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Sunday Ride

Please respond to me if you are unable to attend!

Sunday Ride is a Full Team Ride. That means we are having a team outing and there will be photography possibilities.  It will vary between 87km and 132km depending on whether you take the Mt Mee and Goat-track Options.  The goal is to get together as an entire team, be seen, get to know each others strengths and weaknesses and start to put threshold, racing and climbing together in a 100km+ context with minimal rest.

The route will be:

6:00am                 Depart Park/Railway                       Easy  90-100RPM 32-34kmh  E2

6:50am                 Petrie to Dayboro                            3-4 Groups working TOGETHER on rolling hills E2/E3

7:35am                 Dayboro to Mount Mee                Own time (Distance Optional for the Gravity Challenged)

8:30am                 5 mins rest max

8:35am                 Dayboro to Samford                       Regroup and there will be something interesting scheduled for this leg

9:35am                 Option 1 – Samford, Goat Track, Nebo, Park Road

                                Option 2 -  Samford, Settlement, Park Road

10:35am               Arrive Group 1

11:35am               Arrive Group 2

 Welcome

 It is with great pleasure that I welcome to Stuart Cowin and Toby Hood to the Men’s A-grade Team. Both Stuart & Toby have represented Australia in Speed-skating and have been riding Elite for a long time including the National Road Series. They are well known and respected around Queensland Cycling. Their experience and leadership will help guide the youngsters and build the plan for 2010. The boys will introduce themselves on the blog as their first team task!

 I would also like to take this opportunity to formally introduce Gilbert Gutowski who has moved over to us from QSM. Gilbert is an excellent all-rounder and has had extensive experience including a stint in a French team. Gilbert’s first race with the team will be this Saturday at Murrarie when we should have the entire A-grade team (Sean O’Brien, David Melville, Gilbert Gutowski, Stuart Cowin, Toby Hood) as well as Dave McAdam, Aiden Trevan and Shane Bedford working together for a podium position.

 Nicci Heath has her first race back in 12 months in womens A-grade with Nikolina Orlic and we should have Todd in B1 as well as a big C-grade contingent.

 I would also like to welcome our official Team Photographers Travis Hitz (Data#3) and Tom McPhail (Fit 2 Excel). If you do have any D3CSRT photos, please send them to me and I will put them up on Picasa.

 Saturday Murarrie – Depart Old-Peleton (near Cnr Park Rd/Railway Tce) at 6am for Womens & Mens A and at 6:30am for Mens B & C. There is a huge turnout for D3CSRT for Saturday. Let us know if you are coming and NOT on this list.

 Let us know if you are coming and NOT on this list.

Muzz 4th July

A grade - Toby, Aiden, DaveMc, DavidM, Stuart, Gilbert, Shane

B grade - Scott, Nicholas, Erik

B1 grade - Todd 

C grade - Chris, Jason, Damien, Andrew,

Womens A - Nicci H, NikO?

 Kit Handout Highlights

 Thanks for all of those who turned up on Monday to the kit hand out. For those who weren’t some key points:

 1.       The following items were handed out (if you need a copy…let me know)

a.       Welcome Letter

b.      Participation Agreement (1 to keep and the other to sign)

c.       Code of Conduct

d.      Team List & Mobile Numbers

e.      Jerseys & Knicks (per order)

2.       Team Training Rides | Approaching the peak season of the Qld Cat 2 Roads, these rides are typically on Tue/Wed/Thu and Sun. You are expected to be at-least at team training once per fortnight.

3.       Team Kit | Kit is to be worn at all times on Team rides and races. If you can avoid wearing conflicting vests and jackets, that would be good, the remainder of the kit still 2-3 weeks away. Try an undervest.

4.       Team Captains | Well done to Nick George and Jason Portas who are the B & C-grade Team captains respectively. The team captain’s role is to initiate club race attendance, collect fine-bucket fines (incorrect dress etc), be a central point for ideas and suggestions.

5.       Social Coordinator | Todd Linford is Social Co-ordinator. Our goal is to INCLUDE the partners and kids as much as possible. Our first social event will be the Official Team Launch on Wednesday 29^th July at the Morrison Hotel – Wooloongabba.

 Anyway, enough typing…back to real job!  See you ALL on the weekend!!!!!