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Sunday Gravel Ride | July 25th, 8:00 am

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RIDE CANCELLED   Slick mucky trails and a few other compounding factors have led to the cancellation of this ride. We’ll try this route another time. The road ride is still on.

This is a slightly longish one but has a perfectly placed snack stop halfway in Elmira. If you’ve never been around the Floradale reservoir or through Wilson Flats (backwards – this time) you’re in for a treat. We also cut through Edna and Daniel Martin’s Mennonite Maple Syrup farm. Sorry, no Sunday sales. Too bad, a little syrup in your water = yum + zip!

There are two groups: recreational and intermediate. Both use the same route at different paces. Check the schedule for complete details.

Recreational Gravel: 21-24 km/h average
Intermediate Gravel: 24-26 km/h average

Check back for weather cancellation posted no later than 7:00 AM.

Advance sign-up required. Click here: Sunday Gravel Rides. You will have to create an account on Signup.com

Start time: please be ready to pedal at 8:00 AM

Start location: The Guelph Youth Music Centre – GYMC

Sunday 07/18 Gravel- 8:00am

A slightly different route for this weekend’s Gravel sampling. We’ll head northeast along some of the familiar roads of last year’s Big Gravel Ride. Then we’ll turn north and hit the rail trail heading into Fergus, with a slight detour to the Belwood Country Market for a refreshment stop (butter tarts highly recommended!). We’ll then turn westward on the Elora Cataract Trail and take it most of the way into Elora, before turning south and heading back along the Guelph-Elora Trail and back to the start.

There are two groups: recreational and intermediate. Both use the same route at different paces. Check the schedule for complete details.

Recreational Gravel: 21-24 km/h average
Intermediate Gravel: 24-26 km/h average

Weather is, like all rides it seems lately, iffy. Hopefully the forecast improves! Check back for weather cancellation posted no later than 7:00 AM. Weather looks great today, now! No rain forecasted until 5pm!

Advance sign-up required. Click here: Sunday Gravel Rides. You will have to create an account on Signup.com

Start time: Please be ready to pedal at 8:00 AM

Start location: The Guelph Youth Music Centre – GYMC

Sunday Gravel Ride | July 4th, 8:00 am

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A chilled plate begins this multi course affair with an amuse bouche of G2G followed by some Wilson Flats. The meat and potatoes of the ride are grass fed and northern, pairing well with Carroll’s Creek’s eau de swamp. We’ll then sample a midway snack (literally) at The Right Spot in Alma. Irvine Bridge is a delicious entree before a dual sampling of both of Elora’s rail trails with just a hint of Fergusian reduction. A seldom used Side Rd 6 North is a welcome digestif for the ride south. And the Speed River Trail is the dessert course that brings us back to the GYMC in time for a hot lunch. Vegan option available. Definitely contains nuts.

There are two groups: recreational and intermediate. Both use the same route at different paces. Check the schedule for complete details.

Recreational Gravel: 21-24 km/h average
Intermediate Gravel: 24-26 km/h average

Check back for weather cancellation posted no later than 7:00 AM.

Advance sign-up required. Click here: Sunday Gravel Rides. You will have to create an account on Signup.com

Start time: please be ready to pedal at 8:00 AM

Start location: The Guelph Youth Music Centre – GYMC

Sunday Gravel – June 27th, 8:00am

Morning update: weather looks great! See you at the start!
Welcome to the first Sunday Gravel rides of the 2021 season!
We’re going to take in some rail trail and excellent dirt roads northwest of the city. We’ll stop in Elmira for a refreshment break and a water refill.

We will have two groups, an intermediate and a recreational ride. Both groups will use the same route, but at different paces. Check the schedule for full details.

Intermediate Gravel: 24-26 km/h average
Recreational Gravel: 21-24 km/h average

This ride requires sign-up in advance. Click here: Sunday Gravel Rides. Sign-up does require you to create an account on Signup.com.

This ride is open to SRCC members only. If you have not signed up to be a club member, you can do so HERE.

Start of the Sunday Gravel Rides is at the Guelph Youth Music Centre, Please be ready to pedal at 8:00am. Arrive early and ensure you are in the group area that you signed up for. Meg will be leading the Recreational ride, and Rich will be leading the Intermediate ride.

Official end of the ride will be at Paisley Road and Imperial Road.

Pending the weather forecast, an official go/no-go call for these rides wil lbe made no later than 7am on Sunday.

Sunday Nov 29th, 12 Noon Gravel Ride

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Well here’s one for the record books. The weather for this Sunday is looking good – sunny with a high of 7 – so a gravel riding we will go! But it’s still chilly by usual standards, dress appropriately – a later start at noon should help some.

There will be a snack stop in Elmira – the ‘Local Renaissance’ cafe has been confirmed to be open. Bring cash/card and a mask for that.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 12 Noon – Mornings are much colder now!

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

Sunday Nov 15th Gravel Ride

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According to the forecast there most likely will not be a club gravel ride this Sunday. If for some miraculous reason the weather completely turns around, we will quickly post a ride. Check back if that should happen.

It should also be noted that we will keep trying to hold gravel rides until we can’t anymore. Limiting factors will be snow, rain, or temperatures below 5 degrees. After that you’re on your own out in the cold or on the road to Watopia.

Hope to see you soon, Rusty K.

Sunday Nov 8th 11 AM Gravel Ride

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The weather for this Sunday’s Gravel ride is looking quite ideal considering last year on this date it didn’t get above zero.

There will be a snack stop in Elora. Bring cash/card and a mask for that.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 11 AM – Mornings are colder now!

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

The route:

Sunday Nov 1st 11 AM Gravel Ride

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RIDE CANCELLED – We’ll try this one again next week.

Original Post: The forecast for this Sunday’s Gravel ride is “rain showers or flurries ” – so most likely will not run. Which will give you a chance to sleep in after too many mini Mars bars plus the time change and let you dream of this route running under (what is currently predicted to be) much warmer and better conditions next week.

Cancellation announcement for this ride will be made no later than 10 AM.

There will be a snack stop in Elora. Bring cash/card and a mask for that.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 11 AM – Mornings are colder now!

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

The route:

Sunday Oct 11th 11 AM Gravel Ride – All Members

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11 AM Start – Don’t Forget!

This Sunday’s Gravel ride is a long-ish one. For those who missed the Floridale excursion a few weeks ago here’s another chance, yet a completely different route and direction.

We will have a ‘carry your own’ snack stop on the damn at Lake Belwood and a rest/re-fuel stop at the ‘Right Spot’ in Alma at halfway. Bring cash/card and a mask for that.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 11 AM – Mornings are colder now!

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

The route:

Sunday Oct 4th 11 AM Gravel Ride – All Members

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RIDE CANCELLED – too wet and cold = frowny faces

This Sunday’s 70km Gravel ride is last year’s BGR (Big Gravel Ride) club event in reverse! This in-town multi surface route is best ridden when Guelphites are shuttered – the forecast is promising that at this point. If you didn’t ride this last year then you will be discovering some hidden gems in your own backyard. And if you did ride it last year, taking it the other way ’round will feel totally different!

However, the weather is looking less than optimal at this point. Final weather call will be made no later than 10 AM.

We have a rest/re-fuel stop in Farnham at 30 km. Bring cash/card and a mask.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 11 AM – Mornings are colder now!

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

The route:

Sunday Sept 27th 9 AM Gravel Ride – All Members

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This Sunday’s Gravel ride will take us south through some places you may not have been before. Weather is looking to be nice and warm with a high of 26 degrees. The start might be coolish – dress appropriately.

We have a rest/re-fuel stop at 45 km at the Danish Place (bring cash/card and a mask). Check out their menu here.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 9 AM

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre

Register HERE. Note: All steps in the form must be completed!

The ride is capped at 15 participants. Once the cap is reached, the registration link will automatically close.

The route:

Sunday Sept 6th 8 AM Gravel Ride – All Members

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Sunday Gravel Rides will continue into October

This ride will take us to beautiful downtown Floradale. Also through Yatton, Elmira, West Montrose, Winterbourne, Wissenburg and Ariss before returning back to Guelph.

If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 8:00am

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre (not the library). Plenty of parking for those arriving by car.

Register HERE. All steps in the form MUST be completed.

The ride is capped at 15. Once the cap is reached, the sign-up form will automatically close.

There will be a refreshments stop in Elmira at the Cafe ‘Local Renaissance’ at 53.5km. Bring cash or card and a mask.

Final call regarding weather cancellation will be made no later than 7am on Sunday morning.

The Route.

SRCC Big Gravel Ride 2020!

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We’re doing it again (again).

We had such a great event last year on a 70 km route which was almost entirely inside Guelph, we thought we would try one almost entirely outside of Guelph. And like last year, we guarantee there will be sections that are unknown territory for you.You may recall we posted this as a ride-it-by-yourself COVID version earlier this year, well now we will ride it as a club as permitted by provincial and OCA guidelines.

About the route: It’s 79.3 km long – 63% of it is unpaved. In the middle there is one very long, continuous 27.5 km gravel section – bolt on your gravel aero bars! The start and finish are at Fixed Gear Brewing, our sponsor. We have spots for up to 12 in each of the three speed groups, Fast, Medium and Leisurely, so sign up soon to insure you get a spot! Several club members have ridden this already and given their seal of approval. The route is really good!

Here are the details for our second-annual BGR

The Essentials:

August 30th, 2020, start and finish at Fixed Gear Brewing

First wave leaves at 8:00 AM

Pre-registration is mandatory and available HERE

The Details:

  • We are limited to how many people can be accommodated at Fixed Gear post ride as per current Health regulations, so, participants only.
  • Please note there are no other official club rides on this date
  • Rain or shine
  • 80km route
  • Free parking, gear storage on site, arrive early to stow some gear
  • Three groups of various paces: Leisurely, Medium, and Fast
  • Staggered start to finish at a similar time
    • 8:00 am Leisurely pace
    • 8:10 am Medium pace
    • 8:20 am Fast pace
  • The BGR 2020 is open to SRCC Club Members only
  • Post ride food provided by SRCC
  • Bring cash or card for post ride bevies
  • Bring a mask as it’s necessary when passing through the Fixed Gear Brewing building

Hope to see you there!

Your SRCC Board

Sunday Aug 23rd 8 AM Gravel Ride

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Sunday gravel rides continue! This gravel ride is for all members. If the group splits, we will regroup throughout the ride and no one will be left behind. Try loading the course into your bike computer if you have one. RWGPS has lots of on-line help.

Start time: 8:00am

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre (not the library). Plenty of parking for those arriving by car.

To sign up for this ride, you must complete the registration form found HERE. All steps in the form MUST be completed.

The ride is capped at 15. Once the cap is reached, the sign-up form will automatically close.

There will be a refreshments stop in Bellwood at the halfway point. Bring cash or card and a mask. Best butter tarts around!

Final call regarding weather cancellation will be made no later than 7am on Sunday morning.

The Route.

Sunday 08/16, 8am – 84km Gravel Combined Ride

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Morning update: RIDE IS ON. Radar showing a slight chance of rain toward the tail end of the ride, but hopefully we luck out like last week.
The popular Sunday gravel rides continue, and with an updated format! We will be hosting a single gravel ride for all members to join, and this will be the format for the remainder of the season. The maximum pace for the ride will average 24-27kmh. If the group splits, we will regroup regularly throughout the route, so that the various pace groups can recombine and so no one is left behind!

Start time: 8:00am

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre (not the library). Plenty of parking for those arriving by car.

To sign up for this ride, you must complete the registration form found HERE.
All steps in the form MUST be completed.


The maximum number of riders able to join will be 15. Once the cap is reached, the sign-up form will automatically close.

We will have an early-ish refreshments stop, as there will not really be anywhere later in the ride to refill and refuel. We’ll stop briefly in Elora around the 33km mark.

Final call regarding the weather will be made no later than 7am on Sunday morning.

Sunday August 9th 8:00 AM Gravel Ride – Leisurely 82K

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Radar is showing a bit of rain toward the start of the ride, but clearing shortly after. Might be a little damp at the start, but it’ll be gorgeous after. RIDE IS ON!

Lets’ try this again. This is last weeks cancelled gravel ride redux. It’s looking good for this Sunday and we’re excited about this route.

Start time: 8 AM 

Start location: Guelph Youth Music Centre (not the library). Plenty of parking for those arriving by car. 

We’ll be meeting separately from the ‘Moderate’ riders. Our meeting place will be the South end of the parking lot near the building (see image below). 

We’re going to head up the Kissing Bridge trail, over the ‘Flat Side of the Bridge’, check out Sandy Hills, then wind our way over to Elora for a nice coffee break at about the 50 km mark.  We’ll aim for a 22-24 kph average, depending on the makeup of the ride. 

To join the ride, you will need to complete and submit the sign-up form, found HERE. All steps listed in the form MUST be completed.

Check back here for weather cancellation announcement, it will be posted no less than one hour before the ride.

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