Hey everyone!
The Croken Classic this weekend was another success, with over 100 people joining us for a celebration of the spirit of gravel on a cool and calm fall day. A word from Nick, co-organizer and event namesake: Thanks so much to all of the riders and volunteers who made this year's Classic one for the ages. Not only did the weather and Gravel God's smile upon us, so did our generous sponsors!
With the sun setting at 6:30, we continue to wind down weekday activities - as such the weekly updates will become a little more sporadic, only coming out when there are important items for us to get to you.
You might have heard some rumblings about how most of the board of the ABA (our provincial sport organisation) has resigned. Details will be in a following email, including how you can join the board, or help us elect a new board.
Header Photo: Start rollout at this weekend’s Croken Classic, taken by Cody Shimizu
CLUB/EVENT UPDATES:
Nothing for now!
RIDE UPDATES:
October 17: Hill rides pushed back to 5:30PM to account for daylight. Bring lights, as there isn’t much of it left. You WILL be riding in the dark this week.
Weekend rides will now be more sporadic based on temperature and weather. Strava will always be up-to-date.
RACE UPDATES:
Last Edmonton ABA CX Race October 12/13 at Argyll - https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/aba-home
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!