so a very slack week on the bike for me.  not really my fault as work and the weather got in my way.  kudos to those mad people that headed out last saturday, full belge points to you.  the saturday and sunday rain put a dampener on last weekends rides then i was straight on a plane to brisvegas.  a few days at my old stomping ground in the nsw coal fields where i went for a run and got blisters as a result.  back in brisbane where i am typing this from a hotel room in the city then home to perth tomorrow night.  hopefully i can make it to the ride on saturday morning.  last week i posted a tribute to stuey o’grady and the next night, it came out that he admitted to doping in 1998.  personally, i am a bit over it.  the sport has moved on and i still think that o’grady is a good guy, however, i don’t think it will be the last we hear of that era.  there are only three more weeks till the vuelta starts, so hopefully that will bring the focus back to clean racing…

focus groups kids ride – first saturday of the month so the kids ride is on again.  looks like the weather will be a bit nicer than it has been, so saddle up the kids and come along.

ride routes – was very tempted to just leave all the ride routes the same as last week.  however, there were those hardcore riders that actually did do the routes so as a sign of respect to their dedication, i have changed the routes this week.

saturday 3rd august

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

development group – novice shelley 36.06km spr saturday

transitional – trans reverse river 40.58km spr saturday

fast & main groups – hale & ridgehill 50.58km spr saturday

ride starts behind boatshed cafe (coode st carpark) at 9:30am

focus kids group – ride along bike path to causeway and return (6kms)

sunday 4th august

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

long – cann dam 100.13km spr sunday