Ride Routes 28th February – 6th March

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This week will see the club hold its Annual General Meeting immediately after the main ride on Saturday 28 February at 9:00am, as per usual at DÔME Westralia Plaza. Please make an effort to be there as everyone’s contribution is valuable and if you want a say in how the club moves forward you can do that by helping to select this year’s Committee. A list of candidates was posted – here.

To make sure that everyone gets back safely and in time for the AGM we will run two main routes this week and alter the start order slightly as we have done in previous years. All the details are in the Ride Coordinator item below.

Groups will gather in separate zones of the carpark, with Fast, M1 & M2 on the west side (as per normal), and M3, M4 and Transitionals in the middle row of the carpark.
Please note:

  • Main 3 and 4 should arrive for an earlier departure than normal as they are the first groups to leave. 
  • M2.2 becomes a no drop ride as they are last to leave on the Cresswell & Herdsman route.

Hills rides revert to 7:00am starts as well this weekend!

2026 and 2027 international trips – Don’t forget to register your interest if you are keen on either of the planned international trips featured on the blog previously. You need to complete the EOI if you are interested.

Tour of the Blackwood 2026 — Registrations for the Rotary Tour of the Blackwood River 28 March 2026 are now open. The Full Tour meanders some 130km through stunning countryside between beautiful Bridgetown and the magical townsites of Balingup and Nannup, and features over 2000m of climbing including a Category 4 ascent toward the finish line. There is also a 65km distance (elevation ~841m) or 30km. New in 2026 is a gravel 88km adventure ride – ebikes included. This is an excellent event, with a great community atmosphere and well-marshalled roads- definitely one to consider. If interested you will need to book accommodation as soon as possible as limited availability. For more details about the event including accommodation please check out their web site https://www.blackwoodtour.info/. Registration fees go to support community awareness regarding youth mental health. So SPR can connect interested participants, please register your interest and that of your partner via this EOI.

Upcoming Racing

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

1. Peel District CC Summer Criterium #8 (1 Mar)

2. WCMCC Herne Hill Road Race (8 Mar)

3. Peel District CC Hilly TT & BBQ 2026 (22 Mar)

Juniors

Last Saturday was an awesome day out with the juniors! We started from Coode Street car park in South Perth and made our way to Kalamunda, completing four repeats of the Zig Zag. It was an incredible achievement by all the children who rode that day — a real display of determination and teamwork.

Well done to Hugh, who won the handicap race on the final climb of the Zig Zag!

The program for this week is:

Wednesday: We meet in Shelley at 5.30pm near the Shelley beach park (https://maps.app.goo.gl/5XVxoCXkesdeC92X6). We will focus on rolling and bunch riding.

Saturday: This Saturday, the club will hold elections for the new committee at DÔME in the city. To allow all members to participate, there will be no 10:30am training session. All juniors (U11, U13 and U15) are asked to meet at the Coode Street carpark in South Perth (https://maps.app.goo.gl/VAYMEqX9A4pXndRKA) at 7:00am. From there, we will head to Kings Park for ~1hr, before making our way to DÔME for the AGM, which will begin at 9:00am.

Please check our WhatsApp SPR junior channel for any last minute call.

CX series resuming in the end of March ! Here is the calendar: https://wacyclocross.org/racing/calendar/

We are planning some CX training sessions. We will communicate more details soon.

From the Ride Coordinator

Please note that Sunday short, long, ‘super’ long, social & coffee rides will start at 7:00am. 

On Monday we have the Public Holiday North ride.

All riders note the different start this Saturday. Due to the AGM, we will have two main routes. The aim is to get everyone away quickly and back to DÔME safely. The two main routes are:

  • Fast, Main 1 & 2 will do Cresswell & Herdsman
  • Main 3 and Main 4 will do Stock & Shelley
  • Transitionals will do Trans Shelley

Groups will gather in separate zones of the carpark, with Fast, M1 & M2 on the west side (as per normal), and M3, M4 and Transitionals in the middle row of the carpark.
Note:

  • Main 3 and 4 should arrive for an earlier departure than normal as they are the first groups to leave. 
  • M2.2 becomes a no drop ride as they are last to leave on the Cresswell & Herdsman route.

Order of departure will be –

  1. Main 3 – Stock & Shelley
  2. Main 4 – Stock & Shelley
  3. Fast – Cresswell & Herdsman 
  4. Main 1.1 – Cresswell & Herdsman
  5. Main 1.2 – Cresswell & Herdsman 
  6. Main 1.3 – Cresswell & Herdsman
  7. Main 2.1 – Cresswell & Herdsman
  8. Main 2.2 – Cresswell & Herdsman (note this becomes a no drop ride)
  9. Transition – Trans Shelley

Saturday 28th February

(*) Please note that our Ride Leaders will adjust the composition and route for Development, Transition and Main 4 to suit people and conditions on the day.

Sunday 1st March

Monday 2nd March

Tuesday 3rd March

Wednesday 4th March

Thursday 5th March

Friday 6th March

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