The Doctrine Training presents our
2024 Outdoor Cycling Club
Let's make our 9th year as good as last year.
Outdoor Social Cycling Club!
Outdoor cycling!
Starting on Wednesday May 29th 2024 at 6:20pm, our club members are invited to come on a fully supported and coached weekly ride! All abilities of cyclists, from completely new to very experienced are welcome and encouraged to come. The Doctrine's coaches will ensure each cyclist will end up in the appropriate group and be lead through a fun ride at the appropriate pace. Guaranteed, there will be a group that is your speed and ability! The goal of these rides is to get our members out for an active, social evening enjoying the roads and pathways throughout, and just outside, of Calgary. Every ride will end with us possibly convening in a local pub or enjoying a tailgate get together to continue to connect and network.
Every Wednesday starting May 29th 2024 at 6:20pm (NO CLUB RIDE ON JULY 10th)
Block your calendars!
Meeting location and route will be announced several days prior to each Wed.
Hanging out post ride is the best part of the ride... A cold beer or bubbly water will be waiting for each rider!
Eight years ago we started these Outdoor Coached Rides and had a lot of fun. They are organized, high-quality, social, and tons of fun! Our vision is to provide cyclists with a place to meet and enjoy their hobby with friends while progressing their skills and becoming better cyclists. We have an enviable coaching crew that will deliver outdoor expertise to all abilities.
Once registered, Wednesday night Doctrine cyclists will enjoy a consistent day and time to simply show up with their bike and ride. The goal will be to split up into ability groups and work on aspects of cycling that is relevant to that group while keeping it social. Skills, group riding etiquette, gearing, and pacing will be bundled in with getting in a challenging training session (if desired) and some good social fun that is between 1.5 to 2 hours.
NOTE: For those RIDING TO THE RIDE, I will have a bike trailer parked in front of our meeting place for you to place your bike in while you are inside the pub if we are going to one. So no need to pack locks or place bikes in patio of pub.
See you at the next ride you can make it!
Cabin Brewing and Last Best Brewery were our beers of choice last summer and we're looking forward to our partnership for 2024 again.
Most of your coaches are carrying their light first aid kits as well as flat repair gear. If you get a flat, or a mechanical while riding and require assistance, please use a coach.
We'll outline the night and what group to ride with. Your coaches are; Trev, Marie, Dennis, Jamie, Mary, Steve, Jerry, Brent, and Mike.
Please put these text numbers of your coaches into your phone now:
Trev Williams 403.831.8738, Marie Tessier 403.837.0921, Coach Dennis 403.554.1833,
Coach Mary 403.807.2154, Coach Jamie 587.573.3247, Coach Steve 403.383.7217
There is an AED and First Aid Kit in the Doctrine Van.
Post-Ride, we have some beverages in a cooler if you would like to stick around :)
Weather Policy
Because of the variable nature of our weather, your coaches will always be at the ride start location at the correct time. We will make a call at 6:30pm. Too many times in the past, we've missed out on a great ride because the forecast had predicted incorrectly! We ride in light to moderate rain, but not lightening or hail.
Below are a few examples of the fun photos over 2023 summer.
Twelfth Club ride of the season out of Cabin Brewing. Aug 23rd 2023
Eleventh Club ride of the season out of Laycock Park. Aug 16th 2023
Tenth Club ride of the season out of Laycock Park. Aug 9th 2023
Ninth Club ride of the season out of Pop Davies Athletic Park for Hot Dog night. Aug 2nd 2023
Eighth Club ride of the season out of Pop Davies Athletic Park. July 26th 2023
Seventh Club ride of the season out of Spruce Ridge. Retro Night. July 19th 2023
Sixth Club ride of the season out of Spruce Ridge. What a fantastic evening. July 5th 2023
Fifth Club ride of the season out of Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre. June 28th 2023
Fourth Club ride of the season out of Butterfield Acres. June 21st 2023
Second Club ride of the season out of Butterfield Acres. June 7th 2023
Here are some pics from our first Club ride of the season out of Butterfield Acres. May 31st 2023
One of the groups pausing to pose in July 2023!
Here's the view from one of 2019's rides.
Rolling through Nose Hill
Entering Crestmont on the new road!
Your experienced team of Doctrine Coaches in 2019.
View from SE beautiful pathway.
This club was created and is hosted, organized, and run by The Doctrine Training Ltd. , locally owned and operated by Trev Williams, who, along with his experienced coaches, provides an opportunity for busy Calgarians to schedule an extremely fun, healthy, and rewarding hobby while sometimes combining it with corporate networking motivation.