Back to your regularly scheduled update timing! Shoutouts to all of our members who participated in the Urban Fondo / Nationals This weekend, with congratulations to Francesca Seal with her 20th in the Elite Women’s Road Race, and in the 107km Fondo, Scott Klarenbach with 2nd Place Overall, Jordon with 7th Overall, and in the 64km, Igor with his 1st Place Male (3rd Place Overall).

Club Updates:

  1. Kit ordering cutoff is in 4 days. Check out our kit selection here: https://www.rogellicanada.com/ertc 

  2. ERTC has already secured a spot at the time of this writing on the patio of Blowers and Grafton for prime front seats to the evening’s action packed races. Come cheer on the best men and women in Canada in the Criterium! Jakob will be racing for survival and you can also watch me race for 5 laps before I get pulled. 

  3. Due to tons of feedback, we are letting you vote between the top 2 options for the jersey: https://forms.gle/EJCpdYwqUSJWYv4Z7 

Racing Updates:

  1. Next Race up is the Canada Day Criterium - it’s a great place to get your feet wet with racing, as well as a great way to spend a day as there are tons of bike-interested people and a community hosted BBQ and beer garden! https://www.juventus.ab.ca/canada-day-criterium 

  2. 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

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

Ride Updates:

  1. All rides going as normal. There may be a special edition ride on Holiday Monday. 

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.

  5. 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. Check them out here: https://healthcaresolutions.ca/