AUTUMN, A MOSAIC OF THEM ALL >> Gawler Wheelers Group Ride Report: Saturday May 5th 2012

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No. of Riders : 48

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Ride Summary

What a fantastic way to spend an AWESOME AUTUMN morning…riding through the beautiful Barossa Valley! 48 riders turned up for the Gawler Wheeler events this morning to do just that.

I met today’s newbie, Rob, on the road to the start point when he pulled up alongside me in his vehicle and yelled “ I have been looking for you!” Hmmm…”can’t be the cops” I thought, so he must be a newbie who is lost! I responded “just follow me mate...all roads lead to the Gawler Wheelers”

There were not many there at 7.00am…maybe low numbers due to the very cold weather we thought?  Not the case….the numbers quickly built up! There was a big buzz in the crowd as people chatted about whether they would do the 100Km ride or the shorter 60km ride.

We all rode to Gomersal Road as one group. There the final decisions were required, and 17 brave riders elected to split off to ride the 100+km route through Tanunda, Angaston, Nuri, Greenock, Kapunda and Freeling. Whilst some who elected to ride the 100kms were used to this distance, for others it would be the first time riding over 100kms. One of those was a relatively new rider, Lyndelle, who gets a 10/10 for attempting the ride and completing it! A special mention to John Mills who assumed the TEC duties on this route and did a wonderful TEC job from all accounts. Those who rode this route will tell you more about the ride when they comment later however this comment from Darren may best summarise it: “the first 50km was great, the last 50km was hard!” More detail later!

The 60km group had the luxury of time as we took it a little easier and meandered down to Tanunda, Lyndoch, Cockatoo Valley and back to Gawler. Even a broken frame was not enough to stop Gary (Star Cycles) from completing the ride!

Both groups had fantastic surreal rides today. Surreal because accompanying us all morning was the awesome autumn ambience….aka the MAGIC AUTUMN MOSAIC.

 

NEXT WEEK: On Friday night we will be holding our second Gawler Wheelers Track Night at the Super-Drome. Due to the Track Night and today’s long ride, on the Saturday we will be holding one big group ride over a shorter, but still challenging, distance. Full details will be posted on AC Events soon and YOU are welcome to attend both events. Today’s photo gallery follows:

 

Newbie Rob finally gets to the start point↓

Mark: “It’s cold, it’s dark and I should still be in bed!”↓

Love the bike David!↓

All of the GW girls love Barry↓

Darren….what is your favourite colour?↓

Pete signing up for the 100km ride↓

Entering Kapunda Road↓

Lyndelle looking slightly spent at the 5km mark….but she did go on the complete the 104km ride in fine style!↓

Kapunda Road Regroup↓

Gritting the teeth on Roseworthy Road↓

Michael (L) with newbie Rob who is really enjoying his first GW ride↓

Clive (R) with TECs Mick and Richard. (Richard is that THE WHISTLE in your mouth?)↓

Regroup under the awesome autumn sky ready to tackle Gomersal Rd↓

100km riders split off from the main group at Tanunda↓

Family bonding. Brothers John (JB) and Tony↓

The GW young ones: Brendan, Gundi, Jonah and Carmen↓

100km Group Peloton entering the Nurioopta to Angaston Bike Path↓

Pete’s workshop at Angaston on how to change two flat tyres in two minutes↓

Gary at Lyndoch rings the Helpdesk about his broken frame↓

Juz, back on the bike after her big crash last week on the Port Elliot ride, runs into two friends at Lyndoch (Denise and Phil).↓

Mark and Daniel chasing down Pete on the 100km ride. Get him??↓

Basking in the autumn sunshine at Cockatoo Valley↓

Tony holding up a 1966 newspaper article about him winning a race in a Gawler Junior Cycling Club event↓

Article close-up. By the way….46 years later Tony still always rides at the front of the bunch! You can see him in action at Friday's GW Track Night Event↓

Wilson and Pete arrive back from the 100km ride↓

What an awesome autumn ride! 104kms and 30.8kph average! (Darren).↓

Gawler Wheelers is all about comradeship, fun, fitness and chasing our dreams. Join the GW group on AC. Come on our rides. Contact details below. Until next week >> Cheers for now...Frank.

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Permalink Reply by Corey Busbridge on May 7, 2012 at 21:42

Getting used to the cool mornings, thou when you work in 2 degrees every day its easy to acclimatise.. was tempted to have a crack at the 100k but maybe leave it for a few weeks to get some general fitness back up.. was happy enough with my own ride taking 20 mins off the time i posted last ride round this route, and look forward to bettering that again next time.. The scenery makes the ride so much more enjoyable especially at this time of year, and crazily enough look forward to some fog rolling over the hills to make it more spectacular..

Permalink Reply by Jonah Grindlay on May 7, 2012 at 23:20

fantastic ride really enjoyed it despite the cold morning

Permalink Reply by Barry Norsworthy on May 9, 2012 at 20:30
@ Clive. Was great to ride out back with you and Mick Clive. Thought we shared the drafting pretty well. Did make it up the Grove Way at the 108K mark.

@ Juz. Fantastic effort to see you riding on Saturday after your broken nose. They breed them tough from Brisbane :-).

@ Lyndelle. Congratulations on your first 100k ride. I sense another rising star at Gawler Wheelers.

@ Gary. Sorry to to we injury to your bike, lucky you had another one :-). My bike is telling me the same thing yours is as well Gary !!

Great ride, great scenery, great people as usual.

Am bringing a friends Viking track bike from the 50's on Friday night. See you all then.
Permalink Reply by Mark Stockhausen on May 9, 2012 at 20:30

Was an amazing ride , but through all of it the most amazing part to me was the  Nuriootpa to Angaston Bike Path.For those who have never done it it was really beautiful as it really showed all the signs of Autumn. The colours where amazing. Many thanks again to Wilson for leading us on a great ride

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