Ride Routes 7 – 13th January

Congratulations to all of you that completed or attempted the inaugural SPR Xmas 500 over the festive period with over 75 riders. It was certainly hard work and great fun to see what it is like to attempt pro hours and luckily we can all return to our day jobs for some rest. 

There were some great performances with Ted Wong brushing past an impressive 800km – great work Ted! 5 of our riders made it over 1,000km.

As with any event like this, there is always a bit of internal rivalry among the riders. This year, Pete Mah and Steve Burns were two riders who were closely matched in terms of their distances. Even though they didn’t ride together, their distances were very similar, which added an extra element of excitement to the event, with Pete’s 3am night owl performance being the difference.

The overall winners for most distance were:

Men – Elar with over 1,500km and 11,200m of elevation (a definite love of cycling)

Women – Jane Yang distance – $817km / Lauren Humphreys 4,717m of elevation

Congrats to our winners!

Elar Kalda – Distance & Elevation Winner
Elar Kalda
Jane Yang – Distance Winner
Lauren Humphreys – Distance & Elevation Winner

There were other prize winners:

R Smith                $100

A Lilley                 $50

J Randall              $20

N Lin Tun             $20

M Martins           $20

N du Plessis         $20

N Tsirigotis          $20

E McNulty           $10

W Choy                $10

P Barnes              $10

S Bektic                $10

H du Plessis         $10

A Yang                 $10

G Pennefather    $10

G Moore              $10

R Firth                  $10

T Persh                 $10

While not everyone was able to ride as far as Elar, there were still many riders who managed to complete 500km for the first time. This is a huge accomplishment and they should all be congratulated on their hard work and determination.

Thanks again to everyone who participated as it was a great success and everyone should be proud of their achievements. Whether you rode 500km or 1500km, it takes a lot of dedication and hard work to complete a challenge like this. Congratulations to all the riders and we hope to see you all again next Xmas! Watch out Elar you have set the bar very high!

  

Racing this weekend – If you want to race, or get in on the action watching others race, read on.

1. PDCC 22-23 Summer Criterium Race 3

2. WCMCC Kewdale Criterium

3. RCCC Twilight World Champs @ DRMC Rnd 5

 

From the Ride Coordinator — From time to time while riding or racing in a group, you may hear someone call “Hold your lines!”. It’s a good reminder of safe riding practice in groups when going round a bend / corner, or going through a roundabout. What it means is “stay in the same part of the lane throughout the corner or roundabout. If there are two lines of riders, and the roundabout has two lanes, the left line needs to stay hard left (outside) all the way round, so that the right line of riders is not forced into the right (inside) lane. Similarly, going around a left hand bend, the right lane needs to stay wide to give the riders in the left lane enough space to avoid the kerb. In short – don’t cut the corner.

Don’t forget plenty of water, and sunscreen in your pre-ride checks. After a stinking hot week it should be a bit cooler this weekend – enjoy.

Saturday 7th January

Sunday 8th January

Monday 9th January

Tuesday 10th January

  • Ride starts under the Narrows (city side) at 5:30am
  • Ride starts Frasers ave at 5:45am
    • Development group – interval training kings park

Wednesday 11th January

  • Ride starts Raffles bike path at 5:30am
  • Rides start at Coode St carpark at 10:00am
    • Midweek Transitional – <returns March 2023>

Thursday 12th January

Friday 13th January