The Full Crow Road and a great sunny coffee stop at the Boathouse!!
Please meet under the McLennan Arch on the green for 8:30am start.
We plan to head north this weekend towards Torrance, then Milngavie, Strathblane, Then onto Dumgoyne, Killearn, Fintry and then up and over the Crow Road to lennoxtown and then onto Kilsyth to The Boathouse for coffee. We will then head back into town via Stepps. Please bring your £2 for coffee which will be collected at the coffee stop just before you order your drink.
If any riders are planning on adding an additional climb of the Tak-Ma-Doon please make it known to the rest of the pace group before set-off especially the group leader. Be advised that the group may or may not wait at the Boathouse for you when you come down.
We will head out of town in groups of 10 before splitting into our paced groups at the usual roundabout just past the Asda at Robroyston
**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.
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2085822472
Forecast for Sunday morning is to be dry and warm with next to no risk of rain. Temperature will be a delightful 14-19 degrees, with a 6-7 mph ENE wind gusting to 13-16 mph.
We will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE, CHEEKY CHALLENGE, RACE
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 is consistently over 20+mph for sustained periods and quick on the hills.
**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