The weather is looking good for tomorrow’s ride. We are going to push 50km, so bring your your lights just in case it gets a little dark near the end of the ride.
We will shortcut the Tues A route by about 5 km. Anyone getting dropped from A ride will have a chance to regroup with the B group on Dublin. Lets keep the rotation graceful and steady so that we can maintain a quick pace and strive to be back before dusk. Victoria and Conservation will mark the end if the club ride. As always bring lights if you gottem.
This one’s goes out to the long time Tuesday’ers who’ve seen them all. Fresh toast right here.
Heading through Rockwood there are bound to be parked cars, etc, for that ~2km stretch, so extra caution and slowdown will occur there, but its the best way through that neck of the woods.
Also, there is the possibility of a 1km dirt section, although I’m 75% sure they’ve paved this along with some nearby roads recently. Its marked on the map. If it’s still dirt we’ll take it easy and regroup at the end.
Cancelled for now – will keep an eye on weather but looks like rain is a sure thing.
Some tweaks on the route I normally take out here that hopefully make for a better ride. Note the ~2.5kms of dirt included and flagged on the map, should be worth it. These roads are little traveled so shouldn’t be too beat up:
I see that the rides are getting a little longer each time lets take in the longer days while we can and do 50 km. The only fly in this soup is that the weather looks iffy.
We’ll stalk the A-Team for the first half of the route so as to provide an option for any who might get shelled. Otherwise, us B-riders will strive to get around the course as quickly as the group will allow while remaining true to the Tuesday-B mandate… organized and steady but swift.
Note that the ‘official’ club ride will end unceremoniously at Victoria and Arkell, at which point riders are welcome to make their way home however they see fit… I’m going to do the Victoria-to-Stone-through-the-university thingie, as is depicted on the RWGPS map. Bring your blinkies if you got ’em!
This one is slightly different in that it has an out-and-back section. There aren’t any good paved options at that part so I figure this is the best way to do some roads that we don’t often see. I’ve been told it’s not too weird to do it this way.
Anyway, be careful on the turnaround on 5th line near Lake Belwood (there is a stop sign there) and it’ll probably be best to ride single file on 124 by Guelph Lake. Besides those caveats, this has some nice quiet country roads so watch for wildlife – deer, foxes, feral chickens etc.
The first TT of our 4 event time trial series is this week, with first rider starting at 7:00pm!
Note the schedule for the other events in the series:
June 17
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
The Club TT Series got off to a great start, with a record-setting 13 riders testing themselves against the clock!
Despite the cool and windy weather 6 riders managed to set Personal Best times, and many others came very close. Congratulations to all!
Weather: 12 degrees, wind NW 24km/hr, clear, sunny, humidity 26%
