Velocity Criterium Thanks again to all of you who volunteered last Saturday. The event was a success and we look forward to using the venue again next year. Saturday Club Ride This week we’ll start on the west side of the city and ride between Woodbend and Graminia. If you’re not headed down to race …
Velocity Criterium The weather forecast is looking dry and sunny for criterium racing this Saturday! Thanks everyone for volunteering. You’ve filled all our positions! Note to any of you that’ll be racing: I’ll have the club tent on-site, and a couple of trainers available (a wheel-on magnetic unit and a Shimano 11-speed direct-drive one) for …
Criterium Needs More Volunteers The shifts are nearly filled, but a few spots remain open. Please check out the sign-up sheet to see where we still need help: volunteersignup.org/XCJQQ Thanks to everyone who has committed so far! These races would not happen without the contribution of your time and talent. If you have any questions …
Velocity Criterium Needs Volunteers In just 2 weeks we’ll be hosting our first sanctioned race in over 2 years! Let’s put on a great event, in the long-standing tradition of Velocity … which means we need your help. Volunteer opportunities for the criterium are now open. We have about 19 positions that need filling. Please …
Road Nationals Big thanks goes out to all club members who stepped up and volunteered to help make the 2022 Canadian Cycling Road Nationals a success for all the racers! Without volunteers like you, this event would have been a disaster … especially considering the urban venue used for almost all of the racing. The …
Road Nationals Week First, my apologies for the radio silence these past few days. I got quite sick with an intestinal bacteria, and only today am I feeling mostly back to normal. As racers roll into the city starting today, expect to see some of them rolling through the region as the recon the routes …
Road Nationals Need Volunteers You can still “participate” in the 2022 Canadian Cycling Road Nationals, even if you aren’t an elite, para or junior racer. Please see this message from the event organizers, as they need more volunteers: The best cyclists in the nation are COMING!! Edmonton will soon be hosting the 2022 Canadian Road …
Saturday Club Road Ride A similar, but not the same, ride as last week. Generally in the counter-clockwise direction this time, and crossing HWY 60 in two different places. A little out-and-back on the far west end of this loop to give us 70+km of total riding distance. Start from the larger parking lot in …
Saturday Club Road Ride We’re heading west this weekend. Some of you may have taken this route while the rest of us were in Penticton last month. Start from the small shopping complex at Hampton Terrace. We ride south and west from there, over to the circuit used by the Alex Stieda Road Race. Please …
Interested in taking a BMX bike for spin on one of our local tracks? The Alberta Bicycle Association has coordinated a few 1-day events at the BMX tracks in Edmonton, Stony Plain and St. Albert. This Sunday, May 29, from 1pm to 4pm, Edmonton BMX hosts the event at the Edmonton Track – 6850 88 …
Calling All Women Crit Racers (and those who would like to be!) Kinley Gibson, a local “retired” National Team road and track racer and now cycling coach, will host a Women’s Criterium Racing Clinic the weekend of June 18-19. All women who are interested can register on Kinley’s coaching website at: https://www.kgpcoaching.com/services/p/critclinic Registration will be …
Saturday Ride This week we’ll start at the Olympiette Centre at 10am. Ed Heacock will be our main ride leader. Anticipate another big group and splitting into some smaller group(s) according to your current fitness level. Please familiarize yourself with the planned route and consider being a leader for your own group. All the ride …