Rides Roundup

Unfortunately it looks like the ice on the roads is unlikely to thaw before Sunday's ride. As a result we will not have a road ride on Sunday morning. We thank you for your understanding and patience. As it's looking like next week should be significantly warmer (the lowest we've seen this week is -15C in Wendens Ambo, if you've seen lower temperatures then let us know!) we've got our fingers crossed that we can get back out on the road before long.

VIRTUAL RIDES:

We know that many won't feel comfortable riding when it's particularly cold out, you may also feel that you can't quite manage two hours on a Sunday at the moment. To try and keep you rolling, and allow some virtual socialisation, we have set up the Walden Velo Virtual club on zwift. Please follow the link below to join the club.

Club Link: https://www.zwift.com/uk/clubs/dbb388c7-d184-4e8c-8fdd-f868777fd4ac/join 

To keep you moving, we will organise two rides per week on Zwift. Sunday morning at 9:00 lasting up to two hours, and Wednesday Evening at 19:30, lasting up to 90mins.

If you want to have a voice chat during the ride, please join the Discord channel - You'll find the link in the zwift club.

MINCE PIE RIDE:

As many of you know, in the run up to Christmas we host a Mince Pie ride. We enjoy a sociable ride, a bit of friendly chatter, and finish at ride with some mince pies and festive cheer. Steve has kindly offered to host again.

We'll send more details out in next week's email, but it will be on Saturday 24th December - Christmas Eve!

WEDNESDAY MORNING:

Wednesday (9:30):  SR3: https://www.waldenvelo.com/sr3 

Given that no official rides happened this week, we'll re-try last week's route!

FRIDAY MORNING:

Friday (9:30):  Midweek 9 (https://www.waldenvelo.com/mid-week-rides/)

We look forward to seeing you out on the road!

Rides Roundup

Having had a very mild autumn it seems that December has decided to turn the freezers on! That means crisp, frosty mornings - with a bit of luck we'll get some dappled sunlight!

We will continue to ride this weekend however, given the potential for ice on the road, we will be following WR1 (essentially out to Clare and back). We'll review the weather as we get closer to Sunday morning. For those of you who are out, ride safe and look after each other. Consider packing an extra layer in case of punctures.

Link to route:  https://www.waldenvelo.com/wr1 

VIRTUAL RIDES:

We know that many won't feel comfortable riding when it's particularly cold out, you may also feel that you can't quite manage two hours on a Sunday at the moment. To try and keep you rolling, and allow some virtual socialisation, we have set up the Walden Velo Virtual club on zwift. Please follow the link below to join the club.

To that end, we have set up a 9:00am ride on Sunday morning. Assuming that I've selected the right options in setting the ride up, everyone who joins should follow along at the same speed - It's been more than two years since I've used Zwift, so please forgive me if it all goes wrong! The route looks like it should be rolling and about 50km.

To try and aid the social chatter, we will create a discord channel to chat. If you plan on joining the chat, please email rides@waldenvelo.com to let me know by 7:00am on Sunday.

If you need to leave early for any reason then that's not a problem - Just remember to say goodbye! 

Club Link: https://www.zwift.com/uk/clubs/dbb388c7-d184-4e8c-8fdd-f868777fd4ac/join 

Event Link: https://www.zwift.com/uk/events/view/3322151?fbclid=IwAR1hn4WSBuT7HIiQe0uYbj_BwqraZGnr9WOuOrjLMc42S1GiXlLEHOmtOYM 

We are also planning to get something set up for midweek evenings - We'll send an email in a few days time.

WEDNESDAY MORNING:

Wednesday (9:30):  SR3: https://www.waldenvelo.com/sr3 

The current forecast is still looking like there's a potential for ice into next week, so we will be following SR3 - The Scare Jaune.

FRIDAY MORNING:

Friday (9:30):  Midweek 9 (https://www.waldenvelo.com/mid-week-rides/)

We look forward to seeing you out on the road!