Grand Slam Challenge Series #5 MT PLEASANT

Event Details

Time: October 9, 2011 from 7am to 7pm
Location: MT PLEASANT, ADELAIDE HILLS
Website or Map: http://www.bikesa.asn.au/serv…
Phone: 08 8168 9999
Event Type: community, bike, ride
Organised By: Bicycle SA
Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2011

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The Grand Slam series ridesare part of Bicycle SA's comprehensive year round calendar of rides,all of which are fully supported ensuring a safe, stress free ride foreveryone. The ridesget more difficult the further you get into the series - you can workup to the more difficult rides and share in a bit of friendlycompetition with your mates.

"The Grand Slams are great and well organised. This will be my second year. It's a great way to keep in shape throughout the year and achieve your own goals"
'Tim' - after completeing the first two rides of the Grand Slam rides in 2009.

Read a story from a 2010 participant here.

Grand Slam Challenge Series 2011 - Dates

#1 Gumeracha - 40km/80km - 20 Feb
#2 Willunga - 50km/100km - 27 March
#3 Williamstown - 60km/120km - 29 May
#4 Echunga - 75km/150km - 28 Aug
#5Mt Pleasant - 100km/200km - 9 Oct

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Comment by David Richards on October 11, 2011 at 22:21

Comment by David Richards on October 11, 2011 at 22:05: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/416150#

Comment by David Richards on October 11, 2011 at 22:01: Sedan to Keyneton. Why there was no payoff on the way down over the hill. Overall a great Day, thanks to the helpers of Cycle SA, fellow bikers met on the way, Colin, Brendon and Keith, thanks for your advice and encouragement. - 4hrs for the first loop, 9hrs total (including lunch and stops). "Living the dream, it doesn't get any better than this!"

Comment by colin ware-lane on October 9, 2011 at 22:45: soft pat thats all i can say SOFT!!

Comment by Patrick O'Kane on October 9, 2011 at 20:46: Nice ride Justin. My ave was 25.2kph but I didn't/couldn't do the extra 6 to make it 200.

Comment by Justin V on October 9, 2011 at 20:14: Wow! What a ride. By far my longest - by 50 kms. That Sedan hill was an absolute killer. It was longer and steeper than expected with 8% constantly showing on my computer. Had to do an extra 7kms to have my Garmin read 200kms, no way I was leaving without that. Avg was 25.1kph. 0.1 above my target so vert happy with that.
Well done to everybody today - a challenging but most rewarding day.

Comment by Christopher Hall on October 5, 2011 at 15:35: Just spoke to bike sa....

Loop 1 start at 6.30am

Loop 2 start at 10.30am

Good luck all !

Comment by Specialised Roubaix on October 4, 2011 at 20:57: Good luck everyone, I will be interstate

Comment by Patrick O'Kane on September 27, 2011 at 0:11: Good luck Pete and Keith (and everyone else doing the full series). I set a couple of targets this year, the slams being one, 6666kms this year kms being the other. I'm on target to complete both which astounds me as 18 months ago a 20km round trip seemed like a long way. Motivation from this site and it's members is a large part of why I love cycling, it'll be a good feeling doing this ride with all the other AC riders.

Comment by Pete Roberts on September 26, 2011 at 23:33: Good Luck Keith ! Hope to see you out there on GS#5.

This will be my first year of Grand Slams too. I am getting quite excited with the prospect that I may just complete all five rides, and to top it off I'll be riding a new bike for GS#5 :)

For me, this series has been just the motivation I've needed to keep me training all winter, & now I'm feeling fit & ready for anything. Even a 201-km ride in the Hills ....

Good luck everyone, and stay safe :)