A big final weekend of skinny tire events with Amanda, Dakota, and Jakob representing ERTC at Track Provincials (Hey now, sometimes the T means something…) Check out the race report from Amanda! - Race report!!! ERTC does Track Provincials!! Amanda, Dakota, and Jakob rode this weekend and represented in a mix of endurance and sprint events. Both guys did their first track provs ever and did well! Jakob raced almost everything, and is the new Men’s Elite scratch race Provincial Champion and podiumed in the IP and Elimination. Dakota raced the IP, points, and TT and beat his target IP time by 15 seconds. I showed up and got no PBs but gave some hard efforts after taking off most of the summer from hard training due to medical stuff so count it as a win.
The Social Event this weekend was also a success with ~15 people showing up and having a great time over beverages and BBQ!
Club Updates:
ERTC will be hosting coached CX skill sessions September 5 and 12th in the evening. Spots are limited and we would like them to first time crossers or with less than a season under their belt. E-mail me to express interest along with your CX experience and I will let you know if you are in or waitlisted. Even if you have some experience please email me if you are interested to get on the waitlist.
August 31 - Women’s Shop Night at Cranky’s with special guests: 15% off regular price parts and accessories and a meet and greet with 2028 Olympic Hopefuls Anne-Marie Dumont and Erica Rieder - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ladies-night-at-crankys-bike-shop-unity-square-tickets-696835071457?aff=oddtdtcreator
September 17 - School of Cross, our CX race is now needing volunteers - see volunteersignup here: https://volunteersignup.org/KPY9Y
Race / Event Updates:
Sorry, you’re going to have to choose your adventure this week!
August 30 - Midweek CX - This week it’s Capilano, 7:00pm start. ALL ERTC MEMBERS RACE FREE. Just say you’re with ERTC.
August 30 - The last midweek race is a hill climb, you’ve practiced every Thursday for this! https://www.emrcracing.com/
September 2-3 - First CX races of the season - Tubs on Tubs / VeloCX - https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/calendar
Ride Updates:
YEGCROSS Continues (led by Robin Baille who you may have seen at hills once in a while) hosts cyclocross based interval workouts. These meet at Kinsmen starting at 6pm. It is recommended that you come with at least 20 minutes of warm up in your legs. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635190320143436 you will need to ask to be part of the group. Intervals at the research park on Tuesdays CONTINUE for now.
Reminders:
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!
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.
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.
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/