VICF Inspirations: Gillian Carleton
Gillian Carleton grew up riding bikes around Victoria, competing on the road and as a Provincial Junior Triathlon Team member, before focusing her attention on the velodrome track. Then Gillian really took off. She’s now competing around the world and destined for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England. Along with teammates Tara...
VICF Kick-Off Party at Phillip’s Brewery. Wintersleep to headline!
Get ready for the VICF 2012 KICK-OFF PARTY! featuring WINTERSLEEP We Are The City and guests Saturday June 2, 2012 Phillips Brewery Back Lot – 2010 Government St. Victoria BC Doors 6:00pm 19+ / No Minors Advance Tickets $25.00 – Available at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and www.ticketweb.ca Get your tickets now and tell your...
Registration opens May 15.
News from our friends at Harbour Sprints Stay tuned! Via http://harboursprints.com/post/22539226653
We are thrilled to announce the return of Shrew and Touchbass to…
News from our friends at Harbour Sprints Shrew – June 15 Touchbass – June 22 We are thrilled to announce the return of Shrew and Touchbass to the turntables for this years’s Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprint Series! Via http://harboursprints.com/post/22538534718
VICF Inspirations: Melanie McQuaid
Melanie McQuaid took an off-road multisport born on one island (Maui) and ran away with it to the complete training grounds offered by another… and earned four World Championship titles. XTERRA and ITU Cross triathlons combine swimming, mountain biking and trail running to form a fiesta of off-road speed and endurance. Melanie won three XTERRA...
VICF Inspirations: Seamus McGrath
Seamus McGrath has made some brilliant moves on the trails and off, including picking Vancouver Island as his home. Victoria provided the mountain and road terrain that helped carve Seamus into a world class cyclist. A two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games cross country mountain bike medalist, Seamus has a penchant for grinding through gruelling climbs and shredding technical singletrack....
Video: Victoria International Cycling Festival
The Victoria International Cycling Festival (#VICF) is Canada’s biggest cycling celebration. This video showcases some of the outstanding rides and events that are part of the 2012 VICF. This Victoria cycling video shows off just some of the reasons why Victoria is Canada’s cycling capital. From June 1 to June 24, 2012, the VICF has...
VICF Inspirations: Ryder Hesjedal
Like most lycra-clad characters with extraordinary talents, Ryder is aptly named to match his superhuman abilities. The 31-year-old road cyclist has become Canada’s brightest hope on the world stage, including the prestigious Tour de France, where he placed seventh overall in 2010 before helping his team to first in 2011. A true testament to the...
Introducing… VICF Inspirations
Victorians are world-class racers, weekend warriors and community trail advocates, with a history of moving forward with bikes in mind. Because of its residents’ passion for pedalling, Victoria has come to host Canada’s biggest cycling celebration. We are launching VICF Inspirations, a blog series profiling some of the locals who have made an impact on...
2012 VICF Teaser
News from our friends at Harbour Sprints 2012 VICF Teaser Via http://harboursprints.com/post/18444457962
Call for bike art submissions for VICF
Have some bicycle art that the world needs to see? The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria (CAC) is helping to organize the VICF Pedalling Art event: a showcase of cycling art in galleries and coffee shops across the city during the VICF. The CAC is currently accepting submissions of bicycle related art, so if...
VICF 2011 Summary video
Thanks to our our sponsors at Parkside for creating this excellent 2011 summary video. Get ready for bigger and better things from all events in 2012!
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