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May 6 Club Ride

Where: Staging from the small shopping complex at Edgemont Landing (199 Street & Lessard Road) When: NEW!! 10am – This is our departure time. Please arrive about 15 minutes before What: About 74kms. Here’s the Strava Route Link: VCC May 6 Route How: Please download the ride route. If you don’t use Strava, then here …

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April 22 Club Ride

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 22 Route How: Please download the ride route. If you don’t use Strava, then here is the GPX version of the route: VCC – …

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2023 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 23 to Saturday April 29 (April 22 and 30 are expected travel days for most). Please arrive each day about 15 minutes before What: Various routes and distances throughout the week. See …

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2023 ReconciliACTION Ride for Wenjack

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. …

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April 15 Club Ride

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: …

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April 8 Club Ride

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 …

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VCC February 2023 Update

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 …

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2022 Velocity Annual General Meeting

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:

VCC October 28, 2022

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 …

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October 29 Club Social

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!) …

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VCC October 21, 2022

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 …

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VCC October 14, 2022

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 …

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