2020 “World Championship” Individual Time Trial You’re receiving the club update message a couple days early, to make sure everyone gets the chance to enter this year’s “World Championships” – and in this year of pandemic restrictions, no out-of-country travel is required for this championship event! The real World Championship time trials will be contested …
Velocity to Host Individual Time Trial “World Championships” In conjunction with the UCI World Road Championships next week (September 24 to 27) in Imola – Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Velocity Cycling Club will be hosting an informal “World Championship” Individual Time Trial on Saturday, September 26 on TWP Road 520 in Strathcona County. The Individual Time Trial …
Principale Tappa “Winners” This tappa (stage) of the Giro di YEG was won (again) by Mitchell Thomas, followed by Ken Lechelt and Keith Thomas. Their best times were all from last Saturday. Methinks they may have been helped a bit by gusty 40kph NW winds later that day. Top Velocity rider this time was Roy …
Principale Tappa Extended Until Long Weekend Monday This weekend is your last chance to challenge yourself on the 5.9km Principale Tappa. It’s just a few kilometres northwest of the Ardrossan Rec Centre. I almost went out there last Sunday to try clinching a fast time with the help of the wicked northwest wind that was …
Camp COVID Crusher Begins Monday If your work hours are flexible, and/or you are working from home, I hope you can join us. Weekday rides will be about 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours long and begin between 3:00pm and 3:30pm. Sunset is after 8pm next week, giving us plenty of time to complete each day’s ride. …
Dalhousie University Looking for Remote Research Subjects The club received a call-out for research subjects from Computer Science Ph.D. candidate Juliano Franz. He wants to study the communication and behaviour dynamics among road cyclists while in a pack. Participation in the study can be in groups of three to four or individually (group participation is …
Camp COVID Crusher – “Season” 2 I will be running the second edition of the week-long stay-at-home riding camp from Monday, August 31 to Sunday, September 6. You’ll have the long weekend Monday to rest up your tired legs before thinking about what fall has in store. The only things that might hold this camp …
COVID Crusher Century Ride Riders stuck it out through all the heat last week, only to finish it off in STYLE! We rode 165km last Sunday through 4 counties east of Edmonton: Strathcona, Leduc, Camrose, and Beaver. By the end of the full riding week, we logged more than 600kms. None of them were super-hard, …
Crushing COVID Riders have been feeling the summer time heat this week … and loving it! By the end of today, we’ll have logged about 400km. Tomorrow we’ll be on the regular Saturday club ride. Then Sunday will see us take on a Century (ok, it’s actually 103 miles/166km). Feeling like you’ve missed out? With …
COVID Crusher Camp I’m thrilled to hear your interest in the COVID Crusher Camp! I’m putting together a week-long series of rides in the Edmonton area from Monday, July 27, to Sunday, August 2. Weekday rides will be about 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 hours long and begin between 3:30pm and 4:00pm. We can take advantage of …
Edmonton Summer Riding Camp We’ve got more than 5 members expressing interest in a week of Edmonton-based riding. The majority support finishing up on the August long weekend. This next week I’ll put together the schedule, and email those who have expressed their interest for this training camp. The general idea will be riding as …
Quebec Holds the First “Nearly Normal” Race Event Commissaires and volunteers in face masks and face shields. Signs telling riders to minimize their time on-site before and after. The race was a 10.5km individual time trial (ITT), starting with one foot on the ground – not the usual hand-held start. It was safe. Everyone was …