South Perth Rouleurs | Gregory Murray | Activity https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/members/gstroke/activity/ Activity feed for Gregory Murray. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 20:37:46 +0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9fa860f6c289ca0020618cccd98eb936 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=52641 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:37:00 +0800 We see today a return of the classic Mr Greg “Mo” Murray race report. With a huge turnout by SPR it was a huge weekend just gone of racing for the club, from first time racers through to our most experienced. […]

]]> ac08a8ccc0ba59b97b93f4e8deb31390 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50982 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:00:26 +0800 Currently we’re in the middle of a summer season heatwave of Crits. And with these opportunities, Race@SPR wants to encourage anyone race-curious to come and have a crack, but with some support and guidance […]

]]> 355e7e3d1e6e8ac6a22ddb95cbc20f1f Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50980 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:58:30 +0800 There is so much on offer at the moment, I can’t even keep up with self-effacing race reports – it’s THAT busy. This time of year is Crit season. Criteriums are short-course circuit races, and they are based on […]

]]> 88d60814ad6926e305231a4765890976 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50830 Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:00:32 +0800 Your ToMR Squad for 2019 are prepared and are heading South this weekend for the big event. We are fielding four teams this year – 1 women’s, 3 open teams.

SPRouleurs, your Squad for 2019:

Kate Bonner, […]

]]> dbc68e07d3b17e168a65960ca39e2043 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50750 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:40:24 +0800 It’ll be OK on the day.

And it was too. The Beverley 2019 has been an interesting lead up. Lots of variables are expected, and pretty well planned after a few years in practice.

This year has been a process […]

]]> 6098ec6956027fdf9ce8cee5366bab5c Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50739 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 02:30:53 +0800 1st female, fastest female time, 5th overall, 1st female teams classification.

A race report from Kate Bonner. Over to you Kate. (Feature image: The Legend – Daniela Tomassi)

Race day. Excited. An hour and […]

]]> 4253a506691983c29f3db22e41c136ba Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50707 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:30:15 +0800 The Tour of Margaret River 2019 edges ever closer, and sadly for some it has meant withdrawal from the SPR Squad. Due to instance of injury, injury and more injury, the SPR Squad requires a few more people to […]

]]> 3986eb738a436fbd3716cfccfcbccb48 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50670 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:06:15 +0800 On the weekend of Saturday 12th October, we continue the revival of the famous old race, and WACX host their Beverly CX in the eve. Then on and Sunday 13th Mr Vesparazzi hosts the Beverley Heroic Classic rides […]

]]> 22430fdda5408be20b219ab85e16b4d9 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50671 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:02:50 +0800 The Beverley Weekend big one for SPR. As well as The Beverley Race, WACX is again staging Cyclocross racing on Saturday afternoon, then the Beverley Heroic Classic rides on Sunday. A it’s massive weekend of cy […]

]]> df614204f1a35546935fb7cf8c18ed94 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50422 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 08:43:40 +0800 SPR ToMR 2019 Expressions of Interest are closing this Saturday, 6th July at TWO MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT!

ToMR this year celebrates it’s 10th birthday. Nice work Brendon, Bec and Co! The Tour this year also sees a […]

]]> 1234e56e2687fc90279a7c10340a0052 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50406 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:58:14 +0800 Organisation for SPR’s Tour of Margaret River is underway for 2019. And Race@SPR are seeking Expressions of Interest for Members to be a part of the SPR Squad for 2019 prior to opening nominations.

Since o […]

]]> f734c99980b409b9ea13762475acad37 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50340 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:47:11 +0800 SPR’s annual trip organisation for Tour of Margaret River is underway for 2019. Race@SPR are seeking Expressions of Interest from SPR Members to be a part of the SPR Squad for 2019 prior to opening nominations so […]

]]> 3a454ae8187cfdf1170e33268ce012cf Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=50211 Mon, 06 May 2019 12:49:20 +0800 The Spring Classics are done. The Cobbles, The Ardennes, and now the one week tours are on. That can only mean one thing…
Ciao Bella!
This year, SPR is heading to local South Perth haunt, Solo Pizza. Owned and […]

]]> 6b9a1992ea2d0887609c37bd95bfb1e7 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49909 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 08:58:11 +0800 Pemberton – lessons not learnt. A crit course that has a 26m climb in every lap and attracts young whippet climbers is a bad idea. Yet, knowing all this here we were again, the eve before a road race that will […]

]]> cfe907d16ece1590f7d6dcab00062075 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49845 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:22:09 +0800 Criterium: a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 800 m to 2,000 m.

Sounds simple enough. But, urrrrgh.

The Ring hit the […]

]]> dfed077fbdb18c80afe8835f337264aa Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49817 Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:29:31 +0800 We open this race report with the breaking news of a Consumer warning advice message – there’s another Wiggins on the way. U13 Fay Wiggo placed 2nd. There are more Wiggins Wins in the future. You have been […]

]]> 40752617e40b735a6f7147ad1e4de035 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49792 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:30:47 +0800 The Ring Criterium Series Race 1 – Mandurah

The Ring kicked off the season with a round on a new course in Mandurah. The first round of the year had a smaller field with SPR making up a large proportion of […]

]]> af6ae07b1279747604a6db99aabf383a Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49744 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:19:35 +0800 It’s been a while since Hanno and the Mo crawled out of the SPR van. Post-RAdelaide, Summer is here (well, kind of. Not like a non-stop Perth 40deg+ week) and racing is on!

Our friends at Peel are running their […]

]]> 21b7aca9bb5997e990ac2b6cb82de773 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49647 Thu, 27 Dec 2018 11:24:06 +0800 Thank you to everyone who participated and nominated our club members in this year’s annual awards.  Approximately 60 people were nominated and below you can see the reasons why. We are very proud to have each an […]

]]> ec3b2ae8f9f638152d64ec27a54b4ded Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49438 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:34:15 +0800 ToMR 2018 is over, and what a weekend it was. Reliably and as always, the Ride WA/ToMR Crew put on the most magnificent of cycling events once again.

The whole event consisted of some lead up rides around […]

]]> a8324be21842eaa23e64564e2748366a Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49434 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:32:48 +0800 Stage 2, Kandalee Catapult. A fantastic near miss in the words of Abi Smeaton. Aka When a Triathlete takes on a Cycle Race….

Wahoo, great I survived Day 1 of the Team Time Trial, now for Day 2. I’m fully bri […]

]]> 9245fef92b1278a3842212176efc9e94 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49418 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:57:38 +0800 A Race Report of stages, and of men in average mediocrity.

So. Men’s 2. Until the Tuesday before Friday race-day we were yet to finalise our team. An unfortunate and serious Saturday F2 crash took out […]

]]> 9ec9f0d812cadf2b9e1e08c7f514054f Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49432 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:52:30 +0800 A South West rampage in the words of Poodle………

There are only two types of cyclists.  Sprinters & climbers.  You can see the difference a mile away.  Sprinters have guns.  Climbers have chicken leg […]

]]> 1b9a16cf1a5beb9ffa423887da193011 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49440 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:34:33 +0800 Stage 2, Kandalee Catapult – 51km and 850m climbing, from the view of Debbie Bertolatti.

It was with a certain sense of dread that Saturday 10th November dawned.

51kms of rolling hills sounds […]

]]> 82cb36b85f24146837fde9c03a75f5bb Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49342 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:38:03 +0800 Whilst Race@SPR has been busily losing all possible time to The Beverley and ToMR, a few of our current (and non-uniformed) SPR crew have flown to Victoria, raced, swept podiums and returned home. SPR and Dome […]

]]> 5cf7b695c42dd67e72843819569eed50 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49331 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:34:35 +0800  

Weather forecasts and predictions varied – from poor weather just missing our course, to full blown Armageddon. Both would be correct, as it turned out. A little late, but here they are. 

These are the sto […]

]]> 6a027eeeabc85c2e1b3ffeab0f787ad3 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49307 Sat, 20 Oct 2018 07:00:21 +0800 On the day, all will be OK.

The Beverley. SPR are the caretakers of this historical events’ revival. For three years, we’ve hosted this Handicap format race through the rolling fields of the Wheatbelt and Wan […]

]]> 58c1674abcf325a81a05dc31f99a1e12 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49295 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 03:50:05 +0800 As you may have seen in posts, SPR is once again hosting a handicap road race “The Beverley” in partnership with the Beverley Heroic weekend.

Tomorrow, Saturday 13th October, we continue the revival of the […]

]]> 910cc38fffbfe1a04180891bf9bc7077 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49129 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:25:57 +0800 As you may know, SPR is again hosting the handicap road race “The Beverley” as part of the Beverley Heroic weekend and The Element Race Series.

On Saturday 13th October, we continue the revival of the famous […]

]]> 1ea9b15d549dcab77d40ba775675026c Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49124 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:44:42 +0800 The Beverley Heroic weekend is returning. Saturday 13th October SPR continues the revival of the famous old race “The Beverley” – our version, a 114km Handicap race. Sunday 14th October are the more leisurely but […]

]]> 25006b3729b2f19c23254f76ecae8b0a Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=49109 Sun, 26 Aug 2018 04:01:35 +0800 Damn straight, it’s that time of year again. Days are getting warmer, mornings becoming light earlier, the rainy days are getting fewer, and we announce the SPRouleurs ToMR Squad.

We have managed to […]

]]> 984f047fd8959ab4bf46dece92b7caea Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48885 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 14:25:32 +0800  

Molteni, Brooklyn, Bianchi, Faema, Campagnolo – Delicious.

As part of the lead up to The Beverley Heroic weekend in October, SPR is hosting Mr Vesparazzi, Toby Hodgson, on a Retro-tastic roll. Pull o […]

]]> 1b95540ce378b12910eb5d1454cf9ed1 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48883 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 04:42:14 +0800 This is it. We are closing the EOI’s for Tour of Margaret River Friday 29th June at midnight AWST. To be specific.

This EOI list is the base for our final numbers for Team registration and accommodation […]

]]> 1eddc2fd3a49c5ca4d931884218e93ab Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48864 Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:12:10 +0800 The Tour of Margaret River Event Team have released more information on this years’ Tour. The ToMR website is updated with details on stages and courses you can read up on here. Racing is three stages over three d […]

]]> 938fa091e589f43b696938a2110dc6a4 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48797 Sun, 27 May 2018 07:17:30 +0800 The preliminary organising of SPR’s trip to Tour of Margaret River is underway for 2018. To assess how many teams and accommodation may be required for this year, Race@SPR are seeking Expressions of Interest for […]

]]> 8f10a000a342513e441d7cdeeed01cb1 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48745 Fri, 11 May 2018 13:45:25 +0800 With the very Social Belinda Evans being slightly un-social (well, without edit access to the website!), we are putting out a call for all potentially interested members to join the Social Sub-Committee. The […]

]]> 2f85b9de3c772c0a4bf51efa627aa8a8 Gregory Murray's profile was updated https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/activity/p/21531/ Fri, 11 May 2018 06:23:28 +0800 0 9e573643ae53c68c995ed2f5de938449 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48641 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:20:29 +0800 A few weeks ago our Social Media feed was clogged with the heroics and shenanigans of the Tour de Bintan. A group of SPRouleurs (in Strive Cycle Training mode) headed across SE Asia in pursuit of a UCI Gran Fondo […]

]]> 4f98e7851daf66572abe93b51f135ba3 Gregory Murray posted a new activity comment https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/2018/04/04/the-ring-summer-crit-series-wrap/comment-page-1/#comment-22383 Thu, 05 Apr 2018 02:35:28 +0800 I suspect you could, but it wouldn’t be anywhere near as fun to watch, Mate!

In reply to - Gregory Murray wrote a new post Summer is done, the March Equinox has come, and Crit racing has finished for the season. And what a season it has been. The Ring Summer Crit Series finished up last Sunday with the […] ]]> 8492f729d68057846e6865997cdebb8b Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48556 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:43:09 +0800 Summer is done, the March Equinox has come, and Crit racing has finished for the season. And what a season it has been. The Ring Summer Crit Series finished up last Sunday with the Leederville round. The Series […]

]]> ea1b1de73841ea0aaaf4d7a50e452b12 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48426 Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:45:43 +0800 SPR has an involvement in a number of events throughout the year – those we do from the ground up (the Beverley Handicap Road Race, SPR Water Tower Challenge, The Dirty Dozen 2) those we do in partnership (The R […]

]]> c945915a0db946a34f85d6cf3b5f1f9b Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48430 Tue, 27 Feb 2018 09:00:19 +0800 Have you ever wondered about giving Racing a try? Have you ever had a question about anything racing?

Why race? How do I race? What grade am I in? What do I eat? When do I eat? What kit do I take? How do I warm […]

]]> 5b115ac32771c116e22a6f7d89eb1524 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48303 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:38:23 +0800 If you haven’t been to the Pemberton Classic for previous years, I would suggest this is the year to try. The Pemberton is a two-parter: Saturday afternoon Crit on a 1.5km course; and a graded Road Race through […]

]]> d97d525df2718d6cfa197df97b5e9234 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48270 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 04:50:13 +0800 A new venue was on show for Renae’s Race this year, and the Midvale Speed Dome course is sensational, having been used for the Mid-Week Madness series this year. Renae’s Race is run in memory of the late Renae […]

]]> 1b446ad80fdfab90c88a0ce29e1e8915 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48268 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 04:08:41 +0800 Personal and philosophical thoughts on the date of Australia Day aside (it’s not an opinion piece after all), the Aus Day Crits at Tech Park are a staple of Perth bike racing. This year’s event was a cracker. T […]

]]> 67e6d0c4c107605f978aca1dd6f09e92 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48222 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:52:48 +0800 Not to push the point, we have enjoyed another wonderful year at the Women’s and Men’s Tour Down Under in #Radelaide. The women’s racing was exceptional, with some brutal climbs and hard fought sprint finis […]

]]> 465bc2f1a248c170f994f5a4f62e7288 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=48133 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 01:33:38 +0800 The Annual SPR Christmas Ride and DOME Breakfast was hosted again this year, on Saturday 23rd December. For those that attended, thanks for helping us all celebrate another awesome year in green. Along with the […]

]]> 3a9ea33bc221f8099df10a60ab6b9528 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=47866 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:23:19 +0800 ToMR Stage 4 – Claire Tyrrell

As my team rolled into the start grid for stage four of the Tour of Margaret River, it was a miracle we were all there. Our cracking third stage was not without its casualties – […]

]]> 4708c7f6dd4e8ed893b531593412d382 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=47652 Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:21:46 +0800 ToMR Stage 4 – Faye Daglish-Jones

Stage 4 (Balingup to Nannup) is final stage of the TOMR event, it is the team time trial, that starts not long after 71km road race which had a very brutal hilltop finish ( […]

]]> d10d7d8880b5512f0c89abf7093ae935 Gregory Murray wrote a new post https://southperthrouleurs.com.au/?p=47882 Thu, 23 Nov 2017 06:25:07 +0800 Just to break up the happy happy news from ToMR this year lies a story from Stuart Gee of a near miss in competing at this year’s Tour, but a direct hit into the side of small sedan. Over to Stuart…..

Warning: […]

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