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2010 DAILY TRAIL TESTIMONIALS
Thursday, July 1: Day Five: Sechelt
"That's what makes 22 hours worth of flying to come and ride these trails - it was fantastic."
- Team DCM 1, Max Knox & Brendan Stewart (Epic)
Random trail-side comments to Course Designer Rod Camposano:
"That was the best day I've ever had on my bike!" "This is unbelievable." "I'm loving every minute." "Great trails, thank you!" "Wow. Seriously, wow!" "Yeeeaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!"
Wednesday, June 30: Day Four: Sunshine Coast
"Started with a huge climb and then it got into some really flowy singletrack and finished with this just beautiful, immaculate descent. It was a really, really good day!"
- Kris Holm (Challenge)
Random trail-side comments to Course Designer Rod Camposano:
"Great course, man! Thank you!" "These trails are wicked...!" "How much longer is this climb?" "I can't believe how beautiful this trail is. Nice work!" "Wooooooooohooooo!"
Tuesday, June 29: Day Three: Powell River
"Oh it's way fun - really technical, some good flowing trails at the end...it's just a great day!"
- Sam Ivy (Challenge)
Monday, June 28: Day Two: Cumberland
"On a day like today to get you get to see a lot of incredible trails…even after four years of coming here, there’s always something different."
- Reed Melton (Epic)
“That’s why I do this. I get to ride the best singletrack of every single town and I don’t have to buy a map. “
- Bruce Johnson (Epic)
“It’s like a playground out there... tons of fun and great singletrack.”
- Manny Prado (Epic)
“It’s a great day – quite possibly the best day of stage racing I’ve ever had!”
- Pat Doyle (Epic)
Sunday, June 27: Day One - Nanaimo
"We killed that course! It was cherry. That was absolutely unbelievable!"- Andreas Hestler, Team Rocky Mountain (Epic)**
**Though it may seem biased posting a testimonial from Dre, we overheard him saying those words to another rider shortly after he completed the Stage. And he was lit up!
"The amount of singletrack in all of Belguim would have added up to one third of today's stage. This is why we are here."
- Isabelle Van De Voorde (Epic)
"That was an amazing course. It's actually even better than last year's Nanaimo stage."
- Chris Sheppard, Team Rocky Mountain (Epic)
Saturday, June 26: Day Zero - North Vancouver
"I thought the Prologue was fantastic - it was awesome, rocky and beautiful."
- Max Knox, Team DCM Chrome (Epic)
"It was a fun taste of what's to come."
- Graeme Fitch, Team Harbour Air (Epic)
"It's was great! It was a lot of fun: we climbed a ton and went ripping down some semi-technical singletrack. You know it's short, so you just go as hard as you can."
- Greg McDougall, Team Harbour Air (Epic)
"I had the major 'race jitters' at the start but once I settled into the trail it was really good! At one point I came up to a rocky section that was steeper than I'd normally ride and a friend of mine was trailside cheering me on, so I went for it! I'm really looking forward to the rest."
- Jane Victoria King (Challenge)
Why BC Bike Race
BCBR OFFERS AMAZING VALUE!
BUT DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT...
Value for money is of the utmost importance when deciding how to invest your vacation time and dollars. Choice is a great thing in life and when it comes to multi-day mountain bike stage races, you have plenty these days! But that means you really need to do your homework to ensure you’re wheeling up to the right start line for you!
So, as you’re doing your research, please use this Evaluation Tool to help determine the incredible value for money that differentiates BC Bike Race from the other options out there.
Of course, we've highlighted the BCBR offerings, but that's just to get you going. We've left space for you to research and document the other race offerings in order to do a fair comparison and determine which race is right for you. We're quite confident that BC Bike Race stands head and shoulders above the rest...but that's ultimately for you to decide.
PAST RIDER TESTIMONIALS
Catharine Pendrel
Canadian Olympian and World Cup Winner
"You want to shred singletrack all day, and that is what the BC Bike Race is all about... I mean, we're mountain bikers. This is what we love."
"BC Bike Race was amazing. Best mountain bike race in the world. No doubt."
Chris Eatough
6 Time 24hr Solo World Champion and Winner of BC Bike Race 2007
“It was honestly one of the first times I’ve totally forgotten about the race and just enjoyed the ride. It was just me and a friend bombing through the woods. That’s never happened to me before, so it really says a lot about the course.”
Jeff Schalk
Winner of BC Bike Race 2007, Commenting on BCBR Day 5
Do you still find yourself wondering why you should join us for BC Bike Race?
Well, how about the insights of Andreas Hestler, the course designer and Marketing Director, when we asked him the simple question, "Why BC Bike Race?":
“ When BC Bike Race organizers offered me the chance to create my own stage race story I was intrigued. The area from Victoria to Whistler is where I grew up and learned to bike, so it's kinda like a dream job. And after a race career of 18 years I believe that I can create the best experience possible from an athlete's perspective.
My focus in designing this course is to showcase the spectacular terrain and create an unforgettable experience. As I mentioned before, a stage race unfolds like a story. So as the narrator of this story I want it to be exciting, and an experience that its participants will rave about for years to come.
It has become popular in today's culture and mindset to take week-long vacations. So as many people venture off for a week-long ski vacation, we are now offering the opportunity for a week-long bike vacation...fully supported! Of course it's for those of us out there who want a bit more in their down-time than just sand. BC Bike Race offers a new experience to those who are familiar with epic bike racing.
Our message is simple: "Come ride BC Bike Race and taste the ultimate singletrack experience!".”
And, if that's not inspiring enough for you, check out what some past racers had to say:
Trever Bushnell - Phoenix, AZ
- Best bike race in the world! And that’s first year. It can be even better.
- You guys did an awesome job.
- You exceeded my expectations by miles.
- Loved it!
- Will tell everybody back home about it and recommend they do it.
- Keep up the great work! This will be an epic event!
- It was great that all the racers could be together; talk to the pros and interact with the volunteers. It was like a big happy family. Great experience.
- Very cool event. I will return.
- Thanks for a great experience that will last a lifetime. You have done an amazing job.
- Fantastic event – not much more to say.
