- The Annual HC will be managed as a normal club group ride on October 18th, to keep within BC guidelines for Covid-19 and event liability insurance on club rides
- The ride is only open to members, that take part in the group ride
- There will be no, on-course timekeeping, or Marshalling, timings will be as per Strava for the Walden Velo club group
- Specific ride routes that incorporate the ‘Cup’s Grove Climb’ Strava segment, will be communicated
- All speed group routes cover the same route to the start of the climb
- 19/18s Group leaders to stagger groups to leave at 3 minute intervals from 7:30 am
- 16/17 rides to leave at 7:40, Group leaders to stagger groups to leave at 3 minute intervals
- Please remember to bring your ‘race face’ to any photo opportunities
- Alas there will be no campervan doling out sausage rolls this year
- We aim to host a virtual club ‘sausage roll van’ communications event – lookout for the invite
Pre-event guidance:
- Anyone who wishes their time to be visible, please ensure that you have a Strava account and that you’ve joined the Club Strava group https://www.strava.com/clubs/walden-velo
- Anyone without a Garmin or other device can use Strava on their phone to capture their ride, a free version is available from the app stores
- Please familiarise yourselves with the course and make yourself aware where the hill climb is!
- If you have a premium account you can ‘favourite’ the segment on Strava, so you'll get live segment updates on your device
- Normal Ride guidelines and Covid-19 safety guidelines still apply
- Be prepared for the extra responsibilities of starting rides at intervals and riding the HC at intervals, should you be asked to lead a group of six
| Distance | Ride With GPS | Garmin Connect |
|---|---|---|
| 45km |  |  |
| 60km | | |
| 68km | | |