Posts updating new ride locations, routes and scheduling.
That’s a Wrap! As we flip the calendar to November, our regularly scheduled outdoor rides have finished for the season. This past Saturday was pretty frosty, even with the temperature between 1° and about 3°. This coming Saturday is looking even colder, and with some of those white flaky things in the forecast too! Thanks …
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped Jason Redfern run an excellent cyclocross race this past weekend! And of course, a huge thank you goes out to Jason himself for filling the big shoes of race director. It’s a daunting job for anyone to take on, and Jason has served the role well for the …
Velocity CX This Saturday Come on down to Argyll Park this Saturday and watch Alberta’s best cyclocross racers test themselves (and their tire pressures) on a gnarly ‘cross course laid down by our club’s race director Jason Redfern. I know some of you will be racing too, so best of luck! And as many of …
Velocity CX Mark your calendars! Our annual cyclocross race is just around the corner on October 19. We’re excited to host it again, this year at the Argyll Park/Mill Creek Ravine location. To make this event a success, we need a solid team of volunteers. We’ve got enough people for course setup on Friday afternoon. …
Roger’s Harvest Ride All looks fine this week for Roger’s Harvest Ride to go ahead as planned on Saturday! Members and non-members (your family and/or friends) are welcome to join us this Saturday morning for a fun trail ride, honouring the memory of our late club member and riding friend Roger Tetrault. It starts in …
Group Riding Reminders This past weekend a crash happened during our Saturday ride. Unfortunately Nikoo fell hard and broke her hip! At least it seems no surgery is required, but Nikoo needs a few weeks off her bike to heal. We all wish Nikoo a speedy recovery! After a long season of riding together, perhaps …
Velocity Hosts Day 1 of Provincial Cyclocross Weekend Just a month away, mark your calendars on Saturday, October 19, to help us run the warm-up event before the Sunday Provincial Championships. We team up with Pedalhead Road Works to host a weekend of cyclocross at the Strathcona Science Park. The last few years we’ve hosted …
Afterburner Gravel Success! Weather-wise we had a prefect day for all the gravel racers. We awarded the Provincial Gravel Championships to Kelsey Duffield in the Open Women and Clint Perret in the Open Men. The top 50+ Woman was our own Teresa Sturgess, and top 50+ Man was David Marshall. We couldn’t have done this …
Afterburner Gravel – Volunteers Needed It’s Catching On!Last year we got a hardy 11 registrations. This year we’ve got … 75!! 45 men and 14 women will be vying for the Provincial Championship on our 105km course. 16 others will be riding the 56km recreational route. Let’s make sure we can run a safe, professional …
Afterburner Gravel – Spread the Word! Afterburner Gravel Next WeekendYour club needs a few extra hands next weekend to put on a spectacular gravel event for riders and racers. If you’re not riding (hmm, maybe you should??) then we still need about 12 volunteers to help out. Find a spot you can fill on our …
Airport Fondo The club’s BIG RIDE has arrived! The regular Saturday programming is being switched out for the Cessna Fondo route (~100km). And about a dozen of you are going on a quest … taking on the 737 or Jumbo Jet routes. And even if you’re not feeling up for the Cessna, you could still …
Club Meeting Tonight If you’re a 2024 paid-up club member, you will have received a brief email with details to attend the club meeting via Zoom tonight at 7pm. I don’t publish that link here, because these updates also get posted on our website for the entire world to see. These meetings are for current …