GGCC Club Ride details for Sunday 16th February 2020 - North 45 miles - Anti clockwise
After cancelling Last week's run due to Storm Ceira, Storm Dennis is also trying to spoil our fun this week :-(
However the worst of the weather is due to be on Saturday, with Sunday being somewhat dryer but still very windy.
It has been agreed to go ahead and do the run, however please check in on Saturday to make sure there has been no changes to the plan arising from weather disruption.
Assuming all systems are go, we will head north doing the usual route anticlockwise. However the official coffee stop will be McDonalds in Kirkintilloch instead of the Kirkhouse, just incase the numbers are low.
Due to high wind, climbing the crow is NOT recommended.
Deep Section Rims (60mm+) are NOT reccomended for group riding in these high winds!
Please make sure you are familiar with the route before you ride:
https://www.strava.com/routes/23886005
Please meet under the McLennan Arch on the green for an 8:30am sharp start.
Road captains and ride leaders will 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 can all groups work together and stay together, this is a training ride and not a race and working as a group will make you faster! Please work on group riding and ride in our standard D Rotation - outside lines moves faster than inside line. Can group leaders help with this where needed, thanks.
If any new riders come along, can folk buddy up where possible so they understand how we ride.
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 forecast to be showery and very windy, temperature around 5 degrees, and winds of 20 mph from the SW gusting to 48 mph.
We will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE, CHEEKY CHALLENGE and RACE PACE and work together as groups.
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. All groups work together at the start until the group is in a rhythm.
An idea of the pace each group should ride @ are -
Steady IS steady at about 14 -16mph
Challenge should stretch you at around 16 - 18mph
Cheeky Challenge is harder work and should average 18 - 20mph
Race Pace is consistently fast and can average 20+ mph
**Please try and ride to the overall speeds of the above guides.
ONLY 1 OFFICIAL STOP -Maccy-D's
ANY STOPS AT CAFE BARGA ARE NOT OFFICIAL SO ITS UP TO YOU IF YOU ADD THIS IN.
Speeds quoted are an overall average and the groups may be faster and slower at certain points throughout the ride.
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
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 The Team @ GGCC