Hey Everyone!
We are still in a bit of a holding pattern, waiting for the roads to be cleaner before we start our our menu of rides in earnest.
Photo: Lyndon enjoying the full sunlight and warm days. Photo Credit: Nick Croken
Club Updates:
Our Skill Sessions will take place once the roads have been swept and the evenings are warm. While I am no fortune teller, it is likely safe to say that we will either start on April 29, or May 6. We will be putting together a learning plan shortly.
Our early season bike maintenance is happening, however we are still in the process of tying down the exact day. Once we have everything hammered out, expect to see an RSVP and schedule. It is looking like a Friday at this point.
Our Season Opener Social is on May 2, at Plaza Bowling, at 7PM, for $5 you get a drink, shoe rental, snacks, and 3 hours of bowling time. A meal is not included, so please come fed, or Plaza Bowl will accept deliveries for pizza, etc. You can RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ertc-season-kick-off-tickets-1312011414459 and guests are welcome, but they will have to bring $10. The coupon code for a discounted entry is available with the email this is attached to.
This is also a reminder to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info
Ride Updates:
All rides are very much route dependent, as nothing has been swept yet. As such, any rides we do will be highly modified to suit the riding conditions. All official rides will be posted on strava, but as a member, you can always post a pickup ride.
The only hill ride that is happening for now is Reverse Route, very shortened (Gallagher and Legislature) as it is the only transit route that has been swept so far.
Racing Updates:
Learn to Race Seminars put on by the ABA are now posted at https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/learn-to-race-calendar - If you have not held a license before and want to race this year, we cover the cost of these seminars. Just shoot me an email if you are interested. These are going to be the cheapest and easiest upgrade points you’ll ever get!
Remember to sign up for your racing license if you are wanting to race this year at https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=37150
If you are interested in racing and haven’t before we will be arranging an information session soon. If you are interested in racing this season and haven’t held a license before, you quality for our Intro to Racing Program - you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/TViRPiGo1pqd6zEr9
First Race of the Year is Hay City, May 3, down in Calgary. More info here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/alberta-race-calendar
General Reminders:
Official Rides are posted on strava. If you haven’t requested to join, please do so here: https://www.strava.com/clubs/2845 if you’ve applied and haven’t heard back, e-mail me, but first, make sure your strava name matches your registration name.
Day to day communication and general chatter is via slack. You can join here: https://join.slack.com/t/edmontonroada-7u36621/shared_invite/zt-1t5qvezds-JotWB~e_EJcXrD9NArQarA - this is where you can get real time updates about unofficial rides, talk bikes with club members, and sell your stuff to other club members! If you identify as female and would like to be included in the WoERTC communications and event announcements, please message Heather Curtis on Slack to be added to the private WoERTC channel. Please remember to use the “reply in thread” feature when using it!
Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!