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There are worse places to be this weekend...

This weekend is going to be great. Sea and Vines Festival hits McLaren Vale, National Series Cyclocross hits Adelaide and the Fat Tyre Festival hits Melrose, so no matter where you are around Adelaide it's going to be a blast.

But, it's not all cheery news and happy happy joy joys, at this point we are totally booked out of hire bikes for the long weekend.

And on that note, as usual we will not be trading on Monday June 10.

Photo via Cycling Inquisition Click the link and check out more of Klaus's great photos from the Giro plus his insights into Colombia, pro-cycling and bad haircuts if you do find yourself with nothing to do for a minute.

Printable Waypoints for McLaren-Roubaix

Waypoints .pdf  DOWNLOAD HERE!

Strava data and Star Ratings for Gravel Segments of McLaccas Roubaix

These are the gravel "Secteurs". 

	McRx Secteur 1 Nord Pethick 1 Star		30	1.3%
	McRx Secteur 2 Gilbert-Branson 2 Star		9	0.1%
	McRx Secteur 3 Rifle Range 3 Star		18	1.3%
	McRX Secteur 4 Hunt Rd 1 Star		25	-2.5%
	McRx Secteur 5a Truscott 2 Star		46	3.1%
	McRx Secteur 5b Truscott 5 Star		28	-0.2%
	McRx Secteur 6 Clayton 3 Star

	McRx Secteur 7 Whitings 3 Star		23	0.2%
	McRx Secteur 8 Twenty-Eight Road 2 Star		43	-2.1%
	McRX Secteur 9 Bayliss 3 Star		35	0.0%

	McRX Secteur 10 Little Rd 2 Star		21	-1.1%
	McRX Secteur 11 l'Aerodrome 1 Star		21	-1.3%
	McRX Secteur 12 Rogers 1 Star		29	2.8%
	McRX Secteur 13 Halls 3 Star		25	-1.7%
	McRX Secteur 14 Sud Pethick 2 Stars (4 if wet)		6	-0.6%
	McRX Secteur 15 Pethick - Branson 4 Star		9	-0.1%
	McRX Secteur 16 Gilbert (la Finale) 2 Star		9	0.2%

I'll post a .gpx file and  .doc file with the waypoints later today hopefully...

Want to do more than watch Paris-Roubaix?

80km total, not sure how much gravel, but suffice to say a lot. Sunday 11am from the shop.

Tour Down Under Saturday News

First of all, Saturday night,we're helping present rockabilly bands and other retro fun at the Black Cockatoo Arthouse. Starring the Villenettes and Raunchy Sugar, join us for an evening of rocking fun.

Book online at Dramatix HERE

Saturday Roadies, bit of a change of plan this week due to some big road race thing happening in McLaren Vale... Will start at 7am (6:50 meet) at Home Grain Bakery on Old Coach Rd in Aldinga (yes they do good coffee) , then one hour via the Esplanade to McLaren Vale. 8am McLaren Vale depart for (hopefully if traffic marshalls allow) quick blast up Old Willunga Hill to finish back in the Vale at 9am. Route is here http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/167689130

No Bike Hire Thursday or Friday

Due to the extreme weather forecast we will not be offering casual bike hire on Thursday or Friday.

Take a ride with a couple of adventurous cyclists as they say goodbye to pavement and head deep into the mountains of interior British Columbia on their new 2013 Kona Roves. Designed to be the ultimate cyclocross/gravel-grinding/commuting machine, the Kona Cromoly drop-bar Rove pulls in the utilitarian attributes from our best commuter models, spices it with the efficient and comfortable geometry of our long cyclocross heritage, and dashes it with the awesome compliancy and durability of steel tubing. Outfitted with large tire clearance, eyelets for racks, and disc brakes for great stopping power, the Rove will deliver you come dirt, gravel or asphalt for as many Long Sweet Rides as you dare imagine. Here’s our tip of the cap to the Neverending (and sometimes not altogether smooth) Road.

Click here for more info on the Kona Rove, or come into the shop to check one out yourself...