Sundays Ride is the No Excuses Club Ride

Sunday is a No Excuses Club Ride.

The weather has been perfect for cycling in recent weeks and last week in the hils was fantastic. This week it looks like someone turned the switch winter. That said this Sunday looks great 19 degrees and light winds.

Meeting Time is 7:30 am in the City

The usual route Port Road, Outer Harbor, Glenelg.

I will issue a weather call at 6:45am just in case.

We do realise its Mother’s day and many of us will have to be back home early on Sunday. Hence, we have retained the 7:30am start for this week to allow for a ride, a sculled coffee and return well before midday. We may call the return at Bower Rd if the consensus is to shorten it.

Next week sunrise is after 7am so we will move to 8:00am starts.

Sunday Ride - Pain Lives Here aka The Ranges

Sunday Ride - Pain Lives Here aka The Ranges

This Sundays ride is Pain Lives Here otherwise known as the Ranges. For the new guys it is a short hills loop and one of our regular rides. 

Meet: 7:30 am in the City (Hindmarsh Square), 8:00am at the Tower Hotel

Route: City, Tower, Norton Summit, Ashton, Basket Range, Forrest Range, Deviation Rd, Greenhill Rd

Coffee at Uraidla and then Return via Mt Lofty.

For the new guys its 60km and 1100M of Climbing Return from the City.

The weather looks okay at the time of writing, but I will make a weather call on Sunday Morning at 6:45am and we will revert to beach if it looks not too good in the hills.  Please check WhatsApp.

The Giro starts on next Friday in Budapest and it looks like being a cracker. They dont go anwhere near my families home village this year. 

Sunday Ride - Outer Harbor via Anzac hwy

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Sundays Ride is Outer Harbor via Anzac highway. This will be a good one to burn off the hot cross buns and chocolate. The spring classics have been fun to watch so there is lots to discuss.

Meet in the City at 7:30am

Route: Anzac Hwy, Glenelg, Outer Harbour, Return to Glenelg for Coffee

For those wondering why its not hills this week (there is probably a whole one of you). Its due to there being 5 Sundays in May with two short weeks for Easter and Anzac day in April to kick it off. We also flip into the winter schedule in June. Trust me it works better this way. We are back in the Hills next week.

Easter Sunday Ride - Hallett Cove

Easter Sunday Ride - Hallett Cove 

Happy Easter BG's. For those after a ride this Sunday we have scheduled the short run down to Hallett Cove as per normal. 

Meet in the City at 7:30am

Route: City, ANZAC Hwy, Esplanade, Wheatland St, Kuri Parade, Brandon Tce, The Cove and Return to Glenelg for Coffee

A  happy and safe Easter to you and your family.  Here is the obigatory Easter Bunny on a bike picture. 

Sunday Ride is the No Excuses Club Ride

 Sunday Ride is the No Excuses Club Ride

So as Sunday is a No Excuses Club Ride.  The weather has been perfect fo cycling or just about anything other than being in an office lately.  Sunday is  a Sunny 29 degrees and Light-ish winds so no excuses about the weather this week.

Meeting Time is 7:30 am in the City

The usual route Port Road, Outer Harbor, Glenelg. Its good weather so No Excuses.

I found out recently that at the ANU where Jacob resides he doesn’t have access to an outdoor tap and hose to clean his MTB. His first solution was to take his bike into one of the common shower cubicles with him!

 He recently told his dad that he has found an alternative solution. He now rides it into one of the water feature fountains on campus. Naturally his bikes live in his room rather than the secure bike shed. I Love the ingenuity. I reckon if he did that at Flinders Uni where I went the bike would disolve.  

Sunday Ride - Cudlee Creek via the Ranges

Sunday Ride - Cudlee Creek via the Ranges

Remember Daylight Savings Ends

This Sunday's ride is a Hills ride rather than a first Sunday of the month club ride to allow for Easter Sunday to be a short ride. The weather looks good with light winds and 23 degrees. I think arm-warmers will certainly be needed. Daylight Savings ends this Sunday so thats an extra hour in bed for everyone.

Meet: 7:30am in the City or 8:00am at the Tower

Route: City, Tower, Norton Summit, Ashton, Basket Range, Forrest Range, Lenswood, Fox Creek, Cudlee Creek

Coffee at Cudlee Creek

Home via the Gorge.

PS: This weekend in the Tour of Flanders

Remember Daylight Savings Ends

Sunday Ride - Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy

 Sunday Ride - Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy

This Sundays Ride is Outer Harbor via Anzac Hwy . The weather looks great 30 degrees and light winds. This ride is the last one for this daylight savings period which is good because we are currently starting just after dawn. 

Meet: In the City at 7:30am 

Route: Anzac Hwy, Glenelg, Outer Harbour, Return to Glenelg for Coffee

Nina Update

Nina is recovering and her face no longer looks like a Pizza but as suspected she has a fracture to contend with. Get Well soon Nina.

Other News 

The spring classics have started with GENT - WEVELGEM  this weekend.

I know that this pushes the new editorial guidelines to the limit however one of my Canberra mates sent me the GPX map of the Mt Stromlo Criterium track.  I thought that given the number of property professionals in the group I would share. Makes you wonder what they were drinking in the planner's office on that Friday afternoon and also what have they called the Strava segments. 

Mt Stromlo Crit Track

Sunday Ride - Hahndorf and Women Down

Women Down

We had some bad news with Nina having a front tyre blowout as she was descending the steep hairpin on Woods Hill Rd on a Tuesday morning ride. The result was that she hit the bitumen at speed resulting in 6 stiches above her eye, concussion, and lost skin. We are waiting to hear if she has a fracture, so fingers crossed it’s okay.  Best wishes from all the BG Nina we hope you get well soon. 

Sunday Ride - Hahndorf - Out and Back

Sunday's Ride is Hahndorf the Normal way. Weather looks nice, 30 degrees and light winds. I did a bit of a drive that way and despite the warm temps some of the trees are already turning. So, join us for what looks like a great day in the Hills 

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

Route: City, Freeway, Bollards, Aldgate Valley rd, River Rd, Hahndorf.
Coffee at Otto's
Return: Back the Same Way or Alternate proposed at Coffee.

Sunday Ride - Outer Harbor via Port Rd

Sunday Ride - Outer Harbor via Port Rd 

Sunday looks like a cracker 32 degrees and 15 kph winds. Perfect for a beach ride.

Meet in the City at 7:30 am

See everyone on Sunday 

Sunday Ride - Cudlee Creek

This Sundays Ride is Cudlee Creek

After a bit of steep hill work in the southern hills we are going to Cudlee Creek this week. There is less climbing at the cake is far superior. As usual for Cudlee Creek there is a return option to suit everyone. 

Meet: 7:30am in the City or 8:00am at the Tower Hotel 

Route:  City, Parade, Tower Hotel, Glen Stuart Rd, Morilata Rd, Stadbroke rd, Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek

Coffee and Cake: Cuddle Creek

Easy Return: Out and back

Hard Return: Fox Creek

Harder Return: If you have a rush of blood sugar after the Rhubarb cake, German Town Hill