GGCC Club Run - Wednesday 31st July 2019 – 'The Strathaven Stormer'
Strathaven anti-clockwise this week taking the Flemington/Stoneymeadow Rd route up into East Kilbride.
We
will head through Cambuslang, along and up Flemington road, turning right & up Stoneymeadow Road to re-group in Premier Inn car park. paced groups taking normal route through East Kilbride to Strathaven.
Re-group at petrol station and back to Glasgow along Muttonhall road, down Sydes Brae into Blantyre, through Cambuslang, and finishing back at McDonalds.
Route Details.
Meet at 7pm at the McDonalds at the end of London Road near the junction of the M74.
We
will go through some basic safety tips and group riding etiquette
before we set off so that everyone stays safe and knows exactly what
happens on the ride.
If you have been given a first aid pack or have your own, can you bring this with you on club runs?
Please can group leaders help with the ride as much as possible.
Weather is to be warm & wet, 18 degrees, Wind from the NW 6mph gusting to 10mph
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LIGHTS AS IT IS STILL RELATIVELY DARK AT THE END OF THE RIDE
We
will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE, CHEEKY CHALLENGE and RACE PACE at
defined and agreed points along the route, and we will aim to minimize
the stops.
Groups should contain between 8 and 10 riders.
Steady is steady and usually sit between 14 – 16 mph average.
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 should be regularly and consistently over 20+mph
**NO DROP AND WORK TOGETHER**
**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 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
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 night
**Please
remember tubes, pump, levers, multitool and also please ensure your
bike is in good working order, oiled, lubed, maintained **
From all the team @ GGCC