Ride Calendar Update
Please note the updates on our key group rides for the remainder of 2023.
Steve Hancock Memorial Ride – Saturday, July 22nd
We’ll be re-routing several of the Saturday morning rides through the airport as part of the annual Steve Hancock Memorial Ride. Let’s have a bigger showing than usual for this important ride.
Tour d’Abernethy – date TBC in August
We’re still working on confirming a date for this usual ride up at Beaver Valley.
Tanya’s Ride – Saturday Sept 9th
We’ve moved the date up to catch more of the warmer weather. And we are planning to add a second ride from Humbertown, for those who cannot make the trip to Albion Hills.
Expecting the 2nd order of Castelli kit by the end of the month
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Velocity Cycling Club is following the lead of the Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) concerning cycling activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to May 29th, the OCA had cancelled all sanctioned events due to COVID – 19.
On May 29th the OCA followed in lock step with the Ontario government which has now permitted group riding with up to 5 participants provided they remain 2 metres apart. The OCA subsequently provided directions to permit sanctioned group riding of up to 5 riders to begin on June 4th. While this is positive news there are requirements to be followed including pre and post ride procedures for the club and riders to follow, PPE requirements for all riders to carry and a waiver is also required to be signed. All of these must be followed to permit sanctioned rides to begin and thus have insurance coverage available.
Your board will be evaluating these requirements and conclude on whether it makes sense to recommence VCC group rides along this timeline, a delayed timeline or to wait until there is further opening up of the restrictions. Watch your club e-mails for updates as the re-commencement of club activities progresses.
Please see the latest OCA update here : May 29 – OCA Return to Cycling
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Velocity Cycling Club is following the lead of the Ontario Cycling Association (OCA) concerning cycling activities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to May 29th, the OCA had cancelled all sanctioned events due to COVID – 19.
On May 29th the OCA followed in lock step with the Ontario government which has now permitted group riding with up to 5 participants provided they remain 2 metres apart. The OCA subsequently provided directions to permit sanctioned group riding of up to 5 riders to begin on June 4th. While this is positive news there are requirements to be followed including pre and post ride procedures for the club and riders to follow, PPE requirements for all riders to carry and a waiver is also required to be signed. All of these must be followed to permit sanctioned rides to begin and thus have insurance coverage available.
Your board will be evaluating these requirements and conclude on whether it makes sense to recommence VCC group rides along this timeline, a delayed timeline or to wait until there is further opening up of the restrictions. Watch your club e-mails for updates as the re-commencement of club activities progresses.
Please see the latest OCA update here : May 29 – OCA Return to Cycling