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June 7 – 13 Update

Masters Road Nationals This Weekend The club has three members testing themselves against the country at Masters Road Nationals this weekend in Victoria, BC. If racers didn’t have to focus their riding efforts on racing, they’d have a chance to look up and around at the beautiful locations that host them this weekend! Friday’s Individual …

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May 31 – June 6 Update

Membership Reminder All riders on every club ride MUST have a paid-up club membership. If you don’t have a membership, your participation NEGATES the ABA insurance coverage of EVERYONE on that ride. I’ve scanned the recent paid-up membership list, and see some names missing! Please, you must go to our Karelo account and purchase your …

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May 24 – 30 Update

Sunnyside ITT Great Success Velocity and Cranky’s hosted 94 racers in the Sunnyside ITT . That’s more than double the entries we received last year! We could be onto something here, and hope to continue hosting this event next year. Velocity members were all over the top ten results on Monday. Here are the podium …

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May 17 – 23 Update

Velocity / Cranky’s Race Weekend Sad, very sad. The City of St. Albert has cancelled the criterium on Sunday. All race entry fees will be refunded. The City cited safety concerns on the course. Hard to swallow that excuse, at almost the last minute, when the City was working very closely with our diligent volunteers …

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May 10 – 16 Update

Stieda Race Weekend If you’re racing this weekend, send Coach Kevin a quick email: coaching@velocitycyclingclub.ca I’d like an idea of who is going to test their early season fitness. I’ll be out to support you during the Saturday Road Race (not racing myself). So, if you’d like me to hand you a water bottle, please let …

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May 3 – 9 Update

Velocity Race Weekend Coming Together! The details have nearly been nailed down. Prize money and swag are showing up! May 19 and 20 are shaping up to be a great race weekend, and almost a return the the Velocity Stage Race tradition of years-gone-by. We are co-hosting with Cranky’s Cycling Club the May 19 Perron …

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3 Special Updates!

1. Jakroo Store Shutdown Monday Remember to order your new 2019 kit design before the end of the day, Monday, April 29. You’ll secure the best pricing for yourself and the rest of your club. CLICK HERE: http://shop.jakroo.ca/Velocity-Cycling-Club-2019 2. Castrol Raceway Criterium DATE CHANGE Don’t know why, but the race has moved to WEDNESDAY this …

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April 26 – May 2 Update

Final week for placing your Jakroo kit orders The Jakroo online storefront is only open until Monday April 29. If you haven’t gone in there yet to order your kit, please do so ASAP. The initial Google Form we asked you to fill out was only a survey. It was not your actual order. For …

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April 19 – 25 Update

Jakroo Storefront Is Open! In case you missed the message from earlier this week, our 2019 kit design is ready to order directly from Jakroo now. We’re holding the store open only until April 29. That way we can be fairly certain everyone will have their new kit in time for our Velocity Race Weekend, …

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Jakroo Online Store OPEN for Orders!

Thanks for “pre-ordering” your 2019 kit. You’ve let us determine the best volume pricing with Jakroo. And now … Our online store is ready for ordering at:  http://shop.jakroo.ca/Velocity-Cycling-Club-2019 Please follow through now and place your actual order directly with Jakroo TODAY! For all orders placed by: April 29, 2019, Midnight, PST, delivery will be scheduled …

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April 12 – 18 Update

Jakroo Storefront Opening Monday Thanks to everyone who has let us know which new kit items they hope to order this year. It looks like we’ll get the 25+ quantity discount for our bibs and jerseys. We’re close to the 6+ quantity discounts for most of the other items. You have until NOON on Friday …

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April 4 – 11 Update

2019 Clothing Launch We’re gearing up to launch our new kit design. Jakroo will manufacture and deliver your order directly to you. But before we open the store, we must give Jakroo some club quantity order estimates. Then, they’ll be able to set the best prices for us. Higher quantities means lower unit pricing! Jakroo’s …

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