Update at 5:25PM Ride is on. Radar looks decent – if we do get any precip, just be careful and err on the side of safety…
Update at 5:05PM Too early to tell. looks okay but some thunderstorms still might happen. I’ll make the call at 5:30
Slight change to the original route. Apparently new chip seal has made some of the previous parts of the route unsafe. The new ride goes on my favourite named road Nassawagaya – Esquesing Townline. Here’s something for all you aspiring historians – Nassagaweya is from the Mississauga first nation language and refers to the fact that area is “between the waters” of rivers that flow to Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Esquesing is also from the Missisauga First nation and means “that what lies at the end” which is their rather cryptic name for Bronte Creek. So now you know…
Anyway, I’ll give the go/no-go at 5:00PM if the weather looks bad.
Sorry for the late post. Tonights ride will explore some roads to the west of town. We will be doing a short stretch on Hwy 34 so we may go single file depending on traffic. This is the classic Cambridge Loop returning up Victoria Rd.
The second TT of our 4 event time trial series is this week, with first rider starting at 7:00pm!
Note the schedule for the remaining events in the series:
July 8
August 19
Time trials are a great way to test your fitness. It is a race against yourself and the clock. Riders start at 1 minute intervals and the challenge is to try to catch the rider ahead of you and not to be caught by the rider behind you! No drafting is allowed.
We use the same course for each of the 4 TT events allowing you to measure your training progression throughout the season.
The course is a 17km long out-and-back route on the rolling hills of Fourth Line East just north of County Road 51 (road to Ariss)
TIPS
maintain a steady power output and heart rate throughout the event
have a smooth, regular pedalling technique
position yourself to be extremely aerodynamic
discipline yourself to operate just below your anaerobic threshold until near the end of the course.
REMINDER
please exercise caution during the TT, especially at the turn around, as the roads are open and vehicles can be expected
please remember that while waiting for your start to not obstruct traffic
please remember to bring your club membership card.
Course Record: Ryan Roth 22:08.49 – 46.07 km/hr – July 18/12 Meeting Location: Start Line – 4th Line East, just north of County Road 51 (road to Ariss) Meeting Time: Sign-in: 6:45pm, First rider start: 7:00pm
RESULTS
Another big turnout tonight, with 12 riders tackling the TT course. And it was a great night, with 10 Personal Best times recorded! Weather: clear, sunny, 21 degrees, wind SE 14 km/hr, humidity 60%
Place
Name
Time
km/hr
1
Andy Mill
24:23.23
41.83
2
Gabhan Chalmers
25:00.34
40.79
PB
3
Kyle Boorsma
25:06.66
40.62
PB
4
Bayden Pritchard
25:32.94
39.92
5
Adam Woods
26:11.02
38.96
PB
6
Ben Dutton
26:29.98
38.49
PB
7
Kevin Bodbyl
26:58.30
37.82
PB
8
Mark Dipple
27:43.47
36.79
PB
9
Ingos Schnuelle
27:59.78
36.43
PB
10
Tara MacDonald
28:17.94
36.04
PB
11
Russel Watson
28:52.09
35.33
PB
12
Gord Drewitt
29:00.21
35.17
PB
Note: The club’s all-time time results list can be found HERE
FYI – we won’t have a ride leader available for this one – so the B group ride leader will sound you all off from the library at 6:30pm, and then you can split into two groups as usual by Arkel & Watson. Have fun, ride safe, and see you at the TT tomorrow.
Ride is cancelled. Showers and maybe thunderstorms coming our way.The forecast isn’t looking good… check back at 8 am to see whether the ride is on. A scenic route for the medium group this week: Maryhill, Crowsfoot, the covered bridge and Elora. We’ll stop for refueling in Elora.
Slight change of route, heading down to 20th now (25th has been recently chip-sealed). A big loop on quiet roads (save for Rockwood). And again, for the hundredth time, no crossing the yellow line.
You may have noticed the surge in riders participating in our regular rides this year. With so many riders now coming out for each ride, the group can easily spill out into the path of library patrons trying to enter and exit the building if we’re not paying attention.
So please group up to the right of the entrance, on the sidewalk where there are usually vacant parking spaces as well. Anywhere that’s not blatantly in the way once 50 riders show up, will do.
Thanks for your cooperation in reducing the impact we have on our meeting spot hosts.
Good time of year to start digging deeper on Sundays! That said, we’ll take it kinda’ easy on the cruise down to the Copper Kettle Cafe in Waterdown, leaving plenty in the tank for the return via escarpment country and Bell School Line. There’s an option for a final bottle stop at kilometre 98 in Campbellville.
