VCC April 27 Update

Closing SOON – Jakroo Clothing Orders Don’t delay any longer. Get your order placed before the store closes at midnight, Monday, May 1. Read all the details are on our Clothing page and PLACE YOUR ORDER: Saturday Ride Even though a number of us are still riding in Penticton, you can meet up with your …

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VCC April 20 Update

Jakroo Clothing Orders OPEN NOW Our store is open now until Monday, May 1. If you want any of our club riding and racing kit, now is the time to order and get the best pricing … for yourself and everyone else in the club. See all the details are on our Clothing page and …

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VCC April 13 Update

Amazing start last week to our club riding! We had at least 30 people out for the ride. This weekend’s weather looks good again. I’m going to be teaching the Learn To Race Clinic on Saturday, so it’s going to be really important this time around to have a few club members willing to help …

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VCC April 6 Update

The weather is looking great for Saturday! We’ll leave from Colchester Hall at 11am for a 60km ride around Half Moon Lake and the Cooking Lake Airport. You’ve got the option of riding an extra 5km Time Trial Challenge at the end. There is a 5km Velocity Strava Segment from the hall, west to the …

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VCC March Notices

Would you like to ride on the closed urban circuit that the 2023 Elite Road Nationals will be using? Then consider entering the Edmonton Urban Fondo taking place Sunday morning, June 25th. There are 32km, 64km and 107km options to consider. Organizers are offering a special Alta Classe package for those who want to take …

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VCC MARCH 2023 Update

Weather permitting, we’ll have our first organized club ride on Saturday, April 8. It will be a 60km ride to get us re-acquainted with group riding. We’ll leave from Colchester Hall at 11am. I’m including an extra 5km Time Trial Challenge at the end of this ride for those interested. When we return to Colchester, …

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VCC February 2023 Update

Welcome back Velocity members! Your club executive has been hard at work this winter getting the club set for another great season of riding, training and racing. Club Now Open for 2023 Memberships Despite the historic rate of inflation, Velocity will be keeping membership rates the same as last year: $100 for Individuals, $200 for …

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2022 Velocity Annual General Meeting

The calendar is nearing 2023! But before we turn that page, the club needs to hold its Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held virtually through Zoom, next Monday, November 28, at 7pm. Please watch your inbox this week for a separate private email with your Zoom link. The Agenda for the meeting is:

VCC October 28, 2022

Last Official Weekend of Club Activities for 2022 We’re wrapping up the season this Saturday at 12:30pm with a social lunch in club President Ed Heacock’s backyard. Yes, we did say we were going to try Hawrelak Park for this, but Ed and Mary will be making homemade chili for us all and serve it …

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VCC October 21, 2022

Hall of Fame – Tara Whitten! On October 29, former Velocity Cycling Club member Tara Whitten will be inducted into the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame! Long time members will remember that Tara began her cycling journey as a member of Velocity. Tara was a good competitive cross-country skier for 13 years. But she found …

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VCC October 14, 2022

Dates to Remember ReconciliACTION Ride Coming up next weekend, on October 22, I’m leading a ReconciliACTION Ride for Wenjack. This is a full imperial century (100 miles) ride from St. Albert to Lac Ste. Anne and back. It is one way to appreciate the great lands the First Nations and Métis peoples have shared with …

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VCC October 7, 2022

Late “Summer” Riding! While I’m out in Nova Scotia, visiting my daughter (and riding too!), you’re all experiencing another crack at summer riding it seems! If you have a chance, take a look at my posted Strava rides to see the secret sea level training I’m doing. As I tell all the people I coach …

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

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