Sunday Road Tours | August 25 8:00 AM

NOTE: The Grand Tour start location is the Hasty Market on Victoria Rd and Arkell Rd, and The Tour will start at the church at Arkell and Watson. Both start at 8:00AM.

John L’s fantastic plan for last weekend was stifled by both weather and vacations, so I’m going to give it another go this week. This time the weather is looking pretty much perfect; we probably wont even need layers for the early start, but double check in the morning to be sure. To reiterate, the Grand Tour is going to be on the long side. Bring lots of fuel for the ride – most of us don’t consume enough calories on these longer rides.

The plan is for both tours to head down to Waterdown. The Tour can make a rest stop at the Copper Kettle before making their way back to Guelph. The Grand Tour will continue down Snake Rd to North Shore along the Hamilton Harbour Bay before starting some of the return climbs. First up is King Rd back to Waterdown, then 14th up the escarpment in Milton. Should be a beauty. The GT is a shade on the long side for a Sunday, so officially, it starts from the Hasty Market at Victoria Rd and Arkell Rd and ends in Arkell. Bring money for Fritters at our coffee stop and tail lights are a good idea.

Load the route on your bike computer if you have one, here’s how.

All rides need a minimum of 3 members signed up in order to officially run. If a ride has the required number of riders, but no Group Captain riding with them, that group ride will be considered cancelled. The group can decide among themselves to hold an ‘unofficial’ ride and follow the route. All group riders take it upon themselves to know the route and are responsible for their own safety.

Ride groups will be: