Hey Everyone!

This past weekend was a busy one, even though fall is in full swing, we won’t let cooler temperatures stop us!

Sunday saw the return of our annual School of Cross Cyclocross race. Usually I organise and direct the race, but due to a poorly timed flu, I was unable to direct day of, and having handed over the organising reins to Kurt, who has plenty of experience organising and directing races in my place, so hats off to him that the day went smoothly, with no panicked calls while I was in bed! 

Congratulations to Nick Croken and Nina Karpoff on the birth of their little baby boy, Otto Cassian Karpoff Croken, Born Friday at 6:08PM, weighing in at 7lb3oz. Everybody is home and doing well now. Nick notes that with the birth of the little one, it is definitely a reason to add another few bikes to their collection! 

CLUB/EVENT UPDATES:

  • October 12: Our Croken Classic Gravel Race is back again this year and registration is now open! With the birth of Nick and Nina’s little one, we need a little extra help this year! The event needs no introduction, but in case you wanted to learn more or register, do so here: https://www.ertc.org/crokenclassic volunteer here: https://volunteersignup.org/REBH4

  • The clothing restock is in! Missed the order deadline or new to the club? Check out our webstore to buy some kit! https://www.ertc.org/teamkit

RIDE UPDATES:

  • September 26: Hill rides pushed back to 5:30PM to account for daylight. Bring Lights!

  • Weekend rides will now be more sporadic based on temperature and weather. Strava will always be up-to-date.

  • Interested in CX Intervals on Tuesdays? Check out YEG Cross https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635190320143436 

RACE UPDATES:

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!