GGCC Club Ride details for Sunday 17th September 2017 - North 51 miles - Anti clockwise
The 'making the most of the weather and getting some miles in the legs before next week TT' all in a 1'er monthly ride!!
This week we will head North out towards Stepps, Over Tak ma Doon, left along Carron Valley, back up over The Crow Road, right along to Strathblane, before heading back in via Milgavie and then in via Possil into town and back to The Green.
Please make sure you are familiar with the route prior to Sundays ride.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/14894410
THIS RIDE IS A 'ONCE A MONTH, ALL IN ONE'........SO THERE IS NO OFFICIAL COFFEE STOP, AND ANY COFFEE STOP CAN BE DURING AT YOUR CHOICE OR AT THE END
Please meet under the McLennan Arch on the green for an 8:30am sharp start.
Please can all groups work together and stay together, this is a training ride and not a race and working as a group will make you faster! Please work on group riding and ride in our standard D Rotation - outside lines moves faster than inside line. Can group leaders help with this where needed, thanks. THIS IS VITAL DUE TO IT BEING AN ALL IN ONE RIDE - STAY TOGETHER PLEASE!
Could the ride leaders please all chip in and help where they can and make sure the run goes as smoothly as possible?
Can ride leaders assist with new rider briefings, M-check, group allocation, first aid pack check and any other areas of focus that enable to ride to go without a hitch?
If any new riders come along, can folk buddy up where possible?
We will go through some basic safety, group riding etiquette and group riding technique, first aid and basic bike maintenance before we set off so that everyone stays safe and knows exactly what’s happening on the ride.
For those of you who are first aid trained and have been issued first aid pack, can you please bring these along on Sunday (and each run you attend)
Weather is to be dry but cloudy with only a less than 5% chance of rain, temperatures will be around 10 - 14 degrees, with winds of 3mph from the NW gusting to 7mph.
We will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE, CHEEKY CHALLENGE and RACE PACE and work together as groups.
Everyone takes the same route so if you choose the wrong group or get dropped from the faster groups, there will always be a group coming up that you can join. All groups work together at the start until the group is in a rhythm.
An idea of the pace each group should ride @ are -
Steady IS steady at about 14 -16mph
Challenge should stretch you at around 16mph - 18mph
Cheeky Challenge is 18 - 20 mph
Race Pace is 20mph and above with hard consistent efforts
**Please try and ride to the overall speeds of the above guides.
Option to stop and regroup at the Quarry and foot of Crow Road, so efforts are more consistent and as 1 group arrives the previous group sets off so we minimize waiting around.
**Speeds quoted are an overall average and the groups may be faster and slower at certain points throughout the ride.
**Please remember to communicate within your group. If you get split due to junctions, traffic, roundabouts then get back together. If you get split as someone is dropping off the pace then that rider steps down a group, (or steps up if going through to hard)
**If you need to ask the group to slow up, we would suggest you step down as you may be in the wrong group
Pick you group carefully and remember that steady is the only group that holds back and does not drop anyone.
**Please remember tubes, pump, levers, multitool and also please ensure your bike is in good working order, oiled, lubed, maintained and clean**
See you all Sunday.
From The Team @ GGCC