CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS!
Wednesday 30th October 2013
GGCC Club Ride - East Kilbride Roundabout Run. 25 Miles.
http://connect.garmin.com/course/4790875
We ask
that all our riders use front and rear lights during our winter evening rides.
In addition to this, we also ask riders to fit mud guards to their bikes in
poor weather conditions.
East
Kilbride Roundabout Run so Greenlees Road as the warm up and then onto East
Kilbride. We will the work on some group rotation and chain-gang up and down
The Queensway before heading back via Castlemilk.
After
the climb into East Kilbride, everyone will pull into the car park of the
Carphone Warehouse/Brewers Fayre. This will allow all the paced groups to be
agreed and the group leaders to have a quick 30sec run through of the format of
the ride. This will also help as it takes us off the main roads whilst we sort this
part of the ride.
The
idea is for the cheeky challenge to turn left at the Technology Park and head
up to the roundabout just past Calderglen Country Park. The other groups will
turn right as per usual.
Meet
at 6.45pm for a 7pm sharp start 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?
Weather
is to be 8 degrees though should stay dry. There will be a westerly wind of
around 15mph.
We
will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE and CHEEKY CHALLENGE at defined and agreed
points along the route. Groups should contain between 6 and 8 riders.
Steady
is steady and usually sit between 14 – 16 mph average.
Challenge
should push your ability and sits about 18 mph average.
Cheeky
Challenge is slightly faster and is around 20 mph.
Please
pick your 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 **
From
all the team @ GGCC