2020 Season Delay

FYI – with the guidance of Cycling BC, and following the footsteps of Cycling Canada and other bodies, we are postponing the 2020 race season, with all event between now and May 1st being on hold. We will reassess in a few weeks, and provide further information as it becomes available.

2020 VCL Schedule – Near Final

The wait is nearly over, and to whet your racing appetite, below is a link to the near-final 2020 VCL Schedule. The up-island dates and the Windsor Park races are still to be confirmed, but, this should help you get your training regimen started/kicked into high gear.

VCL 2020 Schedule2

 

April
4	Sat	Caleb Pike	Broad St/VBCC	Conf’d
8	Wed	Speedway	Tripleshot	Conf’d
12	Sun	Newton Heights	Wheelers/Marcel	Conf’d
19	Sun	Cobble Hill	VBCC/Ian Birch	Conf’d
21	Tues	Sidney TT	Sidney Velo	To Be Advised
22	Wed	Speedway	Tripleshot	Conf’d
25	Sat	Tsolum River RR	Cycling Comox Valley	To Be Determined
29	Wed	Caleb Pike	Broad St/VBCC	Conf’d
May
3	Sun	Windsor Pk	Wheelers/Karl	? Or Long Weekend?
6	Wed	Speedway	Tripleshot	Conf’d
10	Sun	Neild Rd HC	Wheelers/Errington	Conf’d
12	Tues	Sidney TT	Sidney Velo	To Be Advised
13	Wed	Caleb Pike	Broad St/VBCC	Conf’d
17	Sun	Cherry Pt RR	VBCC/Bill Yearwood	Conf’d
18	Mon	Windsor Park	Wheelers/Karl	?? Long Weekend
20	Wed	Velodrome	GVVA	?
24	Sun	Lazo RR	Cycling Comox Valley	To Be Determined
27	Wed	North Saanich	Wheelers/Marcel	Conf’d
June
3	Wed	Caleb Pike	Broad St/VBCC	Conf’d
6-7	Fri-Sun	RCL Crit Champs	Jr/Masters/Elite	Non-VCL
13-14	Sat-Sun	BC TT/RR Champs	Jr/Masters/Eite	Non-VCL
14	Sun	Mt Douglas HC	Wheelers/Errington	Conf’d
16	Tues	Sidney TT	Sidney Velo	To Be Advised
17	Wed	Newton Heights	Wheelers/Marcel	Conf’d
21	Sun	Metchosin RR	VBCC/Dave Dallin	Conf’d
24	Wed	Velodrome	GVVA	?
27-28	Sat-Sun	Trackfest	GVVA	Conf’d Non-VCL
July
4	Sat	Lazo RR	Cycling Comox Valley	Possible
5	Sun	Windsor Park	Wheelers/Karl	To Be Conf’d
8	Wed	Velodrome	GVVA	?
10-19		Superweek	Vancouver	Non-VCL
12	Sun	Paskin TTT	Sidney Velo	Conf’d
15	Wed	North Saanich	Wheelers/Marcel	Conf’d
19	Sun	Windsor Park	Wheelers/Karl	To Be Conf’d
25	Sat	Maple Bay RR	Cycle Therapy/Beggs	Conf’d
26	Sun	Observatory HC	Orme	Conf’d

Maple Bay – Cancelled

Unfortunately the Maple Bay Road July 27th is cancelled. The principle organizers and many of the volunteers from both teams are away. We have explored many options for other to take the lead and to find volunteers, but simply don’t have the manpower to put in the race.

Remaining Races

It has just been noted that this Wednesday’s Velodrome VCL (July 24th) is missing from the Schedule posted on this site (although, it does properly show on the IRC site). Registration an open-track starts of 6:00PM, with racing starting around 6:30.

Saturday’s Maple Bay RR is still uncertain – final status will be conveyed by tomorrow evening, we apologize for the late notice and confusion.

Lastly, Sunday marks the return of the Observatory Hill Climb – come out and test your legs against the relatively inoffensive grade. It would be great to have a huge turnout for the return of this popular cycling training location. Come out and show your respects and appreciation for the venue operators!!

Wednesday May 22nd – Velodrome

This coming Wednesday May 22nd is GVVA + Victoria Cycling League (VCL) race night. For VCL riders who did not get a chance to take a Learn-to-Ride session and don’t want to miss out on the action / points, please show up by 5pm at Westshore Velodrome on Wednesday and we’ll get you up to speed with a “Track 101” session so you too can partake in the races that evening! We’ll sort bikes out and go through some basics between 5-530pm and then get on the track at 530pm as the venue is booked until then. Hope to see you out there this Wednesday!

2019 Race Schedule

*** April 6th Western Speedway – Youth Races begin at 12-noon, with the VCL Races starting around 2:00PM (1-hour earlier than noted in the document below).

**April 23rd Sidney TT – Start Time 6:30, not 7:00 as listed below.

Without further adieu, here is the mostly final version of the 2019 VCL Race Schedule. We have a few things that still require final confirmation, but, we are mostly there. We have made note in the schedule of some key local events, however, the list of races is not exhaustive.

To come are details on the 2019 Season Launch / 2018 Season Wrap Party. Expect more news on this in the coming weeks.

You will notice the return of the Observatory Hill Climb, we are very happy to have this back on the calendar – we hope to see a large contingent of racers (large and small 😉 ).

Also, note the return of Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit, as well as the AirForce Crit, out at 443 Squadron – 12 Wing facility. Both very exciting in their own right.

Hopefully you are already into your 2019 training program, and the ill effects of the off-season and Snowmaggedon2019 are being addressed and worked-off.

See you soon,

 

Schedule Change – Observatory Cancelled/Delayed

Due to circumstances beyond our control, next weekend’s Observatory Hill-Climb has been cancelled. A new transformer is being installed on the mountain that weekend, and we were unable to coordinate an alternate date. Communication with management has been reestablished, after years off the schedule, and the event will return, just not right now.

Stay tuned, perhaps we will be able to swing something later in the summer, or in the fall as a one-off pain cave event.

In the meantime, for those pain-seekers, we will see you tonight at Newton Heights!!

VCL

Speedway May 16th – Start Time

Please note – tonight’s race will start at 6:00 PM, as have all previous races. It was slated to begin at 6:30, but, the organizers decided to remain with the earlier start. Sorry for any inconvenience.

VCL

Tentative 2018 Race Schedule

Happy grey Wednesday morning!! Without further adieu, here is the tentative 2018 VCL Race Schedule.

April 4th – 2017 Wrap / 2018 Launch Party at Sports View Lounge – Oak Bay Rec Centre (more details to follow).

 

Revised Start Times for Windsor Park-

For the upcoming Windsor Race (August 16, 2015):

C-Race starts
8:30 start time, 30 minutes + 5 laps

B-Race
9:15 start time, 45 minutes + 5 laps

Kids Race
10:15 start time – last corner to finish line

A-Race
10:30 start time – 60 minutes + 5 laps