Hey everyone! Lots of exciting news this week, so buckle in, we’ve got some light holiday reading for you!

Registration for the 2026 season is open. Due to the scheduling of winter velodrome, we are starting registration early, as our first session in the New Year is January 5th. Please register prior to January 5th to ensure you are able to attend in the new year. The membership covers you for events starting January 1st through December 31, 2026.

The registration process will look a little different this year, as we have been required to move to CCNBikes for our registration platform. Overall, it is fairly straight forward, but you probably want to be sitting at a computer to work through it. The biggest difference is that the ABA Membership portion and cost is broken out separately and it is within this “sub checkout” where you will select your membership level (Community, Provincial(Citizen), or UCI). For most of you, just click Community. It will be $53, and subsequently, the amount that we charge will still be the same as our 2026 plan (ie. we charge $150, and the ABA charges $53, for a total of $203, plus processing fees). A community membership level is appropriate for you if you just want to participate in ERTC weekly rides, ABA Fondos, and midweek inter-club racing, or track league. As usual the process shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes, but can be confusing.

Note that the “Summer Velodrome Access” is a placeholder deposit and is an indicator of interest in summer Velodrome access. Once a schedule has been worked out for summer access, an actual cost will be calculated and either you will be asked to pitch in more, or be partially refunded. Your regular fee already includes winter velodrome access (as it does now).

If you are racing, or plan on racing, at the provincial level or higher, you can pay for your license as part of this process. This will charge you the full racing license amount as well. We will have a seminar later on in the season about how it all works and how to register but you can go ahead and get that out of the way now if you like. A racing license is approximately $200 (instead of the $53 you would pay as a community member). Make sure you pick UCI Racing License (and NOT the “Unaffiliated +$15$) one.

As part of this, the upgraded insurance is also part of the sub-checkout. The details remain the same in terms of coverage, and so does the pricing. Liability Coverage and limited paramedical coverage for all club rides is included in the $53. Additional coverage for “Individual training” is available for an additional $20, and “Anytime on a bike” coverage is available for an additional $100. 

When you complete the sub-checkout, you will be returned to “our” registration, where we ask you the usual questions about emergency concerns, and our opt-in programs. Any questions about any part of the process can be directed at me, on slack, or via email; however, if it's part of the ABA “sub-checkout” process, I will forward them to the ABA if I cannot help you. Please do let me know since it helps me better answer them for people who are also having trouble, as well as working with the ABA to iron out any wrinkles. I have ran several test registrations and a real one (for myself) so it should all be working now. Your receipt will show 2 different entities, both us, and the ABA, as your cart automatically splits and remits to the ABA and us, respectively.

You will also note that there is an additional “registration insurance.” You can purchase that is based on a % of your total fee in case of something being out of your control happens and you want a refund. This is a service that is offered by the registration platform and NOT us. Our refund policy continues to be “no refunds after June 1st, or a month after join, whichever comes sooner.” Any other reasons will be evaluated on a case to case basis. I can’t say if this is worth it to you or not, as everyone has a different view on insurance and risk.

I recommend everyone making an account at CCNBikes as it is very likely that more events and registrations will be moving to this platform in 2026. It is overall smoother and less error prone than Zone4, and eases paperwork on the backend. 

Now that you’ve read all that, here is the link! https://ccnbikes.com/#!/events/29306-edmonton-road-and-track-club

Pic: Team Sprint Held Starts at Learn to Race at the velodrome PC: Tiffany B. 

Club Updates: 

  • Trek Night is CONFIRMED for January 30th, from 6m-8pm. If you’re new here, or need a reminder, Trek Night is hosted by Hardcore Bikes (10008 Whyte Ave NW) and on that night we are treated to ERTC-only discounts on Trek and Bontrager such as shoes, helmets, tires, carbon wheels, lights and radar. There will be snacks and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages, so it’s a great excuse to hang out with clubmates in the dead of winter. Expect discounts to be in-line with what we had next year. 

  • Thanks to Adrian Richards for putting together a strength program for us! There are 3 commitment levels and you can review them here: https://www.ertc.org/winter-strength-training - Adrian is currently on holiday and will be back at the end of January.

  • The new Jakroo webstore is in progress - we will be throwing the links up once that is all ready! 

  • Additional Certification Sessions will be offered in the New Year. Details TBD but they will NOT be on Monday as to be fair to club members who have already undergone the certification process.

Ride Updates:

  • Watch Slack and Strava for pick-up rides. 

Racing/Event/ABA Updates:

  • You can now register for your 2026 UCI Race License (This is especially important if you are attending any events early season). Details up top!

General Reminders:

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!