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VCC October 19 Update

ReconciliACTION Ride This Saturday I’ll be riding my annual ReconciliACTION Ride for Wenjack starting at 10am from the main parking lot in downtown St. Albert. I hope you’ll be able to join me on this 163km ride to specifically honour our Treaty 6 connection to the lands we ride every day in the Edmonton area. …

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2024 Penticton Riding Camp

Where: Staging from the Tiki Shores Motel in Penticton, BC. When: 11am (unless otherwise noted) – Daily ride departure time from Sunday, April 28 to Saturday, May 4 (April 27 and May 5 are expected travel days for most). Please arrive each day about 15 minutes before What: Various routes and distances throughout the week. …

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2023 AGM and Club Party

At the Annual General Meeting, we will: Approve the financial statements. Elect members to the Board of Directors. Following the meeting we will have a club meal to celebrate our riding year together. Cost per person/family will be minimal. More details will be forthcoming.

VCC October 13 Update

Saturday Ride This weekend looks to be a return to more typical fall riding weather – cool with a brisk southwest wind, but at least no precipitation. The start location will be at the Enjoy Centre in St. Albert at 10am, with the 89km route heading northwest to some new pavement leading up to Calahoo. …

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VCC October 5 Update

Speedy Recovery Peter! Long-time member and one of the club’s Hardmen of Cycling, Peter Boychuk is recovering from a horrific bike crash. As we understand it, he was riding on the trails near the Mayfair Golf Club when he rounded a corner and collided with another cyclist. Peter has required critical neck surgery, and is …

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VCC September 28 Update

Saturday Ride Carries On As long as the weather keeps cooperating, our Saturday ride keeps running! Meet again this weekend at the Olympiette Centre at 10am for an 80km circuit. It’s looking like fall weather has arrived back home. Layering is your training tactic to keep the season going. I’m on my last week away …

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VCC September 21 Update

Saturday Ride is Roger’s Harvest Ride Friends and family are welcome to join our annual Harvest Ride in memory of Roger Tetrault. Most people will ride the Blackfoot trails on ‘cross, gravel or mountain bikes. There will also be a road option for those not inclined to off-road riding. The day is intended to be …

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VCC September 15 Update

Airport Fondo Success What a day! It was perfect weather for any ride, let alone the club’s epic Airport Fondo! 4 riders did the Cessna loop (94km), 2 the 737 route (166km) and 6-1/2 the enormous Jumbo Jet circuit (247km). I counted a half rider on the Jumbo Jet not because someone was too exhausted …

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Hilly Medicine

Come Ride One More Hill Circuit This Thursday, September 14, come get what could be your final club hill climbing fix of the 2023 season. We’ll meet just before 6pm in Ritchie Market (76 Ave & 96 St) and head into the river valley on Dave “Doc” Watson’s Hilly Medicine circuit. Dave has a favourite …

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Doc’s Hilly Medicine Club Ride

Where: Starting in Ritchie Market When: 6pm – This is our departure time. Please arrive about 15 minutes before What: A favourite river valley climbing circuit of long-term club member Doc Watson (aka, Dave Watson). About 36km with about 380m (1245ft) of climbing. Here’s the Strava Route Link: Doc Watson’s Hilly Medicine  How: Please download …

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VCC September 7 Update

Velocity CX Smoked Out!! We extend a big THANK YOU to Jason Redfern for all the organizational effort he put into the race, and the rest of the volunteers too. Unfortunately the AQHI was just too rotten and unsafe for racing on Sunday. Even the Tubs on Tubs races on Saturday afternoon were cancelled. Airport …

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VCC August 31 Update

Velocity CX This Sunday Our volunteer crew is almost complete. Last I checked, we still need two more Race Course Marshals. If you can help on Sunday, please fill one of these last spots for us: Volunteer Signup Sheet. Saturday Club Ride Back to the east side of the city for the next few Saturday …

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Our PRIMARY fundraiser - March 25 & 26 - Grand Villa Casino

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