Happy Rainy Day everyone,
After a lengthy period of technical difficulties, we now have the usual IRC Results/Standings pages available. Click here for individual race results, and here for season standings. Results are also available on webscorer.com immediately after the race – Find Races –> Race Results –> search VCL 2019 and allele available race results will come up.
Apologies for the delay!! See you all on Sunday at the road race.
We have a very exciting addition to the VCL schedule coming up this weekend. The Cobble Hill/Mill Bay Road Race takes place on Sunday April 21st. Details are as follows:
Sign-On 11:00 AM – Racing at 12:00
Distances will be 60 km for A, 50 km for B, 40 km for C and 20 km for the Youth category.
Click here for details on location, parking, etc.
This race will be a lot of fun, and likely very different than our regular weekly circuit races. Come on out, test your legs!!
I apologize for the abridged post, but, see Webscorer for Saturday’s race results. And, you may be interested in the Tripleshot Race Report -for a recap of the A-race, that we were all too wet and cold to stick around and watch – bummer!!!
See you Wednesday – start your anti-rain dances now!!!
Hi, Velos, time trial riders, and friends. The 39th season of the Sidney Velo Tuesday Time Trials starts on April 23rd at 6:30 PM (7 PM for April 30th and on). It’s on the same course as since 2011, but new for 2019:
Please go to www.sidneyvelo.ca for all the details, including the Tuesday Time Trial Rules.
Victoria Cycling League nights are April 23, May 14, June 25, and July 9, which should have an above average number of riders.
For the April 23rd 6:30 PM start, we will open registration at 6 PM and continue it until 6:50 PM.
Participants and spectators are asked to NOT park on Lochside Frontage Road at the McTavish Interchange; we need those few spots for our equipment, first aid, and volunteer vehicles.
SPEAKING OF VOLUNTEERS:
I’m sending this on behalf of Ian Birch, Volunteer Organizer.
Once again we are looking for your generous support to hold these events. There are 120 positions to be filled – marshals, bike holders, back up timekeepers, etc. Shifts range from 1 hr. to 1 1/2 hrs. Experience is not necessary – we will instruct as necessary on the evening.
What I would like from you by April 15 is a commitment to ideally work a minimum of 2 shifts and respectfully ask that you find your own replacement if you can’t do your scheduled shift, or switch with someone else and advise me at ian.birch@shaw.ca.
WHAT TO DO
1. If you know the specific dates, open this web page (Signup Genius), check the relevant boxes and submit. There is no need to open an account.
– https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4bafaa2ea46-2019
– your e-mail address is only provided to me. Signup Genius protects your information.
2. If you are flexible on dates do NOT open Signup Genius, but submit the details to me by email (ian.birch@shaw.ca), including positions you want to fill and dates that are not good for you. I will fill in the schedule. I’ll send out a schedule once it is finalized and it will be put on our website. Feel free to forward this to other groups. Thanks for your continued support.
Finally, remember to KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!, as the most common cause of serious time trial accidents has been a rider running into a rider or vehicle in front of them.
Larry Pommen
Secretary-Treasurer
Sidney Velo Cycling Club
** Today’s VCL race is on, as originally scheduled. Registration starts around 1:00, C race begins at 2:00, with B’s and A’s to follow.
Today’s Youth Race has been cancelled, and Tripleshot is still deciding on the adult race – keep an eye here, and the VCL Facebook page for updates. I know, it blows…
VCL
Please make sure you download, complete (legibly) and sign the 2019 VCL Waiver and bring it with you tomorrow. This will help smooth and speed-up the registration process!!!
Signed,
The VCL and you Race Hosts
*** April 6th Western Speedway – Youth Races begin at 12-noon, with the VCL Races starting around 2:00PM (1-hour earlier than noted in the document below).
**April 23rd Sidney TT – Start Time 6:30, not 7:00 as listed below.
Without further adieu, here is the mostly final version of the 2019 VCL Race Schedule. We have a few things that still require final confirmation, but, we are mostly there. We have made note in the schedule of some key local events, however, the list of races is not exhaustive.
To come are details on the 2019 Season Launch / 2018 Season Wrap Party. Expect more news on this in the coming weeks.
You will notice the return of the Observatory Hill Climb, we are very happy to have this back on the calendar – we hope to see a large contingent of racers (large and small 😉 ).
Also, note the return of Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit, as well as the AirForce Crit, out at 443 Squadron – 12 Wing facility. Both very exciting in their own right.
Hopefully you are already into your 2019 training program, and the ill effects of the off-season and Snowmaggedon2019 are being addressed and worked-off.
See you soon,
