Sunday Ride - Beach via Anzac Highway

 Sunday Ride - Beach via Anzac Highway

Hi all. The weather forecast for Sunday is best described as "ordinary" or maybe "moist". As such the Ride is planned as simple Anzac Hwy to the beach with a weather dependent turn-around point and coffee at Norwood or other near city location. i.e. a Short one

Meet in the City at 8:00 am

Route: City - Glenelg-Turn Around by mutual disagreement-Glenelg-Anzac Hwy

Coffee at Norwood.

Sunday Morning Process: We will have a quick WhatsApp discussion on Sunday morning and make a call on the ride by 7:10am. 

Tour de France starts in 3 days time. Any interest in a fantasy competition? 

Sunday Ride - Hallett Cove

Sunday Ride - Hallett Cove

Sorry about the late post. I was waiting to see what the weather might do given we got 46mm of rain on Thursday. I also had my Covid jab today that soaked up the afternoon. If your booked in for the Jab my advice is to get there a little bit early to do the paperwork and be prepared to hear every conspiracy theory when you tell people. Well hopefully my 5G reception will improve. 

Anyway

Meet in the City at 8:00am

Sundays Ride is Hallett Cove. The Forecast is 16 degrees and light winds. 

Route: Either Anzac Hwy or Unley Rd to be decided in the morning

Coffee: Glenelg

Return: Straight Home or Henley Beach Rd by consensus.

Sunday Ride - Beach - Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway

 Sunday Ride - Beach - Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway

This Sundays ride is Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway. The weather forecast is sunny 16 degrees and light winds i.e. perfect for cycling. 

Meet in the City at 8:00am

The Route: Anzac Highway, Military Rd / Esplanade to Outer Harbor and the return to Glenelg for coffee.

This week in cycling: Cycling airbags With the amount of time I trigger incident detection while simply braking I would be riding like Michelin man  most of the time.

Sunday Ride - Winter Rules - No Excuses - Outer Harbor via Port Rd

Sunday Ride - Winter Rules - No Excuses - Outer Harbor via Port Rd

Happy Friday BG's the Winter Ride Schedule has commenced. This means that for the Winter season rides will always meet in the city at 8am. It will always be a beach rise and any Hills will be by consensus at the city start.  The BG admin will be up early and issue any weather induced cancellations by 7:15am. 

It is so good to talk about winter anything without making a GoT reference.

Weather is 19 degrees  winds 20-25 kph   

Meet in the City at 8:00am

Outer- Harbor via Port Rd, Coffee at Glenelg, return via Anzac Hwy

As Brian hasn't been out to defend the BG points competition Jersey his lead has been whittled down over the last few weeks to mere 2 million points. We are coming for you Brian one sprint at a time. Be warned. 

 

Sunday Ride - Anything Can Happen - Beachy Hills

Sunday Ride - Anything Can Happen - Beachy Hills

This Sunday is the first ride of Winter as is the Anything Can Happen ride. As we have struggled for numbers with people having commitments we have kept this one with lots of variations and early exits available. 

Beachy Hills is a Two Coffee and Cake stop ride. Hey, Its Winter we need the carbs. 

Meet in the City at 8:00 am

Part One - Beachy

City - Port Rd, Victoria Tce, Outer Harbor, Esplanade, Glenelg

Part Two - Hillsy

Glenelg - Anzac Highyway, Norwood, Coffee at Norwood, Nortons 

Afternoon Rides and Numbers

After soliciting feedback about number there is support for an afternoon ride. The admin group hasn't had time to discuss this. Leave it with me. 

I think we have agreement is that we are stuck in middle and as such don't completely suit either the fast guys who want a harder ride and suit those that are less fit and need a more moderate pace.  The issue is what we want to do, if anything, about it.

Sunday Ride - Up and Over - Short Hills + Beach

 Sundays Ride is an Up and Over Short Hills + Beach

This ride was scheduled as the easy closing Hills ride of season. So make and effort to get out and enjoy the Hills in nice weather before we move into Winter. Its really approachable if you haven't been out to do hills in a while. 

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

The Route: Norton Summit, Ashton, Greenhill Rd, Mt Lofty, Toll Gate, Cross Rd, Glenelg

Coffee: Officially coffee is at Glenelg. An early coffee may be called at Uraidla so that Michael can get a "spicy pork sausage roll" fix.

The Return: Set as Military Rd / Esplanade to Semaphore, Return via Port Rd or alternate via consensus.

Distance:  85km (50km to Coffee) and 800m of climbing

Weather for Sunday looks good: 24 degrees

The Giro has been excellent in case you haven't been watching. The Gravel climbs have really shaken things up.

There is now a new world in Zwift,  Makuri Islands - Yumezi. Its a Japanese world in case you haven't guessed and is set up to be expanded later. Speculation is more roads near the Olympics.  So crack a Pocari Sweat and enjoy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92b-BbNWnyE

Sunday Ride - Beach - Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway

 Sunday Ride - Beach - Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway

This Sundays ride is Outer Harbor via Anzac Highway. For those that shy away when showers are forecast the weather is actually forecast as sunny and cool with light winds i.e. perfect for cycling. The precipitation if it arrives will be in the afternoon. 

Meet in the City at 8:00am

The Route: Anzac Highway, Military Rd / Esplanade to Outer Harbor and the return to Glenelg for coffee.

Other Matters

There will be a disciplinary hearing into Brian's non-attendance last week. Hopefully both Brian and maybe his legal team (Mike) will consider attending.  

I have the all clear to ride flats so I hope to be out.

The Giro has been awesome so far btw and we complain about a few drops of rain.

Sunday Ride - 8am Start - Short Hills Ride - Cudlee Creek

 Sunday Ride - 8am Start - Short Hills Ride - Cudlee Creek

Its that time of year when we shift to 8am starts so Sundays weather looks great, you have an extra half hours sleep and too ease you into the start time change its a short hills ride.

Cudlee Creek - out and back

MEETING TIMES: CITY 8:00 AM, TOWER HOTEL 8:30am 

• Route: City, Parade, Tower Hotel, Gorge Rd, Cudlee Creek
• Coffee at Cudlee Creek
• Return: Straight back down the Gorge (Masochists can do the Corkscrew.)

PS: Giro starts this weekend.

Sundays Ride is the No Excuses Club Ride

 Sundays Ride is the No Excuses Club Ride

The weather for Sunday looks fantastic 24 degrees and light winds. So there are No Excuses. 

• Meet. In the city at 7:30 am
• Route: Port Rd, Outer Harbor, Esplanade, Glenelg 

Coffee at Glenelg 

For coffee conversation the Giro d'Italia  starts next weekend as its not been delayed this year.  The stage 14  and then 16 look like real leg breakers.

PS: This week is the last 7:30am
start. 

ANZAC Day Ride - Pain Lives Here

ANZAC Day Ride - Pain Lives Here 

If your not at the Dawn services or Marching  there are no excuses.

So set your alarm, and get yourself out.

Pain it is.

However, as always, there is an option for everyone. 

You can choose from Pain Lives Here or Hard'n Up or Soft Option. As always all options have the added short cut of going down Greenhill Rd or Nortons to cut out Mt Lofty. 

Meet at:

     7:30 am in the City 

     8:00 am at the Tower Hotel 

A respectful minute at the Basket Range Obelisk.

Coffee is at the Uradila Bakery.

Here are the Routes for those that forget.

• Pain lives here - 72km : Norton’s – Ashton – Basket Range – Forest Range – Lenswood - Swamp Rd – Greenhill Rd – Carey Gully – Uraidla – Greenhill Rd – Lofty - Norwood.
• Harden up - 58km :  Norton’s – Ashton – Basket Range – Forest Range (climb) – Deviation Rd (shortcut) – Carey Gully – Uraidla – Greenhill Rd – Lofty - Norwood.
• Soft option - 49km : Norton’s – Ashton – Basket Range – Range Rd (shortcut) – Uraidla – Greenhill Rd – Lofty - Norwood.

Enjoy

Aldo