70.3 Training Ride

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great long weekend and are now sporting great tans.

I will be riding most of the Calgary 70.3 race course this Saturday starting at 8am. I plan on leaving the parking area no later than 8:15am to beat some of the traffic and for everyone to get back at a reasonable time.

Meet at Westhills shopping complex behind Second Cup and in front of Indigo bookstore.

Route will start off as the reverse of the course which will provide you a different perspective of the ride. Once we get to Grand Valley Road we will now be riding the course in the correct direction and heading back to to our start point in Calgary. This would be a great opportunity for Club members to ride the hardest portion of the race route at their planned race pace as well as dial in hydration and nutrition plans.

Last year when we rode this route it was roughly 135km.

Please ensure you have enough spare tubes, water/fluids, food and money on board to be self sufficent if you find yourself dropped. We will make a stop or two in Cochrane to re-fuel as needed.

The intention is NOT to hammer or drop anyone however it is my experience in group rides that this is inevitable. Please be prepared and ready. Also make sure your bikes are in good working condition.

Please rsvp to me by Thursday July 7th at 6pm so I know you are coming and won't be riding alone. I can then make alternative arrangements if no one is interested.

Thanks and hope to see Club members come out!

Jack

jvandyk@talismancentre.com