just to reiterate yesterdays blog post for those that only read this post, or the email newsletter; the sunday hills rides will now start at 6am for both the long and short hills. as such the sunday earlybird ride has been cancelled as it is doubtful you can do a lap in 30 min. we will run like this for the next 5 weeks and then setup a poll to get some feedback. if a permanent change does go ahead, it will just be for the summer months and then we revert back to a 7am start. please let everyone know as i want to minimise the amount of people that turn up at 7am this week. check out the previous post for more details.
ride leader sponsor – there is no ride leader sponsor for february. if you want to promote your business and help out the club, please contact the club via email. one months sponsorship give you a blog post and links back every week via this post and email. what the ride leaders get is a coffee voucher to say thank you for volunteering their time.
summer racing in perth – Summer is rolling on (well, kind of. Not like a non-stop Perth 40deg+ week) and racing is cranking along. See Race@SPR’s info about the ongoing and upcoming race events happening in and around Perth over the Summer in the previous post.
memberships new changes – there has been quite a big change with memberships in 2019. cycling australia have moved to a new system to keep track of memberships and this has allowed a few new benefits as well. firstly there are a few different types of licences. for us the two main ones are ride+ and race. obviously if you want to race, get the race one and if you just want coverage while riding with the club, get the ride+ one. links can be found here. while there is a cheaper ride basic option, it won’t cover you for much if you have an accident on a club ride. there is also a new billing system where you can elect to pay monthly instead of annually. for those that don’t appreciate the big hit for a elite race licence, you can split this across the year. the minimum amount is for 12 months, though, so you still have to pay even if you don’t race. there is also a 7day race licence that replaces the 3 day licence. this can be purchased online and will be needed for event like the tour of margs, or if you just want to try out a crit or two. it is only $38 but i am not sure how many you are allowed to purchase over a year. finally, for those that want to transfer clubs there are two options. firstly, if you current licence has expired, you now have the option to select a new club when renewing. for those that want to join or leave spr for a mid year transfer, then you need to contact cycling australia memberships directly as the clubs cannot provide this service any more.
minimum passing distance survey – The WA Government is working to improve cycle safety and has introduced the Minimum Passing Distance regulation. Cardno has been appointed by the Road Safety Commission to conduct research on this regulation over a two year period to ascertain levels of compliance and any trends in passing behaviour. Please find the survey linked here.
perth arena psp –the psp behind the perth arena was shut a number of years ago due to safety concerns. those concerns have been met but the path is still not open. this forces cyclists and pedestrians to go the long way around the arena and are forced to negotiate the typical obstacles around a public space. please sign the petition linked here to try to get the path open again.
save the date – on the 6th of april this year we will be celebrating our 10 years of being an affiliated club. the group came together in 2008, but officially we became an incorporated, affiliated club in 2009. help us celebrate this occasion. hopefully many “founding members” will be in attendance to see how the club has evolved over the years. more info can be found on the previous post (but not too much more info)
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.
spr juniors – juniors is getting bigger. more kids, more hill climbs, more pancakes and more bacon. seriously, pancakes with bacon seems to be the food of choice. anyway, summer is here so suns out, sons out (daughters welcome too). under 10’s or over 10’s welcome with parents.
from the ride coordinator –Just in case you’ve got this far (skipped directly to the ride routes) and still not seen the news updates (you should read the blog, it’s interesting), the start time for the sunday hills ride has changed. HILLS RIDES START AT 6:00am.
saturday 2nd february
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
junior juniors (under 10 with parent) – kings park juniors 23.72km spr saturday
juniors (10 – 15 yrs with parent) – kings park juniors 23.72km spr saturday
development group – novice shelley 36.06km spr saturday
transitional 1/2 – trans reverse river 40.58km spr saturday
fast/main – murdoch & freo 49.8km spr saturday
sunday 3rd february
rides start at coode st carpark at 6:00am
development group – coffee ride – Summer Sundays at Six am (Dec to Feb)
short – grnmt goose 65.22km spr sunday
long – grnmt prk mnd wr 93.71km spr sunday
monday 4th february
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
south stock 33.76km spr monday
tuesday 5th february
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
spr tuesday 36.37km (river ride)
wednesday 6th february
ride starts raffles bike path at 5:30am
interval training – stock road repeats
thursday 7th february
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 8th february
ride starts under the narrows (sth perth side) at 5:30am
Hi
Not sure whether this is the appropriate place to post this comment/query but on the insurance changes would lone training rides ie not with the club be covered?
Thanks
Pierre
yes, you are covered when you are riding by yourself. there are a few forms to fill out and get signed off by the club, etc, but it is a relatively simple process. however, they don’t cover everything. the link below takes you to a list of the policy documents. https://cycling.jltsport.com.au/downloads
Thanks for that
regards
I have just noticed the change of start time on Sundays. Although well highlighted in pink, I would strongly recommend to send and email to all the mailing-list subscribers with ONLY this information. Generally the emails are very long and somebody could potentially miss this important communication.