All posts by Daniel Harvey

Ride Routes 5th – 11th November

So lots of people will be down at Tour of Margaret River 2022 this weekend.

For those participating… go well and have a ball! Fingers crossed all that training paid off.

For everyone else, we still have ride routes below 😎

See you out on the bike.

Daniel

SPR Chicks — For all us wonderful women that cycle, we have two last events for the year coming up…The first is on Sunday 20th November,  our social ride followed by dinner at the South Perth Food trucks.

We will meet at 5pm at Coode Street jetty for a 30 km, no drop ride (we stay together and ride as a group), returning back to Coode St, finishing with dinner at the South Perth Food Trucks. Remember your lights particularly if you are commuting to/from the event. If you just want to join us for the food trucks, we will be back roughly 6.15pm.

The second event is on Wednesday 21st December, yes a school night for those still working!

Meeting somewhere in South Perth near Mindeerup, final location yet to be confirmed, at 6pm, where we will have something to eat or drink. Then as the sun is starting to set, we will catch the ferry from South Perth to the City, where we will walk the Christmas Light Trail around Elizabeth Quay, St Georges Tce, to Hay St, returning to South Perth via ferry.

We would love to see as many of you as possible, to meet new people, see new sights and get some
exercise.

If interested in either event, please respond to the event on the Facebook SPR Chicks page, or by emailing women@southperthrouleurs.com.au

Cheers,
SPR Chicks

 

 

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

1. WCMCC Speed Dome Criterium

 

From the Ride Coordinator — With TOMR on this weekend there’ll be fewer people on both Saturday and Sunday rides. This means that groups are likely to contain a wider mix of capability. Please factor this in when setting the pace, and deciding which group to ride with.

There has been a disturbing rise in crashes on both Saturday and Sunday rides recently, and most concerning is the number of crashes involving multiple riders. Lets all take a step back and enjoy the outing. Races are for racing – SPR rides are for training and for enjoyment, and our number one core value is SAFETY. Our stats and anecdotal evidence confirm that the best way to improve safety is to pay attention; mostly to the wheel in front of you, but also to the people and hazards around you.

12-15 riders is an ideal group size. If the group looks or becomes too big, split it into two – with stronger riders in front. It means less waiting at the top for strong riders, less struggling to keep up for the not-as-strong, and safer more enjoyable ride for all.

Should be familiar routes for most this weekend. Take some time to check the route for those who aren’t sure, and enjoy the ride.

Remember the Sunday Long and Short hills rides start at 6am, Social Hills starts at 7am.

Saturday 5th November

Sunday 6th November

Monday 7th November

Tuesday 8th November

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

Wednesday 9th November

Thursday 10th November

Friday 11th November

Ride Routes 29th October – 4th November

One week to go! Tour of Margaret River 2022 here we come.

The Tour de Gracetown just gone and Tour of Margaret River coming up represent the club’s biggest events in terms of member participation. Check out all the photos down below.

Bring it on.

Daniel

 

Tour de Gracetown — What fabulous weather for the Tour de Gracetown with 52 riders, the majority female and 20 doing the event for the first time.

For many this was their first event over 100km and with an elevation gain of 963m, a big congratulations to all who participated. The ride finished at Juniper Estate for pizzas and wine with many relaxing on the lawn enjoying the festival feel. It was a great weekend to get to know other cyclists and their partners with a recovery ride the following day and morning tea at the Berry Farm. This was followed with a catchup at the Ginversity; the balance between cycling and socialising was actively maintained and seriously supported.

Seems there is a lot of interest in participating again next year.   

 

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

1. MCC Midland Traders 100

 

From the Ride Coordinator — Almost November, and rain forecast again for Saturday. Take extra care – many in the groups will be tapering for TOMR, and the last thing anyone wants is an accident the week before a big event (think South St November 2018, 5-bike pile-up, two in hospital).

For those that want, we have an SPR  Zwift option on Saturday.

One way everyone can reduce risk is to preview the route and know where the tricky parts are; roundabouts, sharp turns, steep descents etc. Not all of these are obvious on a map so ask if you’re unfamiliar, and ride with extra caution if you’re unsure. Sunday has two new routes again, but both are new combinations of existing segments – nothing unfamiliar.

Enjoy whichever ones you choose to ride.

Remember the Sunday Long and Short hills rides start at 6am, Social Hills starts at 7am.

Saturday 29th October

Sunday 30th October

Monday 31st October

Tuesday 1st November

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

Wednesday 2nd November

Thursday 3rd November

Friday 4th November

Ride Routes 22nd – 28th October

Lots happening again this week. We start with a shoutout to Jake, Dale and John who participated in the Audax WA earlier this month – Jake in the Crazy Edition™️ (1,200km anyone) and Dale & John in the respectable but much more sensible edition. Nicely done gents.

Last weekend was the Peel Classic 2022 including the State Road Champs. With lot’s of green in the mix, I have again reproduced our racing recap below to make sure no one misses it.

Tonight we have the launch of the SPR Tour of Margaret River 2022 Team Kit. Photos to follow!

And this weekend coming up sees the Tour de Gracetown, again with a serious contingent in green. I look forward to photos on the flip side 💚

Enjoy the riding.

Daniel

  

Jake’s Audax WA Report — We set off for my fist multiday endurance ride at 0500 from South Perth near Coode st with 21 other similarly crazy riders, the majority from intersate and several from overseas. I was the only rider not to have riden 1,200km. 

Dale and John from SPR rode the first 200km to Bunbury.  The weather was a shocker with rain and headwinds for the first 2 days.  Suffice it to say riding 367km on the first day was rugged and I arrived at the Nannup Community centre at 8:30pm after 14 hours in the saddle. If you think that’s bad the last rider came at 7:30am the next morning. We were fed by the lovely vollies and then crashed in my swag, till my alarm work me at 4:00am to do it all again the next day.

The next 2 days were similarly rugged. I rode with some really experienced multiday riders and learnt a lot about how to get through crazy long distances. One lady (Sasha from Armadale) was doing 1,200km and then an 800km ride 2 days later! There were quite a few non finishers (4 that I know of), but everyone slugged it out. Saw some areas of the state you wouldn’t dream of visiting. The last day dawned brighter with some sun and tail winds. Dale and John arrived from Perth for the last leg which at only 200km felt easy!!  Thanks to Dale for the draft. Pretty sore in the saddle area but otherwise richer for the experience.  Much wiser also. 

Wont be rushing to do the event when it returns in 4 years but happy to support or give advice to anyone keen. 

Jake (mental health uncertain)

 

Tour de Gracetown — Sending a shoutout and best wishes to everyone riding in the Tour de Gracetown this weekend.

I look forward to a report plus photos when all is said and done. Enjoy 😎

 

Peel Classic 2022 including State Road Champs — Our Wednesday Racing Recap (original here, complete with more photos!) takes us to the beautiful little town of Boddington nestled on the Hotham River in the Peel region, a brand new course for the Peel District Cycling Club ‘s 2022 Peel Classic incorporating the Auscycling WA Open, U19 and Masters’ Road Racing Championships.

The Open Men raced 136km with 1350m elevation and all other categories 76km with 800m (approximately). There was a great showing from SPR on a sometimes blustery but very scenic route and congratulations to our Podiums:

WMAS2 : 2nd Nancy Tippaya;
WMAS3 : 1st Olesya Alutina and 2nd Rhianna Farrell; &
WMAS6 : 1st Annie Bramley

Larissa Boon was our only competitor in Women’s Open for a gallant 7th.

MMAS1 : 2nd Mark Claydon;
MMAS2 : 1st Shae Watmore 2nd Lyndon Greeshaw;
MMAS3 : 3rd Christian Mattiaccio & a close 4th Elar Kalda;
MMAS4 : 3rd Giovanni (John) Carnicelli;
MMAS6 : 2nd David Menarry &
MMAS8 : 1st Stuart Gee

We had a handful of Members race Men’s Open with Callum Millard-Webb best placed for 10th in a close race indeed.

Great to see “our Adam” Ralph back home from Italy and straight into WA racing !

Thanks for the photos PDCC and of course our thanks to The Club, AusCycling – WA Clubs and Community and all the wonderful volunteers who make our racing happen.

 

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

1. WCMCC Herne Hill – Season Final Graded Scratch Road Race

 

From the Ride Coordinator — Rain again as I write this, but good weather for the weekend, or at least for Saturday and early Sunday. Not sure if it’s the weather, but there does seem to be lot’s of flu going around at the moment, mixed in with a bit of Covid (round 2/3/4). As regulations around isolation become more relaxed nation-wide, the responsibility comes back to us as individuals to do the right thing so as to avoid putting others at risk; avoid group rides if you have any flu-like symptoms.

Last week’s new hills ride routes produced some interesting feedback, which we’ll take on board with some tweaks to the routes, and more reminders to check the routes before the ride. We’ll go back to some more familiar ones this week.

After a crash in last weeks EBR, following distances have been getting some attention – both for bikes in your group, and for cars that may have slowed up. Your following distance/proximity to others needs to match your reflexes. Chat to your ride leaders if you think the group are at risk for any reason. It’s part of what we do – looking out for each other.

Remember the Sunday Long and Short hills rides start at 6am, Social Hills starts at 7am.

Saturday 22nd October

Sunday 23rd October

Monday 24th October

Tuesday 25th October

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

Wednesday 26th October

Thursday 27th October

Friday 28th October

Ride Routes 15th – 21st October

Good evening all, there has been a lot on this past week – both on and off the bike.

The weekend just gone saw the Gravel Worlds, with significant representation from SPR, as well as our own Jarrahdale Team Time Trial. See below for some photos as well as Mandy’s racing recaps – reproduced with permission just in case you missed them 😎.

During the week we had one of our regular Ride Leader Workshops, complete with some newly minted Ride Leaders. Kudos Jane Maxwell, Mandy McEvoy, Tom Goerke, Greg Hocking, Maurice Herrmann and Jake Harper.

This weekend sees the MACA Cancer 200 ride (go team SPRockets) as well as Hutchy’s Memorial Ride.

Finally, with our Jarrahdale Team Time Trial being the first event that falls under the support of our Tour of Margaret River 2022 Edition, I would love to offer thanks to our generous sponsors.

See you out on the bike.

Daniel

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Jarrahdale Team Time Trial — another successful TTT Sunday, the third SPR hosted Event and the second time on the very punchy 30km Jarrahdale course.

Jarrahdale Race Director and SPR Club Race Officer, Steve Burns commented “All the teams performed admirably with some great overall performances. The mixed division went to SPR, with Shirley Vine, leading her charges. The Women’s A Grade went to SPR Womens 1, who rode with 4 riders in a standout performance and result. SPR Mens 1 were the defending champions from 2021 in Mens A Grade. They did not disappoint and set a new course record, 1 minute fast than their previous record to win for a second year. Overall a great day and special thanks to all the wonderful SPR volunteers who made it happen” Our sincerest thanks to Steve himself who does a mountain of work to get this Event up and running.

Congratulations to all the winners :

Men’s A : SPR 1 – Ben Bartley, John Carnicelli, Craig Denham, Jon-Paul Grygorcewicz, Sam Mettam & Michael Fitz.

Women’s A : SPR W1 – Rebecca Kelly, Kirstie Moore, Kate Nelligan & Nancy Tippaya.

Mixed : SPR Mixed 1 – Shirley Dow-Vine, Michael Du Plessis, Eamonn McNulty, Natalya Tsirigotis, Robert Wilson & Jon Nelson.

Thank you to our ToMR 22 Sponsors (we’ll announce them all in the Blog tomorrow) and a special thanks to Michael Gresham, the Legal Practise Director of Ilberys for coming out to Jarrahdale to watch the racing and present trophies and prize money.

📸 Photos thanks to Belinda Evans and Toby Brown

  

Ride Leader Workshop — Our SPR ride leaders met this week to officially welcome the new ride leader “Class of 22”. Congratulations and a special thank you to our newest volunteer ride leaders Jane Maxwell, Mandy McEvoy, Tom Goerke, Greg Hocking, Maurice Herrmann and Jake Harper. 5 of the 6 then joined our fantastic other ride leaders in workshopping ideas to develop their own skills and approaches to bringing to life our clubs core values of safe, organised, inclusive and social. Ideas from the night will be prioritised by our development and training committee, so we look forward to seeing those outcomes in the near future. It’s timely for all members to reflect on the importance of the ride lead programme and our great volunteer ride leaders who give their own time week after week to support our club.

 

SPR @ Gravel Worlds 2022 — how proud are we at SPR of the incredible feats of all our Member riders at the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championships in Veneto, Italy this last weekend ? That’s obviously rhetorical as we’re so thrilled for everyone !

Racing the 140km course Saturday, chapeau :

Deb Kempe 1st W60-64 WORLD CHAMPION 🏆;
Vanessa Johnson 5th W50-54
Adelia Neethling 6th W45-49
Amy Currie 9th W40 – 49
Tony Lendrum 10th M50-54
Adam Ralph 25th M50-54.

A special mention to Perth’s Darcie Richards for 30th place in Women’s Elite.

Racing the 167km course Sunday, congratulations: Diego Gomez 17th M30-39 looking swish in his Mayeur Cycling Spain X SPR collaboration kit.

We’ll let the riders themselves tell us more about their incredible personal feats, all sacrificing a lot over the past few months to get to the start and their thrill of representing SPR and indeed Australia on the world stage. Safe onwards journey home all !

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

1. PDCC Peel Classic 2022 incl State Road Champs

2. WCMCC Baldivis Graded Scratch Road Race

 

From the Ride Coordinator — Variety is the spice of life – we love trying new things. Some of our Ride Leaders met recently to review some new options for Sunday hills rides. We approved four new long hills routes, and nine short routes. This Sunday sees the first roll out with both long and short routes being ridden for the first time. Please check the details in the links below and make notes or download to your Garmin/Wahoo if you have a memory like mine. A key difference for both on Sunday is that neither come back via Welshpool Rd, our usual home run. Long hills returns via Spencer & Sevenoaks Rds, and Short hills via Zigzag and Dundas Rd.

Feedback & suggestions are always welcome for new routes or improvements to existing ones, for both Saturday and Sunday rides. Speak to the ride leaders or committee members if you’d like to contribute. Enjoy the voyage of discovery.

Remember the Sunday Long and Short hills rides start at 6am, Social Hills starts at 7am.

Saturday 15th October

Sunday 16th October

Monday 17th October

Tuesday 18th October

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

Wednesday 19th October

Thursday 20th October

Friday 21st October

Ride Routes 8 – 14th October

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.

Read more here and here.

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

Sunday 9th October

Monday 10th October

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

Thursday 13th October

Friday 14th October

Ride Routes 1st – 7th October

There has been a lot going on in and around cycling these past few weeks, not the least of which being that “our Annemiek” capped off an incredible year (so far) with a World Championship win. Kudos.

In the green, we have some classic stories from Arletta in Europe (photos below and check out our Racing Recap from yesterday), from Nancy at Amy’s (photos below and check out FB). I know we also had members participating in the Tour of WA earlier this month though I’ve not seen photos yet 😎

There is also lots of opportunities coming up in the next few weeks, both on and off the bike. There is our Jarrahdale Team Time Trial, the October SPR Chicks ride, Bike Month, a number of events celebrating Jai Hindley’s Giro win as well as the Hutchy Memorial Ride for Andrew Hutchison. All the details below.

See you out on the bike.

Daniel

What a year
In the green
Our Annemiek
Arletta 2nd!
In the green
Nancy @ Amy’s

 

Sunday 2 October at 7am meeting and ending at Lo Quay Cafe, Wilson – Coffee/food to end the ride. See FB event here.

 

Bike Month — WestCycle is hosting a “blast-off” even this Saturday. All the details on WestCycle’s website. SPR will be there – look out for the green!

https://westcycle.org.au/bikemonthblast-off/

 

 

Hutchy Memorial Ride — Following the tragic news last week of the accident that resulted in the death of Andrew Hutchison, we would like to let everyone know that there is to be a memorial ride for Andrew held on 16 October. Everyone in the wider cycling community is invited to take part. FB post here.

The details are as follows:

Date – Sunday 16 October
Start time – 6.30am
Start point – Woodvale Bike Shop
Destination – iamFIT Cafe, Joondalup Drive

This is a short 20-ish km social loop and there may well be a police escort depending on turnout.

 

SPR Jarrahdale Team Time Trial — We are very pleased to announce that entries are open to SPR’s Jarrahdale Team Time Trial for 2022.

It is perfectly placed as preparation for the Tour of Margaret River, and will run in Shire of Jarrahdale on the same challenging 30km course as last year. The course is undulating and includes a total of 440m of climbing — designed to provide riders with a very similar experience to Day 1 at the Tour of Margaret River.

The time trial is open to teams of 6 riders (minimum of 4 ) with the team time taken from the 4th rider crossing the finish line. Teams will be released on regular intervals of between 1 and 2 minutes depending on number of teams entered.

All the details on Facebook and tickets on EntryBoss.

If you have any questions, get in touch via our Facebook page or on race@southperthrouleurs.com.au.

 

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. PDCC State Junior Road Champs, State Open/Masters Kermesse Champs

2. [Upcoming] SPR Jarrahdale Team Time Trial 2022

 

 

 

From the Ride Coordinator — Finally – a week of good weather – and all this following an extra long weekend. The great training catch-up we all needed.

As the days get longer, a reminder that our sunday hills start times will change to 6am from 9th October. This is to avoid riding in the heat in summer, and gets us back home sooner (so we can mow the lawn and do all those other fun tasks in the heat of the day instead 🤣). Social short hills will remain with 7am start.

This Sunday stays at 7am start for all rides.

We’ve noticed a few more E-bikes appearing in our group rides. We’re happy to welcome all riders, but if you’re an E-bike rider, please ride at the pace of the group, and avoid long pulls in front, as this can disrupt the experience for the other riders.

As many riders are pushing a bit harder for TOMR training, remember to maintain concentration during rides – particularly the harder ones. Inattention is by far the greatest cause of crashes, and it can happen to anyone, but only if we let it. Watch that wheel in front, stay focussed, stay safe, and enjoy the warm weather.

Saturday 1st October

Sunday 2nd October

Monday 3rd October

Tuesday 4th October

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

Wednesday 5th October

Thursday 6th October

Friday 7th October

Ride Routes 24 – 30th September

Come ride with us… As we get to the latter part of 2022, we thought it would be a good time to let you know the upcoming chick’s rides, dates and a little information. To mix things up we have decided on some different start times, days and venues.  These rides will be no drop, with the intention of socialising at the end. 

Sunday 2 October at 7am meeting and ending at Lo Quay Cafe, Wilson – Coffee/food to end the ride. See FB event here.

Sunday 13 November at 5.30pm meeting and ending at the South Perth Food trucks – dinner at the food trucks.

December Xmas lights ride – more information to come.

All women are most welcome.  We would love to see many of you out with us!

Cheers,
SPR Chicks

 

Andrew Hutchison — Many of you will have heard the tragic news regarding the death of Andrew Hutchison earlier this week. Andrew rode with WGR and some of you may have raced with him at West Coast Masters.

However you look at what happened last Sunday, it is truly awful, and reminds us all of how exposed we can be as cyclists on the road. On behalf of SPR, I offer our condolences to Andrew’s family and his friends at WGR.

A friend and fellow cyclist at WGR, Ayman Haydar, has put together a fundraiser to support Andrew’s family through this tragic loss.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-andrew-hutchy-hutchison

I encourage you to consider making a donation.

 

SPR Jarrahdale Team Time Trial — We are very pleased to announce that entries are open to SPR’s Jarrahdale Team Time Trial for 2022.

It is perfectly placed as preparation for the Tour of Margaret River, and will run in Shire of Jarrahdale on the same challenging 30km course as last year. The course is undulating and includes a total of 440m of climbing — designed to provide riders with a very similar experience to Day 1 at the Tour of Margaret River.

The time trial is open to teams of 6 riders (minimum of 4 ) with the team time taken from the 4th rider crossing the finish line. Teams will be released on regular intervals of between 1 and 2 minutes depending on number of teams entered.

All the details on Facebook and tickets on EntryBoss.

If you have any questions, get in touch via our Facebook page or on race@southperthrouleurs.com.au.

 

Call for Volunteers — As with all the cycling clubs around Perth, we run on the collective volunteering efforts our members.

The Jarrahadale Team Time Trial is no different, and we would love to hear from members able to assist in the following roles:

  • Marshals
  • Registration desk
  • On course turnaround point
  • Lead and 2nd car
  • SAG wagon
  • General help

Please register your interest on this form:

https://forms.gle/GbiN28beWqd8FQTd6

 

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

1. WCMCC Herne Hill Grade Handicap Road Race

2. [Upcoming] SPR Jarrahdale Team Time Trial 2022

 

 

 

From the Ride Coordinator — When welcoming the new ride leaders last week, I forgot to mention that Jake Harper is also a new ride leader – maybe because at the time, he was walking the Camino in Spain (and doing a little bit of work). Welcome on board Jake – I’m sure F2 & M1 will benefit from your skills.

The long weekend (extra-long for some) is a great opportunities to cram in a few extra km – great for those doing TOMR. Forecast is for great weather – except on Saturday morning (no surprise there). Likelihood of rain is decreasing, so we may get lucky. Just to be cautious I’ve set up a Zwift ride for those who prefer a stay-dry guarantee. Monday gets us onto the Northern Public Holiday route – check it out if you’re not familiar with it.

As the weather improves (?) and the groups get bigger (Sunday Long Hills was a cracker last week) there is a tendency for riders near the tail end of big groups to shoot red lights to avoid being left behind. We can all help by calling “Stopping” early, even if it splits the group. Far better to do that than take unnecessary risks at red lights. As part of our safety culture we always wait up for riders who choose to stop for a red light.

Enjoy the extra k’s this weekend, and stay safe.

Saturday 24th September

Sunday 25th September

Monday 26th September

Tuesday 27th September

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

Wednesday 28th September

Thursday 29th September

Friday 30th September

Ride Routes 17th – 23rd September

There as been lots going on this week. We’ve had rouleurs away over east at Amy’s last weekend, some participating in the Act Belong Commit Dwellingup 100 locally and the AusCycling Masters & Junior Road National Championships running all this week. And with some huge results. If you didn’t see yesterday’s Wednesday’s Racing Recap, check it out. Also see some photos also below.

We also have rouleurs away in the upcoming weeks, in particular this weekend in Trento for the 2022 UCI Gran Fondo Worlds.

For those of us at home, with any sort of luck we will have at least some dry weather this weekend. Not to mention the opportunity for some extra kms on Thursday’s Public Holiday Ride.

On a more serious note, with the launch of our Jarrahdale Team Time Trial, we also have opportunities for volunteering. Or to put it another way, we could really use a little of your help. If you would like to race, or you can help as a volunteer, see below for all the details.

Finally, check out the update from our rouleurs participating in the MACA200 Ride.

See you out on the bike.

Daniel

 

SPR Jarrahdale Team Time Trial — We are very pleased to announce that entries are open to SPR’s Jarrahdale Team Time Trial for 2022.

It is perfectly placed as preparation for the Tour of Margaret River, and will run in Shire of Jarrahdale on the same challenging 30km course as last year. The course is undulating and includes a total of 440m of climbing — designed to provide riders with a very similar experience to Day 1 at the Tour of Margaret River.

The time trial is open to teams of 6 riders (minimum of 4 ) with the team time taken from the 4th rider crossing the finish line. Teams will be released on regular intervals of between 1 and 2 minutes depending on number of teams entered.

All the details on Facebook and tickets on EntryBoss.

If you have any questions, get in touch via our Facebook page or on race@southperthrouleurs.com.au.

 

Call for Volunteers — As with all the cycling clubs around Perth, we run on the collective volunteering efforts our members.

The Jarrahadale Team Time Trial is no different, and we would love to hear from members able to assist in the following roles:

  • Marshals
  • Registration desk
  • On course turnaround point
  • Lead and 2nd car
  • SAG wagon
  • General help

Please register your interest on this form:

https://forms.gle/GbiN28beWqd8FQTd6

The Photo Collection — some of these you will have seen before, some not. Either way, its very good to see green out on the bike in some exotic and challenging locations 💚

First up, Adam Ralph sporting National Kit in Trento. In his own words:

“it’s such a treat to be here in Trento, the excitement is building and we  an see more and more National kits out on the roads. Here’s me in mine, kudos to Mayeur for the great looking design and top quality make.”

And some photos from the week just gone 😎

Also, check out Amy’s Gran Fondo results and AusCycling Masters & Junior Road National Championships results.

Sprockets MACA Ride Update — Next month SPR Ride Leaders, Bree, Greg & Faye will be participating in the MACA200 Ride which raises money for cancer research at the Harry Perkins Medical Institute (HPMI). The team has been busy with a number of initiatives to raise money.

In the main fundraising event held in June, they launched a ‘Sprockets’ jersey that was able to purchased, with profits going to HPMI. This jersey has now arrived, so expect to see a few of these in the cycling pelotons over the next few months. The Team is delighted to advise they have raised over $15,000 towards cancer research and wanted to send a big shout out to the SPR community for their support.

Whilst it is too late to purchase a jersey, if you haven’t had a chance to contribute and you would like to donate towards valuable research into cancer treatments and cures, you can click on the following link.

https://www.cancer200.org.au/fundraisers/Sprockets

 

 

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

1. WCMCC Casuarina Graded Scratch Road Race

2. [Upcoming] SPR Jarrahdale Team Time Trial 2022

 

 

 

From the Ride Coordinator — Welcome to our recently-qualified ride leaders Mandy, Greg, Maurice, Jane and Tom. These good people volunteer their time for the RL training and ride leading, so please help them make the ride a safe and fun experience for all by paying attention to what they have to say before and during the ride.

It also helps them if you’ve checked the route prior, and you ride with a group the matches your ability on the day. While Sunday rides don’t have official ride leaders, it’s still best to ride with a group that you’re comfortable with. There is now a social hills group leaving after “short hills” that does the short hills route, but at a slower pace, and with more time allowed for regrouping. Perfect for those less familiar with hills rides, or just wanting an easier ride. Long hills is generally a stronger group with more distance and climbing, but still having regroup points.

Whichever you choose, have fun.

Saturday 17th September

Sunday 18th September

Monday 19th September

Tuesday 20th September

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

Wednesday 21st September

Thursday 22nd September Public Holiday

Friday 23rd September

Ride Routes 10 – 16th September

We are very pleased to announce that entries are open to SPR’s Jarrahdale Team Time Trial for 2022.

It is perfectly placed as preparation for the Tour of Margaret River, and will run in Shire of Jarrahdale on the same challenging 30km course as last year. The course is undulating and includes a total of 440m of climbing — designed to provide riders with a very similar experience to Day 1 at the Tour of Margaret River.

The time trial is open to teams of 6 riders (minimum of 4 ) with the team time taken from the 4th rider crossing the finish line. Teams will be released on regular intervals of between 1 and 2 minutes depending on number of teams entered.

All the details on Facebook and tickets on EntryBoss.

If you have any questions, get in touch via our Facebook page or on race@southperthrouleurs.com.au.

La Vuelta inspired Family Day — Thank you to everyone that came along Sunday for our family day. The food was exceptional, the company delightful and even the weather had the good grace to behave.

A special thank you to Carol for organising, and to Mandy for coordinating on the day (Carol being overseas and all!).

Amy’s is this weekend! Sending love and best wishes to SPR members who are heading across to ride in Amy’s.

A big shoutout to Nancy, David, Belinda and Stuart! 💪🏻💚

 

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

1. WCMCC Mt Helena Graded Scratch road race

 

 

 

From the Ride Coordinator — Fingers crossed the forecast stays on track, finally giving us fine riding weather for both Saturday and Sunday. Respect to the one and only person who pitched up for the ride last Saturday!

Despite the good weather this weekend, the roads may still be a bit slippery, with plenty of debris around.  I’m expecting a lot more riders out, so take care at roundabouts and on white lines, and remember to call out any hazards, and pass the message back in the groups. As nobody rode last week, we’ve got Holmes Rd again on Saturday. Take extra care near the start when turning right from Canning Hwy into Shepperton Rd. Communicate clearly when it’s safe to move across, and then move across together.

Sunday’s long riders will experience the joy of climbing the F’berg, a great route with a couple of steep gradients, which we don’t do often.

Enjoy the sunshine. 🙂

Saturday 10th September

Sunday 11th September

Monday 12th September

Tuesday 13th September

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

Wednesday 14th September

Thursday 15th September

Friday 16th September

Ride Routes 3rd – 9th September

I am little pressed for time this week so I will be brief. After some clear skies for a few days, the weather looks a little dubious for the weekend and next week.

Take the photo above as encouragement that spring and summer are coming. This photo was my Tour of Margaret River team training in just a few weeks this time last year.

For those attending the SPR TOMR Social tonight, enjoy.

La Vuelta inspired Family Day — Don’t forget that the club has our family day coming up on 4 September (this weekend). This is an opportunity which we don’t very often for everyone from the club to catch up informally, out of lycra, and in a setting that allows families to participate in the safe and casual environment at Como Bowling Club.

The theme, La Vuelta inspired, is Spanish cusine including a Chicken and Spanish chorizo paella and Spanish Churros. Drinks can be purchased from the Bowling Club. The Bowling Club has excellent facilities including indoor cover if the weather turns against us.

We’ve aimed to keep ticket prices reasonable – in fact, this event is subsidised by the Club as we think that it represents an excellent opportunity to bring everyone in the club together.

Tickets available in the SPR shop here.

Sunday 4th September
Lunch 12 – 3pm 
Como Bowling Club


 

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

1. PDCC Winter Road Racing Club Championships

2. Baldivis -WCMCC Road Race Age Championships

 

 

From the Ride Coordinator — And the rain goes on. Not great for those training for TOMR – and there are many of us in that boat. Some teams are doing a second river loop after the main Saturday ride to practice their Team Time Trial skills and build strength. We don’t recommend this in wet weather, or on busy roads, but it can be difficult to get teams together with the busy schedules we all have, and most of us are there on Saturday (when the sun is shining). I’ve added a Zwift ride this Saturday for those who prefer the low water-risk option. Sunday looks much better, and we’re back to Brookton. Whichever rides you choose, enjoy and stay safe.

Saturday 3rd September

Sunday 4th September

Monday 5th September

Tuesday 6th September

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

Wednesday 7th September

Thursday 8th September

Friday 9th September