If you’re watching the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships this weekend, keep your eyes peeled for familiar faces — there is plenty of green and gold on the list — and also more than a little SPR green on display.
SPR members who will be on the start line are:
503 Amy Currie
512 Rhianna Farrell (*)
305 Diego Gomez
613 Vanessa Johnson
701 Deb Kempe
126 Tony Lendrum
552 Adelia Neethling
106 Adam Ralph
(*) Rhianna unfortunately came down ill and was unable to travel 😥
Not to mention Perth’s Darcie Richards in the elite women’s division.
Wishing everyone the best of success!
Bike Month — Our Committee’s Greg Jones, Shirley Vine – Dow and Mandy McEvoy along with Ride Leaders Faye Daglish – Jones and Iain Dow represented our great Club down at Mindeerup / Mend’s St Jetty Saturday afternoon for the WA Bike Month Launch seen here with WestCycle ‘s CEO Wayne Bradshaw and our Club’s Stuart Gee who wandered down to say G’day. Kirstie Moore also bought her sons down who enjoyed the mobile pump track on the foreshore.
Ride Leader Workshop — A reminder for our ride leaders, that we have our next workshop coming up this Wednesday.
Thank you to Adrian Emilsen of Melody Wheels for hosting. Thank you also to Bike Month for the small grant which has helped cover costs for this event.
Date: Wednesday 12/Oct 6:30pm
Location: Unit 7 / 4 Pritchard Street, O’Connor, WA 6163
RSVP: Eventbrite
More Bike Month Events — Check out WestCycle’s website here.
There are a number of opportunities to celebrate with Jai Hindley following his win at the Giro. Details on FB here and here. This is a free event.
There is also a paid event supporting Junior Cycling Development at Midland Cycling Club – where it all began for Jai. See all the details here.
Racing this weekend – If you want to race, or get in on the action watching others race, read on.
1. SPR Jarrahdale Team Time Trial 2022
2. WCMCC Chidlow B Graded Scratch Road Race
From the Ride Coordinator — I was reminded this week of the need for regular maintenance – by your local bike shop, yourself or whoever you trust. In my case it was brake pads worn out – both front and rear. Luckily I had plenty of spares at home and could replace them quickly, but this isn’t always the case. Bike shops get busy before big events – and with TOMR and Cape to Cape looming, now is a good time to book your bikes in and make sure they’re in good shape for upcoming events, and Summer!
On Saturday we get a chance to meet and ride with Jai Hindley. Why don’t you cruise down to Barrack Square after coffee, and join Jai and lots of fans for a ride down Riverside Drive – with fully closed roads.
More info here.
Saturday 8th 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 1/2 – Trans Cresswell 40.21km SPR Saturday
- Fast, Main – Morley Drive 50.77km SPR Saturday
- SPR Zwift – <not this week>
Sunday 9th October
- Rides start at Coode St carpark at 6:00am (‼️SUMMER TIME‼️)
- Rides start at Coode st carpark at 7:00am
- Development group – coffee ride
- Short Hills (Social) – Grnmt Goose 62.18 km SPR Sunday
Monday 10th October
- Ride starts under the Narrows (Sth Perth side) at 5:30am
Tuesday 11th October
- Ride starts under the Narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
- Ride starts Frasers ave at 5:45am
- Development group – interval training kings park
Wednesday 12th October
- Ride starts Raffles bike path at 5:30am
- Interval training – stock road repeats
- Rides start at Coode St carpark at 10:00am
- Midweek Transitional – Trans Shelley Midweek SPR 29.58km
Thursday 13th October
- Ride starts under the Narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
- Ride starts Frasers ave at 5:45am
- Development group – interval training kings park
Friday 14th October
- Ride starts under the Narrows (Sth Perth side) at 5:30am