World Triathlon Championship Weekend Though Velocity isn’t a triathlon club, we have many members who either are triathletes or are interested in cheering on the competitors. It is a BIG DEAL that Edmonton is hosting the World Triathlon Championships Finals this weekend. All of the Elite Women and Men are competing on Saturday. If you’ve …
Happy Friday the 13th! Nothing nefarious planned for this weekend. Well, maybe the weather will feel hellishly hot again, but you know how to prep for that: a little pre-ride hydration by sipping (not gulping) throughout the day. And carry more fluids on your bike than you might normally drink. This weekend both Ed and …
Looping Around Cooking Lake This weekend’s Saturday ride will carry us around Cooking and Antler Lakes, departing from the Olympiette Centre at 9am. It’s 74km long, and will take us about 2:30hrs or a bit less. Here is the route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2857733745371751534 Save this link and/or download it to your GPS bike computer. Pre-register by 7:30am …
Harvest Pointe Ride This Saturday we’ll meet closer to the edge of the city, at 9am in the Harvest Pointe shopping complex parking lot (50th Street and Ellerslie Road). We’ll head east and roll along again on the sweet pavement of TWP 510. The route is about 80km long. Bring lots of water/electrolyte drinks because …
Olympiette Ride The smoke has cleared … for now. And the roasting temperatures have abated … for now. Looks good for a regular Saturday ride. The road work around the Olympiette Centre should be finished, so let’s head out from there. We’ll start at 9am. I’m back from the Okanagan now, so I’ll be the …
Ardrossan Ride Considering last week was a big ride, and there could still be more smoke headed towards Edmonton skies, this Saturday the ride will be around 70km. The ride starts at 9am from the Ardrossan Rec Centre. Ed will again be the main ride leader, taking you on this route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2850979408653924986 Please save this …
Elk Island Ride This Saturday Ed has a ride planned to take you through the north end of Elk Island National Park. It’s the quiet side of the park. We will need Annual National Park Passes to help get us entry to the park. Each pass will allow 7 riders (including the holder) to enter …
Staying Hydrated If you’ve been riding at all during this heat wave, water has been your best protection. Sip throughout the hours before riding, and plan on carrying more than your normal volume on the bike too. This Saturday’s ride will again start at 9am from the Olympiette Centre. Ed is the main ride leader, …
Blazing in the Summer Sun Not sure if this coming week’s heatwave is courtesy of global warming, or a blast of hot air from our neigbours in BC … but you’ll be wanting to carry extra-extra water with you riding these next several days. Even consider riding only in the morning if your schedule allows. …
Velocity Summer Solstice Season Kick-Off We’ve planned three activities for this Saturday: Club group ride at 10am. Summer Solstice Individual Time Trial (ITT) challenge on TWP 520, starting and finishing in front of the Colchester Community Hall. Evening online social hour with at-home scavenger hunt. Show your support for the club and participate in all …
Saturday Group Ride We’ve reached Stage 2 of the Alberta Open for Summer plan. Though Alberta Health hasn’t released their guideline document with the exact details, here’s what we can generally do now: No riding group size limits – though much bigger than 12 and it’s safer for us to split into at least 2 …
Saturday Group Ride Stage 1 of the Alberta Open for Summer plan allows us to ride in a group of 10 while observing 2m physical distancing. This means we can ride in a single-file paceline, the same arrangement we had last year. It’s not quite back to the social ride format, but it’s a start. …