Training Rides


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Training Rides

There is plenty of opportunity for training with rides available on nearly every morning and afternoon of the week. See chart and links below for details.

Support your club on club training rides and WEAR your club uniform. See why in *note* below.

Do's & Don'ts of bunch rides click here.

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Senior Training Rides (Junior below)

Day	AM or PM	Training Ride
Monday	am 6 pm	Rest after big Sunday ride. Roadies. Track training Tempe Velodrome 6pm to 10pm with Dulwich Hill Club
Tuesday	6 am to 7.15am	Training ride start Randwick Gates Centennial Park 6am. Hill climb ride to Watsons Bay, through Vaucluse, Rose Bay, Bellevue Hill and back to Centennial Park. (approx 30kms)
	3 pm & onwards	Bunch training Centennial Park. Summer (daylight saving only)- racing Heffron Park at 6pm.
Wednesday	6am to 7.30am	Reverse Snake Pit. Start Randwick Gates Centennial Park 6am. Distance about 50 kms. Through Randwick shopping centre, The Spot, Maroubra Beach, Anzac Parade to Snake Pit then to Container Terminals then back to Maroubra for a couple of climbs (Oberon & Torrington) down to Coogee with final climb up Coogee Bay Road then back to the Park.
Wednesday	6pm	Track training Tempe Velodrome 6pm to 10pm with Dulwich Hill club.
Thurday	6am to 7.15am	Training ride start Randwick Gates Centennial Park 6am. La Perouse ride. Fast paceline La Perouse to Maroubra, return to Centennial Park
	3 pm	Bunch training Centennial Park.
Friday	6am to 7.15am	Tour De Café Laté Training ride start Randwick Gates Centennial Park 6am. Easy ride finishing with coffee, croissants or toasted turkish bread with plum jam.
Friday	pm	Rest- Go out and enjoy yourself and have a sleep in Saturday morning.
Saturday	6.30 am 7.00am	Northern Beaches ride facilitated by club sponsor BIKE BUG. Meet at Bike Bug 6.30am start (Strict) then north to Church Point, McCarrs Creek Road to Mona Vale Road. Return down Pacific Hwy to Bike Bug for finish. Approx 60kms. Easy pace although this ride not recommended if you want legs for Heffron in the afternoon. Vuelta de Kellogs This ride facilitated by Rocky & Ritchie is just what the doctor ordered if you want an easier ride and/or fresh legs for afternoon racing. Maroubra past Kelloggs, Port Botany, twice out Prince of Wales Drive (Sea Wall) then Bunnerong road out to La Perouse, back through the Maroubra Hills and finish at the Grind Paddo for a coffee or 2 (about 50kms)
Saturday	2.30pm	RBCC racing at Heffron Park Maroubra.
Sunday	6.30am 7.00am	Now 2 Alternatives: 6.30am Very Fast to Waterfall (A, B grade level) RBCC training ride starts at Randwick Gates Centennial Park . Approx 90km ride to Waterfall and back. Club uniform to be worn this ride where possible. Small bunch sometimes goes on through the National Park to take on some hills. Ride finishes at Centenial Park. 7.00am Easier RBCC training ride starts at Randwick Gates Centennial Park . Approx 65km ride to Cronulla and back (Coluzzi course). Club uniform to be worn on all RBCC training rides where possible.
Sunday	pm	Well earned rest after that week.

Junior Training Rides

Sunday	7.30am	Meet Victor Gaspar at the Oxford Street Paddington gates for a Junior Training ride to La Perouse and back. Ensure that you get permission from Junior Co-ordinator Flavio Roncolato before undertaking this ride

* NOTE*

	The Randwick gates at Centennial Park are the gates closest to Randwick Racecourse - at the roundabout and just north of Randwick Technical College.
	6.00am start is in darkness so you will need appropriate lighting on your bike.
	6.00am calls for warm gear so you'll need arm and leg warmers and a wind vest or other appropriate warm clothing.
	Junior riders to seek approval from Junior Sub Committee before undergoing road training rides.
	Training can be dangerous at times and you do so at your own risk. These rides are organised by the Randwick Botany Cycling Club and hence sanctioned by Cycling Australia and covered by CA insurance. Non members will not be allowed to participate unless by invitation. Please ensure that you wear your club uniform as the bunch will not stop and wait for persons having punctures or mechanicals unless identified as an RBCC member.
	Your Cycling NSW license and affiliation only covers Cycling Australia sanctioned activities including racing and club organised training rides. It is therefore suggested that if you intend to train on unauthorized rides (The Coluzzi ride for example) that you ensure that you have adequate personal insurances in place in case of an accident. You are covered on Club organised training rides. We therefore advise that you train on club organised training rides.

For those of you who have not had much experience riding in a bunch before, why not read this excellent article written by Chris White explaining the do's and don'ts and and the why's and why not's of bunch rides. Keep abreast of forthcoming planned events by monitoring the coming events. If you need to speak to anyone about the rides check out the Contacts page.



	Last updated: Sunday, 27 February 2011 Site Designed & Maintained by John Buckton