Where: Starting in downtown St. Albert, from the parking lot between Perron Street, St. Thomas Street and St. Anne Street. When: 10am, Saturday October 21 What: An imperial century from St. Albert, to Alexander First Nation, to Lac Ste. Anne and back. The ReconciliACTION Ride is the start of your journey fostering empathy & sympathy. …
Where: Staging from the Strathcona Olympiette Centre When: 11am – This is our departure time. Please arrive about 15 minutes before What: About 60kms. Here’s the Strava Route Link: VCC April 15 Route How: Please download the ride route from Strava. If you don’t use Strava, then here is the GPX version of the route: …
Where: Staging from Colchester Community Hall When: 11am – This is our departure time. Please arrive about 15 minutes before What: About 62kms. Here’s the Strava Route Link: VCC April 8 Route An Extra Challenge: Test yourself on the 5km ITT Circuit at the end of this ride! Here’s a Strava Segment for a simple …
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 …
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:
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 …
Where: Your club President’s Backyard – Ed and Mary Heacock, 11137-73 Ave. NW, Edmonton (WARNING: Google Streetview is outdated. This is a new house, and Google Maps is pointing to the old garage at the back of this property. It is literally across the alley from Ed’s old house. Don’t go to their old backyard!) …
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 …
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 …
Where: Staging from Edgemont Landing (BIG parking lot on the south side of Lessard Rd.) When: 10am – This is our departure time. Please arrive about 15 minutes before What: About 80kms. Here’s the Strava Route Link: VCC October 15 Route How: Please download the ride route. Here is the GPX version of the route: …
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 …
NOTE: New Start Time is 10am. With the big dip in temperatures, we’ll start at 10am, which should still give us enough daylight hours to ride the full 162km. There’s also an alternate route that 112km long, doesn’t reach Lac Ste. Anne, and could be used by those not able to commit to a full …