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WEEKLY RIDE POSTS

Sunday August 9th, 8am – Moderate Gravel Ride

Rich L August 6, 2020 August 9, 2020Rides, Sunday Gravel

6:30am update: 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!
Alright, let’s try this again, shall we?
The gravel rides continue! And who else would you expect to lead a gravel ride than your friendly neighbourhood gravel nut?

Start time: 8am

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

We’ll be meeting separately from the ‘Leisurely’ riders. Our meeting place will be the North end of the parking lot (see image below).

We’re going to explore the Walter Bean Trail through KW, heading there via the Kissing Bridge Trailway, and heading home along some gravel roads to the west of the city. We’ll stop for refreshments at about the 51km mark. The official end point will be at Speedvale Rd and Elmira Rd N.

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.

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

Sunday August 2nd 8:00 AM Gravel Ride – Leisurely 82K

Meg T July 30, 2020 August 2, 2020Rides, Sunday M&M

RIDE CANCELLED Dirt roads and trail sections will be a slippery mess this morning and the Radar says there’s a bit more rain still to come. We’ll try again next week.

ORIGINAL POST

Being as it’s the long week-end, we’ll make the leisurely gravel ride a bit longer this week.

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.

Sunday July 26th 8:00 AM Gravel Ride – Leisurely 70K

Meg T July 25, 2020 July 25, 2020Rides, Sunday L&F

SRCC Gravel rides are now an official addition to club offerings, what a year! This is a nice route out of Guelph for some tried and true off pavement riding. Pace will be a leisurely low 20s kph average.

Start Time: 8:00 AM, please be ready to pedal then.

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

We are required to meet separately from the ‘Moderate’ gravel riders. Our group will be at the south end of the parking lot by the building. See below.

The gravel route is a nice one that uses some Kissing Bridge Trailway and a lot of gravel roads up and around Elora & Fergus.

There will be a coffee/snack stop in Elora

To join this ride, you need to fill in the sign-up form and the link is HERE

You need to follow all the instructions in that link to join the ride. We are capped at 12 riders total – the form will disappear once we have a full roster.

The weather is looking good with a nice starting temperature and then rising. Bring lots of water and electrolytes. See you then!

Sunday July 26th 8:00 AM Gravel Ride – Moderate 82K

Lorenz July 25, 2020 July 25, 2020Rides, Sunday L&F

This Sunday is the first official day of club rides in 2020 and the first official club gravel rides (not counting the BGR event last year).

Start Time: 8:00 AM, please be ready to pedal then.

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

We are required to meet separately from the ‘Leisurely’ gravel riders. Our group will be at the north end of the parking lot. See below.

The gravel route is a nice one that uses some Kissing Bridge Trailway and a lot of gravel roads up and around Elora & Fergus.

There will be a coffee/snack stop in Elora

To join this ride, you need to fill in the sign-up form and the link is HERE

You need to follow all the instructions in that link to join the ride. We are capped at 12 riders total – the form will disappear once we have a full roster.

The weather is looking good with a nice starting temperature and then rising. Bring lots of water and electrolytes. See you then!

SRCC Big Gravel Ride 2020!

Meg T May 28, 2020 May 29, 2020News, Rides

COVID-19 Version

This Club Event was originally planned for Sunday June 7th, 2020. But… well, you know.

Obviously we will not be riding this together as a club or in groups, but whenever you like, just go ride the route on your own or with those in your bubble. It’s a real treat of a route and we think you’re going to love it.

We had such a great event last year on a 70 km route that was almost entirely inside Guelph, we thought we would try one that was almost entirely outside of Guelph. And like last year, we guarantee there will be sections that are unknown territory for you.

About the route: It’s 75.8 km long – 63% of it is unpaved (47.8 km). In the middle there is one very long, continuous 27.5 km gravel section – bolt on your gravel aero bars! The start and finish currently are at the Boathouse (yes, you can SD an ice cream there). The official club event was planned to have been ‘from and to’ Fixed Gear Brewing. As of the time of this posting you can’t SD a beer at FGB, but they are doing take-away! Please support our sponsors…responsibly.

Several club members have ridden this already and small tweaks have been made. A few veteran P2A types have weighed in and given their seal of approval. The route is really good!

Get out and ride this when you can. Take snacks as there is nothing en route. A rest stop was planned at County of Wellington Forest Tract Benham at kilometer 31.9 in the small parking lot, but now you’re on your own.

“Get on your bikes and ride!” – Freddie Mercury

Volunteers Wanted!

Lorenz July 3, 2019 July 8, 2019News

Can’t ride the Big Gravel Ride this Sunday July 7th for one reason or another but really want to be involved or just want to give back to the club?

No problem!

Come on out and volunteer for the riders at the rest station for one and a half hours. You’ll have a good time doing it and the weather is promising to be ideal!

Contact Meg at meg@guelphcyclingclub.ca and let her know you’re interested in helping out!

Reminder: SRCC Big Gravel Ride Sunday July 7th 2019

Rusty Knutts June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019Rides, Sunday M&M

Not this Sunday but the next!

Be sure to join in for this very unique ride. We guarantee you will be riding in places you’ve never ridden before!

The Essentials:
A 70 km Multi Surface Ride in and around Guelph.
Start and finish is at Fixed Gear Brewing (our newest sponsor!)
Pre-registration is available HERE
Please sign up so that we can make all necessary arrangements to accommodate all riders.

The Details:

70km route, 62km of which are within city limits!
Free parking, gear storage on site, and family-friendly
Three groups of various paces: Leisurely, Medium, and Fast, with a staggered start to finish at a similar time
- 9:00 AM Leisurely pace with Meg Thorburn
- 9:30 AM Medium pace with your VP, Rich Lyle
- 9:45 AM “Fast” pace with the Prez, James ‘CX’ Fedosov
Open to Club Members only (another great reason to join!)
Post ride food courtesy of ‘Street Food Guelph’ (available to purchase).
One complimentary beer from FGB (thanks, Fixed Gear!) then cash bar
Non-club members, friends, and family are more than welcome to join us after for food and drink
Rain or shine
Please note there are no other official club rides on this date

We think you’ll love the route, and we know you’ll love the company, so come join the fun!