SUNDAY IS SHORT PAIN PLUS BEACH

 Hello All

We will shortly post a reminder about the rules of BG sprints (copied from the 2013 blog), but in the interim, remember two things:

• a sprint is 200 metres not 2.5 kilometres (which is a time trail); and
• don't endanger yourself or others, or bring heat on cyclists or the BG jersey.

This weekend will involve a ride with no sprints.

We'll be doing a short pain series, via Basket Range Road to Uraidla for coffee number one, before heading to the Lofty Summit, then descending the freeway and Cross Road to Glenelg, and heading north to Henley for coffee number two.

Return will be decided at Henley, but is nominally HBR.

Meet in the city at 7.30am.

Meet at the Tower at 8.00am.

The weather looks great, so be there.

See you Sunday.

Sunday Ride - Short Beach Ride (Heat Policy)

 Hi All

The weather report for Sunday is very hot 41 degree's so the BG hot weather policy is in force. The ride will be a short beach ride. 

• Route: Anzac Highway - Glenelg - Bower Rd - Glenelg
• Coffee will be decided at Glenelg with the option to ride back to Norwood 
• Meet in the City at 7:30

Sunday's Ride is Southern Hills Loop

 This Sunday is the Southern Hill Loop. It will be 25 degrees and light winds so a cracking day for a ride. This ride was slated as "anything can happen" as the TDU was still up in the air when the guide was written. So we have brought forward next Sundays ride given there is effectively a 4 day weekend next week and moved anything goes to next week. The southern Hills route has lots of escape routes for those who may not want to do the whole thing.

Meet in the City at 7:30

The Route can be found here https://www.strava.com/routes/2784948454447010060 

The Route: City-Unley Rd-Belair Rd-Windy Point-Main Rd- Laffers Rd to National park - Valley Drive - Saddleback Rd - Sheaok rd - Ayers Hill Rd - Longwood rd to Bradbury - Bradbury Rd to Mylor - Aldgate Valley Rd - Right at the Pub - Mt Barket Rd - Bridgewater Rd - Carrey Gully Rd - Rangeview Rd - Greenhill rd - Urlaidla

Coffee at Uraidla 

Return via Mt Lofty

77km - 1400m of Climbing 

Return via Mt Osmond if you have signed up for some ridiculous number of Vertical Meters climbing challenge this year after watching Warwick last year.

SUNDAY IS THE BEACH TRAVERSE

 Hi All

Apologies for the late post.

This Sunday is the beach traverse, where we head from the City down ANZAC Highway and then on to Hallett Cove, with coffee at Glenelg, then returning to the city via Outer Harbour. It's a good longish hit out for those who still aren't feeling for the hills.

Meet in the City at 7.30am.

Route is here:

https://www.strava.com/routes/2782752425191197536

See you tomorrow.

MR

First Ride of 2021 - Hahndorf the Stock Standard Way

 Happy New Year BG’s.

By request the first ride of 2021 will involve German baked goods preferably of the strudel variety. We will do Hahndorf the stock standard way via Aldgate Valley Rd and River Rd.

Meet in the City at 7:30am or the Bollards at 8:30am

Return journey to be decided at Coffee. The weather looks good if a bit cool to start with.

As you are probably aware there is a bit of traffic on the Crafers bikeway in the morning so watch for descending riders.