December Club Meeting Would you believe we already need to discuss race-hosting plans for next season? The ABA has been framing the 2020 season’s race calendar. We’ll need to discuss what commitments the club should make. Come to our December meeting, and have your say. Where: South Edmonton Commons MEC Community Boardroom, 1624 99 Street, …
Don’t Miss the End-of-Year Dinner and AGM! Friday is your deadline to buy tickets for this Saturday’s celebration of cycling in the McKernan Community Hall. Just before the dinner, we’ll take a short 30 minutes to hold our Annual General Meeting. We have one major item that needs a club vote: adoption of the new …
Flawless Velocity CX Race! Jason Redfern pulled together a great race for the Alberta ‘cross scene, getting top marks from the ABA Commissaires for his efforts. And he couldn’t have done it without all of our club volunteers who set up, tore down and wrangled everyone and everything on race day. And of course racers …
Big BC Racing for Velocity BMX A couple of our YEG Velocity BMX racers headed to Chilliwack to test their speed against some USA racers. The USA Canadian BMX Grands brings out the best BMX’ers. Riders come from all over Canada and the US, including some world-ranked riders. Although many riders from the US get …
Velocity CX – The Last YEG ‘Cross Race this Season All hands on deck to make Velocity CX a spectacular event! No race can happen without eager volunteers like Velocity has. Please find the position that best works for you on our VolunteerSignup Sheet LINK. And find all the event details (to share on …
Another FUN Fall Harvest Ride Our Harvest Ride on the trails of Blackfoot this past Sunday had about 25 riders. Besides Velocity, we had riders from ERTC, PRW, Juventus and one non-ABA rider. Over $700 (big round of applause) was raised for the Alberta Cancer Foundation in memory of Roger Tetrault. This year’s honorary rider …
BMX Season Summary What an incredible season the BMX team had this year. Velocity BMX race team sent eight riders to Toronto for the Canada Cup Nationals. Our YEG team proved it has some big talent! Each rider came away with a National placing plate including a National 1 and several top 6 finishes! Throughout …
Big Results for Velocity at the DV100/160 Great weather (finally!) this month. It certainly helped all our club participants in the DV Gran Fondo events have excellent rides! We had club members (and spouses … because you’re part of the Velocity family too) standing in podium positions in almost every category: Kim Walter #1 Women …
BMX Racers Head to Cochrane For Provincial Championships It will be a full weekend of racing for our BMX members. Their season wraps up in Cochrane, with practice rides on Friday, and racing Saturday and Sunday. We will have an update to share in next week’s post, so everyone can hear how these young athletes …
Special Labour Day Monday Ride Looking for a long weekend adventure without straying too far from home? Then let’s take a day trip to Drayton Valley! Perhaps you’re one of the club members riding the DV100 next weekend, and you’d like to scout out some of the course. Or you just want to ride somewhere …
‘Cross Clinic Coming Up A local group of cyclocross enthusiasts is hosting a 2-day cyclocross clinic for new and experienced riders. Starting on August 31, this is an ideal clinic if you’re interested in trying ‘cross for the first time, or brushing up your skills to be ready for racing in September. Check out the …
No Matter How Short or Long … How Hard or Easy … Just Ride Road season will be over before we know it. With only a few events remaining – races and fondos – it might be time to put the bike computer in your pocket, and just go for a ride. But if you’ve …