ERTC Weekly Update - Week of October 13

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of October 13

Hey everyone - if you missed last week’s update -  ERTC’s first session at the new Velodrome is October 20, 8-9pm! With all future dedicated ERTC track time sessions until the end of March taking place at the same time slot, Monday nights from 8-9pm. 

The first 5 sessions at the track will be a certification and accreditation process for all riders, required for ALL riders at the track. You will be required to attend at least 4. 

Due to overwhelming demand, we are opening a SECOND set of sessions on THURSDAYS between 7pm and 8pm. As we want to limit total ridership to 20 for these initial sessions to give everyone a good learning experience. ERTC is buying additional track time to make this happen so that everyone can participate this year. We will have 4 sessions as well on Thursdays. So for right now, we are asking for volunteers from Monday sessions to switch to Thursdays, or if you couldn’t make Mondays, then you can come to these ones! 

Our coaches for our track sessions are homegrown ERTCers Amanda and Chris (CJ).

Amanda Scott has been riding track since 2016, and likes to have fun riding fast with friends. She has been coaching ERTC track sessions since 2023 and completed her NCCP Intro to Community Coaching in 2025, and is working on completing her Intro to Competition coach training next year. Amanda is looking forward to seeing a wide range of riders at the new indoor velodrome!

Chris Jugo is our coach in training for the track bringing instructional experience as a ski instructor and is a 3rd year with the AVA Sport Performance Academy in sprint. Participates in the Kilo, Individual Sprint and Keirins.

More information is available on the strava events.  

Picture: Dreaming of warmer temperatures in Italy! PC: Stefanie Simoes

Club Updates: 

As part of our commitment to giving you options to stay active over the winter, we are putting together a schedule of events, along with introductions to these activities. A preview of what we are planning on a weekly basis. More info will be made available when we work it out! 

  • Monday - Track Night

  • Tuesday - Zwift 

  • Wednesday - Drop-in Strength Training at the Velodrome

  • Thursday - XC Ski Night 

  • Saturday - XC Ski / Fatbike

  • Saturday - XC Ski / Fatbike

To help support you in these activities, we plan on running some seminars on how to get started, however, we have slack channels for all the above! Join #zwift-and-winter-training #velodrome-and-track-discussions #rollin-fatties-winter-biking #cross-country-skiing 

Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31. This rate includes velodrome access until December 31. 

Our last event of the year that we put on is the Croken Classic! You can read more about it here https://www.ertc.org/crokenclassic - if you have volunteered at a previous event this year, let me know and I will shoot you a coupon code for free entry. If you wanna volunteer, you can do so here: volunteersignup.org/9AE7W 

Ride Updates:

Hills rides are now starting at 5:30PM to account for darkness. Bring lights - you will be sent home without them. 

Racing/event Updates:

Oct 18 - CROKEN CLASSIC!! Volunteer here: volunteersignup.org/9AE7W

Oct 18-19 - CX Double Header in Calgary - See ABA for details.

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!



ERTC Weekly Update - Week of October 6

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of October 6

Hey everyone - as you might have heard, the Coronation indoor velodrome is opening up *really* soon! As ERTC members, access to the new velodrome and its benefits are afforded to you as part of your membership. As such, I am happy to announce that ERTC’s first session at the new Velodrome is October 20, 8-9pm! With all future dedicated ERTC track time sessions until the end of March taking place at the same time slot, Monday nights from 8-9pm. 

So what does this mean? How does this all work? HOW DO I START RIDING?!

  • The new velodrome is a bit steeper and has a wooden surface, so will require a full certification and accreditation process for all riders, with only exceptions being those who have raced on a wooden surfaced track in the last 2 years. This applies to exactly 1 person in our club, so suffice it to say that everyone in the club needs certification :)

  • This process is meant to help new riders learn how to ride on the track and to be safe riders, and the nuances of riding on a wooden track, and the intended audience is ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RIDE ON THE TRACK IN THE NEXT 13 WEEKS. You do not need any previous track experience to participate. These sessions also serve as an orientation to track cycling. 

  • The plan for the first half of our winter season is as follows: Starting October 20, there will be a series of 5, 1 hour long sessions. You will be required to attend at least 4 of these sessions prior to participating in any further track activities. Again, we stress that everyone needs to do this prior to riding in this facility. While we recognize that people might be busy and not be able to commit for the full term, you will not be able to participate until the next block of certification sessions. There may be a make up session in the middle, however your best bet to getting on the track as soon as you can is to complete the 4 sessions. The invite to these sessions will be on strava.

  • After the first 5 weeks, we will launch into a rider progression program aimed at making you a safer, more skilled rider, and work on skills and tactics that will culminate in an event where you can show off what you learned in a race (if you want to)! 

  • Velodrome riding is goal focused - we at ERTC believe that setting your sights on a goal or an event is one of the best ways you can stay motivated to reach your next level. As part of our agreement with the track, our time on the track will be supported with roller time beforehand, and time for strength training in the dedicated gym (time TBD). 

  • You do not need to have a track bike, as there will be track bikes available for you to use. If you are using a loaner bike, please consider bringing a set of pedals you want to use (or you will have to use running shoes and toe clips), and a saddle if you are picky about those. 

  • You should bring your usual cycling kit (for riding in approximately 21 degrees, even in the middle of winter!), a helmet, gloves, and shoes.

  • If you want to “skip the line” for certification and have a Saturday and Sunday free back to back, AVA is offering certification as a weekend course to the public,  for people who don’t have a club certification program or can’t make the time that their club has.  You can choose to register in these instead, but the cost is not covered by the club, and is $60 each day. More information will be posted when we have it.

ERTC Owns 3 bike bags - 1 of them is missing. If you have borrowed it recently and you aren’t on vacation right now, let me know! 

Picture: 3D render of the inside of the new indoor velodrome. PC: HCMA

Club Updates: 

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31. This rate includes velodrome access until December 31. 

  • Our last event of the year that we put on is the Croken Classic! You can read more about it here https://www.ertc.org/crokenclassic - if you have volunteered at a previous event this year, let me know and I will shoot you a coupon code for free entry. If you wanna volunteer, you can do so here: volunteersignup.org/9AE7W 

Ride Updates:

  • Hills rides are now starting at 5:30PM to account for darkness. Bring lights - you will be sent home without them. 

Racing/event Updates:

  • CROSS IS HERE!! WEDNESDAY, ARGYLL, 6:30PM (last midweek race :( ) 

  • Oct 18 - CROKEN CLASSIC!! Volunteer here: volunteersignup.org/9AE7W

  • Oct 18-19 - CX Double Header in Calgary - See ABA for details.

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 29

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 29

As temperatures continue to dip and days get shorter, we will continue to run as many rides as we can, so please RSVP on strava if you are interested, and that way we don’t cancel! Stay tuned as we are cooking up additional winter activities so you can stay active all year round.

Our last event of the year that we put on is the Croken Classic! You can read more about it here https://www.ertc.org/crokenclassic - if you have volunteered at a previous event this year, let me know and I will shoot you a coupon code for free entry. If you wanna volunteer, you can do so here: volunteersignup.org/9AE7W 

ERTC Owns 3 bike bags - 1 of them is missing. If you have borrowed it recently and you aren’t on vacation right now, let me know!

Picture: A much needed gas station stop on a hot day. PC: Iain S.

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Word on the street is mid-late October, however this can change.

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31.

Ride Updates:

  • Wednesday Gravel has now been moved to Tuesdays. Look for a chill time? Come out to gravel. Looking to get faster at Cross? Come out to the CX intervals at Kinsmen! 

  • Hills rides are now starting at 5:30PM to account for darkness. Bring lights - you will be sent home without them. 

Racing/event Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 22

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 22

I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for everyone’s help this weekend at our CX race this weekend. I’ve always seen CX as a celebration of cycling with the largest range of ages (from 10 to 67 this year!) competing, along with families and their kids, oftentimes in the same race!  This undertaking wouldn’t have been possible with the support of (and sorry if I missed you): Aaron F., Greg N., Greg P., James G., Kurt M., Wanda M., Mike C., Gavin R., Helen P., Michelle C., Morgan P., Robin B., Jay S., Jacob D., Ash D., Kat D., Burr H., Amanda S., Leo D., Heather M., Hanna D., Teresa P., Joe M., Danielle H. (and hubby), Jason C., and Michael H. The smiles on everyone’s faces made the effort everyone put in worth it! 

Onto a different topic - I had sent out a note about this awhile back but with the current goings-on in our schools, it was about time to remind everyone: ERTC continues to welcome any gender identity and sexual orientation into our membership.  Members observed to not support this direction will be asked to change their behaviour or be asked to leave the club. For all of our events (including the provincial level ones) that we host, all entrants may continue to participate as their self-identified gender. 

The WoERTC rides are welcoming of anyone who self-identifies as a woman, be it cisgender, transgender, or genderqueer -  if this definition doesn’t align with your identification, but you identify with the focus of this group, come join us! We value inclusivity over the requirement to be fully defined by this statement.

Picture: A young racer offering an incentive to take a terrible line around a tree at the School of Cross. PC: Leo 

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Word on the street is mid-late October, however this can change.

  • Cross-Curious? Ken is returning as our coach for another skills session aimed at those who want to get their feet wet! All you need is a gravel or cross bike and a can-do attitude! Session 2 will be September 23. 

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31.

Ride Updates:

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold)

  • Wednesday Gravel has now been moved to Tuesdays. Look for a chill time? Come out to gravel. Looking to get faster at Cross? Come out to the CX intervals at Kinsmen! 

Racing Updates:

  • CROSS IS HERE!! WEDNESDAY, ARGYLL, 7PM 

  • Sept 27-28 - DBA / HCB CX Double Header Weekend in Devon - See ABA for details. I hear Kurt is looking for more volunteers? Message him on slack and show some appreciation for all the work he puts into putting on midweeks! Volunteersignup here: https://volunteersignup.org/DPQ7F

  • Croken Classic Returns! October 18 - Volunteer here: volunteersignup.org/9AE7W

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 15

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 15

Every Fall, ERTC puts on the School of Cross. This year it is September 21st and we would love your help to put it on. You can read more about the volunteer descriptions here: https://www.ertc.org/socvd and remember to sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/YDB8B  - We currently have barely enough to run a safe race, however, we still would love your help! 

All weekday evening rides will now require lights, and they will have revised start times. If you do not have at the very least, front and rear blinkers (with 500+ lumens recommended as a front light) you will be sent home.

Photo: ERTC Century Ride Start Credit: ???

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Word on the street is mid-late October, however this can change. 

  • Cross-Curious? Ken is returning as our coach for another skills session aimed at those who want to get their feet wet! All you need is a gravel or cross bike and a can-do attitude! This will be on September 16.

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31.

Ride Updates:

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold) Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry, we will be doing a CX skills clinic soon enough!

  • Wednesday Gravel has now been moved to Tuesdays. Look for a chill time? Come out to gravel. Looking to get faster at Cross? Come out to the the CX intervals at Kinsmen! 

Racing Updates:

  • CROSS IS HERE!! WEDNESDAY, CAPILANO, 7PM 

  • Croken Classic Returns! October 18

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 8

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 8

Every Fall, ERTC puts on the School of Cross. This year it is September 21st and we would love your help to put it on. You can read more about the volunteer descriptions here: https://www.ertc.org/socvd and remember to sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/YDB8B  - I’m not quite desperate enough to start begging but I will be begging in about 4 days!

The annual century ride is back this weekend - it was a bit tough to get enough ride leaders, but we’ve proud to say that we have enough ride leaders to lead a ride at a variety of paces! Check it out here: https://www.strava.com/clubs/2845/group_events/3400315783490323882 

WoERTC will also be running a 100km ride on the same day with the same start and end points in support of the Rapha 100 initiative. Check strava for the linky-poo and read more about the Rapha 100 initiative here: https://content.rapha.cc/row/en/story/womens100#find 

Photo: ERTC at the Track! Possibly the last time this season :( Credit: Amanda

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Word on the street is mid-late October, however this can change. 

  • Cross-Curious? Ken is returning as our coach for another skills session aimed at those who want to get their feet wet! All you need is a gravel or cross bike and a can-do attitude! This will be on September 16. Keep your eyes on strava for the RSVP!

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31.

Ride Updates:

  • September 13 - Annual Century Ride! 160km option, or if you are a lady, the Rapha Women’s 100. Tackle your biggest ride of the season with a variety of paces. 

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold) Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry, we will be doing a CX skills clinic soon enough!

  • Wednesday Gravel has now been moved to Tuesdays. Look for a chill time? Come out to gravel. Looking to get faster at Cross? Come out to the the CX intervals at Kinsmen! 

Racing Updates:

  • CROSS IS HERE!! WEDNESDAY, ARGYLL, 7PM 

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 1st

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of September 1st

We are still getting new members, so welcome! It’s definitely not too late in the season, as we will continue to regularly ride until the snow flies! (and then we move inside to the new velodrome!) 


Every Fall, ERTC puts on the School of Cross. This year it is September 21st and we would love your help to put it on. You can read more about the volunteer descriptions here: https://www.ertc.org/socvd and remember to sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/YDB8B 

Photo: The ERTC Crew doin’ the Golden Triangle PC: One of the drivers, I guess?

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Want to get ahead of the curve? Friday Track Nights are your ticket.  As a reminder, ERTC enjoys usage of the track, and rental bikes are included in our membership. 

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31. 

  • Cross-Curious? Ken is returning as our coach for another skills session aimed at those who want to get their feet wet! All you need is a gravel or cross bike and a can-do attitude! This will be on September 16. Keep your eyes on strava for the RSVP!

  • ERTC has been invited to host a booth at the Alberta Bike Swap on September 7 (https://albertabikeswap.ca/events/edmonton/) volunteer gig, just hang out and talk about the club. we will cover your expenses (ie lunch and breakfast). Email or message me on slack if you wanna help out! 

Ride Updates:

  • September 13 - Annual Century Ride! 160km option, or if you are a lady, the Rapha Women’s 100. Tackle your biggest ride of the season with a variety of paces. Routes and Paces will be up on strava shortly.

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold) Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry, we will be doing a CX skills clinic soon enough!

  • Wednesday Gravel has now been moved to Tuesdays. Look for a chill time? Come out to gravel. Looking to get faster at Cross? Come out the the CX intervals at Kinsmen! 

Racing Updates:

  • CROSS IS HERE!! WEDNESDAY,CAPILANO, 7PM 

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • Have a cool photo from the last week you want featured? Send it to me via email (I need the resolution) and I’ll make it the header photo! Cool way to show off what you’ve been up to!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 25

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 25

CROSS IS HERE! The first midweek cross race is Argyll at 7pm. ERTC members race for free - just show up and sign on. Not sure what the hub bub is about? Just stop by and say hi! 

A quick reminder about lighting: while it is only suggested that you have a front blinker, many of our week day evening rides will now end around sunset. This is a reminder to bring a front light if you plan on coming to a week day ride for safety, along with your mandatory rear red blinker. 

Photo: Jakob showing off what won him a the Provincial Champion Jersey for the Points Race at Track Provincials this last weekend, with lucky number 13. PC: Me, lol 

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Want to get ahead of the curve? Friday Track Nights are your ticket.  As a reminder, ERTC enjoys usage of the track, and rental bikes are included in our membership. 

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31. 

  • Cross-Curious? Ken is returning as our coach for another skills session aimed at those who want to get their feet wet! All you need is a gravel or cross bike and a can-do attitude! This will be on September 16. Keep your eyes on strava for the RSVP!

  • ERTC has been invited to host a booth at the Alberta Bike Swap on September 7 (https://albertabikeswap.ca/events/edmonton/) volunteer gig, just hang out and talk about the club. we will cover your expenses (ie lunch and breakfast). Email or message me on slack if you wanna help out! 

Ride Updates:

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold) Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry, we will be doing a CX skills clinic soon enough!

  • Wednesday Gravel has now been moved to Tuesdays. Look for a chill time? Come out to gravel. Looking to get faster at Cross? Come out the the CX intervals at Kinsmen! 

  • August 28 - Thursday Hills - Gallagher start will have an option to stop by the Velodrome for the “End of an Era” wrap up party for the outdoor velodrome. Serving Edmonton and Area for 50 years, the Velodrome is where a lot of history was made and athletes were forged! Come by for the vibes, $5 pizza, and a cheeky beverage or 2! 

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 18

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 18

Cross is coming!

As weather becomes cooler (and seemingly wetter), a reminder about our precipitation policy: we will almost always choose to ride, if the weather is looking iffy. Weather can be unpredictable here and if we didn’t ride every time there was a threat of rain, we’d never manage to get out! If it’s been raining steadily and shows no signs of letting up, your ride leader may choose to cancel it preemptively. Otherwise pack a jacket and some gloves, and hope the skies don’t open up while ya ride!

Photo: Calmar days with the gravel crew! (And somehow half the people in this pic are blinking at the same time?!) PC: Leo

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Want to get ahead of the curve? Friday Track Nights are your ticket.  As a reminder, ERTC enjoys usage of the track, and rental bikes are included in our membership. 

  • August 23 - Social BBQ  - Location is attached in the email that this update comes with, starting at 5PM, and hosted by Michael. This one is an evening affair and rides will not be routed towards the location. Shoot me a message with any dietary restrictions / preferences (Yes, this means that if you can eat meat, but like to eat veggie, we NEED to know so that we get enough to feed the people who don’t/can’t.)

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31. 

  • If you are already committed to Crossin’ there is a Cross Camp August 30-31 over at Argyll, hosted by Pave Cycling (Sean and Quinn) - Check back for a registration link, but onsite registration is available. The cost is $60, and the RSVP is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkHAGOuAY5RYUicr6_H2KKdcCjJ6Xwp7OpYzraOWmryPuvUw/viewform (ie. when rego is up you’ll be notified) 

  • ERTC has been invited to host a booth at the Alberta Bike Swap on September 7 (https://albertabikeswap.ca/events/edmonton/) volunteer gig, just hang out and talk about the club. we will cover your expenses (ie lunch and breakfast). Email or message me on slack if you wanna help out!

Ride Updates:

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold) Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry, we will be doing a CX skills clinic soon enough!

  • Date TBD - CX Skills Session - Hosted by Robin and Jay, all you need is an interest in cyclocross, a bike, and shoes you can run in (and pedals that match). While most of the skills will be better done with a bike with wider tires (IE a CX or Gravel Bike), coming to check it out would be a great first step to seeing if you were into it! 

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 11

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 11

How is it already mid-August?!

A couple of safety reminders (don’t worry this is just a reminder!)

  • When crossing highways, stop signs, or other crossings where you do not have right of way, make sure that you cross when YOU feel comfortable crossing, and the gap is big enough for YOU to cross. The group will always wait or slow down on the other side for everyone to cross safely and you should never feel pressured to make it. Never trust someone else’s “clear”.

  • If you feel like you need a refresher on group riding and its associated etiquette, please don’t be afraid to join us on the Lite Rides, regardless of your fitness level. These rides have an increased level of coaching and more explicit expectations. While we try to ensure that all of our rides foster a learning environment, we understand that it may be harder to pick up the finer points of being a predictable, safe rider while you’re riding at your limit. We ask that if you are not a regular Lite rider, to respect the intended pace and learning environment if you do show up.

Picture: Courtney representing ERTC with a 2nd Place at the ITT Provincial Championships! PC: ??

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Want to get ahead of the curve? Friday Track Nights are your ticket.  As a reminder, ERTC enjoys usage of the track, and rental bikes are included in our membership. 

  • August 23 - Social BBQ  - Location will be messaged out at a future date, and hosted by Michael. This one is an evening affair and rides will not be routed towards the location. Shoot me a message with any dietary restrictions / preferences (Yes, this means that if you can eat meat, but like to eat veggie, we NEED to know so that we get enough to feed the people who don’t/can’t.)

  • Have friends interested in the club? We now offer reduced membership rates for the remainder of the year, so get them on board! This membership rate continues to enjoy all benefits of membership, until December 31.

Ride Updates:

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold) Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry, we will be doing a CX skills clinic soon enough!

  • August 20 and 27 - CX Skills Sessions  - Hosted by Robin and Jay, all you need is an interest in cyclocross, a bike, and shoes you can run in (and pedals that match). While most of the skills will be better done with a bike with wider tires (IE a CX or Gravel Bike), coming to check it out would be a great first step to seeing if you were into it! 

Racing Updates:

  • Road Season Over :(

  • Last Skinny Tire Event of the Year August 23+24 Last Skinny Tire Event of the Year - Provincial Track Championships

  • CROSS IS COMING!! 

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 4

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of August 4

Hi All,

As the latter half of our season rolls around, you will be seeing some changes in our programming. I’ll go over them here, but suffice it to say… that cross is coming!!!! What’s cyclocross? Well, I think coming to a midweek event or interval night is your best bet into figuring out what it’s all about.

Picture: Riding chariot on the hot hot Saturday Lite ride! PC: Iain Struthers, new to the club!

Club Updates: 

  • With the new Indoor Velodrome opening up soon, keep your eyes on this space, as we will be launching a transitional program to help everyone interested get onto the track and be as familiar as possible. Want to get ahead of the curve? Friday Track Nights are your ticket.  As a reminder, ERTC enjoys usage of the track, and rental bikes are included in our membership.

  • August 9 - Social BBQ #1 - Location is will be included on the email, and hosted by Geoff. However, ride routes will be modified to arrive at his house for around 12-1pm. 

  • August 23 - Social BBQ #2 - Location will be messaged out at a future date, and hosted by Michael. This one is an evening affair and rides will not be routed towards the location. 

  • Both BBQs are sponsored by the club, and we are having 2 in an effort to grab as many people coming back from / heading out on vacation as possible. Please feel free to attend both if you can! Shoot me a message with any dietary restrictions / preferences (Yes, this means that if you can eat meat, but like to eat veggie, we NEED to know so that we get enough to feed the people who don’t/can’t.)

Ride Updates:

  • Tuesday intervals have now transitioned into cyclocross intervals for the remainder of the year. All other road rides will continue until the snow falls (or people stop showing up cause it’s too cold) Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Don’t worry, we will be doing a CX skills clinic soon enough!

  • Folk Fest is happening this week! This makes the cloverdale hill difficult to use as it will be filled with pedestrians. 

    1. Both rides will have the hill removed from the regular rotation, start point for Gallagher Start hills will be in the Royal Glenora Gravel Parking Lot.

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 28

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 28

Hey everyone! It was awesome to see everyone out at the movie night, including some new faces! 

Speaking of new faces, as we have had lots of new members join us this summer, I wanted to give a quick and dirty primer on the various rides we run, and encourage people to try a ride you haven’t before. Remember that the pace is a guideline. We set these guidelines so that if you’re in the pace ballpark, if you have a bad day or bad luck, you’ll never be alone, and we’ll make sure you get home. The specific paces will be shown on the strava event. A and B rides are present in our longer rides to help keep the groups more manageable and respecting everyone's needs. We have really tried to make sure there is a pace and distance for everyone.

  • Monday - Women’s Rides - These have a variable pace and are designed as an inclusive ride for women. 

  • Monday - Women’s Tempo Rides - Training rides for women who have competitive aspirations or just want a tougher ride.

  • Tuesday - Intervals - Inclusive rides for all riders looking to level up their fitness and skill on a bike.

  • Wednesday - Urban Gravel Rides - These are more relaxed rides that explore our river valley. Gravel Bike recommended. 

  • Thursday - Hills - Our most popular ride, this is an inclusive ride that lets you select the level of effort you want to put in, and a social hangout afterwards.

  • Friday - Velodrome Night - If you’re looking for some intensity or want to get into track racing, this is for you. No additional cost, and there are bikes for you to use! (bring pedals, and a saddle if you’re picky about that)

  • Weekends - Lite Rides - New to road riding? Start here! A friendly, inclusive ride with accessible speeds and distances. 

  • Weekends - Tempo Rides - Looking for a workout? A ride with higher speeds, and longer distances. 

  • Weekends -  Shootout Rides - Looking to sharpen your racing edge? Our fastest and most intense rides. Note: These rides don’t dilly dally! 

  • Weekends -  Destination Gravel - Feeling Adventurous? These rides start at up to an hour out of town and occur on the roads less travelled. Gravel Bike Recommended.

  • Anytime - Social / Special Event Rides - Anything could happen! Always read the description. 

Picture: Riders getting off the Ferry at the Badlands Gran Fondo PC: Official Photographer

Club Updates:

  • Custom Order for clothing for sizes not in stock is now closed. We do keep local inventory - check out https://www.ertc.org/teamkit for what we have in stock!

Ride Updates:

  • If you are attending intervals this week you may see a new face helping out - Robin Baillie.

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 21

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 21

I hope everyone’s summer is going well! As usual during this time of the year we see people and families take vacations and go on trips - this usually leads to less people attending our rides until the fall. We will continue to do our best to ensure that we have a ride that is the best for you! 

Also, Wednesday THIS WEEK (July 23) is our Metro Movie Night! This year we are showing “The Great Southern Country” A film about Lachlan Morton’s ride around Australia. As always, this is free for members, and $10(+ fees and taxes) for anyone else. Please feel free to invite any of your cycling interested friends (or even your not-cycling friends). We will have draw prizes and our sponsors will be out so feel free to come out and hang out before and after! Coupon code will be attached in the email this comes with. You can learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1461960084969?aff=oddtdtcreator

Picture: Morgan riding though the creek crossing at the Range! PC: Cody Shimizu (https://www.instagram.com/shimizuimg/)

Club Updates:

  • July 23 - Metro Movie Night - See above! 

  • Our ERTC Clothing Store is available for taking orders! As usual, anything that we have in stock for immediate pick up you can find at https://www.ertc.org/teamkit - this store is always open. If our in-stock website does not have what you want, you can order custom items at https://www.rogellicanada.com/ertc - these items have a 8-10 week turn around as they are custom made in Italy. Items that you order now will arrive in the fall, unless otherwise noted. The custom order window closes July 24th.

Ride Updates:

  • For Thursday Hills - if you have the flexibility to do so, when selecting a Thursday ride, if there is a large imbalance between the 2 rides, please select the one with less people to help out our resourcing and increase safety for our ride groups. We are committed to making the 2 rides as equal to each other as possible so that your experience is the same between the 2. 

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 14

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 14

Another busy update so let’s get to it!

July 19 -  (Saturday) - ERTC is helping out with Street Sparks - A City of Edmonton Active Transportation Initiative - check out the event here: https://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_events/schedule_festivals_events/street-sparks if this is something that you or anyone you know is interested in, please stop by! Tara will be leading a WoERTC treats ride as part of this initiative as well, so please RSVP to that on strava if you are interested. 

Picture: Glizzies at Tour de Costco! (A tour of all the Costcos in the Edmonton area) PC: Corey

Club Updates:

  • July 19 -  See above!

  • July 23 - Metro Movie Night is back! This year we are showing “The Great Southern Country” A film about Lachlan Morton’s ride around Australia! As always, this is free for members, and $10(+ fees and taxes) for anyone else! Please feel free to invite any of your cycling interested friends (or even your not-cycling friends)! We will have draw prizes and our sponsors will be out so feel free to come out and hang out before and after! Coupon code will be attached in the email this comes with. You can learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1461960084969?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ride Updates:

  • For Thursday Hills - if you have the flexibility to do so, when selecting a Thursday ride, if there is a large imbalance between the 2 rides, please select the one with less people to help out our resourcing and increase safety for our ride groups. We are committed to making the 2 rides as equal to each other as possible so that your experience is the same between the 2. 

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 7

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of July 7

Busy week this week so let’s get to it!

July 10 (This Thursday!!) - Little Brick/Good Goods x ERTC Community Ride - Wondering what this is? ERTC is helping lead a community social ride starting from Good Goods / Little Brick. Open to all, we will be leaving for a nice little cruise of the River Valley for an hour or so before returning back to Little Brick to help celebrate their 10th Anniversary with a BBQ and raffle. Remember to bring money for the BBQ as it is not free. As Good Goods is helping us host, you can also receive 10% off any items Good Goods has for sale!

Not interested in the community ride? Gallagher Start Hill Ride will be modified to arrive back at Little Brick before the raffle, where you will have plenty of time to enjoy the BBQ and the customary Thursday beverages. 

Zoo Start Hills will continue to run the full route, and while it is certainly possible to finish up the full hill route and get back to Little Brick before the end, your time to enjoy the event may be limited. 

RSVP for either the community ride, modified hill ride, or Zoo Hill start hill ride on strava. 

Picture: Dan Z. and Jakob C. Locked in at the Canada Day Criterium PC: Jordan Magico

Club Updates:

  • July 10 - Little Brick/Good Goods x ERTC Community Ride - see above!

  • July 19 - ERTC helps out with a City of Edmonton Transportation Initiative - more details to come, we would love your help!

  • July 23 - Metro Movie Night is back! This year we are showing “The Great Southern Country” A film about Lachlan Morton’s ride around Australia! As always, this is free for members, and $10(+ fees and taxes) for anyone else! Please feel free to invite any of your cycling interested friends (or even your not-cycling friends)! We will have draw prizes and our sponsors will be out so feel free to come out and hang out before and after! Coupon code will be attached in the email this comes with. You can learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1461960084969?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ride Updates:

  • July 11 - Track night! Remember to RSVP on strava. Interested in the track? Join the channel on slack at https://edmontonroada-7u36621.slack.com/archives/C027D7U7N68 - newbies are welcome. 

  • Intervals are back to their normally scheduled time. 

  • For Thursday Hills - if you have the flexibility to do so, when selecting a Thursday ride, if there is a large imbalance between the 2 rides, please select the one with less people to help out our resourcing and increase safety for our ride groups. We are committed to making the 2 rides as equal to each other as possible so that your experience is the same between the 2. 

Racing Updates:


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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 30

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 30

Happy semi-holiday Monday and Canada day everyone!

Club Updates:

  • July 5 and 19 - ERTC helps out with a City of Edmonton Transportation Initiative - more details to come, we would love your help!

  • July 10 - Little Brick/Good Goods x ERTC Community Ride - More details soon

  • July 23 - Metro Movie Night (Moved from July 17) 

Picture: The Lite Crew Hangin’ Out

Ride Updates:

  • Intervals are cancelled this week in lieu of Canada Day - If you want a cool ride, check out the gravel ride + dinner + fireworks posted up on strava.

  • For Thursday Hills - if you have the flexibility to do so, when selecting a Thursday ride, if there is a large imbalance between the 2 rides, please select the one with less people to help out our resourcing and increase safety for our ride groups. We are committed to making the 2 rides as equal to each other as possible so that your experience is the same between the 2.

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 23

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 23

Ah Summer, we meet at last!  (Despite it not feeling like it!)

Club Updates:

  • July 5 and 19 - ERTC helps out with a City of Edmonton Transportation Initiative - more details to come, we would love your help!

  • July 10 - Little Brick/Good Goods x ERTC Community Ride - More details soon

  • July 23 - Metro Movie Night (Moved from July 17) 

Picture: Waiting for the Train PC: Jacob Dawang

Ride Updates:

  • With the sorta - long weekend, keep your eyes peeled for any changes and pick up rides that might happen due to the changed schedule!

  • Intervals have moved back to Tuesday, with gravel moving to Wednesday, hopefully this change will keep your legs fresh for both intervals and hills! 

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat) 

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 16

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 16

If it ain’t smoke, it’s rain :( As per typical June fashion the upcoming week is beautiful until its time to ride bikes. 

With Gravel National Championships happening this past weekend, I wanted to extend a congratulations to our members who podiumed (and a shoutout to everyone who raced cause surviving is no easy feat either)!

In no particular order: 

  1. Michelle C. with 2nd place in Friendly Ghost Women

  2. Dan Z. with 3rd place in Canadian Championships - Masters I

  3. John L. with 1st place in Scary Ghost Men

We endeavour to be as clear as possible when putting out what our expectations are for the various rides. Read these ride descriptions carefully, and be honest with yourself and if you are ready for the level of ride you are signing up for, especially for the weekend rides that take us far out of the city. 

No-drop means that if you are having a bad day, or have some bad luck, mechanical trouble, a medical issue, you will never be alone, and the ride leader will figure out a way for you to get home, whether that means making sure you know the way home, having a responsible person pick you up, or if all else fails, escorting you home. It does not necessarily mean that the entire group will wait for you, especially if you are significantly below the expected pace of the group ride (of course, there is wiggle room for this, and your ride leader will explain in more detail at the beginning of your ride).

This is especially true for Tempo A/B and Shootout A/B weekend rides. You should be comfortably able to pull at the pace of the slower ride before making the jump up, or the ride will be difficult for you. For example - If you want to try Tempo A, you should be comfortable with pulling Tempo B for several minutes at a time. Same if you are looking to jump from Tempo A to Shootout B.

If you are not sure of what you are capable of, please come to the Lite Rides, WoERTC rides, Hill Rides, or Intervals to get a sense of where you are before attending one of our longer rides farther out of the city.

Photo: Dan Z with his 3rd Place Photo Credit Nathan Manyk.

Club Updates:

  • Tuesday Gravel Ride is still on! See Strava.

  • July 10 - Little Brick/Good Goods x ERTC Community Ride - More details soon

  • July 23 - Metro Movie Night (Moved from July 17) 

Ride Updates:

  • So many rides! So many options! Remember to RSVP on strava so we have enough ride leaders, and unRSVP if you don’t intend on coming so that we can prepare accordingly. 

Racing Updates:

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 slack (especially in the general channel, think about all the group chats you are in, general is like a 400 person group chat)

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!


ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 9

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 9

Hey everyone!

I wanted to start off with a huge thank you to (in no particular order): Bayley, Scott, James, Elisa, Corey, Mike, Michelle, Gavin, Teresa, Jakob, Addison, Curtis, Forrest, Jason, Farhan, Kristine, Aaron, Dan, Andras, Heather, Dave, Kurt, Scott, and Tom  for stepping up this weekend and helping us (barely) put on another year of the Pigeon Lake Road Race and Fondo! Despite having competition from several other events this weekend, the weather and the smoke cooperated and it all came together and we gave the racers and participants a great experience!

Also, if you participated in our event, you also helped us make it a success and we hope you participate again next year! 

We now return you to your regular not-begging programming. 

Photo: Scott sitting pretty in the peloton at PLRR Photo Credit: Nick Croken

Club Updates:

  • July 16 - Movie Night @ the Metro - details to come!

Ride Updates:

  • Both Thursday Night Hills Routes have been moved to Wednesday this week in lieu of intervals. 

  • New route experimentation for our weekend rides continues. Come check them out. Groups will be split if they get too big. 

Racing Updates:

  • Learn to Race Seminars put on by the ABA are now posted at https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/learn-to-race-calendar - If you have not held a license before and want to race this year, we cover the cost of these seminars. Just shoot me an email if you are interested. These are going to be the cheapest and easiest upgrade points you’ll ever get! 

  • If you are interested in racing and haven’t before we will be arranging an information session soon. If you are interested in racing this season and haven’t held a license before, you quality for our Intro to Racing Program - you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/TViRPiGo1pqd6zEr9

  • June 15 - Gravel Nationals @ Ghost of the Gravel More info here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/alberta-race-calendar

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!

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!



ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 2

ERTC Weekly Update - Week of June 2

It is time for my thrice-annual beg and plead for volunteers for our race coming up THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 7. The Pigeon Lake Road Race / Fondo is one of Alberta’s longest running events and we would love for it to continue, stronger than ever. 

We are still missing CRITICAL volunteers in order to run our event -  namely, corner marshals and commissaire / follow cars. If you volunteer, or bring a volunteer to this event, you can have a free entry to one of our other events. You can sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/LCX3W and read more about the various positions here: https://www.ertc.org/plvd and about the event here: https://www.ertc.org/plrr

If you’re not sure what you want to do, please sign up for “Extras” with the time period(s) you are willing to help out and we will put you to work.

The driving and corner marshals have been separated out by shift and I have done my best to gauge when your shift will be over, based on the slowest finishers from last year. It is very possible to participate in the morning, and volunteer in the afternoon, and vice versa. If you are splitting your day like this. 

Photo: Tempo B waiting for a Train Photo Credit: Jacob Dawang

Club Updates: 

  • PLEASE VOLUNTEER :) 

  • Regular Skill sessions are now over for the year. Keep your eyes peeled on strava and this section to catch one-off skill brushups for the season. If you want to continue your improvement journey, our weekend Lite rides are welcoming of all rider levels. 

Ride Updates:

  • All rides are cancelled on Saturday to ensure that we have enough people to volunteer. If we have enough people, we will go for a lap of the lake after cleanup, at Lite / Tempo B pace (about 60km, 4-6pm) 

  • New route experimentation for our weekend rides continues. Come check them out. Groups will be split if they get too big. 

Racing Updates:

  • Learn to Race Seminars put on by the ABA are now posted at https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/learn-to-race-calendar - If you have not held a license before and want to race this year, we cover the cost of these seminars. Just shoot me an email if you are interested. These are going to be the cheapest and easiest upgrade points you’ll ever get! 

  • If you are interested in racing and haven’t before we will be arranging an information session soon. If you are interested in racing this season and haven’t held a license before, you quality for our Intro to Racing Program - you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/TViRPiGo1pqd6zEr9

  • June 7 and 8 - OUR ROAD RACE!!! (And Velocity’s Criterium) More info here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/alberta-race-calendar

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!

  • Remember to review your insurance needs for the season if you registered before March 31st (if you registered after, it will have been an option on your registration. No action means that you will be covered for group rides only. You can learn more here: https://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/insurance-info

  • 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!