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CANCELLED: Learn to Group Ride | April 18th, 6:00PM
LTGR is cancelled for tonight – it is way too cold!! 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:…
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Sunday Road Tours | April 16th 9:30AM
Sunday Road Rides | Sunday April 16th at 9:30 Note the new ride time. I changed it because the temperatures look good and so we can get an earlier start Huh. I’m ride leader eh? Well that can only mean one thing – butter tarts in Belwood. We’re going to head up North, ride around…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | April 16th 10:00AM – New Start Time!
Welcome to the very first Sunday Gravel ride for 2023! The weather is looking much better than at the time of original posting. We are adjusting the start time to match the unseasonably warm weather. As always, we’ll start the year with slightly shorter routes and keep building as the season progresses, as does our…
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Thursday Intermediate Road Ride | April 13th 6:00PM
Woohoo – the weather Gods are smiling on us! We’re keeping the routes short and simple for this first ride since the sun is still setting quite early. Note the new ride speed categories below; if you were R4 last year, you’re R6 this year (well …. provided you haven’t lost fitness over the winter…
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Thursday Advanced Road Ride | April 13th 6:00PM
Its the season opener! We’re keeping it simple with a few popular roads and a shorter route. Please pay special attention to the routes/groups, as due to our Tuesday speed group addition if you were riding R2 last year you’ll be in Advanced 2 now (R3/R4) and using the second route. With it being April…
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More great news for 2023! Royal City Multisport collaboration!
We’re super excited to announce a new partnership between Guelph Cycling Club and Royal City Multisport! Royal City Multisport will be offering GCC members subscription based coached cycling sessions year-round for Road, CX and Virtual disciplines. There will also be a race team for those looking for that experience. Click here for all the details!
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Great News! Non-Racing Members no longer pay Ontario Cycling fees!
For the past number of years, the Guelph Cycling Club board of directors have been working to reduce the escalation of external fees on its membership. After much investigation and deliberation, changes have been made that no longer require our non-racing members (more than three quarters of the club) to pay an affiliation fee to…
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Membership Registration is now live for 2023!
That’s right! After two months of many of you asking “when?”, the time has come. Please click here to register to be a 2023 GCC member! Sign up early and win!Everyone registered in the month of March will be entered into a draw to win a Jakroo Fondo Club Jersey and Cadence Bib Shorts – colour and…
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Ride Leaders Receive First Aid Training!
This past Sunday March 5th, 2023, thirteen Ride Leaders from the Guelph Cycling Club volunteered most of their day to receive training and certification in Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED level A (CSA Std. Z1210-17 – Basic). It was an informative and fun day together with old friends. There were riders from all disciplines and…
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Mission, Vision, Values & Guiding Principles
Folks, we have just put the finishing touches on the Mission, Vision, Values & Guiding Principles for the GCC. We have been chipping away at this for at least a year. Below is the fruit of our labour. Please know that all this is living and breathing and can be altered – it’s not cast…
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Try-The-Track | January 21st 1:00PM
UPDATE: This has Sold Out! However… there is a waiting list that you can sign up for. We have been told that cancellations are not uncommon. So don’t be deterred nor delayed, sign up today here! GCC has arranged for members to attend a Try-The-Track session at the velodrome in Milton. Cost is $42.65 all…
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2023 GCC Board of Directors
The GCC board of directors for the 2023 season was set at our Annual Meeting on ThursdayDecember 1st, 2022. At the subsequent board meeting, Monday December 5th, the board elected the four officers of the non profit corporation. Here are the 2023 GCC board members and their office positions: Kevin Bodbyl – President Lorenz Calcagno…
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Fond Farewell
Gord Drewitt and Steve Head, two of our current board members, are stepping down. Bothhave made significant contributions and given a lot of themselves to expertly guide GCC intothe great state it is currently in. It should also be noted that Steve Head was an original founderof the club and has been with it ever…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | November 6th 10:00AM
Note 10AM start due to the time change! Not one of my more adventurous routes, but (1) we haven’t been over the 3rd line snowmobile bridge for awhile, and (2) I went to a fair amount of trouble earlier this summer to obtain permission for GCC riders to use the driveway just south of Elora…
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Sunday Combined Road Ride Oct. 30 11 a.m.
I have a confession to make: I’m kind of sick of road riding. Don’t get me wrong, I still love it: of all the different kinds of cycling I do, it is by far my favourite and just looking at my road bike still fills me with that little kid excitement and sense of anticipation.…