2010 PENTICTON TRAINING CAMP

SUNDAY APRIL 18th – SATURDAY APRIL 24th

All participants must be paid-up members of EMCC.

The EMCC Code of Conduct for club rides applies.

Accommodations

The Edmonton Masters Cycling Club has a block booking of rooms at the Penticton Tiki Shores for the week of April 17 to April 24/2010 (inclusive). This block of rooms will be held for EMCC until April 1. Below are the room descriptions and the nightly rates that reflect our group discount rate. The Tiki Shores rooms have all been renovated since 2009. If you have any questions, or wish to book a room, please call toll-free 1-866-492-8769 or via their webpage www.tikishores.com

 

The following rooms are available to EMCC members on a first-come, first-serve basis.

 

Rides

As before, there will be multiple groups of no more than 12 riders per group, with a designated leader in each group. The first group (long and fast, i.e.: 25 km/h average) will leave at 9:00 am, subsequent groups (long and not so fast, short and fast, short and not so fast) at 5 minute intervals, subject to weather conditions.

 

All groups will head out on the same daily route (see below), but will ride whatever distance is appropriate for each group and the conditions.

 

SELECT A GROUP THAT MATCHES YOUR ABILITY AND AMBITION; STAY WITH YOUR GROUP.

 

SUNDAY: OSOYOOS

Long Ride: Lakeside Drive/Hwy 97 to Osoyoos and back. Mainly flat with a few smaller hill options (Black Sage Road, Oliver Ranch Road) on the return. Up to 125 km, 5+ hours.

Short Ride: Lakeside Drive/Hwy 97 to Oliver and back. Flat. 82 km, 3+ hours.

 

MONDAY: THE WALL/SEACREST

Long Ride: Lakeside Drive/McLean Creek Road/OK Falls/Green Lake Road/Fairview/Oliver/Seacrest Road/ White Lake Road/Twin Lakes Road/Hwy 3A/Green Mountain Road/Apex Corner/Penticton. Four good climbs. Up to 125 km, 5+ hours.

 

Short Ride: Green Mountain/Hwy 3A/Twin Lakes/White Lake/Green Lake/OK Falls. 95 km, 4+ hours.

 

TUESDAY: NARAMATA

Long Ride: Naramata Road. Four climb options off Naramata Road (to end of pavement on Greyback Mountain Road, Spiller Road, Chute Lake Road, Naramata Road-end at lake-level). Up to 70 km, 3+ hours.

 

Short Ride: As above – several early turn options.

 

WEDNESDAY: RECOVERY RIDE

Hwy 97/Trout Creek. Dead flat. 25 km, 1+ hour.

 

THURSDAY: MOUNT BALDY

Long Ride: Green Mountain Road/Apex Corner/Green Mountain Road/Highway 3A/Twin Lakes Road/White Lake Road/Fairview/Oliver/Black Sage Road/McKinney Road/Mount Baldy end of pavement/Black Sage Road/Tuc-ul-nuit Road/Hwy 97/Oliver Ranch Road/Okanagan Falls/Lakeside Drive/Penticton Major climb (Mount Baldy, 13.5 km) plus other climbs. Up to 155 km, 6+ hours.

 

Short Ride: Green Mountain/Lakeside Drive/McLean Creek/OK Falls. Two climbs. 85 km, 3½+ hours.

 

FRIDAY: GIANT’S HEAD

Long Ride: Hwy 97/Trout Creek/Happy Valley Road/Prairie Valley Road (Summerland)/Docherty Avenue/Bathville Road/Meadow Valley Road end of pavement/Return to Summerland/Rosedale Ave/Prairie Valley Road/Giant’s Head Road/Milne Road/Giant’s Head Mountain Park/Return to Giant’s Head Road/Hwy 97/Penticton Two climbs. Up to 75 km, 3+ hours.

 

Short Ride: As above – early turn options.

 

SATURDAY: MOUNT CARMI

(Subject to individual departure times): Lakeside Road/Mount Carmi. One last major climb with double summit, 13.5 km. Up to 60 km, 2½+ hours.

 

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