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Introducing tetrax! Four road cycling competitions: GR, PR, MT, TT Anyone with a bicycle and a GPS device may participate at any time between July 17 to August 17 in Upper Stewiacke... FREE: no fees or payments OPEN: no memberships or licences EASY: no third-party accounts INFO: everything at www.roadents.ca/2020/tetrax * Read the tech guide here https://roadents.ca/2020/tetrax/tetrax-tech-guide.pdf * Upload your GPS files directly on our website. * See results and a simulation of what the race may have looked like.

The full official 2020 racing calendar is now cancelled. This isn't the end of racing. We're busy getting 2021 ready!The full official 2020 racing calendar is now cancelled. This isn't the end of racing. We're busy getting 2021 ready!

Although Roadents is all set to provide you with another year of road racing, we will not open registration for any events until the situation concerning the #coronavirus is clear. We do have options in place that will allow us to adapt quickly to whatever the outcome, whether everything returns to normal or significant changes are made to the calendar. We hope everyone stays safe!

This is a great opportunity to learn important race craft that will benefit you this upcoming season and beyond! #roadracing #gianthalifax #cycling

A simple $20 race fee per event. You do not need any memberships or provincial, national, or UCI licences to compete https://roadents.ca/ #roadents #competitivecycling #novascotia #roadcycling #racing

Awards for the upcoming Roadents 2020 series! These custom modern trophies feature blue "ocean" acrylic on driftwood-finished maple for a maritime inspired theme. #awards #Roadents2020 #trohpies #timetrial #roadrace #criterium #pursuit #gravel #mountaintimetrial #competitivecycling #novascotia #roadents #cycling

Who's excited to get racing?! Check out the official calendar at https://roadents.ca/ Some key novelties and improvements for 2020:... Six unique and separate event disciplines. "Tour of Nova Scotia", a three day stage race. No race license or membership required to compete. An awards banquet (with food by Martha) will be held on Sunday, September 6 to conclude the season. More news will be posted over the coming weeks! Roadents would like to issue a big thank you to everyone who has submitted suggestions and feedback.

Here's a peek at another gravel racing course planned for 2020. https://youtu.be/KW3IcxhYiTk

Gravel races are coming to Nova Scotia next year! Here's a preview of one of the courses planned in Pembroke, near the Stewiacke Valley. Thank you everyone for helping us with suggestions and advice on choosing gravel routes and about gravel riding in general. Our courses have been modified to make them more rugged, among other things.... The Pembroke course is the least challenging of the calendar, with the other courses involving more hills, narrower roads, more surface variety, etc 2020 website with full official calendar, course maps, and info will be posted in the next couple of weeks! Alternate Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIFdQarKpp4

Jean-Patrick Lambert (center) will be joining Dimas and Jon as a Cat A Roadents RT racer for 2020! JP has been one of the most active competitive cyclists in Nova Scotia over the last couple of years, and impressively stepping on the podium at 80-100% of the races he attends. He adds "I am really happy to join the Roadents team for the upcoming racing season, and get the support of experienced teammates. Can't wait to race with you guys!"... Welcome JP! *** Oliver Hill (ohdesign.ca), a talented graphics designer, is currently working on some sweet new kit designs for the team which means that right now is the perfect time for your business to snag some advertising spots on our kits. Get in touch with us and we can happily work something out. P.S. Oliver is the rider on the right :) *** Photo by Brianne Steinman, thanks Brianne!

Joining us for the 2020 racing season is Jennifer Hilder! The Hilders - Jen, Jonathan, and their two daughters too will all be sporting Roadents colours at upcoming events throughout the province. Those that know Jen can attest to her always cheerful and positive attitude, even during the toughest of challenges.... Welcome Jen & Family! Don't hesitate to get in touch with us if your business is interested in sponsoring Jen and the rest of the racing team! Photo by Brianne Steinman

Roadents is very happy to announce that after his successful 2019 season, Brian MacEachern is moving up to Cat B and officially joining our Racing Team! He was an acting member during the Team Pursuit at this year's turbocrit (shown here) where he applied his sheer power and determination to help the team snag a silver. Welcome Brian!... *** P.S. We have some new opportunities coming up if your business is interested in sponsoring Brian and the rest of the Roadents Racing Team. Feel free to get in touch with us and see what we can offer *** Photo by Brianne Steinman

We're busy selecting events for the 2020 season from the following pool of locations (see screenshot). At the moment there are over a hundred potential courses being vetted! The official 2020 calendar will be posted within a month from now once approximately 20 events have been chosen. Included in the calendar:... Time Trials (Solo & Team) Road Races Gravel Races Crits & Circuit Races Pursuits Hillclimbs & Downhills Pending some great announcements, 2020 will be an accessible year to get started in racing, or to pick up again if you've left off in times past. Right now is also the perfect time to kick off your training! If you need to shop for a trainer and/or winter gear, we highly recommend Banks Bikes, they are awesome!

The TT today concluded the series, and also our 2019 racing season. Thank you to the all the people that came out this year! Congrats to Roadents RT racers Brad, Dimas, and Jon for their 30k, 20k, and 10k series overall respective wins .... Big thanks to Tom and Mike for marshaling today's course so the riders could take the big descent much safer! Thank you Linda for helping with the food! Thank you Enterprise for hooking us up with such a nice vehicle! Stay tuned for details on upcoming Roadents projects.

The overall winners of each distance of our TT series will receive a hand-crafted trophy inspired by the cannons at Fort Anne in Annapolis Royal. There are three distances: 30k, 20k, and 10k. Each is represented by a different sized golden cannonball. Fun fact, the black colour of the base was created by applying an iron-rich solution for a truly representative finish!... #roadentscompetitivecycling #awards #timetrial #cannon #fortanne #oak #woodturning #segmented #ironacetate See more

Concluding the final TT of the series, there will be a brief award presentation recognizing the leader of each distance category. The current standings are as f...ollows: 30 KILOMETRES 14 - Brad Rowter 5 - Dimas Mateos 4 - Jon Hilder 3 - Scott Dickey 3 - Simon Ouellet 3 - Greg Young 2 - Oliver Hill 1 - Jean Lambert 1 - Fischer Houser 0 - Dana Birch 20 KILOMETRES 7 - Colin Edwards 7 - Dimas Mateos 3 - Brian MacEachern 3 - Neil Groenveld 2 - Jon Hilder 2 - Greg Young 1 - Parker Rowter 1 - Mark Briner 1 - Gabriel Graves 10 KILOMETRES 2 - Jon Hilder 1 - Parker Rowter 1 - Xianrui Zhang Points formula is P = n - r + 1, where "P" is points earned, "n" is the number of participants at an event racing the same distance, and "r" is the final ranking. In case of ties, the first tiebreaker is ordering based on number of events attended from least to most. The second tiebreaker is ordering by raw times from fastest to slowest.

Martha prepares games and crafts to keep the kids entertained while the parents are busy racing :) Photo by Brianne Steinman ... #MarthasMonday #mice #crafts #roadentscc #roadentscompetitivecycling #bags #pencils #knitted #activities #prizes See more

Sometimes you get blessed with sights like these after a tough day racing bikes! Photo by Brianne Steinman at the Tour de Keji #ShowcaseSunday #Lake #reflections #dusk #tranquility #roadentscc #scenery #camping #cycling #racing

Here is a chart showing the distribution of individual's average speeds at the 2019 Cape Island Provincial Time Trial that took place a few weeks ago this August. With an average average-speed of 38.6 km/h this was a fast course! Do you have any requests for a #staturday data visualization? Drop your suggestions in the comments or send us a PM!... Follow Roadents on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @RoadentsCC so you never miss a thing. #stats #distribution #capeisland #roadentscc #roadentscomeptitivecycling #gianthalifax #speeds #timetrial #fast #flat #ocean #data #visualization See more

For this week's #FeedbackFriday, do you want to see more new and "unusual" road events? Let us know in the comments or via PM! Photo by Brianne Steinman at the 2019 Turbocrit... #Turbocrit #peloton #track #cycling #roadentscc #roadents #racing #bikes #antigonish #riversideinternationalspeedway #speedway #laps See more

Racing bikes isn't all just bikes and roads, often you get to see some rather interesting sights and meet interesting people having a good time! Every Wednesday we'll be featuring a piece that just can't be categorized. Send in your best shots! Only rule is it must be tied to cycling somehow (kit in this case). Bonus points if it happened at a Roadents event!... Photo by Brianne Steinman #WildcardWednesday #OhCanada #Turbocrit #HighlandStageRace #Antigonish #Speedway #RoadentsCompetitiveCycling #Oreagans #Subaru See more

Roadents RT racer Oliver Hill (left-most rider) taking a pull at the Cape Island RR this August. Check out his stats at https://roadents.ca/cyclists/?n=Oliver%20Hill Photo by Brianne Steinman... #TeamTuesday #RoadentsRT #ohDesign #RoadentsCompetitiveCycling #RoadentsCC #CapeIsland #RoadRace #Peloton #Drafting #racing #cycling #clarksharbour #novascotia #bicycles #event See more

Remember the delicious Curried Quinoa and Fruit Salad served at some of our events? Martha would like to share the recipe so you can make some at home. Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 cup quinoa... 1 dried celery stalk 1 cup seedless grape halves 1 cup fresh diced pineapple 1/2 cup minced red pepper 1/3 cup olive oil 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup almonds 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp curry powder 1 tsp salt 1/4 cup minced red onion (optional) Pineapple juice (optional) Quinoa pasta (optional) 1. Combine the quinoa, water, curry powder and salt in a small heavy pot. Bring to a boil, cover, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for another 20 min. 2. Turn off the heat and let rest while you prepare the rest of the ingredients. 3. In a large bowl combine the celery, red onion, red pepper, grapes, pineapple, cranberries and almonds. 4. In a small jar, wisk oil and lemon juice until smooth. 5. When the quinoa has cooked (you can spread it out an a tray to speed up the process) crumble it into the bowl and add the dressing. 6. Toss gently to combine. 7. Taste test. 8. Add a little more lemon or pineapple juice to suit your taste. #Recipe #Quinoa #Curry #Fruit #RoadentsCC #Cycling #Food #Ingredients

Racing in the Prince Edward Island National Park. Stage 2 of the 2019 PEI Stage Race. As part of a new weekly series titled #ShowcaseSunday, we'll be sharing interesting sights and introducing notable riders that have frequent #RoadentsCC events. ... Photo by Brianne Steinman #Road #Racing #Cycling #Flat #Water #PEI #NationalPark #PrinceEdwardIsland #Sunny See more

Here's what the speed distribution looked like for the Flying Lap at the 2019 Turbocrit. Riders completed one timed lap of the 500 meter track. The mean speed was 45.6 km/h and the max speed was recorded by Roadents RT racer Dimas Mateos, clocking 53.9 km/h!... Background photo by Brianne Steinman #STATurday #stats #statistics #charts #graphs #datavis #graphics #design #datavisualization #data #trackracing #track #cycling #competition #racing #speed #distribution #purple #RoadentsCC #RoadentsRT #Turbocrit #HighlandGames #HighlandBikeShop #HighlandBikes #RiversideSpeedway #Antigonish #NovaScotia See more

It's #FeedbackFriday ! What do you think about full-width sprints? Do you want to see more events that incorporate them? Let us know in the comments or via private message! Photo by Brianne Steinman at the Cape Island Road Race... #Sprinting #RoadRace #FullRoad #CapeIsland #BikeRace #Cycling #RoadentsCC #BanksBikes #GiantHalifax #OhDesign #Competitive #ClarksHarbour See more

Little things like these are always so warming to see! This message was left for us in the cottage we rented for the weekend. The support and enthusiasm for the event by the local community was incredible! Photo by Oliver Hill.... #ThoughtfulThursday #ClarksHarbour #CapeDays #BestHostEver #Roadents #Cycling #NiceWelcome #LittleThings See more

Hard to believe it's only been a week since Roadents RT racer Dimas Mateos played his breakaway cards right and threw down some serious power to snag 3rd as his first Category A podium! 1st: Ed Walsh 2nd: Tim Shea... Photo by Brianne Steinman. #RoadentsRT #podium #capeIsland #roadrace #ProvincialChampionships #NovaScotia #ClarksHarbour

The date has changed for the Annapolis Basin TT at Port Royal. It will now be on Sunday, August 25th. The Annapolis Wilderness TT originally scheduled for the Labour Day weekend has been cancelled.

Start times are firm, even if there are any no-shows.

Just a reminder that Sunday's TT will start at noon on Shore Road West. Park on Longley Mountain Road along the east (downward) side. The 10k route heads east while the 20k route heads west. The road surface is very good in both directions and there is very little traffic.

Results from the Turbocrit yesterday are now posted! https://roadents.ca/results/?event=Turbocrit&date=2019-07-07 Flying lap times at:... https://roadents.ca//r/Turbocrit-2019_flying-lap-times.pdf Detailed results pdf with points for each stage at: https://roadents.ca/2019/events/results/Turbocrit-2019.pdf

Check out our Roadents Racing Team working hard during the Team Pursuit at the Turbocrit this past Sunday! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVQZzV28uFo Recorded by Dimas.... Editing by Jon. See more

Results from today's Annapolis River Time Trial are up! No more than a few minutes after the final rider crossed the line, the rain begun. All 9 riders stayed dry. Thank you Brian MacEachern for helping out with some transportation logisitics.... Check out those times! https://roadents.ca/results/ Next TT is July 14 at Clarence. Annapolis Valley Time Trial

6 riders came out for the first TT of the series and posted some fantastic times! Next TT of the club series will be the Annapolis River Time Trial on June 30th. If you're not already a member of the Roadents TT club, just register for the club online at https://roadents.ca/2019/?r=3 and you'll be able to participate. #TimeTrials #Racing #Cycling #PhotoFinish #SliceTiming #Roadents

The first TT of the series is coming up this weekend! Annapolis County Time Trial Come to join our TT club and participate! A one-time $30 grants access to all 7 time trials in the series.... https://roadents.ca/2019/?r=0

These sweet new numbers arrived just in time for the Tour de Keji! Do you like the new design? Come out to race in the Kejimkujik National Park on May 25-26 and you'll get a free set! There will be several thousand pins available to ensure everyone gets them.... Event website: https://roadents.ca/2019/?r=1 #bibnumbers #Roadents #SliceTiming

Say hello to Roadents' newest asset! This sweet custom start/finish line will make its début (Pun definitely intended) at the 2019 Tour de Keji! Its twin sibling will make guest appearances at events with full-width finishes, track half-laps, and point-to-point races. #FinishLine #StartLine #Roadents #New #SprintForIt #TourDeKeji #TurboCrit #Twenty19

Keji is less than a month away and the early-bird discount has benefited 22 people registered thus far. Today the bird will fly off so sign up now before it's g...one! https://roadents.ca/2019/?r=1 ** Early bird deal ends today at 5pm. Normal pricing will then follow. Photo by Brianne Steinman at the 2018 Tour de Keji - Circuit Race

Peek at the new website! https://roadents.ca/2019 *NOTE*: Registration functionality in Internet Explorer and Edge may be temporarily impaired. Chrome is highly recommended.

Party time for the kids! The highly popular children's games and crafts are happening again at the 2019 Tour de Keji. Are you participating? Bring your kids along for a great family friendly weekend May 25-26!... #tourdekeji #roadents #mouse #crafts #cycling #roadracing #familyfriendly #kejimkujik #nationalpark #bikes #nature

Just dropped off some of our new brochures with the events calendar for Roadents and TrailFlow Outdoor Adventures. Come down to Banks Bikes and pick one up! Once in the shop, don't hesitate to buy some sweet new equipment to make sure you're in tip-top shape for the rapidly upcoming racing season! Huge thanks to Atlantic Digital Reproductions Inc. for the fantastic print quality!

Join the Roadents Club in order to participate in the TT Series: Everyone is welcome No race license required No other memberships required... Club registration will open online soon with options to pay the one-time fee of $30 by credit card, Interac, or cash. Once accepted into the TT club, members may register for any of the time trials without charge. Each individual time trial will be at a different location within Annapolis County. Members will choose from one of three distances to cover: 10 km 20 km 30 km Those who do 30 km will also be provided with split times. End of series points standings is based on the best 4 of 7 results. ** Note: Roadents TT series does not count towards the BNS Points Series.

Love Kejimkujik National Park and triathlon? There is a festival happening in the park again this September. Two days of racing and workshops for everyone: Saturday: Keji Women's Triathlon... Sunday: Keji Open Triathlon It's going to be lots of fun! Visit the Keji Multisport Festival page for more information. https://kejimultisport.wordpress.com/

Huge thank you to The Barn in Mahone Bay for providing such a wonderful venue, and for going the extra length, to enable our team to meet!

For those wondering, camping at Keji will be open this year. (The closures are next year - 2020 season) Come out to the Tour de Keji on the May 25-26 weekend to race, camp, then race again the following day! This 2019 edition of the Tour de Keji will be extra special. Along with creature comforts such as food and spacious changing rooms, this year will also have some convenient improvements to the overall race structure.... https://www.pc.gc.ca//p/ns/kejimkujik/visit/infrastructure

We would like to offer the warmest welcome to the newest member of the Racing Team! David Havill is a highly competent Cat A rider with extensive racing experience abroad. Like the rest of the team, he's quite friendly and approachable There's more to this, so stay tuned for additional details. We will have another announcement from the team at the season's start!... Furthermore, as a team we'll all be leveraging the incredible benefits of peer-to-peer coaching that Bereda Training offers. It's the way we naturally operated, but now better! More on this new tool coming up.

The holidays are approaching fast and Roadents are still busy planning! Here is what we have so far for 2019: May 25-26 - Tour de Keji (TT,CR,RR) at Kejimkujik National Park; June 8-9 - PEI Stage Race (RR1,RR2) at PEI National Park; July 6-7 - Buck-n-keg (CR) and Turbocrit (CR) at Antigonish County; August 11 - Cape Island (RR) at Clark's Harbour.... We will also host a time trial series in Annapolis County. Simply join the Roadents Club to participate. Details to come.

One of our proudest moments this year: Roadents voted BNS Club of the Year! Seven individuals stuck together through many challenges and adversity of the 2018 racing season. Congratulations to Brad, Dimas, Jay, Jonathan, Josué, Oliver, and Samuel.

A big thank you to everyone who supported the Tour de Keji this year! We look forward to seeing all of you again in 2019.

Let's get that voting spirit going again! Which were your two favourite Roadents races this year? Do let us know in the comments what in particular you really liked about the event Join the group to vote. It's free and open to all :)

Happy to be helping out another bike-involved event on the roads of Kej! Good luck to everyone participating this weekend!

Thank you Gladden's Nursery for the contribution to Roadents! All help is deeply appreciated. To the kind reader of this post: Do you need something plant related? Don't hesitate to get in touch with Gladden's Nursery! ... Maybe you aren't interested in plants, well they do landscaping and gardening too so go give them a call and get ready to have the best garden in the neighborhood! Call 902-242-2904 for more information or drop by at 14608 Hwy 1, Wilmot.

Congratulations to Dimas on such a successful season! Sealing the series overall with a spectacular sprint at Cape Island. @briannesteinman Kit design: @ohdesign... #bike #racing #cycling #capeisland #novascotia #ns #competition #competitive #winner #cervelo #team #roadents #ohdesign #enterpriserentacar #sprint #1st #bns #road #foggy #atlantic @ Clark's Harbour, Town of

There will be food!! It's free for the participating cyclists, volunteers, officials, and family members. Make sure to register if you like both cycling and eat...ing delicious food. https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=18600 Photo by Brianne at the 2018 Tour de Keji.

Congrats Jonathan! #teamroadents #provincialchampionships

The start ramp and signs have been loaded up on the truck! Enterprise support has been nothing short of amazing! Our events aren't getting any simpler and havin...g a quality truck to transport all these odd-sized assets across the province is a blessing. Enterprise Rent-A-Car #Enterprise #Chevy #Silverado #BrandNew #HappyClient #Racing #Cycling #ProvincialChampionships

Registration for Cape Island Road Race is now online! https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=18600 More info and maps at: http://roadents.ca/2018/events/cape_island/

Registration for the Infini-TT Provincial Time Trial Championships is now online! https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=18599&lan=1&cartlevel=1 More info and map at: http://roadents.ca/2018/events/infini-tt/