the ride starts. see the previous post for more details.
ride routes – summer has come early. a week of 30’s with no rain in sight and easterly winds blowing the house down. make sure you have adequate food, water and skin protection when heading out for the longer rides.
saturday 11th november
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 – holmes rd 50.42km spr saturday
sunday 12th november
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 – khna weir 72.23km spr sunday
long – khna trnr obs 101.76km spr sunday
monday 13th november
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 14th november
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr tuesday 36.37km (river ride)
ride starts frasers ave at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
wednesday 15th november
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 16th november
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
see previous post for ride groups
spr thursday 37.26km (cott & freo)
ride starts frasers ave at 5:45am
development group – interval training kings park
friday 17th november
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am