gravel
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Sunday Gravel Ride FGB Start | June 18th 8:00AM
Fixed Gear Brewing start and finish for Father’s Day! Alma street location. It’s your day dad (thanks Hallmark!). Have the whole famdamily meet you at FGB after the ride you’ve deserved all year long… on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning no less! You’ll be home in time for lunch! Or stay for barley sandwiches and…
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CANCELLED: Sunday Gravel Ride | June 11 8:00AM
7:30AM: RIDE IS CANCELLED. While it might not rain, it’s probably going to rain. You’re welcome to ride on your own – I’d bring the rain jacket, if you do. With the (really fun!) BGR under our belt-less bibs, let’s tackle another longer gravel ride this Sunday. The air quality will hopefully be improving a…
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The 2023 BGR | Sunday June 4th
It’s GCC’s 5th Annual Big Gravel Ride! And like always, we promise that many of you will ride in some places that you have never been before! About the route: 104km long. The start and finish are at our sponsor, Fixed Gear Brewing. There are four speed groups. Each with a different start time: Moderate, Quick,…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | May 28th 8:00AM
It’s looking like a nice day for a long-ish gravel ride in preparation for next week’s BGR! But you’ll still be home in time for lunch! Bring a small snack for a real brief trail side nature break at the snow mobile bridge at Wilson’s Flats and then a few sheckles for a proper Coffee…
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Wednesday Gravel Ride | May 17 6:30PM
Cool but sunny… looks like a great night for a gravel ride! This is a fun early season route for the first of the 2023 season. Three speed groups. Load the route on your bike computer if you have one, here’s how. Bringing lights is always a good idea. Disclaimer: Depending on rider turn out, some…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | May 14th 9:00AM
Graveliers celebrate Mother’s Day, thanks Hallmark! Forecast is looking nice for this Mother’s day ride, but Saturday’s overnight low is only 1°C. Meaning –> chilly morning. Can’t see the hourly prediction at the time of posting. This may get adjusted again. Check back to be sure of our start time. Bring your own snacks for…
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The 29th Annual Paris to Ancaster Race Report
Photos and names have been fully used without permission. It’s also likely that some shout-outs were missed. Hate mail can be sent to Erik Holbik. Although the day started with a beautiful sunrise, we could no longer run from the weather forecast. Overcast, rain, and 9° Celsius: a charming day for a bike ride through…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | May 7, 9:00am
UPDATE: We have a new route due to the forecast. The weather system is moving in from the west and looking daunting, but exact timing is uncertain. We will employ the ‘Red October’ protocol of riding toward it, meeting it head on. This allows us to retreat in the dry when necessary. We might get…
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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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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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UPDATE: Remote Start Sunday Gravel Ride | October 23rd 10:30AM
The weather is looking fantastic for a Gravel Ride this Sunday! Folks have been asking for another Remote Start ever since we rode out of Creemore, so we’re going to the Grey Highlands! START LOCATION & ROUTE UPDATE: We have learned that there is a major bridge out on our original planned route. We will…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | Oct 2nd, 11:00 AM
This is quite a Sunday for gravel riders – a lot of our regulars are at the Hardwood O-Cup CX race, the Bruce Gran Fondo, the Ganny Enduro … but for those of us staying local, it looks like a lovely, albeit cool, day and I look forward to sharing it with you! We’ll head…
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CANCELLED: Sunday Gravel Ride | September 25th 11:00AM
WEATHER UPDATE: Cancelled. Cold we can deal with, but cold and wet is just not pleasant. Things are looking a hair better, but it’s still raining and everything is saturated. No matter what, we will be gritty and wet, and therefore cold and miserable the whole ride. I hate cancelling, but you’re drive train and…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | Sept 11 8:00am
Once again, we’re heading out to the copious amount of gravel roads NE of Guelph and making our way into Hillsburgh. Its going to be a spectacular day, so make sure you sunscreen up and bring lots of water. According to RWGPS, this route is 2/3 gravel, which is a good thing, since this is…
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Sunday Gravel Ride | Sept 4th 8AM
RIDE IS ON! Its’ grey and overcast, but there is no rain according to the radar for sometime. It’s the Labour Day long weekend, or the ‘real’ start to the year as I like to call it. And if you were planning on avoiding driving amongst the crazed masses, this gravel ride might be just…
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Wednesday Gravel Ride | August 31st 6:00pm
We said we were done with these, but the crowd cried out for more… you asked for it, you got it! The limiting factor is that the sun sets at 7:57 pm… we can make that work! The weather is looking ideal for a gravel ride. Bringing lights is always a good idea. Load the…