Hey Folks! Something a little different this week - It was surprising to see so many ERTCers signed up for The Range Gravel Race this weekend despite not having a “G” in our name! Shout out to:
Agnieszka Dobrski, Kurt Beaudoin (Winner of Men’s Rodeo Distance), Anna Rogers (3rd Place Women Rustler), Kathryn Durell, Angela Rosebrugh, Tara Chahl, Teresa Popowicz, Brian Bell, Andras Marosi, Joe Mauricio, Wanda Mauricio, Mark Adams, Gavin Radzick, and David Jaeger for throwing your hat into the ring and braving a hot, dusty course!
CLUB UPDATES:
We’ve updated our ride and pace descriptions, please have a read and I hope it inspires you to come to a ride you haven’t been to before!
RIDE UPDATES:
Rides outside of the city above 30C will have their route modified to have a water stop with shade once every hour. Rides within the city we encourage you to leave the ride as needed to find shade or water.
Track Fridays continues this Friday (July 26) - see strava for details.
RACE UPDATES:
Interested in racing midweeks? Check out https://www.emrcracing.com/ and https://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=534&BT=10&Ev=21665 to sign up. All Try-Racing Members get entry for free.
Peloton’s Critical Double Header Down in Calgary: 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.
The membership cards are here! If you have been attending rides you may have already gotten one, but if you haven’t they will be carried by all the ride leaders so if it is your first ride, just ask, they will probably have some on them! We will not be mailing these out to you, so the only way to get one is to show up on a ride. Remember to fill out the emergency contact portion of the card. While club leadership has access to your emergency contact information, having it on your person allows anyone else to call someone you trust without contacting us first. This membership card also serves as your proof of membership when getting your discount at the physical location for Hardcore Bikes and Healthcare Solutions. The QR code will lead you to the private site where you can find the discount code for online shopping at 7 Summit Snacks, Healthcare Solutions, and when booking online at Flexion.