GGCC Club Run, Sunday 1st April 2018, South - 57 Miles
GGCC is closing down.........April Fool ;-) ..........see what I did there! :-)
This week we are bringing back an Old Skool run from ages ago with a wee 2018 twist!
Its a sort of 'first of the month, all in a one'er'......but not!........coz we are stopping!
Please meet under the McLennan Arch on the green for 8:30am start.
We
plan to head south this weekend towards Eaglesham and onwards! We will head out of town up through Burnside, then up our drag into East Kilbride that's the drag after Greenlees Road and into East Kilbride. Then up the Kingsway and down the Queensway and left towards Eaglesham.
We will head through Eaglesham and up over the moor for an early coffee stop at the Windfarm. Can I suggest that there are NO paced groups up to the Windfarm BUT everyone does there own thing as soon as they get to Eaglesham.
After the coffee stop we can split into paced groups as that's when most of the ride happened (another 40 ish miles). Down the moor and then left onto A77 to Fenwick, through Fenwick to Kilmaurs then turn north BUT up through Stewarton, Dunlop, Lugton, Neilston, Barrhead, Darnley and then into Clarkston before picking up the road back into town past Hampden Park and to the Green
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/17797894
**GROUP
LEADERS will be identified and nominated at Glasgow Green and a quick
brief will be discussed for the ride ahead and agreed. At the split
point before we move to paced groups, each group leader will get their
respective group together and brief the group on the etiquette of the
ride, what should and will happen and the format of the day so everyone
in the group fully understands so everyone gets the most from the group
they take part in.
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)
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE ROUTE PRIOR TO SUNDAYS RIDE.
https://connect.garmin.com/course/11532608
Forecast
for Sunday morning is to be dry with sunny intervals, around 3 degrees so 'fresh', only a 5% chance of rain and a 4 mph NE wind
gusting to 8mph.
We will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE, CHEEKY CHALLENGE and RACE PACE
Groups should contain no more than 10 riders.
Steady is steady and usually sit between 14 – 16 mph average **NOBODY gets dropped**
Challenge should push your ability and sits about 16 - 18 mph average.
Cheeky Challenge is slightly faster and is around 18 - 20 mph.
Race Pace is around 20mph + for sustained periods and eforts
**PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT ALL GROUPS STAY TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER - THIS IS A TRAINING / SOCIAL RIDE
**these
are the averages you should expect over the course of the ride in the
above groups and there will be sections ridden faster and some slower
depending on road profile and conditions
**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 really dropping off the pace then that rider steps down a
group, (or steps up if going through to hard) **THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT SO BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING OR FEEL FRESH
- Group Leaders may suggest a step up or down for the sake of the
smoothness of the remaining group
**If you need to ask the group to slow up, we would suggest you step down as you may be in the wrong group
Please
pick your group carefully and remember that all groups work together to
promote group riding but steady is the only group that rides at the
pace of the slowest rider and the other groups don't wait for dropped
riders unless agreed amongst the group and riders on the day
**Please
remember tubes, pump, levers, multitool and also please ensure your
bike is in good working order, oiled, lubed, maintained **
Thanks from The Team @ GGCC