Glasgow Green Cycle Club

GGCC Club Ride details for Sunday 18th January 2015

North 48 miles - Anti clockwise.

**if the weather is bad or the roads too icy we will revert to the Dumbarton safety route but we will make a call on that Sunday am.**

This week we will head North out towards Stepps, Kilsyth, onto The Crow Road then have coffee at The Kirkhouse, before heading back in via Milgavie and Torrance.

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Please meet under the McLennan Arch on the green for an 8:30am sharp start. 
Could the ride leaders please all chip in and help where they can and make sure the run goes as smoothly as possible?

Can ride leaders assist with new rider briefings, M-check, group allocation, first aid pack check and any other areas of focus that enable to ride to go without a hitch? 

Please remember your £2 for coffee which we will be collected once we get to the Kirkhouse. The Kirkhouse has been called and arranged and are expecting us all and jugs of coffee and tea will be waiting for us.  

If any new riders come along, can folk buddy up where possible?

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)

Weather is to be extremelly cold and temperatures at -1 to -3. It is to be overcast with a 5% chance of rain. Wind is to be 6mph NW and no warnings are in place. 

**The road conditions will very much depend on what happens over the next 36 hours**

We will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE, CHEEKY CHALLENGE.

Everyone takes the same route so if you choose the wrong group or get dropped from the faster groups, there will always be a group coming up that you can join.

An idea of the pace each group should ride @ are -

Steady IS steady at about 14 -16mph
Challenge should stretch you at around 16mph - 18mph
Cheeky Challenge is 18 - 20 mph

**Speeds quoted are an overall average and the groups may be faster and slower at certain points throughout the ride. 
**Throughout the Autumn and Winter months we will incorporate Race Pace into Cheeky Challenge as its now we all need to be working on technique, group riding and more controlled miles for the coming season.  

Pick you 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 and clean**
See you all Sunday.

From all the team @ GGCC