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Due to last-minute circumstances, the TT for this week has been postponed until July 24th, same bat-time, same bat-channel.  Plus, Froome would have won anyway…

I won’t be able to make this one, but here’s a route suggestion:

Let's do Gabhan's Big Summer Epic ride from last Sunday being that it got rained out.  130km, lots of climbing(Sydenham, Snake Rd, Rattlesnake), lots of water and food stops along the way.

I've proposed variations of this route twice this year, and twice had to cancel due to weather. Here's hoping the third time's a charm! Pay special attention to the routing through Maryhill and up to 8th line…a few turns in there. Otherwise, pretty straightforward. A and B groups, like usual. If you ride with group…

Ride is a on. Storm cells seem to have passed. If you're concerned about the weather, then please use your discretion. Roads will be wet I imagine. Bit of a different route, heading left onto Stone Rd where we usually go straight. There is a small stretch of hardpack gravel, but it's easy to navigate.…

If we get a clearing in the weather: 3:20pm Edit: Radar and forecast look clear, ride is on!  

Ride cancelled. There is a high POP for the rest of the day, with thunderstorms. Looks like the clouds are appearing quickly, and it would be unwise to do a ride with the threat of lightning. Let's call this the big epic of the summer, 130k with lots of climbing (Sydenham, Snake Rd, Rattlesnake). Some…

Radar looks fine, ride is on Simple route, 62km. May try some rotating paceline once we get to Oustic.  A and B groups again.  

RIDE IS CANCELLED! There may well be a ride window between now and 9:00, but things are looking pretty unsettled. I'm going to call off the official ride and leave it to everyone's best judgement as to whether you go out for a spin tonight. Let's try north and west for a change, returning over…

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A great ride today: 105 km with a 33 km/h average. But the best part was the receovery drinks served on the Borealis patio afterwards. A 90km loop through Maryhill-Elora with the possibility of a stop for a bite in Elora and/or a beer afterwards.

Ride is a go!  Looks like the rain might be coming later, so we'll do a shorter loop (note updated map). Usual Thursday format, A and B groups, probably do the rotating paceline again for a while. Victoria back into Guelph to mix it up.  

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: The ride is a GO. Gonna be hot but nice… UPDATE 3:15 p.m.: Dana can't make it tonight, so Drew will be leading. Because we did pretty much the same route as Dana suggested last week, I'm changing it to the map below. I'll update at 5:30 p.m. with a weather call…

Hey Folks, I was contacted by student at Georgian College with a request to pass the following survey onto our members. Obviously, having run through the survey, they are trying to increase cycle tourism. Not a bad thing IMO. Have at'er if you will! http://fluidsurveys.com/s/roadcyclingsurvey2013/ As a "thank-you" for filling out this survey, all recipients…

With hot weather and risk of thunerstorms, the nearby Guelph Lake loops will be a fitting option for this week.  Will update by 4pm if ride is cancelled outright.  Pre-4pm Update: The forcast is 60% pop with ~1mm of rain, but the radar looks completely clear until 9pm. So unless it's raining or thundering at…

Ride is a go! We'll try Rob's route from last week which got rained out.  Hopefully it won't be again, but the forecast isn't looking great. Expect the fast guys to be off at the Tour of Waterloo, so if you've been looking for a longer ride w/o a punishing pace, this should the one.…