respect for other road users. now this is not just about a healthy respect for cars, trucks and other vehicles that potentially can injure us, but also for other riders that we share the road with. i received an email during the week where a cyclist complained about one of our saturday morning groups. he was a fairly new rider and probably didn’t have all the “cool” gear on, but found it quite daunting when 30 or so riders all came past him. he said that he tried to talk to the guy that was on the front, but was just ignored completely. now, i am only hearing one side of the story, but when someone from outside identifies a group of our riders and says that they haven’t been shown any respect, then i worry that there may be some elitism creeping into our club. we pride ourselves on being inclusive and that is not just who we allow to ride in our groups, but also how we treat other riders on the road. there are many stories of people joining other ride groups and not being given a second glance let alone a polite word. we don’t want to get that type of reputation. understanding that we don’t own the road when we come past another group, and just stopping to think for a minute back to when we started riding and how we may have felt in their situation. look out for each other.
ride leaders – give some of your time to the club by helping out as ride leader. it is important that developing riders understand what is expected of them on our club training rides. there are enough experienced riders in our groups to be able to impart some of their knowledge to the other groups.
2014 spr agm – on the 22nd march we will be holding our annual general meeting. please see the post on the blog or (if you are a member or expired member) you will receive more info via email.
Cyclist Coffee Stop of the Year 2014 – Dome Westralia has been nominated for coffee stop of the year in the Cyclist magazine. you have to vote via facebook, but there is a link to their link here.
road works – our monday, tuesday, thursday, saturday ebr and sunday ebr rides now have an extra dimension to them. cyclocross along melville beach road while there is roadworks going on. at the moment, it is not too bad as long as you don’t hit it at speed. the weather is looking pretty good, so it shouldn’t turn to slush, but if it gets too cut up, then let me know and we will reroute the rides until it is fixed up. please ride to conditions and stay safe.
ride routes – hot windy week predicted so make sure that you are adequately prepared before your ride. also, have a think about the wind direction before you start up a roll through. the idea is to make it easier, not harder, so if you think the group is rolling the wrong way, do something about it. a little visual reminder here.
saturday 22nd february
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 5:30am
early lap – earlybird 40.93km spr special
ride starts under the narrows (cityside) at 6:00am
uci training – more info here
all rides start at coode st carpark at 7:00am
development group – novice shelley 36.06km spr saturday
transitional – trans abernethy 39.96km spr saturday
fast & main groups – abernethy rd 48.21km spr saturday
sunday 23rd february
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
short – brktn weir 82.89km spr sunday