Posts covering what’s up with Velocity Cycling Club this week.
Club Executive Mandates Full Vaccination Status The seriousness of COVID has emphatically not passed in our province. Severe COVID outcomes have NOT decoupled from infections. Intensive Care Units, not just basic hospital wards, are today filled with 80%-90% unvaccinated COVID patients. Over the past 2 weeks Alberta has accounted for 1/3 of the whole country’s …
Time to Add Layers With brisk fall weather upon us, there’s still lots of riding if you dress right. Long-fingered gloves, legs covered, at least a windbreaker shell over your long sleeve jersey and probably a cap or beanie under your helmet. You may even want to cover your ears. Even though it’s not warm, …
Going but not gone yet This past week we concluded our weekday rides. On Monday we had a spectacular evening on the track that felt like mid-summer, not late fall. Then on Wednesday evening we rode through the colourful fall leaves in the river valley, as Doc Watson took us on his Hilly Medicine circuit …
Welcome to Fall! With crisp morning temperatures, and colourful leaves emerging on the trees, we know fall has arrived. Weekly Saturday rides will continue as long as the weather allows. With sunset lopping minutes off each evening, though, this will be the last week of weekday rides. Saturday Club Ride We’ll head down to Ellerslie …
After more than a year of no racing … Velocity members finally got a chance over the past couple of weeks to test themselves against local and national racers. BMX National Championships Calgary was able to host the 2021 National BMX Championships on August 28 after last year’s cancellation. Velocity was well represented on the …
Airport Fondo Fun 16 Velocity members took to the roads around YEG this past Saturday, with 8 of them making the epic 241km loop! I created a Relive video to show you where we went: VCC Jumbo Jet Fondo For many of us that day, it was our longest ride ever! Even for those that …
Last Ride of August Time keeps on slipping … into the future. Hmm, might be dating myself with that reference. But yes, August is almost over. A pleasant forecast is on deck for Saturday, with the last 9am start for the season. Look to see the next scheduled club ride to begin later, after the …
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 …