White Rock Fire Fighters Prepare For Cycling Assault On Canada
In September 2010, a group of dedicated White Rock Fire Fighters from Local 2407 will be cycling from Halifax, Nova Scotia to White Rock, BC to raise funds for Variety! They will ride in a relay format and plan to complete the tour in less than two weeks. Read More Read More
Getting on with the TransRockies Challenge
Rumon from Team Tinhorn Creek / North Shore Athletics provided this pre-report for the trans-rockies 7-day mountain bike stage race: Friends: I’m writing from Fernie, BC, on the night before the start of the TransRockies Challenge 7-day mountain bike stage race between here and Canmore, AB. [Update: I couldn't get a 'net signal lasts night so now it's morning of, having... Read More
Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal 7th at Tour de France
From the Victoria Times Colonist - In the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe came personal triumph on Sunday for Canadian Ryder Hesjedal. The 29-year-old cyclist placed seventh overall and delivered the best result by a Canadian in the Tour de France since Steve Bauer of Fenwick, Ont., finished fourth in 1988. Read More Read More
2010 BC Bike Race
The 4th annual BC Bike Race is back in a big way. 500 participants, the maximum allowed in this year’s edition, are scheduled to begin the 7 day mountain bike stage race Saturday June 26th in North Vancouver. There, riders will take part in a short 20-30 minute prologue before heading over to Nanaimo Sunday June 27th to officially begin the race. After riding the trails... Read More
Hundreds Ride to Conquer Cancer this Weekend
This weekend hundreds of cyclists will embark on a 262 kilometer trip in the second annual Ride to Conquer Cancer, benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation. Cyclists will leave Saturday morning from Vancouver and head south through the Pacific Northwest. Read More Read More
North Shore BikeFest 2010 this Weekend
The 2010 North Shore Bikefest returns this upcoming weekend with a collection of cycling events geared towards the entire family. Events include bike demonstrations, rides and races for kids, a pump track, a BMX course, ride & race clinics, group rides and trail building demos. Read More Read More
It’s Bike to Work Week! May 31–June 6
The beginning of June each years marks the return of Bike to Work Week. This year a large number of events are being held at a number of locations around the province. If you planning on cycling to and from work next week at least once you can get involved in the festivities in two ways: Visit a commuter station. Organize a group of like-minded cyclists at your workplace and register... Read More
MEC Bikefest Victoria this Weekend
Event Description: MEC Bikefest is a daylong community celebration of bicycles and all things bicycle related and includes information, lessons, a Bike Swap, demos and other activities. Time: Sunday, 30 May 2010, between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Location: The event takes place at Victoria’s Centennial Square which is located behind City Hall. For more information about MEC Bikefest... Read More
Suggested Vancouver Bike Routes
A collection of bike routes has been compiled by a local blogger, Joanne. The collection can be viewed on her website, Alive With Sport. Each route is shown on an interactive map, so now you have no excuses not to ride, well except for rain… The bike routes can be viewed here. Read More
New Vancouver Road Cycling Club
Vancouver now has a new road cycling group for recreational cyclists. The new club, called My Group Ride, was founded by Dean Stanton, a certified triathlon coach. Yearly membership costs range between $100 to $160 and includes a cycling jersey ($160 club membership), club riding insurance, guided weekly rides (Saturdays and some Sundays), a monthly key ride, a basic flat repair... Read More
New Canadian Cycling Magazine & Website
Introducing Canadian Cycling Magazine, a new publication from the same folks who bring us Triathlon Magazine Canada, Canadian Running Magazine and Gripped Climbing Magazine. The new magazine has just released its first issue and includes sections on gear, training, health and nutrition, and more. The new magazine also includes numerous BC content. For example the current issue features... Read More
2010 Mountain Biking Series Schedules Announced!
From CyclingBC – The 2010 cross-country and downhill BC Cup Series has been announced and will feature 7 of the best races throughout the province in each discipline. With Champions being named in each age category and cash prizing for the pro/elites, the Series is gaining momentum! Check out each series below for further details. This year will see several changes. Rules... Read More
Cycling BC Race Calendars
Cycling BC 2010 Draft Race Calendars are now posted online. Be sure to check back frequently as they are being constantly updated… DRAFT 2010 Road Calendar DRAFT 2010 Downhill Calendar DRAFT 2010 Cross Country Calendar 2010 BMX Calendar Read More
Triathlon and Cycling Camps for Youth
A number of triathlon and cycling clinics geared towards youth are being offered in Victoria by the Pacific Institute of Sport Excellence. The clinics focus on skill and technique development and are being taught by experienced coaches Kelly Guest and Houshang Amiri. For more information and to register visit PISE at www.piseworld.com. Clinic details included below: ==================================== Youth... Read More
Olympians Launch Training Camp in Victoria
For Immediate Release Jan 10, 2010 Victoria BC, – Seamus McGrath and Andreas Hestler in cooperation with Big Mountain Adventures and BC Bike Race launch ‘Performance Cycling Camps’. Two seven day training camps will be held in Victoria: March 28-8... Read More
For cyclists – and motorists – it’s an easy ride
By Rod Mickleburgh, from Monday’s Globe and Mail - Experts predicted traffic doom, but barring cars from a lane on Burrard Bridge has been anything but Few can sniff pending disaster like the media, particularly if there might be pictures. So television, radio and notebook-wielding print reporters were in place early, primed to file up-to-the-minute dispatches on what would... Read More
Victoria Cyclist Named Best of Decade
From the Victoria Times Colonist — The 2000s began for Ryder Hesjedal on the mountain bike, continued on the road and conclude with the Victoria rider being named Canadian cyclist of the decade. The quietly intense Hesjedal, 2003 world mountain biking silver medallist who in 2008 and 2009 became the fourth Canadian to ride in the Tour de France, was given the honour in balloting... Read More
BC Provincial Cyclocross Championships Results & Reports
The BC Provincial Cyclocross Championships took place last weekend in North Vancouver at Mahon Park. It was cold, clear and dry but the course was muddy and slippery. Congratulations to everyone who competed! Results can be found here. An amazing photo slideshow from the race by John Irvine can be viewed here. Dave Shishkoff has posted a great report from the race including pictures... Read More
Provincial Cyclocross Championships this Weekend in North Vancouver
The 2009 cyclocross season offically comes to an end this weekend in North Vancouver at the BC Cyclocross Championships. The event takes place at Mahon Park on Sunday, November 29th with the first race beginning at 10am. You can register on-line here. All participants will also automatically be entered to win a 2009 Rocky Mountain cyclo-cross frame in YOUR size. Read More
Vancouver Bike to Work Week
Did you know that this week is the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition’s (VACC) 3rd annual Winter Bike to Work Week? From November 2-6 cycle commuters can either visit a commuter station for free food, prizes and mechanical help, register a team and recruit your co-workers for the online competition, or become a sponsor. The goal in all of this to promote cycling as a viable... Read More
