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CANCELLED Thursday Advanced Road Ride | May the 4th, 6:00 pm
**Patchy rain in the radar for the next few hours – club ride is cancelled. People are welcome to get out for a (damp) unofficial ride.** “These are not the droids you are looking for,” a wise man once said, “but this is the ride you are looking for.” Heed his words as we head…
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CANCELLED: Tuesday All Members Ride | May 2nd 6:00PM
Nope, not even gonna wait… It’s cancelled.However, the May Club Social is still on. Please come out to the Social at Fixed Gear Brewing on Alma Street at 8:30PM. Fixed Gear has reserved and specially opened the Alma Street location just for us because the patio would be too cold tonight over at the Canteen…
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CANCELLED: Learn to Group Ride | May 2nd, 6:00PM
Nope, not even gonna wait… It’s cancelled.However, the May Club Social is still on. Please come out to the Social at Fixed Gear Brewing on Alma Street at 8:30PM. Fixed Gear has reserved and specially opened the Alma Street location just for us because the patio would be too cold tonight over at the Canteen…
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CANCELLED: Thursday Speedway Coached Session | May 4th 6:00PM
Update (Thursday @ 2:08PM): Forecast & radar showing rain and the temps dropping into the single digits. Ride is cancelled. We’ll be back next week! Welcome to the first coached session of the year at the Flamboro Speedway! We ride on a closed circuit (no cars!) at the Flamboro Speedway that features a 500m oval…
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CANCELLED: Sunday Gravel Ride | April 30th 11AM
RIDE CANCELLED, RAINING. The weather gods look angry this weekend… it must be P2A time again 🙂 The go/no-go call will be made by 10AM at the latest, but rain looks very likely. Best of luck to all of the club members racing this weekend! Load the route on your bike computer if you have…
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CANCELLED: Sunday Road Tours | April 30th 11:00AM
SURPRISE! RIDES CANCELLED. Nobody even signed up. Hope everyone is having “fun” at P2A. The weather sucked last weekend and this weekend looks even worse, if you can believe it. Regardless, we are posting this in the unlikely event that Environment Canada totally gets it wrong. A wise poet once wrote that April is the…
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Thursday Advanced Road Ride | April 27th 6:00PM
Weathers looking pretty reasonable for this time of year, and its looking like it could be a rainy weekend, so come out and enjoy it while we all can! As always we’ll be riding near sunset so bringing lights is always recommended, never know if there will be a flat and some unplanned roadside time!…
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Thursday Intermediate Road Ride | April 27th 6:00PM
Fingers crossed that we will see sun and double digits. If you have been thinking about coming out for a Thursday ride – this is the night for you! Picked some shorter routes, to make sure there are no issues in getting home. Bringing lights is always a good idea. Load the route on your…
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CLOSED: GCC Riding Apparel
The GCC kit store will be open for ordering until Sunday April 30th. On offer are our most popular options, the NOVA PRO high-performance jersey along with the SOLAR PRO BIB shorts and the more affordable and less race oriented FONDO Club Jersey and CADENCE BIB shorts. All items are available in men’s and women’s…
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Tuesday All Members Ride | April 25th 6:00PM
4:54 PM UPDATE: Ride is on! The temperature is a bit cool and there is a claimed 30% chance of precip. The radar is calling it close, see here. That combo isn’t the best. Check back here and we’ll make a ‘weather cancellation call’ very close before 5pm. These are the Early Season Routes for…
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Learn to Group Ride | April 25th, 6:00PM
All new club members are required to attend a Learn to Group Ride session (LTGR). What is it? Group Riding Instruction for those new to Group Riding and those new to the club. Where do we meet: Calvary Baptist Church, 454 Arkell Road When: Learn to Group Ride will be offered weekly on Tuesdays starting…
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Know Your Rights Workshop | Sunday April 23rd 3PM
The Biking Lawyer (Dave Shellnutt) is hosting a workshop for GCC members at Fixed Gear Brewing’s Canteen Location this Sunday April 23rd at 3pm, with a Club Social to follow! Dave is Managing Partner of the Biking Lawyer LLP, lawyers for injured cyclists, but are also dedicated road safety advocates and cycling community champions. Fun fact:…
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Sunday Gravel, 04/23, 11am
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…
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Thursday Intermediate Road Ride | April 20th 6:00PM
Looking a little cool, but should be warm enough to ride. Due to the setting sun, bringing lights is an especially good idea. Load the route on your bike computer if you have one, here’s how. Disclaimer: Depending on rider turn out, some Speed Groups may have to be combined. The Intermediate Speed Groups Ride Name Speed…
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Thursday Advanced Road Ride | April 20th 6:00PM
So, contrary to expectations from last week, it might not actually be summer yet… But hey, warmer temperatures are forecast for later this week, so it’s time to get a few more early season rides under your belt with this Thursday’s Advanced Road Ride! The route will be a classic loop heading to the northeast…
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CANCELLED: Tuesday All Members Ride | April 18th 6:00PM
It’s snowing, need we say more? Welcome to the very first TAM ride for 2023! The weather is looking a little iffy at the time of posting. But we’ll keep updating as we get closer to the date. These are the Early Season Routes for the TAM Ride. They will remain the same for several…