Hey Everyone!
As usual, when there is only 6 days left till one of our races (IT’S THIS WEEKEND!!! AAHHHHHHHHH), I will dedicate the entire intro to begging for help.
We need at least 1 first aider and ideally 2 (so that we have shifts or can race), who are comfortable with treating wounds and maybe making a sling for a broken collarbone. Everything else we will call 911 for. We also need course marshals, which sit at crossings with trails and are able to stop walkers and other trail users for a bit of time so that racers can come through.
Volunteer Signup here: volunteersignup.org/DBFX8
Preliminary Tech Guide Here (remember to read this before signing up to volunteer!): https://www.ertc.org/soc
Race Registration here: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=29563
Updates:
September 13 and September 20 - We will be hosting a cyclocross skills session at Hawrelak park, meeting at the main parking lot, at 6:30. This is completely separate from YEGCross and will not feature intervals at all. You should come to this if you plan on doing any midweek or weekend cross, as we will go through mounting and dismounting, as well as barriers and cornering. Bring a MTB, Gravel or CX bike. These sessions will be led by Sarah Gilchrist, Who is both Pan-am CX Champ and Masters CX Champ. https://www.strava.com/clubs/2845/group_events/1242838
The webstore is currently up for orders - note that there is a 10-12 week delivery time on any orders. https://www.rogellicanada.com/ertc if you want winter items, this is the only time you will be able to order and have it come in the timeframe that you will need it for. Webstore closes on September 15.
The Croken Classic Gravel Race is now live and accepting registrants. Tell your gravel curious friends. No race license required! No ABA Club Membership either, but everyone getting this email is one ;) Want to know more or register? https://www.ertc.org/crokenclassic
Interested in cross but don’t know where to start? Join the #cross-is-coming slack channel here: https://edmontonroada-7u36621.slack.com/archives/C03TPTGKZT4 for all updates and ask all of your CX related questions there!
Weekend rides will go as long as there is interest, however many of our ride leaders prefer riding cross. Not interested in cross but interested in continuing to ride on the weekends? Be a ride leader! Let me know if you are interested, as there are definitely people who prefer the smoothness of pavement to grass!
Think you've got all the skills you need for CX under your belt and want a workout instead? YEG Cross is back this week. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635190320143436
Wednesday Night Worlds is at Argyll this week at 7:00pm. ERTC Folks can race for free (I’ve already paid for you!)
Friendly reminder to join slack here: https://join.slack.com/t/edmontonroada-7u36621/shared_invite/zt-r9cz31ub-0OIcKY_Ow33BJCw_yyAQCg
Friendly reminder to join strava for all ride updates: https://www.strava.com/clubs/ertc