Author: Rich L

Wednesday Gravel, June 7th, 6:30pm

Ride is a go. *The Air Quality Index is high again today. It currently is between 4 and 5. If you are in the ‘at risk’ category, it’s probably a good idea to skip this one. If conditions deteriorate during the ride we will cut it short.


Another Wednesday gravel ride! More of a mixed-surface, if we’re being honest, as we can’t go exploring the far-away gravel if we want to be back before sundown.

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

Bringing lights is always a good idea.

Disclaimer: Depending on rider turn out, some speed groups may have to be combined.

The Speed Groups on this ride are:

G1 – Advanced           25-28 km/h average

G2 – Intermediate     23-25 km/h average

G3 – Relaxed       21-23 km/h average

GCC members only. To become a member join HERE

Advanced sign-up required. Reserve your spot by clicking HERE

Start Time: please be ready to pedal at 6:30 PM

Start Location: Guelph Youth Music Centre 75 Cardigan St

Check here for weather cancellation posted no less than one hour before the ride begins.

Route: All Speed Groups will follow this map:

Sunday Gravel, 04/23, 11am

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Well, it’s definitely not going to be as warm as last week! But this is an opportunity for a tune-up before P2A next weekend. Dress for the weather – it’s going to be 6 degrees at the start, but it’ll be sunny, at least!

This route is taking us northeast, then over through Fergus and Elora, before bringing us home via the G2G trail. We’ll stop in Elora for a coffee and a quick break..

The Speed Groups on this ride are:

Advanced           G1       25-28 km/h average

Intermediate     G2       23-25 km/h average

Relaxed     G3       21-23 km/h average
Disclaimer: Depending on rider turn out, some Speed Groups may have to be combined.

GCC members only. To become a member join HERE

Advanced sign-up required. Reserve your spot by clicking HERE

Start Time: please be ready to pedal at 11:00 AM

Start Location: Guelph Youth Music Centre 75 Cardigan St

Check here for weather cancellation posted no less than one hour before the ride begins

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

Sunday Gravel Ride – Oct. 17, 11:00am

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Weather is looking cool, and possibly rainy for this weekend. The ride start will officially be at 11:00am, to account for some warmer weather and hopefully to miss any rain that comes overnight. Dress appropriately and the worst that will happen is that you’ll have a cool story about an awesome adventure.

There will be a halfway stop at the Play-A-Latte Cafe in Kitchener (around kilometer 45). Be sure to bring cash or card and mask for that.

There are two groups: recreational and intermediate. Both use the same route at different paces. However, these groups may be combined depending on turnout. Check the schedule for complete details.

Recreational Gravel: 21-24 km/h average
Intermediate Gravel: 24-26 km/h average

Check back for weather cancellation posted no later than 9:00 AM.

Advance sign-up required. Click here: Sunday Gravel Rides. You will have to create an account on Signup.com

NEW Start time: Please be ready to pedal at 11:00 AM

Start location: The Guelph Youth Music Centre – GYMC

The route: We’re going to go on an urban-ish adventure along some trails that we’ve hit before, and some brand new stuff! Should be a great time!

Sunday 08/22 Road, 8:00am

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As long as the rain holds off, it should be a great (but hot) day for riding bikes! We’ll go on an adventure to explore the Escarpment south of us, before returning up some familiar roads. Bring lots of water, as it’s going to be hot!

We have two options for stops: firstly at the very classy gas station/Tim Hortons on Tremaine Road at around the 50km mark, and secondly in Kilbride around the 70km mark (popsicle stop highly recommended at this point!).

Please sign-up for this ride HERE

This ride is open to SRCC club members only. If you aren’t already a member, you can sign up for the club at speedrivercyclingclub.org/join

The ride departs from the East Branch Public Library at Starwood and Watson at 8am. See the route below, and load it to your GPS!

Wednesday 08/18 Intermediate Social Ride, 6:00pm

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New start time alert! Rides have moved to a 6pm start as daylight slowly fades away (booooo…).

Looks like we may have a good chance of riding in clear weather tomorrow evening. Final call regarding the weather will be made no later than 5:00pm.

This week we will have a slightly longer route for the A group and a slightly shorter route for the B and C groups to get everyone back with sufficient daylight to spare.

Groups will aim for the following paces:

Wednesday A: 28-30 km/h average
Wednesday B: 26-28 km/h average
Wednesday C: 24-26 km/h average

Please sign up in advance for the ride here.

Rides start at 6:00 PM from the East End Library at the corner of Starwood and Watson.

Start locations for the various groups are as indicated below:

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The routes:
Note: the A route does a loop up and around through Eden Mills on the way home. Please ensure you have the route loaded on your computer, if possible, to avoid missing the turns.

A route:

B/C route:

Tuesday All Members’ Ride, August 3rd, 6:30pm

Enjoying the TAM rides? Great! Let’s enjoy the route one more time, as it’ll be changing soon!

Tuesday is the night of the week that all members can find a speed group they enjoy riding with! The route will remain the same for several weeks in a row, giving an opportunity for riders to see how they progress in fitness week-over-week.

Please note: some groups may be combined based on sign-up numbers and available ride leaders.

This ride requires sign-up in advance. Please do so here: TAM Ride Signup

As with all of our rides, this ride is open to SRCC members only. If you have not signed up to be a club member, you can do so HERE.

The TAM ride will be departing from Calvary Baptist Church, 454 Arkell Rd, at 6:30pm. Please arrive a few minutes early and ensure you are in the group area that you signed up for – see the map below.

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The Route: The first three groups: Hammerfest, Paceline Advanced (32-35kph), and Paceline (30-32kph) will be following this route:

The next four groups (Social Paceline Advanced, Social Paceline, No-Drop Social Paceline, and Learn to Group Ride) will be following this route:

Sunday 07/18 Gravel- 8:00am

A slightly different route for this weekend’s Gravel sampling. We’ll head northeast along some of the familiar roads of last year’s Big Gravel Ride. Then we’ll turn north and hit the rail trail heading into Fergus, with a slight detour to the Belwood Country Market for a refreshment stop (butter tarts highly recommended!). We’ll then turn westward on the Elora Cataract Trail and take it most of the way into Elora, before turning south and heading back along the Guelph-Elora Trail and back to the start.

There are two groups: recreational and intermediate. Both use the same route at different paces. Check the schedule for complete details.

Recreational Gravel: 21-24 km/h average
Intermediate Gravel: 24-26 km/h average

Weather is, like all rides it seems lately, iffy. Hopefully the forecast improves! Check back for weather cancellation posted no later than 7:00 AM. Weather looks great today, now! No rain forecasted until 5pm!

Advance sign-up required. Click here: Sunday Gravel Rides. You will have to create an account on Signup.com

Start time: Please be ready to pedal at 8:00 AM

Start location: The Guelph Youth Music Centre – GYMC

CANCELLED – Tuesday June 29th – TAM Ride, 6:30pm

RIDE CANCELLED. Radar and forecast aren’t looking nice. And everything is soaking wet. Not a fun night for rides! See you next time.

The Tuesday All-Members Ride (TAM Ride) is back for week 2. Like last week, Tuesday is the night of the week that all members can find a speed group that they enjoy riding with. We have added a second ‘Paceline Advanced’ Group (32-35kmh) due to demand last week.

This ride requires sign-up in advance. Please do so here: TAM RIDE JUNE 29th SIGNUP Sign-up does require you to create an account on Signup.com.

This ride is open to SRCC members only. If you have not signed up to be a club member, you can do so HERE.

The TAM ride will be departing from Calvary Baptist Church, 454 Arkell Rd, at 6:30pm. Please arrive a few minutes early and ensure you are in the group area that you signed up for – see the map below.

The Route: Hammerfest, Paceline Advanced (32-35kph), and Paceline (30-32kph) will be following this route:

The other four groups (Social Paceline Advanced, Social Paceline, No-Drop Social Paceline, and Learn to Group Ride) will be following this route:

Sunday Gravel – June 27th, 8:00am

Morning update: weather looks great! See you at the start!
Welcome to the first Sunday Gravel rides of the 2021 season!
We’re going to take in some rail trail and excellent dirt roads northwest of the city. We’ll stop in Elmira for a refreshment break and a water refill.

We will have two groups, an intermediate and a recreational ride. Both groups will use the same route, but at different paces. Check the schedule for full details.

Intermediate Gravel: 24-26 km/h average
Recreational Gravel: 21-24 km/h average

This ride requires sign-up in advance. Click here: Sunday Gravel Rides. Sign-up does require you to create an account on Signup.com.

This ride is open to SRCC members only. If you have not signed up to be a club member, you can do so HERE.

Start of the Sunday Gravel Rides is at the Guelph Youth Music Centre, Please be ready to pedal at 8:00am. Arrive early and ensure you are in the group area that you signed up for. Meg will be leading the Recreational ride, and Rich will be leading the Intermediate ride.

Official end of the ride will be at Paisley Road and Imperial Road.

Pending the weather forecast, an official go/no-go call for these rides wil lbe made no later than 7am on Sunday.

2021 Rides Are Starting!

We are back! Rides start on Tuesday, June 22nd. We will be introducing our new Tuesday All-Members Ride (“The TAM Ride”) that evening, then working through our recently updated Weekly Ride Schedule from there on out. 

If you haven’t already joined the club for this season, please do so HERE.

All participants in SRCC activities should follow the Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) Progressive Return to Cycling Guidelines and Return to Sport along with the latest Covid-19 safety recommendations from the Ontario Government, Ontario Public Health, local public health units and medical experts.

Please be sure to join SRCC and review our Group Ride Guidelines and Rider’s Responsibilities before your first club ride in 2021.

With the OCA’s Progressive Return to Sport guidelines, all club rides for this season will continue to need to have limited numbers, and all members will need to preregister for a ride before participating.

How to Sign Up for Group Rides

This year, SRCC will be using a central ride registration site. Members will need to signup for rides via the SRCC Signup Site.

Only those members who have signed up via the ride registration site will be able to participate in the scheduled club ride. When they’re full, they’re full! We will keep you up to date as we progress through the Steps of the Roadmap to Reopen.

Sunday October 25th – Gravel – 11am

Morning update: RIDE IS ON! It will be a cool one, so time to break out that cold weather riding gear. Layer up!

11 AM Start – Don’t Forget!

Alright, let’s try this again and hope the weather is more cooperative!
This Sunday’s gravel ride will take us south, on a rambling, exploratory route around Puslinch and then back up into Guelph.

Final call regarding the weather and a go/no go decision will be made no later than 10am on Sunday morning.

We will stop for a rest/refuel in Morriston. The ‘A Change of Pace’ restaurant is there if anyone needs a quick coffee. It’s recommended to carry your own fuel/snack just in case, though. We’ll stop on if deemed necessary by the group.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 11 AM – Mornings are colder now!

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

The route:

Sunday 10/18 Gravel – 11am – RIDE CANCELLED

Update #2: RIDE CANCELLED. Too wet and rainy. That won’t make for a good ride. Let’s hope next Sunday’s weather is better.

10am update: RIDE IS ON! The Weather Network can’t make up its mind if/when it’s going to rain. Pack a rain jacket just in case, and we’ll shortcut the route back if needed.

11 AM Start – Don’t Forget!

This Sunday’s gravel ride will take us south, on a rambling, exploratory route around Puslinch and then back up into Guelph

We will stop for a rest/refuel in Morriston. The ‘A Change of Pace’ restaurant is there if anyone needs a quick coffee. It’s recommended to carry your own fuel/snack just in case, though. We’ll stop on if deemed necessary by the group.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 11 AM – Mornings are colder now!

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

The route:

Sunday 09/20, 9am – Gravel ride

UPDATE: Going to be a chilly start, but it will warm up quite quickly. Layer up and dress warm for the start. It’ll be nice and comfortable shortly after the start time.

This Sunday’s Gravel ride will take us north and east. We’ll head toward Guelph Lake along some of the in-city trails and GORBA offerings, then head north toward the Elora Cataract Trailway and head to Hillsburgh. After a short stop around the 57km mark for some refills and a snack (bring cash/card and a mask) we’ll head back to Guelph for a grand total of 101km.

Start time: 9am

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

Sunday is looking nice and sunny, with a high of 15 degrees C. It might be cool at the start of the ride – dress appropriately.

The route:

Sunday 09/13 9am – Gravel

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UPDATE: Ride cancelled. The radar isn’t looking very friendly this morning. Lots of rain incoming.

Sunday gravel rides continue!

This route is similar to the well-loved route from the start of August. Except we’ll ride it in a clockwise direction this time!
We’ll be riding much of the Walter Bean Trail through KW and head back into town along the Kissing Bridge Trailway.

If the group splits, we will regroup so that no one gets left behind. It’s highly recommended you load the route into your bike computer, if you can!

Start time: 9:00am

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: ALL steps in the form must be completed.

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the sign-up cap is reached, registration will automatically close.

There will be a refreshments stop just off Lancaster Street at the cafe in Bridgeport at approximately the 51km mark. Bring cash/card and a mask.

Sunday’s weather is looking hit or miss currently. Final call regarding a potential cancellation due to weather will be made no later than 8am on Sunday morning.

The route:

Sunday 08/16, 8am – 84km Gravel Combined Ride

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Morning update: RIDE IS ON. Radar showing a slight chance of rain toward the tail end of the ride, but hopefully we luck out like last week.
The popular Sunday gravel rides continue, and with an updated format! We will be hosting a single gravel ride for all members to join, and this will be the format for the remainder of the season. The maximum pace for the ride will average 24-27kmh. If the group splits, we will regroup regularly throughout the route, so that the various pace groups can recombine and so no one is left behind!

Start time: 8:00am

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre (not the library). Plenty of parking for those arriving by car.

To sign up for this ride, you must complete the registration form found HERE.
All steps in the form MUST be completed.


The maximum number of riders able to join will be 15. Once the cap is reached, the sign-up form will automatically close.

We will have an early-ish refreshments stop, as there will not really be anywhere later in the ride to refill and refuel. We’ll stop briefly in Elora around the 33km mark.

Final call regarding the weather will be made no later than 7am on Sunday morning.