for those that didn’t stay up late to watch the world champs. for shame. even with the interupted telecast, it all came down to the last two laps and there were so many big names still in the running.
congratulations cadel. first australian world road champion.
a great turn out last weekend for the state team time trial. we had just under 30% of the adult entries and the girls managed to come away with a bronze medal. thanks to all that have added race reports. it give everyone else and insight as to what a great day it was. the breakfast was another success and thank-you once again to mark and joan for opening up their house to us.
next weekend is the final cyclo-sportif of the year and it is another good chance for us to make an impression on the cycling scene. look for the previous blog post on the event and if you are interested, put your name in the comments section. yes there is a hill in the course, but it is a great chance to work together as a team and ther is always the final decent into town for the finish.
so onto this weekend.
saturday is predicted to be a nice (but cold) morning so i am expecting a few to come out and play. as such we will split the group and do hale rd. the fast group will also have to do ridge hill to shake things up a bit while the main group take kalamunda rd. both groups return via guilford rd into the city.
south perth rouleurs saturday ride 03 (hale rd)
sunday ride will be an old family favourite with a ride up greenmount and on through to parkerville. return via mundaring weir rd means 4 climbs but with a few bonus ones to make things interesting.
south perth rouleurs sunday ride 04 (greenmount & parkerville & mundaring weir)
public holiday this weekend and as such we will be running the normal public holiday ride. hopefully it will be a fairly easy pace and everyone is welcome.
Race Report by Shane
Arrived at Pinjarra feeling pretty relaxed – mainly because we don’t have to climb that @#$@% hill
hot on the heels of the vuelta comes the world championships this week in switzerland. again we will be running a tipping comp and entry will be free. to be fair to both the guys and the girls competing in this event, you have to put a tip in for both the men’s and women’s road race as well as the men’s and women’s time trial. the person with the lowest cumulative time will be the winner.
the women’s time trial is to be held on wednesday so you need to have that tip in before the race starts (evening our time). thursday has the men’s time trial with the women’s road race saturday and men’s on sunday. you can put in one tip at a time or all 4 events at once.
the long lists are attached and the final starters will be made from within these lists. i will update the final lists as they come to hand.
womens tt startlist mens tt startlist
to enter your tip, use the comments section below. the main prize will be some tray of baked goods and the glory of guessing right and beating your peers.
final standings
| Paul | 12:05:10.8 |
| Lisa | 12:05:52.6 |
| Matthew | 12:07:16.4 |
| Peter | 12:10:13.0 |
| Lorraine | 12:11:12.2 |
| Davina | 12:14:25.8 |
| Gus | 12:16:13.9 |
| Jonny | 12:23:13.7 |
| Scott | 12:26:16.9 |
| Lisa | ||
| Women’s TT | Amber Neben (United States Of America) | 00:36:55.8 |
| Men’s TT | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 00:57:55.7 |
| Women’s RR | Marianne Vos (Netherlands) | 03:33:44.0 |
| Men’s RR | Damiano Cunego (Italy) | 06:57:17.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:05:52.6 | |
| Jonny | ||
| Women’s TT | Kashchyshyna Oksana (default) | 00:39:53.9 |
| Men’s TT | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 00:57:55.7 |
| Women’s RR | Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) DNF | 03:43:38.0 |
| Men’s RR | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) | 07:01:46.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:23:13.7 | |
| Peter | ||
| Women’s TT | Christiane Soeder (Austria) | 00:36:54.4 |
| Men’s TT | Lars Boom (Netherlands) | 01:02:20.6 |
| Women’s RR | Emma Johansson (Sweden) | 03:34:32.0 |
| Men’s RR | Cadel Evans (Australia) | 06:56:26.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:10:13.0 | |
| Lorraine | ||
| Women’s TT | Kristin Armstrong (United States Of America) | 00:35:26.1 |
| Men’s TT | Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) | 01:02:46.1 |
| Women’s RR | Emma Johansson (Sweden) | 03:34:32.0 |
| Men’s RR | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spain) | 06:58:28.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:11:12.2 | |
| Gus | ||
| Women’s TT | Emma Pooley (Great Britain) | 00:37:23.2 |
| Men’s TT | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 00:57:55.7 |
| Women’s RR | Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) DNF | 03:43:38.0 |
| Men’s RR | Damiano Cunego (Italy) | 06:57:17.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:16:13.9 | |
| Scott | ||
| Women’s TT | Emma Pooley (Great Britain) | 00:37:23.2 |
| Men’s TT | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 00:57:55.7 |
| Women’s RR | Default | 03:43:38.0 |
| Men’s RR | Default | 07:07:20.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:26:16.9 | |
| Paul | ||
| Women’s TT | Kristin Armstrong (United States Of America) | 00:35:26.1 |
| Men’s TT | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 00:57:55.7 |
| Women’s RR | Emma Johansson (Sweden) | 03:34:32.0 |
| Men’s RR | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) | 06:57:17.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:05:10.8 | |
| Davina | ||
| Women’s TT | Kristin Armstrong (United States Of America) | 00:35:26.1 |
| Men’s TT | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 00:57:55.7 |
| Women’s RR | Marianne Vos (Netherlands) | 03:33:44.0 |
| Men’s RR | The Cav (DNS) | 07:07:20.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:14:25.8 | |
| Matthew | ||
| Women’s TT | Mazaga Iturriagaechevarriua (Spain) | 00:39:10.6 |
| Men’s TT | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 00:57:55.7 |
| Women’s RR | Marianne Vos (Netherlands) | 03:33:44.0 |
| Men’s RR | Cadel Evans (Australia) | 06:56:26.0 |
| TOTAL | 12:07:16.4 |
time trial
Start / Finish: Mendrisio
Length of course: km 16,6
Height difference: 120 m
road race
well another three months has rolled around and we are having a breakfast again. this time mark has kindly offered his new patio for us to christen and as the weather forecast is for a half decent day (well in comparison to what we have been having) it may work out ok. we will be having a fairly easy day and will not split but regroup after a couple of key points (mosman park hill being one of them). marks house is in booragoon so you may need to work out how to get home afterwards, but you should have plenty of lorraines carbo goodies inside of you to power you home. i will work out a route for the novice group to get you to the breakfast too.
south perth rouleurs saturday breakfast ride v2
sunday will see 23 of us line up for the state team time trial. i think that this will have to be the best turn out to an event that we have had so far. 2 open men’s teams, 1 open women’s team and 3 masters men’s teams will all be heading down to pinjarra to take on the 42 km course. hopefully the weather will be nice to us and not have a repeat of last year where it was blowing a gale.
for those that are staying and still want to do a hills ride i have mapped out one that keeps close to kalamunda to give you a few options. up gooseberry, down the zig-zag, up kalamunda, through to bickley and back up mundaring weir rd. only three climbs but i am sure that gooseberry makes up for it.
south perth rouleurs sunday ride 08 (gooseberry & kalamunda & bickley)
some early reminders for next week.
the spring breakfast is next saturday the 19th and will be held at mark’s house in booragoon. there is a post belowso if you are coming let lisa know so we can organise catering.
the day after is the state team time trial. we almost have 6 teams now but we need a few more people. it is similar to a cyclo-sportifas you just race with your team-mates and you don’t even need fancy bars and bikes. our aim is just to make our presence known to the cycling world and this is a good opportunity for us. you need a RIDE, SPORT or recreational licence as a minimum as you can also get a day licence.
there is a post below where you can register your interest and there is more details on the event. so far we have 2 elite teams, a women’s team and almost 3 masters (+35) teams. most of our guys are masters so if you want to ride, we can find a team for you.
so, now on with this weekend.
south perth rouleurs saturday ride 05 (scarborough beach rd)
i have made a few changes to the scarborough beach road route. the main group will do the normal route but there has been a change after we cross the causeway as we will head through the city instead of mounts bay road. after that the normal scarb beach road and down westcoast hwy. the fast group will stay with the main until just before the rolling hills on scarbs rd start. they will take a slight detour and ride up ewen st before linking onto west coast hwy. there will be another detour onto the boulevard and back out oceanic drv. both these routes have changed, so if you have a garmin you will need to upload them again.
south perth rouleurs sunday ride 10 (carradine & peet & observatory)
sunday will have a crack at 5 climbs. heading down to mt nasura, up through roleystone and then kalamunda via the observatory and lawnbrook. if you can make it that far you deserve a coffee. just under 100km but some nice climbs to make it feel more like 200km.
it’s spring. the buds are budding, the sprouts are sprouting and the roots….well they’re having a good time too.
unfortunately they are predicting a very wet spring. while this is good for the garden and water supply it is bad for the brake pads and knicks. as such with the forecast predicting showers for saturday, the group will not split, but we will revert back to the good old days and have specified fast sections withregroup points at the end. these will be after cresswell hill, and herdsman lake.
south perth rouleurs saturday ride 14 (cresswell & herdsman)
UPDATE – this route has changed slightly. make sure you upload the new tcx file if you have a garmin
sunday will keep us close to kalamunda with a looping circuit around the surrounding hills. only 90kms all up but taking in 4 climbs means that there will be little respite between climbs. we trialed the merchant tea house last sunday and the service was very prompt. space may be a problem if the group is big, but we had a coffee and were home by just after 11:30. we will see how it goes.
south perth rouleurs sunday ride 06 (welshpool & observatory & kalamunda rd)
there is a previous post about the state team time trial coming up on the 20th. if you have a full racing licence (masters or elite) i encourage you to put your name down. i will be pushing this event as it is a really good opportunity for us to present as a club. four to a team of guys (three for girls) and it is only 42kms. even if you don’t have a time trial bike or even aero bars, i recommend that you give it a go. think of it like a short cyclo-sportif event.
a dry but cold morning predicted for this weekend so hopefully we get some decent numbers out for a ride. the wet weather seems to have scared some people off recently and numbers have been down. i will be back in the saddle so no early morning photographer duties for me and young ben. we will split if the numbers allow, and have the two groups traversing both leach and south streets to get to freo. a detour through cott before home via dalkeith.
sunday, for those not doing the city2surf, will involve both sides of the kahuna with roleystone high school in between. four climbs with three of them in pretty quick succession will certainly test the legs. after 2 weeks off the bike, i look forward to everyone beating me to the top.
there is a race on this sunday as well with the masters classic being held down in wandi. you have to be of a certain age to be involved but that is ok, since the average age of our group is pretty much over that certain age. good luck to those that are having a crack.
the vuelta a espana starts this weekend and we will be running another tipping comp. check the page link at the top of the website for more info and how to enter. all entry dollars will be returned as prize money, so the more that enter, the bigger the prizes. i am hunting down a live streaming site so that we can also watch the race as we did during the giro.
south perth rouleurs saturday ride 09 (risley & cott)
south perth rouleurs sunday ride 15 (kahuna & canning mills)
for any of you that actually get off the bike and run, daryl has 2 entries to this weekend’s city to surf that he no longer needs. if anyone wants to run instead of ride on sunday, send me and email and i will forward it through to daryl.
UPDATE – ENTRIES HAVE BEEN CLAIMED
some of you may have wondered why stu was on the mountain bike a few weeks ago during the saturday ride. well he is currently over in timor racing in the tour de timor.
first stage was yesterday and covered 130kms and finished with a final 10km climb. there are over 300 people entered and stu came 19th in the first stage with the results on cyclingnews.