CLUB RIDES - PTA- lynnwood - ROAD & MTB

Cycle Lab Active Ride departs from Cycle Lab Lynnwood Ridge at the following times:

ROAD:

• April - 06h30 (Transition to winter month)
• May, June, July - 07h00
• August - 06h30 (Transition to Summer month)
• September to March - 06h00

MTB

• April - 06h30 (Transition to winter month)
• May, June, July - 07h00
• August - 06h30 (Transition to Summer month)
• September to March - 06h00

Please arrive 15 minutes early for a parking space and to find your group.

ROAD RIDE GROUPS

A Saturday ride is our official club ride. 
Sunday rides may also be on offer so keep an eye out for invites

Please wear you club shirt and ICE ID bracelet for all club rides.

	GROUPS	APPROX DISTANCE	APPROX TIME	MARSHAL	SPEED
Road	A	95km	3 hr	Marshalled	28 km/h+
Road	B	65km	2.5 hr	Marshalled	28 km/h
Road	C	65km	3 hr 15 min	Marshalled	25 km/h
Road	D	65km	3 hr 30 min	Marshalled	22 km/h
Road	E	40km	2 hr 15 min	Marshalled	18 km/h

 

If you are ‘dropped’ by your bunch; Chances are you chose the incorrect bunch and need to drop back one bunch. If the bunch you chose is too slow; then next time choose a slightly faster bunch but don’t ride ahead of your Group Leaders. Be very careful not to go the front and rip the bunch to pieces and mess up the entire bunches ride because you are too strong for the bunch you choose to ride in!

Listen to the Group Leaders, if they ask you to stop for a short while to regroup, and then please STOP. Not keep rolling slowly. One or two strategic re-group points for less than 45 seconds can make all the difference for 80% of the group. Please help us so we can help you to have the best possible Saturday club rides!

MTB RIDE GROUPS

A Saturday ride is our official club ride. Sunday rides may also be on offer so keep an eye out for invites.

Please wear you club shirt and ICE ID bracelet for all club rides.

	GROUPS	APPROX DISTANCE	APPROX TIME	MARSHAL	SPEED
MTB	A	70km +	3 hr	Marshalled	20 km/h+
MTB	B	50 - 70km	3 hr	Marshalled	19 km/h
MTB	C	40 - 50km	2 hr 20 min - 3 hr	Marshalled	17 km/h
MTB	D	40km	2 hr - 2 hr 30 min	Marshalled	13 - 15 km/h
MTB	E	20km	2 hr	Marshalled	Slowest rider

 

• Please select a group that you are capable of riding with, chat to a Group Leader before departing. 
• Do not choose a group that you are too strong for as this will interfere with the average speed of the group. 
• Before the ride, you will be addressed by your Group Leaders to explain the ride to follow.
• Please leave a gap of about a minute between groups. 
• Depart in order of strength, A group leaves first. 
• Always be equipped with a small maintenance pack to be able to address bike maintenance issues should they arise whilst on the outride.
• Tubeless is highly recommended and compulsory from Group D upwards.
• Please note that ride times may differ due to unforeseen mechanicals that riders may experience.
• Please help us to make your Club rides as pleasant as possible. We cannot do it without your cooperation; there is no way in this world we can provide enough Group Leaders to look after everyone!
• Our Group Leaders have a thankless task for which they are not paid!
• If you are prepared to help us with Marshalling please contact your club secretary, remember the groups we need the most help with are slower groups, so you do not need to be a Top cyclist, but will need to be a capable cyclist.

GROUP LEADER GUIDELINES

The following are guidelines (and some rules) for marshalling a ride. Should you have any suggestions, please forward to Fanie Fourie. See email at bottom.

Due to the large numbers of members at Cycle Lab Active, it is imperative that we have marshalling during our Club Rides on Saturday mornings.

The Group Leaders are drawn from the club and are volunteers. No matter what the reason for marshalling, the Club relies on its Group Leaders to ensure that Club Rides are safe and enjoyable for all members.

We have one Group Leader per group to set the pace and manage the ride.

Group Leaders arrive at least 10 min before the ride to be briefed.

The Groups need to be split into manageable sizes

Group Leaders must introduce themselves to the group and brief them on the ride.

For Road: 

• LSD (long steady distance) approach is adopted. This means that we stay together on the climbs and pedal on the downhill and flats.
• DO NOT tear the group apart by surging on the climbs and by going ahead of your Group Leaders.
• Trust Group Leaders in terms of pace setting. They know what they are doing.
• Group Leaders will from time to time call out instructions to the Group. Please adhere to them.
• Ensure all mechanical failures are aware of the support vehicle and can contact it, if required.
• Within reason control a crash site by alerting medical services and safety car where required.
• To ensure that the groups obey all relevant traffic laws. More advanced groups often “skip” red traffic lights, for example.
• To ensure that entire group is accounted for at the end of each ride.

For MTB: 

• Adopt the buddy system so that no-one is left behind.
• Group Leaders will attempt to stick to time and distance but due to unforeseen circumstances such as mechanicals, times may vary.
• To arrange for two or three short stops (typically around 45 seconds each)
• Speeds are determined by riding time and not average time.
• To allow the group to re-join after some of the more difficult sections.
• Within reason control a crash site by alerting medical services and safety car where required.
• To ensure that the groups obey all relevant traffic laws. More advanced groups often “skip” red traffic lights, for example.
• To ensure that entire group is accounted for at the end of each ride.

For any comments or suggestions please contact your club administrator Fanie Fourie on clubpta@cyclelabclub.co.za