Busso IRONMAN

This weekend Luke, Arpit and Clem will start the 2011 WA Ironman, will they all finish?

Wishing you all the best and hoping you all end up with a finisher medal around your necks. Just put the recent shark attacks and hot weather out of your minds as you prepare and you'll be fine ;)

2011 Rockhampton Cup on Wheels

This weekend the Rocky Cup on Wheels will be held and is a great evening of non stop action. There are some locals racing with Kev being of special note as he rides with us on Thursdays :)

There are a few people heading up for the Friday night to watch and returning late that night, just contact me for further info. You just need a chair and there is plenty of tucker there. Racing starts at 6pm Friday night and 3pm Saturday.

The Dogs Breakfast Ride

Well the Saturday ride this week was nothing like last weeks relatively easy ride. Craig, Vaughn and I (no G) left the Coffee Club at 4:30 while Ryan and Myron 'The Greek' left Gladstone at the same time. The 2 early bird groups met at the usual place on the highway before heading back to the Tannum Coffee Club to pick up the 6am starters. I think we had 12 in the group (no G) all up so a healthy number. Luke dropped a bottle almost first thing so he was behind the 8 ball straight up, Ben waited for him to try and get him back to the pack. The pace was bang on at 30 on the trip to the big roundabout so everyone was pretty comfortable. Once the bunch got to the dam road it was 2 x 2 and all was good with the world. The first 2 riders peeled off with some instruction and then Daryl and I swung out off the front after doing our little bit and I was thinking the group were looking the goods; this is where things got ugly....Ryan and Dylan were the next 2 and the pace went up a few notches resulting in mayhem back in the pack as riders were spat out the back. I decided to drop back and we quickly reformed a group behind the pace setters and cruised to the dam at a steady pace. The pace setters wound it back and stayed out in front of the second group by 100 meters or so. Then came the mighty dam hill.......after the hill there were many groups spread out far and wide. On the return trip Ben put the hammer down like never before and rocketed away from the group (what was left of it) at an alarming pace.

I'm pretty sure by the end of the ride Vaughn was a spent unit from all accounts and I'm certain he won't leave it so long between rides next time :)

Next weeks ride we will split into 2 groups at the start of the dam road to cater for different paces.

The week that was

Thursday saw another good turn out with 11 riders turning up for the roll around Tannum. Once again the group rode around the Tannum loop with the pace a little firmer this week with no new starters in the main group. Just a reminder that the Thursday ride isn’t about smashing anyone so make sure the ego remains in check throughout the ride ;)
Saturday was a perfect day for riding, well early in the morning was with a crisp feel to the air and no wind. Jonathan and I rode towards Gladstone via the highway to meet Ryan and John before heading back to Tannum to pick up the 6am starters. Once together the 8 riders cruised to the Dam at a nice relaxing pace. The mighty Dam hill soon claimed some scalps and the group splintered from here. Upon the return to the coffee shop Jonathan displayed a new way to dismount the bike…..jump the gutter he did, land it he did not J Funniest thing I have seen for some time I might add, people at the coffee shop probably thought so too; it didn’t end there either. It seemed like if your name started with a J you had to fall off at the coffee shop. John leaned the wrong way with 1 foot out of the pedals and down he went as well! Special welcome to Kriss as it was his first ride with us, you did well.

Addiction?

It’s fair to say that bike riders (most) love coffee, but some people just take it too far sometimes.
On a recent trip to Ipswich, Kaye (pictured) was heard to ask Troy at the Yellow Jersey Bike Shop for a coffee cup holder for the front of her bike, resulting in a strange look.

Thursday Nov 3

Well the first Thursday roll was a great success with 11 riders enjoying the relaxed pace around Tannum. The meals served at the Surf Club afterwards deserve a special mention because they were sensational to say the least.
It was great to also see that the group stayed together and didn’t bust up (except when the women stopped to pick up someone’s bottle), although the G was itching to stir things up on the home stretch. Speaking of the G please make sure that your bottle cages are up to the task because it wouldn’t be a pretty sight to see someone go down due to an ejected bottle.
One last thing….if your riding gear has seen better days and is becoming a little on the thin side please consider your fellow riders and leave them in the drawer for rides when it’s dark….there were 2 offenders and they both were on Trek’s!

Thursday rides are GO again.

This Thursday will see the return of the Thursday afternoon roll. This ride is as easy as you could want and is a perfect ride for new riders as the pace is very easy. Great social ride that ends with enjoying a cold refreshing drink on the deck of the Tannum surf Club. You will still need some lights to get home after a drink or 2 as the days are still that little bit short.