NEWS LETTER 20/09/17

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Club@team-edenglen.co.za From: Club@team-edenglen.co.za Sent: 20 September 2017 01:51 PM Subject: Team-Edenglen News 20/09/2017 Attachments: Join my WhatsApp group "Team-Edenglen"; Dreamriders.

1 From: Sent: 20 September :51 PM Subject: Team-Edenglen News 20/09/2017 Attachments: Join my WhatsApp group "Team-Edenglen"; Dreamriders.jpg Greetings my Cycling Ninjas, NEWS LETTER 20/09/17 I trust that you are all well, making the most of our awesome weather. Just an update on our new student support driver initiative. With the long weekend fast approaching and people looking for faraway places to kick back and relax we have had our first taker for the Pay a student initiative. I d really like to thank Graham Brooks for not letting us down for Sunday s ride and for making use of a student to fulfilling his obligation of support driver. Some special birthday wishes to our members celebrating their birthdays over the next couple weeks. a very happy birthday. Christiane Inder 18 th, Gary de Pinchart 21 st, Malcolm Collett 22 nd, Travis Barrett 23rd Dominik Krob 26 th, Anthony Dearling 27 th, Tony Klette 28 th, John Barrett 30 th Our club is just packed with talent J. Please keep us posted on your awesome achievements or anything special that you are doing out there. Another podium tribute A big CONGRATULATIONS to Carl Lotter, For coming second in the category of the Jock Tour 947 Charity Group 1

2 If you would like to do the 947 for a purpose and you re looking for a worthy cause to support, please take note of the attached flyer from Dream Riders. It will be an earlier start and includes some great extras. Not forgetting that the money will go towards a very worthy cause. Reminders: Details for our WhatsApp group are attached for those that haven t joined yet. This is a NOTIFICATION GROUP ONLY, with a strict NO CHAT policy Weekend club rides are now start from 6:00am For anyone looking to up their training, there are informal groups that train during the week: o 4:25am Leave from VA Edenglen at 4:30am sharp, back by 6:00am Medium Pace Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays with a variety of routes o 4:55am Leave from the Total Garage/Thrupps (across from Saheti School) at 5:00am sharp, back by 6:15am Mix of mountain and road bikes (apparently anything with pedals J) Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays MTB DESK: Some Exciting things happening on the Dark Side Small word of Appreciation On behalf of the whole MTBing club, Malcolm and myself Chiara, we would like to thank Laurie on his continuous dedication, support and commitment to the MTBing club. I think we can all agree that Laurie has gone over and above what was required from him on numerous occasions and his passion for the sport shines through, because of this, we salute you! Malcolm and myself have big shoes to fill, but we will do our best to hold your legacy high! New Committee, Almost New Year, Great new events to follow There are a couple exciting ideas and plans for the mountain biking side in the months to come. A monthly planner will be issued on the first of the month indicating upcoming races for the month, planned club rides, night rides and skills clinics We would like to try incorporate rides for all levels of cyclist from the newbies to the advanced racing snakes. Night Rides: Starting on the 27 th of September we are going to be hosting an official club night ride at Modderfontein Nature Reserve These night rides will be held every last Wednesday of the month starting at 6:30pm from the reserve parking lot. The ride will be a social ride covering anything from 20-30kms at an average of 15-18km per hour (roughly 2hrs of cycling) It s advised to have a bright light attached to your bike and a secondary trail light attached to your helmet. The idea of this ride is to have fun, move out of your comfort zone and do something you wouldn t normally do, there will be no racing and will only be as fast as our slowest rider. So please do join us for a real dark side experience. Skills Clinics: There has been quite a demand from numerous club members with regards to MTBing skills clinics and beginner rides. We have started looking into these and will confirm times and dates for the first clinic. The idea behind the clinic is to introduce new cyclist to MTBing, getting to know your bike, learning some MTBing basics skills and then a short outride at the local MTBing park. Upcoming Club Rides: 2

3 Weekend of the 23/24 September: Due to the Nissan Trailseeker on Saturday there will be no official club rides this weekend, but please feel free to join the road club on their planned weekend rides. For those of you who are interested the Trailseeker, it will be held at Hazeldean with the following distances 70kms, 40kms, 20kms and 10kms, the terrain is fairly easy to negotiate with mainly dirt roads/4x4 tracks and a few single tracks, there is something for everyone and always a good event to test the legs. Weekend of the 30/01 October: Some of our club members will be taking on the 3 Towers MTB stage race at Mankele this weekend, we would just like to wish them all the best for some of the best trails in South Africa, remember rubber side down! The Believe Choc Cows race will be held on the 30 th September at Northern Farms and tends to be a popular race amongst our club members, the race consists of 55kms, 25kms and 10kms of mostly jeep and single track. As a result there will be no official club ride this weekend either. All club rides will return to normal from the first week of October. The mission of the Believe Project is to raise funds to help support children suffering with cancer. We have aligned ourselves with the CHOC Cows and everything we raise goes directly to The CHOC COWS If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Malcolm or myself back. Kind Regards Chiara SUNDAY RIDE: Carnival City / Bapsfontein / Marister This route is fairly flat and fast. The short and long ride follow the same route from Karaglen via Rondebult Road to the intersection with North Boundary Road. At this point we all gather and ride to the Garage at Carnival City. From there we turn left onto Snake Road and ride to Petit via Benoni. Long Ride: At the Petit 3way stop street the long ride continues to Bapsfontein where we stop at the BP Garage. >From there we head towards Serengeti and turn left onto Riverview Road just after the trees, we will go straight with this road until the traffic lights where we will turn right onto 3 Rd avenue, at this point we will regroup and head back via Pomona Road and Simba Chips. 3

4 Short Ride: At the Petit 3way stop street, where the short ride turns left in Petit towards Pomona and returns to Karaglen via Pomona and Simba Chips. 4

SATURDAY RIDES These are cyclist chatting, making friends, catching up on the week s drama. Some might argue that these are all woman and thus doing what comes naturally to us.

It can be done J Saturday s rides are social. No inconsiderate or reckless behaviour. Keep left and ride 2 abreast.

We have three groups on a Saturday morning, if you are an accomplished or experienced cyclist please ride with the appropriate group!

5 SATURDAY RIDES These are cyclist chatting, making friends, catching up on the week s drama. Some might argue that these are all woman and thus doing what comes naturally to us. (I m not going to deny that).. But then I found this picture!! With guys chatting, making friends and possibly discussing bike parts and rugby. A little drama there too I think. So you see. It can be done J Saturday s rides are social. No inconsiderate or reckless behaviour. Keep left and ride 2 abreast. Please try to wear club kit to make identification easier for the support vehicle driver. We have three groups on a Saturday morning, if you are an accomplished or experienced cyclist please ride with the appropriate group! The groups are as follows: The A group This group is predominantly licenced racing cyclists who will average anywhere between 31km/h and 35km/h for the normal Saturday route, they will also usually turn south onto Atlas Road after Pomona Road. They will leave at 05:55 sharp on a Saturday morning and will not have a support vehicle following them, should they experience any mechanical issues they will need to wait for the medium paced group. The B group This group averages between 27km/h and 30km/h for the normal route, a few of the more serious cyclists will turn onto Atlas Road after Pomona Road however the support vehicle will follow those cyclists that return directly to Karaglen and not the extra-long loop!! The C group This group averages between 22km/h and 26km/h for the both the short loop around the airport and the longer normal route up Pomona, the second support vehicle will follow those cyclists that do the longer route. Don t forget that we also have designated stops on the route to allow the members to regroup, they are as follows: 5

6 Top of Klopper Park opposite the Engen Garage to allow everyone to catch their breath and stay together. In front of S4 Auto, on North Rand road. Just after the traffic lights on the intersection of 3rd Avenue and 9th Road Bredell At the top of Pomona Road, before the turn off to Great North Road. SUPPORT VEHICLE Just to remind you: If you CAN NOT perform your duty on the day the responsibility is YOURS to find a friend who you can swop with, a family member that you can bribe or a stranger that you can pay. Our students will cost you R to cover their fuel and their time. Let me know if you need contact details J THERE ARE NO EXCUSES NOT TO MEET YOUR OBLIGATIONS If you are on duty this weekend please collect the support vehicle box and floor pump from KARAGLEN MUGG&BEAN the day before your duty. Thank you to the support drivers who do their duty and look after all our members. Support vehicle for this weekend: Support vehicle for following 3 weekends, thereafter: Keep cycling and keep safe!! See you on the road!! Yours in cycling, Kevin Gailey / Samantha Gailey Club Chairman 6

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