GGCC Club Run - Wednesday 4th May – 'The Strathaven Stormer'
Strathaven Route with Sydes Brae climb to start - 30 miles
We will head through Cambuslang, along and up to Blantyre (over the hill), up Sydes Brae and onto Strathaven via Muttonhall Road, then back towards East Kilbride, down the Kingsway and back into Cambuslang, through Burnside and along to the McDonalds.
**We will do the route in this direction for the next couple of weeks, so that we arrive into east Kilbride where there are street lights**
Route Details. http://connect.garmin.com/course/6336377
Meet at 7pm 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?
Please can group leaders help with the ride as much as possible.
Weather is to be bright & dry......around 10 degrees with a 12mph E wind and only a 10% chance of rain.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LIGHTS AS IT IS STILL RELATIVELY DARK AT THE END OF THE RIDE
We will split into STEADY, CHALLENGE, CHEEKY CHALLENGE and RACE PACE at defined and agreed points along the route, and we will aim to minimize the stops.
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 remember tubes, pump, levers, multitool and also please ensure your bike is in good working order, oiled, lubed, maintained **