PIHC CYCLING GROUP – BIKE CLUES IT
EVENT
To
celebrate Bike Week in Western Australia – the PIHC
Cycling Group is hosting its social – recreational
cycling event for all disciplines and skills of
riders. Read on about this Event -this is the first
of its kind in Western Australia! Please pass it to
everyone that you know of who can participate!
Sign Up:
https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=2497
Date: 28 March 2010 – Last day of Bike Week
in Western Australia
Time: 7.30 am start to estimated 12 noon
completion for family picnic
Location: Perry Lakes Drive – Alderbury Park
in Floreat (off Oceanic Drive)
Registration / Reporting Desk: Opens at 6.30
am.
Profile: To celebrate the end of Bike Week,
the PIHC Cycling Club is hosting a Bike Clues It
Event – for the first time ever an equivalent of a
bicycle rally where teams compete for points, not
associated with speed or racing – answer cryptic
clues leading them through a 40 km route through the
Perth metro region and eventually back to Perry
Lakes start point.
Rally Pack: Teams will be provided with their
own clues pack at the registration desk but bring
your own pens and pencils for the event. A small
carry bag for novelty items that you will need to
collect (one per team) is also recommended.
Team Participation: As we have emphasized,
this is NOT a race and but a social-recreational
riding event for the whole community where
experienced riders can mix it with novice and
starting cyclists. It is a great way for many of us
to encourage our friends to take up cycling with all
of its health related benefits, for transport, for
socialisation as well as for a greener footprint.
Sign Ups: You can form teams of between 2 to
6 people for this event. Children from 12 years
onwards are permitted to join BUT must be
accompanied by an adult per child and will require
parental consent and participation for this event.
Payment per team will depend on the number of people
within each team.
Cost: $56 for a doubles team (2 people), $80
for 3 people, $105 for 4 people, $130 for 5 people
and $150 for 6 people (teams of more than 7 are not
permitted).
Team Leader: It is the onus of the Team
Leader to sign up each member of his or her Team.
Children below 18 years of age are not permitted to
be Team Leader or to lead a team as this must be an
Adult. The team leader will need to make the
collective payment per team and have with him or her
following details of each team member (a) email
address (b) mobile phone (c) emergency contact
number. The organisers will communicate directly
with Team Leaders who will be expected to in turn
communicate with members of the Team.
Team Leaders will be notified of the start time of
their Team via email 48 hours before the Event Date.
This is designed to prevent congestion and flow of
traffic through the cycle pathways. Teams are
required to report to the registration desk no later
than 30 minutes before their designated start time
on the day of the Event.
Route: This is of course SECRET! The
organisers wish to assure participants that the ride
is mostly flat and at section undulating but will
not involve any major punishing hills. 95% of the
route will be on established bicycle pathways thus
promoting the excellent paths that we have in this
State and will involve many scenic routes and
vistas. There are café and toilet stops throughout
the journey for your convenience and you will be
required to stop along the way for the many
questions and clues leading to you next destination
along. The route is approximately 40 km in distance
back to Perry Lakes BUT we expect café stops, rest
breaks and pondering of questions which will make it
easy for novice and recreational cyclists.
Penalty: To prevent and minimise the risk of
any form of team racing – any team that reports back
within 3 hours of the Event will be disqualified!
Food and Drinks: The organisers have invited
a number of fund raising groups to provide for a hot
dog, hamburger, yoghurt and soft drink stand at the
end of Perry Lakes and this will be available from
1100 am onwards. There will also be coffee vans
designated at the start in the morning and at the
end and at one of the major stops along the journey.
These coffee vans will provide also for muffins,
tea and coffee to fuel your ride. Energy sachets
and power gels will be available for sale at the
Registration Desk from 630 am.
Hydration: We recommend that all participants
carry at least one, preferably two water bottles for
the journey.
Lights: While we will not reinforce this
normal PIHC Cycling Group policy – we recommend
highly the use of front and rear lights throughout
the journey even during the day to promote safety,
encourage visibility of yourself to motorists and
cyclists during the route and especially at
crossings.
Attire: Those with PIHC jerseys are requested
to wear them to honour us at this event and others
please do wear clothing that is easily seen and
reflective of the weather on the day.
Sign Up through Register Now at this portal:
https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?ID=2497
Further Information:
Ian Wee – Event Director –
ianwee@pihc.com.au or 92405266
Mike Arndt – Event Director –
mikea@iinet.net.au or 0419908820
Download Bike Clues It Event Poster
Event Start Location Map:
