Velocity Cycling Club

Weekend Rides:
SATURDAY
7 a.m. Sportif Northern Route (with a 55km short cut) – leaves from Chain Reaction
Coffee Ride leaving from Humbertown:
8:00 a.m. Coffee Ride – 72 km to Oakville

SUNDAY Get Outta Town Ride
8:30 a.m. This Sunday the ride will start from the 5th Line and Steeles (Milton) for an 85 to 90km ride. I’m sure we’ll find a bakery somewhere to refuel.

Best Wishes to all those taking part in the Tour for Kids this weekend. May the roads be all downhill and the wind at your back.

Safety Reminder – Working front and rear lights are mandatory for all Velocity road rides day or night this year, no exceptions, no grace period. So be sure to have working lights or you won’t be able to participate, and that would really suck if you were turned away.

SATURDAY
We’ll have three ride options:
Epic B2TF II ride to the Falls and back. Details here.
7 a.m. Sportif Northern Route (with a 55km short cut) – leaves from Chain Reaction
Coffee Ride leaving from Humbertown:
8:00 a.m. Coffee Ride – 72 km to Oakville

SUNDAY Free Stylin’
This Sunday is the Ride for Karen so there will be no club ride this week. Check out rideforkaren.com.

Weekly Schedule
Monday – VeloDonnas Ladies only ride (6pm) & Mixed Social 53km. from Chain Reaction at 6:10pm
Tuesday 
– Breakaway Ride (33+ kph pace) leaves from Chain Reaction 6:05 pm
– Peloton Ride (30-33 kph pace) leaves at 6:10 pm
Wednesday – Tempo Ride – No-drop (27-30 kph pace) – leaves from Chain Reaction 6 pm.
Thursdays 
– Breakaway Ride (33+ kph pace) leaves from Chain Reaction 6:05 pm
– Peloton Ride (30-33 kph pace) leaves at 6:10 pm.
Saturday 
– 7:00 a.m. Sportif Northern Route  (Starting at Chain Reaction)
– 8:00 a.m. Coffee Ride – no-drop (Starting at Humbertown)
Sunday – Get Outta Town ride

This Weekends Schedule
Saturday 

• 7am Sportif Northern Route (with a 55km short cut) starts from Chain Reaction.

Or

• 8am Coffee Ride – Oakville, starts at Humbertown

Sunday 

• 8am Start from Kleinberg Public School. Round trip will takes us to Grackle with a goal to be back in Kleinberg at 12:30.
• Route https://www.strava.com/routes/9518680

Happy Riding!

It’s Canada Day so we have some special options for you. Wear your Canada colours proudly.

Saturday (Two and a half options)
(Early ride 7am) leaving from Chain Reaction for a 150km ride to celebrate the sesquicentennial. RTD will be leading this ride to pad his mileage. There’ll be the usual shorter option too.
Coffee Ride 8am from Humbertown to O-Town (Oakville). You know who else has a red and white flag? Denmark… so a visit to the Danish Pastry House seems fitting.

Sunday at 8am will be a Get Outta Town ride starting in Kleinberg at the Public school. Good chance there’ll be bakery stop.

Monday 6:40 am at Sanremo, 7:00 am at Humbertown
Route: Canada 150. 150 km. To celebrate Canada’s 150th we’re riding 150km. The turnaround point for this ride is Tailwinds B&B, operated by VCC alumnus Trevor Crystal! Plan on 6 hours for this one. (And we’re partnering with Etobicoke Cycling Club on this ride… We’ll likely have enough riders to split into two groups.)
For those not up for the full 150 km, here’s a 94 km option that goes out and finishes the same as the 150. It’s just missing 56 km in the middle!.
Bring a $5 buck to cover Trevor’s cost for snack etc…

Also, let us know if you are doing the PWC Epic Tour of Halton this fall. http://epictour.ca/ Early Bird deadline is this Friday.

Happy Canada Day Weekend?

Monday – VeloDonnas Ladies only ride (6pm) & Mixed Social 53km. from the Shop at 6:10pm
Tuesday – Updated Chain Ride VCC Leaders (Leaves from Shop).
Wednesday – Intermediate (Leaves from Shop).
Thursdays – Updated Chain Ride VCC Leaders( Leaves from Shop).
Saturday –            7am Sportif Northern Route (with a 55km short cut leaves from Shop).

8am Coffee Ride (starts at Humbertown) – Oakville 70km back at 11:30

Sunday – Get Outta Town Rich and Rich rides with the 3rd Sunday of every month being an epic ride (century rides, Lake Simcoe, Niagara Falls, etc. etc. etc.) We rarely miss a bakery so bring pocket money.

This Saturday May 13 is Women’s Cycling Day!  The Velodonnas at Velocity Cycling Club and Etobicoke Cycling Club are joining together to lead a Women’s Day Ride.  Join us!  If you have always wanted to invite a girlfriend on a ride, now is your chance!

Details:
Who:  whether you are experienced or new to road cycling in a group, come on out for a chill and chatty ride
Departure: 8 am sharp
Meeting point:  Humbertown mall parking lot at Royal York and south Kingsway
Routes:  2 routes for you to choose from:
Route 1:  Chill ride – approx. 40km loop with a stop for coffee around Lakeshore and Hurontario
Route 2:  a loop to Oakville and back, with a stop for coffee,  with the rest of the Velocity Club
Admin:  if you are not already a member of the Velocity Cycling Club or Etobicoke Cycling Club, you can still join us but please fill out a waiver here.

Wednesday Intermediate Ride – 6pm from Humbertown. Captain Rich M. will lead a fun intermediate paced no drop ride. With maybe a few spirited sections thrown in.
Saturday Coffee Ride and Women’s ride – 8 am from Humbertown. Details to follow.
Sunday Ride –  It’s the Sorry Mom I’m Riding! Ride. Details to follow.

Velocity

Safety Reminder – Working front and rear lights are mandatory for all Velocity road rides this year, not exceptions, no grace period. So be sure to have working lights or you won’t be able to participate, and that would really suck if you were turned away.

Tonight looks like the best time to ride for the next 5 days.
Wednesday Intermediate Ride – 6pm from Humbertown. Captain Rich M. will lead a fun intermediate paced no drop ride. With maybe a few spirited sections thrown in.
Saturday Coffee Ride – 8 am from Humbertown. Maybe we’ll have a new yellow jersey/jacket winner this week. Let’s see if we can double the group size this weekend. Captain Katie will lead the coffee ride.
Sunday Ride –  If the weather is good we’ll ride at 8:30 from Klienberg Public School for a northern route lead by Rich W. with a bakery stop thrown in sure.