GGCC Club Run - Wednesday 17th April – 'Wednesday Kilsyth'
North Wednesday Route (New meeting point & earlier start) - 32 miles
2024 Wednesday rides are GO!!!.....starting the summer mid-week rides with the north run to Kilsyth that we ran a few times at the end of last year before we move back to Strathaven run & our other wide selection of Wednesday rides 😊
Meeting at the start of Edinburgh Road on the bridge next to Ford Garage at 6.30pm.
We'll start in paced groups for a no stop run.
Heading along Edinburgh Rd, cutting up through back of Easterhouse to start of Frankie Weaver route, leaving this at level crossing and up through Mollinsburn. past the Irn Bru factory and along to Auchenstarry where we'll take the canal road to Kirkintilloch. Out of Kirkie to Lindsaybeg Road then on to Lenzie and along Crosshill Rd back into Robroyston, finishing back at Alexandra Parade.
** Route Details.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/66732429
Weather to be dry, 10 degrees but dropping to 7 degrees, with a 5mph NW wind gusting to 20mph
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.
Please can group leaders help with the ride as much as possible.
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
**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 bring lights ** We will start to lose daylight towards the end of the ride.
**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