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Email Subscriptions / Managing Interests

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Most of our emails go out to all of our subscribers. But some of our ride leaders send out email only to a specific interest group. We try to keep the database up to date, but the groups a member is interested in are best managed by the member.
You can do this using the form “Manage your email subscription & interests” that is top, right on every page of the web site. Even if you are already subscribed, you can enter your email address and check off the group or groups you are interested in.

There are currently three groups, but the Women’s Rides group is the one used the most.

Then click on the (poorly named) Subscribe button.

TT Locations

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You’ll no longer have to email the webmaster or race director to ask where we meet for a time trial. The race results database already had the potential to hold that information. Now, driven by that database, it’s visible here.

TT Results / Age Categories

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The TT Results now show position within age category.
I have specified age categories in 10 year increments: 20-29, 30-39…70-79. These can easily be changed or extended. Please let me know if there’s a convention for the younger riders.

I took birth dates from this year’s CCNBikes’ registrations and attempted to match names on the results database. Some failed (Jenn vs Jennifer, Alan vs Woody, etc.). But if you registered this year and if you have ever competed, you should get an age category position.

If your birthday isn’t on the database or if your age on race day falls outside of the above range I show {M|F}_Open.

Over time I’ll take registrations from other years to add more birth dates.

Emails / Women’s Rides

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The weekly emails announcing the Tuesday rides are now only going out to those who specified interest in  the Women’s Rides.
If you are not receiving them and wish to, enter your email address in the Subscribe form on the top right of any club web site page. Assuming you are already subscribed, a link like this will appear:-

your.name@email.com is already subscribed to list Owen Sound Cycling Club. Click here to update your profile.

Click the link and follow the instructions

If you are receiving them and don’t wish to, use the update subscription preferences link which is in the footer of every club email. Un-check “Women’s Rides” under the list of interests.

Note: Although there is a similar interest for Time Trials, we are not currently using that. TT results go out to every one who is subscribed. The weekly emails announcing the Wednesday rides are also not affected.

TT Results Now Show Season’s Best

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I have added logic to check for a seasonal best time on the TT results page.
First I check if the race time is the fastest ever (or equal fastest), and that the rider  has more than one result on that course. Then I display “PB.”

Then, if not a PB, I check if the race time is the fastest in the calendar year when the race was run  (or equal fastest) , and that the rider  has more than one result in that time. This assumes our season is a calendar year.  Then I display “SB.”

Of course a PB trumps an SB so I will never display both.

I’ve also laid the ground work for age divisions, but for that to work I need to enter everyone’s DoB. Over the years we have collected results for 366 riders (and teams). So I might only enter DoB for this year’s members (and future years as new members are entered) . I’ll probably have an “Open” division for those who don’t have a DoB on file.

 

 

We’re All Getting Older

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At the recent executive meeting I was asked to make the font of this website larger.
I’ve done that. It should be larger (relatively) on all devices.
If that’s not enough, get new glasses or, on  a phone or tablet, you can always use the “pinch open” gesture to make everything bigger.