Great times last night! The final STC party of 2013.

Thanks everyone for coming out for our last big shin-dig before the New Year!

We had over 50 club members hanging out last night and enjoying the stories from the successful 2013 season. The massive list of what the club has to offer our cyclists was reviewed and fun stories and awards were shared by clubmates.

Thank you for a great season guys, I love this club and it's culture. If you are a potential new member, make sure to look at this page in January for details on our first clothing order and our AGM / party which usually takes place in early February. Potential members are encouraged to come and see if they like what they hear at that time.

Trev

STC Annual Year End Party and Awards Night!

I HAVE SENT OUT THE EMAIL WITH THE ADDRESS, and TIME. IF YOU DID NOT GET THIS, PLEASE EMAIL ME!

There will be a TV showing the Grey Cup for those that like the opposite sport to cycling.

UPDATE:  WE JUST RENTED A BLENDER POWERED BY PEDALING!! I can see an RPM contest 'brewing' !

UPDATE:  Kids are welcome, there will be a few there for sure. The is a basement filled with toys to play!

THIS Sunday night, November 24th, we will have a party!

I have sent out an official email to all club members, but plan to have some fun training/race stories to share with everyone!

There will be tons of finger food, a cheese and veggie fondue, and free beer/wine (with a DD).

In the past we have given out 'awards' for teammates, they can be in total fun, or completely serious. Over this week, try to think of something for one or all of your training partners and have something to present!


Trev

Arizona 200KM Brevet

It's coming to that time of year when the Arizona Randonneurs start their season.  The kick off event is January 04, 2014, featuring a totally different route starting and ending in the greater Phoenix/Scottsdale area.  Unlike past early season routes that have tended to be flat, this one sports almost 8000ft of climbing.  So time to man/women-up and organize your way down there, with this on you reschedule you can go crazy eating over the holidays.  I plan to head down to Tucson after the ride so if you want to spend a few more days pounding around the Sonoran desert drop me a line.  Regardless, let me know if your interested and we will organize accommodations near the start line. Due to Trev's general character when participating in sporting events we have developed a bit of a reputation on this ride, I won't say more than that.

You can check out the route here  Saguaro Lake 200KM Brevet

Stephen K

Horrible news from within our very close cycling world.

Brennan was a long time member of Pedalhead Road Works in Edmonton and has competed at the JayLap Memorial. Our hearts go out to his wife and family.

News story.

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Beans n' Barley CX

On October 26th the good folks over at Terrascape Racing are putting on one of the best CX races of the year, the Beans n' Barley CX. They are looking for volunteers to help out with the race. It's a great race to spectate with jumps, fly over/under and sometimes snow. If anyone is interested in helping them out on the day send an email to beansnbarleycx{at}gmail.com

If you can't help out then hopefully you can race! 

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Movember Awareness Cyclists, ride into and out of Calgary.

Club, I got this email after a phone call from Darren Engles, who works at First Energy, who help us out with our jerseys. If possible, think about putting these dates on your calendar and we'll get you more info as the time approaches.

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Hey Trev,
Great chatting with you today.  Here is the email notifying me about three brave guys riding bikes (+1 girl in an RV) from Vancouver to Toronto to raise awareness for Movember.  I am hoping that there are some friendly Speed Theory riders (I have also asked Erik and the Dead Goats) that might want to ride out, meet them, and cycle into Calgary on Thursday, October 24th.  They plan to leave Calgary on the morning of Saturday, October 26th, and this might be also a fantastic time to get a bit of support from Speed Theory and Dead Goats.

 I will try to get you better information, but this is the best I have at this moment.

 Thanks for any help Speed Theory can provide.  I am unfortunately away that weekend with my wife, so I will not be available.

Darren
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(Here are a 'few more details')
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Hi Erik and Trev,

I have a few more details regarding the three guys riding from Vancouver to Toronto to bring awareness to Movember.  They will be in Canmore on the night of Wednesday, October 23 and will depart from Canmore around 10 am on October 24.  Would any Dead Goat and Speed Theory riders like to meet them in Canmore to ride into Calgary on October 24th?  I guess an alternative would be to ride out from Calgary and meet them somewhere on the highway.

Also, they will depart Calgary on Saturday, October 26 at 9:00 am.  The planned departure place is Ridley’s Cycle in Kensington.  Trek is a main sponsor for the ride, and therefore, Ridley being a Trek dealer is a logical starting point.  It’s also fairly convenient.  A support ride out of the city would also be pretty awesome and helpful, if possible.

 I know there is a race that weekend, and people are busy, but I still wanted to check if there are any riders willing to provide a bit of support.

Thank you.
 Darren      

Trilobite is going to lose a few more lbs this weekend

That's code for Tom Kenny racing Furnace Creek 508 this weekend. While we are out doing our casual spin or a bit of cross, Tom and his crew will be racing in the hardest bike race ever.

Lots of ways to keep up with his progress here: http://www.the508.com/index.html somewhere there anyway, I'm sure you will find the live timing.

Tom has his own personal website dedicated to his and his crew's experience here.

Good luck Tom!

London ITU

The London ITU was a blast, especially the bike course. Screaming past Buckingham Palace on roads closed to trafffic was something I would have never of dreamed when I lived in the UK. 

Mike and I ended up in the closing straight together. Please note that I am in front of him........but he did start ten minutes after me.

Dianne had a good race except the seat fell off her bike early in the ride, which probably cost her ten minutes.

After the race we visited my family in Exmouth, on the south coast. Mark Hlady joined us. The Tour of Britain started at a nearby village. Cav and Wiggo are in the start.

 

Bob

 



Blitz Duathlon 2013

Start line picture, courtesy of Jeff Rhude

Also happening this past weekend was the Blitz Duathlon! We had several Speed Theorists show up for either the Saturday or Sunday event, which featured a 7km gruelling (hilly) trail run, 19km road bike, and a 3km trail run.
Big congrats to Dr. Trev for defending his title on Saturday and Mike Waldhuber, placing 2nd on Sunday despite suffering from what appears to be pneumonia!

Here are the results for Saturday and Sunday.

TTT action.

While the focus for many STC cyclists is cross right now, we had several hit up the TTT put on by the Crankmasters on Sunday.

Here is a shot of our women's team at the start line.

Marie, Lisa, Meghan, and Sara!

We also, had Mike Godfrey, Darcy Gullacher, Dan Sigouin, Mark Michalski, and Mike Healy racing!

Thank you Crankmasters for hosting this event.

CRANKMASTERS AIRDRIE ADRENALIN 20km Four person TTT - Sept. 22

Let's get a few Speed Theory teams organized for the four person TTT on Sept 22. Post a comment if you want to race and mention if you are solo and looking for a team. If your team is all set post up the names. Then later in the week we can try to team up. There are 3 divisions, open men, open women and masters men (40+), I'm in for the masters men and looking for 3 more. If we are all in our club kit it will look cool. Rob at Crankmasters would like to have the teams identified by Sep 20 so he can get a start list out.

Below is the link to Crankmasters. It's an 11:00 AM start. Can we get a few womens teams as well?

http://www.calgarycycling.com/cms/ 

Angliru Elbow Falls Combo Saturday 14th.

There should be an amazing grand tour show-down tomorrow on Angliru. Horner, Nibali, Valverde, Purito and Roche all gunning for it with no team mates on the final slopes. Hopefully old man Horner can dominate and Nico can hold on to 5th.

Crankmasters are riding from the big church on 69th at 10:00 AM to Bragg Creek and beyond. There should be enough time to watch the Vuelta then head out for a 10 AM departure. It would be nice to see some team mates out there.

In other news, Horner still has no contract for next year. Trev is not telling if he secured a pro contract from his Edmonton TT performance.

12-28. I definitely need to put on the 12-28.

I know, I know. The Tour of Alberta is so cool. The pro's are everywhere. They're fast and tough. I'd like to be there too so I could revel in it, but life isn't always fair.
So, we're in Newfoundland. Been here a week and finally had a chance to get out for a ride. (New job, new office, new house, new school - it all takes up riding time.) Saturday dawned clear and fair. Barometer steady. Time to go riding.
Now, when riding from our house in Wildwood I never gave my gearing much thought. I typically used what Cam refers to as he-man gearing. The mighty 11-23. Sure, I've got an 11-25 that was recommended to me for one race or another and an 11-27 that someone convinced me I needed once, but the 11-23 is a go-to choice. It's got me through many TTs, IMC (Penticton) and up Rainy Ridge several times. It should suffice.
I rode from our new home in Torbay to Cape Spear yesterday. There are a few bays and St. John's harbour between here and there. Some of the climbs get a touch peaky. There are many hills. The 11-23 is about to go on my trainer wheel. This is what the ride looked like in elevation:

 The elevations don't get to be too big. They're only about 220 metres asl at their highest. They start right at sea level though. Also, right at the sharp bits at the top of the highest hills the grade goes to 18%. Dude. My knees are a bit knackered today - good thing it's chucking down with rain so I have no urge to go try it again. 
There are compensations. This is the view from Marine Drive, about to head down to Logy Bay (and then up again and then down to Middle Cove and then up again and ... you get the picture).

When you're tired of hanging out with all the high-powered euros and aussies and such, give a thought to those of us out on the Rock. We'll be going down, or up. And looking for a really big cassette. If you find yourself out on a picturesque island in the middle of the north Atlantic, look me up. I'll be able to show you where to ride. I'll also have access to as many teeth as you might want.

Long may your big jib draw.

Darryl

Tour of Alberta KOM video

Here is a link to one of the videos I snagged from yesterday's race.
They were big ringing it!