Author: Eric S

The RCC Gravel Committee ( Kelly Amberson & Randy Lewis will be organizing) is pleased to present a gravel pursuit format on Tuesday July 19th for this fun and fairly flat 33km route (see route below). In this format, everyone has a chance to work hard and be first across the line. Here is how it will work: Riders will sign up using google docs (see link below) and indicate an average moving speed for a typical gravel ride of a similar distance.

Groups of riders with similar average speed will leave the start line with a headstart based on their expected finish time vs. the scratch group (the last group to leave). As an example, a group with an average speed of 22kph will have leave the line 19 mins before the 28kph scratch group. Some additional rules: 1) groups cannot drop riders until they are caught by the group behind. 2) If your group is caught, you can ride with the group that has caught you. It is in the best interest of the group to work together as long as possible.

Sign up deadline is 9pm Monday night and groups and start times will be posted Tuesday morning.

The first group could go off as early as 6pm. The route features 2 small climbs and one climb slightly longer. We will have cones out at the corners, but please familiarize yourself with the route. Watch this page for your group and start time. Park at the Exit C pulloff or around the corner on the gravel. This is a fun format, so get your riding friends together and come out. Riders must have an SCA membership to ride.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39499192

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m0BCbi6hEobedzUc_ppR1OACHJMrqkV5AkeCDfq-T_U/edit#gid=0

Great news! We have managed to secure the Conexus Arts Centre again for tomorrow to have a return of our Sprint night. James Korpan Nordic Slav will be the primary host of tomorrow’s Sprint night.

For those who want to watch, there’s plenty of space to watch. We will ask for those coming to come a bit early to help setup some of the road barricades so that we can make this as safe as possible for everyone.

Please come for around 6:15 for a 6:30 pm start.

Everyone will have their chance to Sprint in a closed course to traffic!!

RCC TNR July 12, 2022 – 6:30 pm – Sprint Night – Conexus Arts Centre

Great news! We have managed to secure the Conexus Arts Centre again for tomorrow to have a return of our Sprint night. James Korpan Nordic Slav will be the primary host of tomorrow’s Sprint night.

For those who want to watch, there’s plenty of space to watch. We will ask for those coming to come a bit early to help setup some of the road barricades so that we can make this as safe as possible for everyone.

Please come for around 6:15 for a 6:30 pm start.

Everyone will have their chance to Sprint in a closed course to traffic!!

Please let us know if you are planning of attending – you can email me at eric dot sy at outlook.com !

Meet at Condie Nature Refuge for a 6:30 pm start

Format: Reverse Pursuit (fastest group out first)

https://www.strava.com/routes/2864664286259749108

Weather updates by 4 pm tomorrow (go vs no go). I do have an alternative route in the City if necessary, but weather forecast looks iffy everywhere.

RCC – TNR June 28, 2022 – 6:40 pm

A Day in Lumsden – Team Night

Meet at the Lumsden school at or around 6:30 pm for a 6:40 pm start (note the slightly later start time due to the extra drive to Lumsden)

Format: Team night

• We will divide into light and dark coloured jerseys. Your goal will be to support your team to get your team mates into the best possible finishing position at the end of the course.
• The first finishers in each group (assuming 3 starting groups) will determine whether the light or the darks win the night.
• Please post down below if you plan to attend so I can divide us into even teams, or email me at eric.sy @ outlook.com (please no later than 1 pm)
• I will post the team assignments tomorrow by around 3 pm.

https://www.strava.com/routes/2976582527213040648

Course: We will start on James Street, for first climb of the day up Garbage Dump hill towards, Deer Valley. Second left at Deer valley to hit up the Deerfoot leg buster climb at the bottom of the neighborhood. We then head back towards Lumsden down Garbage dump (stop at the bottom of the hill).

We head towards Craven, then turn around, and finish on the Old highway Hill.. Summit finish.

Weather updates by 4 pm tomorrow if there is a chance of inclement weather.

Meet at Condie Nature Refuge for 630 pm for this weeks road Tuesday Night race.

Race course is here:

https://www.strava.com/routes/18741170

In Summary, we ride towards Lumsden on the #11, head towards Craven, loop behind 634 restaurant, back towards Lumsden

• Up Prospect climb from James Street
• Then up Garbage Dump to return back to Condie.

Meet in the parking lot, we will ride out neutrally to the opposite side of the #11 Highway for the start.

Pursuit race. We will try to have 3 groups this time, depending on the attendance. A group (fastest), B group (fast), and C group (regroup at top of hills). C followed by B (5 minutes gap) by A (5 minutes gap)

Final weather checks will be posted the day of the event by noon (if there is a chance of inclement weather).

I do have a backup course in Regina town if Regina weather looking better than Lumsden.

Tuesday TNR June 7, 2022 – 630 pm

Meet at Condie Nature Refuge for 630 pm for this weeks road Tuesday Night race.

Race course is here:

https://www.strava.com/routes/2864663796412428532

In Summary, we ride towards Lumsden – all must come to a complete stop at the stop sign going into town (2 feet unclipped), ride towards Craven and loop back behind the 634 restaurant, back towards Lumsden then

Ride back up the Garbage Dump Hill and head back to Condie.

Reverse pursuit. We will try to have 3 groups this time, depending on the attendance. A group (fastest), B group (fast), and C group (regroup at top of hills). A first followed by B and C, etc…

Steve and Llewellyn will be hosting this one I will be away.

Final weather checks will be posted the day of the event by noon (if there is a chance of inclement weather).

Sorry as a last minute edit: this event is cancelled due to the wind conditions

Hey it’s time for Team Night this coming Tuesday. Team Night means more fun – it’s the dark colours (black, blue, green) vs the light colours (white, yellow, baby blue). All the victory goes to the Team with the first person at the Summit in each group.

I am making a few modifications to the course given the weather, etc.. It’s forecasted to be a bit windy on Tuesday, but the wind is going to die down by 7 pm and more so by 8 pm.

We will start in Lumsden for this one but on a shorter course (<30 km). Start time is also delayed by 15 minutes so that people have extra time to get into town. Start time : 645 pm. Meet by the Lumsden High School where you can find parking (no later than 6:30 pm). I will be working on setting up a few course things in the meantime.

Here is the course on Strava: https://www.strava.com/routes/2966356737344294312

There will be no Gravel on this one… We will head out for a ride towards out of town on Lumsden… When we approach the Gravel section… we will slow down Neutral (making sure there are no cars), and turn around, head up James Street Climb, this time turning around at the end of the Neighborhood block where it’s paved, and head down.. We next will head towards Craven, and turn around by the 641 restaurant. With a Summit Finish at the top of the Old Highway Climb.

As it is a Team Night, pre-registration will be important so that I can make teams in Advance. Please either private message me on Facebook, reply to this post, or email me directly at eric.sy @ outlook dot com by 10 am Tomorrow at the latest. I will let people know of their Team Assignments (either light or dark coloured jerseys) in a Facebook post by 3 pm Tomorrow. If you don’t message me, please bring two coloured jerseys (one light, one dark).

Meet at Condie Nature Refuge for 630 pm for this weeks road Tuesday Night race

Race course is here: https://www.strava.com/routes/2963892103611531838

In Summary, we ride towards Lumsden – all must come to a complete stop at the stop sign going into town (2 feet unclipped), then ride up turn left then right to ride up James Street Hill. Turn around is on Canning Road (which is a left turn – and a short section of gravel), then head down, and go back up Garbage Dump….At the intersection, we turn right into Deer Valley – Please avoid gravel stretch and take the road paved into Deer Valley. Take the second left in, then follow the neighbourhood down to the bottom, Then we head up the Deerfoot Climb, and back to Condie…We will try to have 3 groups this time, depending on the attendance. A group (fastest), B group (fast), and C group (regroup at top of hills). Pursuit race, so C will head out first – 5 mins headstart, followed by B (3 minutes), then A.

Final weather checks will be posted the day of the event by noon (if there is a chance of inclement weather).

Just a reminder next week is a Team Night so a poll will be coming out after Tuesday’s event to signup