so we have two new honorary members of spr. current world time trial champion, annemiek van vleuten and her best friend, kim slütter spend this years tour of margaret river embedded in our women’s 3 team. they lived with, ate with and traveled with different members of the 7 teams that we had at the race and were more than accommodating for any advice, conversation or selfies that were requested. this is the first time that we have had a pro in our team and i would say that it was the best experience i have had at any of the tours we have been on. it did cost us, however. we had to sell andrew and fiona williams and the club van into slavery, and they had to work hard for the tomr organisers. the teams and volunteers that did head down, really appreciated the sacrifice that was made as it certainly added a new dimension to the weekend. for my own tour, this was pretty much the worse tour i have done ever, and that includes the time i had to pull out after two stages with pneumonia. being totally under-trained and in a competitive team meant that i cooked myself early on and suffered the rest of the weekend. however, from a logistics and club perspective, i would say that this would be probably the best tour we have done. the bbq on the final night was probably the best example of team community and comradeship that i have seen on a tour. greg and jon did an amazing and very hard job leading into the event at which time bryan and the volunteers took over control. i doubt that those riding would have had quite as good a time if it wasn’t for the volunteers running around getting ice, coke, setting up tents, moving cars and giving massages. the club thanks you and i personally thank you for everything that you did to make the weekend a success. there are loads of photos on facebook, but i am waiting for a few race reports to come through.
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.
christmas drinks – save the date…christmas drinks will be at the empire bar again this year. sunday 17th december, 6:00pm. stay tuned for more details…
2018 italy trip – similar to last year, leigh and jeremy are heading to italy for a cycling based holiday. this is not a fully organised tour, but they can give you contacts for places to stay and hopefully if you are all there at the same time, rides to do together. if you are interested, they are running an info night soon. more details on the previous post.
2018 licences renewal – any race licence that you purchase now 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.
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 – there is a chance of a shower this saturday, but it is still meant to be close to 20deg by 9:00am. so even if it does rain, it won’t be a freezing morning, but it may be slippery out there. be aware and take care.
saturday 18th 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 mosman 40.39km spr saturday
fast & main groups – tv stations 50.29km spr saturday
sunday 19th 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 – brktn weir 82.89km spr sunday
long – f’berg urch obs 96.16km spr sunday
monday 20th november
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 21st 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 22nd november
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 23rd 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 24th november
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am