VCC Update – April 16, 2021

Group Riding Intro/Refresher Clinic The weather will be cooperating this Saturday! We will meet at the Strathcona Olympiette Centre/Fultonvale School at 11am on Saturday, April 17. First, you MUST pre-register for this clinic. Use this sign-up form, which includes your answers to the COVID-19 Health Screening Checklist. >>> April 17 Sign Up Form <<< Registration …

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VCC Update – April 9, 2021

Group Riding Refresher Postponed for Better Weather I was planning to offer this group riding clinic on Sunday. But as it’s not really a workout, it will be better suited on a day with warmer temperatures, at least above about 10°. The current forecast is only 7° – and there might be some snow left …

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VCC Update – April 2, 2021

Penticton Spring Riding Camp Update I hope we can agree that Cycling is about more than riding shoulder to shoulder, more than racing in a packed peloton. It is an entire lifestyle that we pursue. Keeping physically distanced on our bikes is for now, but not forever when proven vaccines are being jabbed into arms …

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VCC Update – March 16, 2021

Closing SOON – VCC Club Clothing Sale Your best prices for all club clothing will be available until this SUNDAY, March 21. After Sunday kit will still be available on-demand, but pricing will be higher. So grab something new or replace something old TODAY. Click the VCC Clothing Store button below to make your choices. …

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VCC Update – March 6, 2021

On Sale NOW – VCC Club Clothing The Velocity Jakroo kit store is now open and ready to accept your order. The store will have preferential pricing available until March 21. Deliveries will then take place on about April 4 … just in time to get some new kit for the start of the season, …

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VCC Quick Update – February 2021

Inter-Club Zwift Stage Race Jump into a little mid-winter Zwift race action, taking on some of the riders you know in real life! Beginning this week, either Tuesday or Thursday for your seeding time trial, followed by stages on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Still time to get yourself signed up using this form —>>> HERE …

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VCC Update – February 2021

Inter-Club Zwift Stage Race Juventus club masters coach Bruce Copeland (mostly) and I are organizing a 4-stage race inside Zwift this month! From Thursday to Sunday, February 18 to 21, we’ll have one stage each day, beginning with a Time Trial. Results of that stage will be used to seed participants into about 3 power …

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VCC Update – January 2021

Impromptu Sunday XC Skiing Just in time for a drop into less than seasonable temperatures, the provincial government has lifted the ban on outdoor gatherings. Not that you could necessarily call 10 or fewer people meeting up to hit the cross country trails, sort-of together, an “outdoor gathering.” But perception does matter. This weekend, cold …

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VCC Update – December 2020

Welcome Your 2021 Club Executive At last month’s club AGM, we re-installed the Officers and brought on four new Directors-at-Large. Your 2021 board members are: President: Ed Heacock Vice-President: Kevin Coghlan Treasurer: Paul Ermantrout Secretary: David Watson Director-at-large: Nikoo Najand Director-at-large: Peter Sherstan Director-at-large: Al Pearson Much appreciation goes to our out-going directors: Perry Dalmer, …

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VCC Update – November 6, 2020

Looking through the window of winter … A quick look back before looking ahead. I thank everyone who came out for one or more of our rides this season. Each of you took the full responsibility of self-monitoring your COVID-19 symptoms, and used the ride sign-on forms to report that you were symptom-free and ready …

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VCC Update – October 30, 2020

Unbelievable Break in the Weather… Makes a November Ride Possible!! SUNDAY Ride!! As I write this, the Sunday forecast is looking the right way around for an outdoor ride … +11° (or even 13°) on November 1. Can’t pass up this opportunity!! And with the time change (clocks turn back an hour Saturday night), an …

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VCC Update – October 23, 2020

‘Tis the Season … As I look outside my window and see snowflakes falling, it can only mean … Trainer Time! Or, for some it means Bar Mitts and Fat Bikes! Outdoor riding is still possible, with the right equipment and layering like you would for a day of cross country skiing. I’m sure the …

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