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 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.
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).
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
If you are a woman who is interested in riding outisde in a non-judgemental, non-competitive environment and meeting some wonderful gals, RCC Women is for you!
We ride Monday nights starting on April 4. All levels of experience and fitness welcome.
Get your RCC membership and indicate your interest in a group on this signup sheet. If you have questions contact women @ reginacycleclub.ca.
– Riders will receive the famous GRAVEL t-shirt. Registrations that come in before March 28th will guarantee a t-shirt and size selection as we need to put the order in the last week of March. Any entries after March 28th, size and quantity will be limited and not guaranteed. There is an option in the registration to purchase extra tee shirts for friends and family. – Hammer Nutrition will be a sponsor for this event, so expect top quality race nutrition at the race. – Beer and chocolates will be prizes for the top 3 racers in each category. Who doesn’t love beer and chocolate?
Other info: – Gravel race is 100% gravel/dirt. NO pavement here. Mountain bikes, Cross bikes, Fat bikes, anything that can handle off road terrain. -Riders MUST have a SCA License. One-day license can be purchased race day for $20.00. -Make sure to bring the appropriate equipment for flat tires, bike mechanicals etc. -Water, Pop, treats will be supplied immediately after the race for a quick sugar boost before enjoying the ride back to the campground. -Post ride there will be a delicious BBQ food truck for purchase. Race Directors: Brad Kerr, Stephanie Bank Please feel free to message us via Facebook Messenger with any additional questions about the event.
The Roubaix
The RCC Roubaix has been a staple in the RCC Gravel calendar with over 10-year history hosting this spring classic. Pioneers of “GRAVEL”, RCC started this event years before gravel was cool or gravel specific bikes were even a thing. By staying off the pavement, riding offroad becomes an adventure where google maps is your new best friend to endless possibilities. This year we are featuring a brand-new course. We have used these roads near Disley in past FUNdos. With 114m of climbing per lap, the legs will be screaming!
Parking and start of the neutral roll out. Located directly across the road from the Lumsden RCMP Detachment. Race course is 8km West of Lumsden. Both race distances will ride out to the race course as one group at 10am sharp. When choosing your race distance, be mindful you will adding approx. 25min(8km) prior to the race, and another 25min(8km) ride back to the campground in Lumsden. There will be a spot for riders to drop clothes, bags, food etc. at the start/finish.
For those of you who prefer to drive out to the course start/finish, you must first sign on at the campground before driving out. Parking will be limited. Plan to be ready to ride at the course start/finish at 10:20am.
