VCC Winter XC Ski Meetups

Rain rain go away … If you’d like to meetup with some Velocity clubmates for winter cross-training on your cross country skis, Ed Heacock will be making his way out to the trails on Sunday mornings. Actually, you might find Ed out there almost every day of the week, as he hangs his bike up …

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VCC Casino Reminder

Casino Is One Week Away Were getting there … but we need more helping hands. The casino is by far our biggest fundraiser for the club. It provides a huge return on your time invested. In the last gaming quarter, groups received nearly $90,000 for their 2-night event! It only comes around about once every …

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VCC Update – November 26, 2021

Casino Fundraising Reminder Big thanks to the members who have already signed up! But we still have many positions that need filling. Our event is less than two weeks away, December 7 and 8 at the Pure Casino Yellowhead. Please find a shift that you can fill on our form: Volunteer Signup Form >>>HERE<<< Family …

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VCC Update – November 2021

Zwift Meetup Riding Returns Throughout the winter months, I’ll be leading group Zwift Meetup rides each Saturday, starting at about 10:30am. Most rides will be in “Keep Everyone Together” mode, which means it doesn’t matter what your Watts/kg rating is. Everyone will be riding together as hard or easy as they like. About once a …

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CRITICAL VCC Update – October 14, 2021

Club Executive Mandates Full Vaccination Status The seriousness of COVID has emphatically not passed in our province. Severe COVID outcomes have NOT decoupled from infections. Intensive Care Units, not just basic hospital wards, are today filled with 80%-90% unvaccinated COVID patients. Over the past 2 weeks Alberta has accounted for 1/3 of the whole country’s …

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VCC Update – October 8, 2021

Time to Add Layers With brisk fall weather upon us, there’s still lots of riding if you dress right. Long-fingered gloves, legs covered, at least a windbreaker shell over your long sleeve jersey and probably a cap or beanie under your helmet. You may even want to cover your ears. Even though it’s not warm, …

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VCC Update – October 1, 2021

Going but not gone yet This past week we concluded our weekday rides. On Monday we had a spectacular evening on the track that felt like mid-summer, not late fall. Then on Wednesday evening we rode through the colourful fall leaves in the river valley, as Doc Watson took us on his Hilly Medicine circuit …

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VCC Update – September 24, 2021

Welcome to Fall! With crisp morning temperatures, and colourful leaves emerging on the trees, we know fall has arrived. Weekly Saturday rides will continue as long as the weather allows. With sunset lopping minutes off each evening, though, this will be the last week of weekday rides. Saturday Club Ride We’ll head down to Ellerslie …

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VCC Update – September 14, 2021

After more than a year of no racing … Velocity members finally got a chance over the past couple of weeks to test themselves against local and national racers. BMX National Championships Calgary was able to host the 2021 National BMX Championships on August 28 after last year’s cancellation. Velocity was well represented on the …

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VCC Update – September 7, 2021

Airport Fondo Fun 16 Velocity members took to the roads around YEG this past Saturday, with 8 of them making the epic 241km loop! I created a Relive video to show you where we went: VCC Jumbo Jet Fondo For many of us that day, it was our longest ride ever! Even for those that …

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Velocity Airport Fondo

Are you ready for some BIG MILEAGE this Saturday? We’ve planned 3 Fondo options for you to choose from: the Cessna (87km), the 737 (165km) and the Jumbo Jet (240km). Why “airport” fondo? Because each route will “touch down” at some of the airports and landing strips in the greater Edmonton area. Each Fondo route …

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VCC Update – August 27, 2021

Last Ride of August Time keeps on slipping … into the future. Hmm, might be dating myself with that reference. But yes, August is almost over. A pleasant forecast is on deck for Saturday, with the last 9am start for the season. Look to see the next scheduled club ride to begin later, after the …

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Our PRIMARY fundraiser - March 25 & 26 - Grand Villa Casino

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