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July “try-a-rides” on the 23rd and 26th
The OCA allows non-members to participate in one club activity per year, as a chance to try out a club and group riding. We’ve set our two available dates for this month on Sunday the 23rd (shorter “B” ride), and Wednesday the 26th. If you’ve always wondered what a club ride is like, then this is your…
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Thursday MTB Ride, July 20, 6:00 pm/6:30 pm
Hey Everyone, The weather is iffy but hopefully we’ll get a ride in. Details: Ride description and map Joel
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Thursday July 20th A/B ride | 6:30pm
UPDATE: No, not rain…Campbellville Rd underpass under the 401 is out. The alternate is Left onto Appleby from Campbellville, Right onto Limestone, Right onto Canyon, Left onto Campbell and continue with the ride. This one’s for Gabhan. He tried to make this ride happen a few times this season but it rained. Major decent down…
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Club TT #3 – Wed July 19/17
The third TT of our 4 event time trial series is this week, with first rider starting at 7:00pm! For 2017: Due to the ongoing road closure on 4th Line, 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…
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Wednesdsay July 19th, 2017 Ride
This is a simple ride on mostly quiet roads. The ride will end at Victoria and Conservation Rd. Bring Lights and cross your fingers for good weather – call will be made at 5 PM or so.
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Tuesday July 18th A ride | 6:30pm
A little bit different for this week, heading down near Valens. Bring lights!
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Tuesday B ride – July 18 @ 6:30
Lets go in a different direction tonight. We will go single file along Townline and also for the short stretch on Hwy 35. Its a longer ride so bring lights just in case but for once it looks like we are going to get nice weather!
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Monday local MTB ride | July 17th, 6:30pm
Alex is back again for a Monday MTB ride out to Arkell. Meet at the Boathouse (on Gordon St.). We’ve had a bit of rain, but the trails should be fine by this evening. Should be a fun time, all club members welcome!
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Sunday, July 16th Medium Ride: 9:00am
Sunday’s medium ride will be a Southwest loop around Valens Conservation Area. As mentioned in GC’s post, the weather call will be made by 8:00am.
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Sunday July 16th long ride | 9am
RIDE IS ON. We did this route last year, with a bit of a… ahem… hike-a-bike around km 85. That’s been taken out, so it should be smooth sailing. The forecast is 50/50, but the official call will be made at 8am at the latest.
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Thursday MTB Ride, July 13, CANCELLED
Hey Everyone, The rain is back for another Thursday đ See you next week! Joel
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Thursday July 13th A/B ride | 6:30pm
RIDE CANCELLED. It’s not raining now, but there is a very good chance that it will during the ride. Rest assured that some die-hards will be out, so feel free to show up to the library at 6:30 for an unofficial ride!
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BikeMaps.org
We’d like to make people aware of https://bikemaps.org/, “a crowdsource tool for global mapping of cycling safety”. You can report near-misses, bike thefts, etc. here, and be made aware of hot spots. Also, look to http://guelph.ca/2017/07/bike-survey/ to have your say about the new pilot project on Gordon street. Thanks @guelphbikes for the continued advocacy!
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Tuesday A Ride | July 11, 6:30 pm
As requested, Megaloops are back. This route is comprised of two 21 km loops. Unlike G Lake loops, we don’t stop after completing a lap. It’s one continuous ride. Like G Lake, we can divide the group in two and have one chase the other. This format encourages cooperation and organization within the groups.
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Sunday July 9th 9:00 am Long ride New route!
Radar now shows some possible rain coming in that may or may not hit us, but is all coming the direction we were going. will likey hit at 9:00 but then we are clear. Lets do Dundas and stay dry. Very scenic ride will be a nice day