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Tour de France Velogames competition!
A huge thanks to Speed River Bicycle for providing the prizes again this year! Here is your podium: 1st – Ben S (Velocis helmet + shop tee) 2nd – Mike D (Flare R rear light + shop tee) 3rd – Aaron P ($50 gift card + shop tee) I honestly hope I’ve done the maths…
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Tuesday B Ride July 31, 6:30pm
We will try this again…heading east to Dublin Line then north into Eden Mills. Possible t-storms to deal with so a cancellation call will be made by 5:30pm.
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Tuesday A Ride | July 31, 6:30pm
We face the possibility of thunder storms again tomorrow and, as usual, the call will be posted at 5:00pm. If there is a t-storm warning on Weather Network the ride will be cancelled. However, weather in our immediate vicinity may be fine and an unofficial group may show up to ride. Use your own judgment…
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Medium Ride Sunday July 29, 9:00am
This 76 km Fergus-Elora coffee run should get us home by lunch and before any threat of rain. We’ll be crossing the covered bridge at West Montrose (someone please open a cafe here!). A cool Saturday evening should make for a perfect start as the day warm towards noon. Bring a little money for the…
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Long Ride , Sunday July 29, 9:00am
Forecast calling for early afternoon rain so we’ll keep it on the shorter side of a Long Sunday Ride.. Sticking with an old favourite – The Forks Ride with a stop in Belfountain or Erin (we’ll make the call when we regroup at Belfountain..).
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Thursday A/B – July 26th, 6:30pm + Club Social at The Wooly, 9:00ish
EDIT#2…It’s a close call, but a severe thunderstorm warning exists so the SRCC RIDE IS CANCELLED. See you at the Wooly!! A band thunderstorms is coming through. I will make the call by 5:00pm. If the ride is cancelled, the Club Social will still be on–and will start earlier, like 7:30. It’s the end of…
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Tuesday B Ride | July 24, 6:30pm
Cancelled….This ride will take us east towards Dublin Line before heading north into Eden Mills. The group will work together on a steady rotation with shorter pulls to maintain speed and eliminate surges.
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Tuesday Hammerfest | July 24, 6:30 pm
RIDE CANCELLED: T-storm warnings and radar indicate there is some activity heading our way. Ride at your own risk. It might rain tomorrow but it might not. So we’ll plan to head out to the familiar 8km square north of Guelph Lake for some challenging yet invigorating intervals (4-5). Usually it’s 2 squad pursuit depending…
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Sunday July 22nd Long Ride, 9am CANCELLED
UPDATE: Ride cancelled due to rain. Let’s head South on what should be some very scenic roads to Waterdown and explore a couple categorized climbs. We’ll stop for refreshments at the Copper Kettle Cafe in downtown Waterdown, before making our way back along First Line back to Arkell. As Gabhan said in his post, it’s…
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Sunday July 22nd medium ride | CANCELLED
Ride cancelled due to rain. Watch the Tour! New route, some gravel, then some rail trail, and a wee bit more gravel. Relaxed pace and quiet roads, this should be a good one 🙂
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Thursday A/B – July 19th, 6:30pm
Should be a fun route with a little bit of everything. We’ll go West to some familiar, but not as frequently-visited roads, followed by a return to the East and then up the Col and the ‘Berg. In keeping with Stage 9 of the Tour earlier this week, there is gravel on this route. Two…
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Social Ride: July 18, 6:30
Wednesday looks like it will be a great day weatherwise. So, I chose a slightly longer route to relax on (bring a light, just in case). It heads south on Watson and comes back on First Line.
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Club TT #3 – July 18/18
The third TT of our 4 event time trial series is this week, with first rider starting at 7:00pm! For 2018: We will be using the same course as last year, on 6th Line East. Note the schedule for the other events in the series: August 15 Time trials are a great way to test…
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Tuesday B Ride: July 17th 2018 – 6:30pm
This one will get us back in under 2 hours. Lots of time to get home before dark. We will work on a steady rotation with short pulls to keep the speed up and the effort consistent. Our goal is a fast and challenging ride without the big surges that drop riders.
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Tuesday A Ride \ July 17, 6:30 pm
By request, up to Oustic, down to Rockwood and continuing along 5th Line with a finish on Hume then Watson Road.