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A PASSION FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING AND THE NORTH SHORE TRAILS

Moving countries can be pretty traumatic, and when David and Darrell Farrow (both geologists) emigrated from South Africa to Deep Cove four years ago, leaving one son behind in school in Cape Town, they had to adjust, regroup, and rebuild their social network.  Mountain biking became David’s de-stress valve and biking and the North Shore [...]

Squamish native wins 2012 Test of Metal in wet, muddy contest

From the Squamish Chief – In a race deemed by onlookers and competitors as the wettest and muddiest on record, it was only fitting that a local rider take home the top prize at the 2012 Test of Metal.
Squamish’s Neal Kindree was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 2:34:24, beating [...]

Annual Vancouver Bike Show and Outdoor Adventure Show Rides into Vancouver This Weekend

The annual Vancouver Bike Show and Outdoor Adventure Show takes place this weekend at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Saturday and Sunday March 3 and 4, 2012.
Both events are sure to attract large crowds on a weekend that is expected to be very wet.
The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show will include over 250 exhibitors featuring everything for [...]

TransRockies Challenge 2012 Trailer

Check out this recently released trailer for the 2012 TransRockies Challenge! The Challenge takes place next July 28 to August 3, for more information on this epic event visit http://www.transrockies.com/trc/.

Hornby Island XC & Super D this Weekend

For the first time in almost 10 years, racing returns to Hornby Island. Located just off Vancouver Island south of the Comox Valley, Hornby was home to the original Bike Fest. We continue the history this coming weekend with a double header Island Cup XC Finals and a Sunday Super Downhill. Many of you older riders [...]

Sneddon and Pendrel Win 16th Test of Metal Mountain Bike Race

From Test of Metal Headquarters – On a course made sloppy by an overnight rainfall, Kris Sneddon and Catherine Pendrel were able to fend off all challengers to win the 16th Test of Metal.
Sneddon won the men’s division in a time of 2:32:10 beating Chris Sheppard and local favourite Neal Kindree.
Pendrel won her third consecutive [...]

Test of Metal Organizers Ready for Another Successful Year

(From TOM Headquarters) – Both riders and race organizers are gearing up for the final week-long sprint to the start line of the 16th annual North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal.
“It’s all coming together well,” said Test of Metal race director Cliff Miller. “All the Test Pilots have their responsibilities dialed, the volunteers are [...]

NSRIDE Mountain Biking Club Group Rides Start this Thursday April 7th

The North Shore’s largest mountain biking club, NSRIDE, starts its official group rides this upcoming Thursday (April 7th) evening in North Vancouver.
NSRIDE is a not-for-profit organization run by a group of volunteers who support and guide riders on weekly group rides. In addition to organizing these rides NSRIDE also organizes trail maintenance days and social [...]

2011 Vancouver Island Mountain Bike Race Series Set to Begin March 13th with Victoria XC

The 2011 edition of the Vancouver Island Cup Mountain Bike Race Series begins next weekend (March 13th) with the Victoria XC at the famous Hartland Dump.
The Series is BC’s premiere grassroots race series spanning the length of Vancouver Island and includes all mountain biking disciplines: cross country, downhill, super D and marathon. Each event is hosted by [...]

Test of Metal Registration Sets Another Record

From the Test of Metal Race Headquarters – Now that the difficult part—trying to get a spot for the the race—is over, competitors can get down to the serious work of training for the 16th annual North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal mountain bike race on June 18, 2011.
This year, the race sold out [...]

BC Bike Race Launches New Website, Prize Give-a-Aways

The BC Bike Race has launched a re-designed website in anticipation of next summer’s seven day event. The new site features improved organization and includes new photos, videos and course profiles.
To celebrate the launch of the new website organizers are giving away two new Rocky Mountain Bike frames and four other prizes from sponsors Shimano and [...]

Parks Canada Cycling Survey – Win Prizes!

What do you think about cycling in Canada’s National Parks? Parks Canada would like to know. They are conducting an online survey and are interested in better understanding what people thinking about the existing cycling experience within national parks and how the cycling experience might be improved in the future.
The survey should only take a few [...]

New 4-Day Route for 2011 TransRockies Mountain Bike Race

TransRockies Press Release - 2011 will be a momentous year for the TransRockies as it celebrates 10 years as North America’s original epic mountain bike stage race. The 10th edition of the race just got a even litte more special with the addition of a new TR4 solo event that will take riders along an incredible [...]