Bit early this week - I’ll be helping out with WoERTC tomorrow evening! (It’s hot so maybe ice cream/gelato stop after?) 

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this weekend’s first road race of the season down in Olds. Shoutout to Jakob Claffey, Dan Zeggelaar, Francesca Seal, Courtney Parker, Mark Adams, and Arun Ward for repping the colours! Speaking of racing, Midweek Racing this week happens at Northlands. Even if you don’t want to race, it’s a great place to check out the scene! Access via Borden Park side. More info here: https://www.emrcracing.com/events-1/criterium-tl8yp

Club Updates:

  1. Skill Clinics continue with the final session being a slow group ride with plenty of time to review. Meet at the research park at 6. 

  2. You have spoken, and it looks option #3 is the winner for the summer jersey! Next step with our designer is getting an actual jersey layout together. 

  3. We have ironed out details with our NEW SPONSOR, Healthcare Solutions. Healthcare Solutions is your one stop home medical, wellness, and rehab store. If you wish to purchase anything online, use ERTC15 at checkout, and if you wish to buy in store, just say you’re with ERTC to receive a 15% discount off any regular priced items.

Racing Updates:

  1. ERTC’s Try Racing Program is back this year. Want to start racing this year? This is where you start! Intake is limited so read and sign up here: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=32008

  2. Midweek racing is at Northlands this week. Register here: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=32170 

  3. The Croken Classic Registration is open! Read more here: https://www.ertc.org/crokenclassic 

Ride Updates:

  1. Lite Hills will be switching to a new route, starting at Muttart. Can’t make the start time and location? Regular hills will continue to be an excellent option for you.

  2. There are usually 2 rides on Saturday, with Regular and ERTC-Lite. These may be split further to ensure that groups stay below our soft-cap of 15 which is about the limit of a group size manageable by 1 ride leader. Make sure you RSVP appropriately. 

Reminders:

  1. All day-to-day club communication takes place on slack - you can join here: https://join.slack.com/t/edmontonroada-7u36621/shared_invite/zt-1t5qvezds-JotWB~e_EJcXrD9NArQarA on slack you can find out about upcoming events, access various chat areas and hang out with other club members! 

  2. All ride planning and updates happen on Strava. Don’t know what that is? Learn more here: https://www.ertc.org/joining-strava if you know what that is, then the link to our strava is here: https://www.strava.com/clubs/ertc - you will need to ask to join and I will let you in once I cross reference you with the membership list. It is highly recommended that you RSVP on strava so that we can plan for an appropriate amount of ride leaders and a suitable route for the group size. 

  3. Midweek racing is back after a 4 year long hiatus. More information and sign-up here: https://www.emrcracing.com/ ERTC has a volunteer commitment in order to participate, but when our dates come up we will put out a call for volunteers. 

  4. Have a friend who isn’t sure about joining? They can sign the trial waiver here: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=31901 for 1 free ride. The ride can be any ride, but a heads up to the ride leader would be appreciated.