The Hub & Spoke July 2024

Jul 3

The Hub & Spoke: July Cycling News

THE HUB & SPOKE

JULY 2024

ISLANDERS RIDE FOR HOPE: The inaugural Terry Fox Ride of Hope (PEI Gravel Edition) on June 23rd was a huge success! With more than 60 participants of all ages (including a couple of tandem bike teams!), we raised over $5000 for The Terry Fox Foundation while having a lot of fun on the trails and beautiful heritage roads in the Orwell-Belfast area.

Big thanks to MacPhail Homestead for opening the grounds and the Tea Room with its delightful lunch options specially for us.

Given the success of this inaugural Terry Fox Ride of Hope, we hope to repeat this event again in the future!

Cycling Events this Weekend

Can you believe it? FOUR awesome events will be taking place in Brookvale this weekend

SATURDAY JULY 6:
CPEI GRAVITY SERIES BROOKVALE ENDURO

Don’t miss this classic annual Gravity Series event on the famed trails of the Brookvale Nordic Mountain Bike Park on July 6th! This Enduro consist of four downhill segments that are completed in a particular order, with the winners being those with the lowest combined times.

Click here for more info & registration.

SATURDAY JULY 6:
BEGINNER LEARN TO JUMP CLINIC WITH GEOFF MURRAY

Do you want to "Step Up" your jumping game? Here's your chance! Geoff’s next beginner jump clinic will take place at Brookvale Nordic this Saturday, followed by an intermediate clinic on July 20.

Learn how to jump for the first time or take your jumping skills to the next level!

Teens and adults only. These are CPEI-sanctioned events.

Learn more and register here: https://ccnbikes.com/#!/series/learn-to-jump-with-geoff-murray/registration/solo/participant

SUNDAY JULY 7:
RED MUD MOUNTAIN MAYHEM XCO PROVINCIALS

Return to Brookvale Nordic on Sunday, July 7th for a whole other racing experience! The Red Mud XCO race is PEI’s biggest mountain bike competition of the year, serving as the PEI Provincial Championships.

There are race categories for all ages and abilities! First time racing? Let us know and we’ll take $30 off your registration fees!

Click here for more info & registration.

SUNDAY JULY 7:
RED HOT HILLY CHILLI GRINDER

New this year from Ted’s Bicycle Studios is the Red Hot Hilly Chilli Grinder - Brookvale edition. It's everything that you'd expect in the name. Hilly ride and tasty chilli meals afterwards (meat and veg options available)! This ride will be supported with nutrition stations and First Aid support in case of emergency.

There are two routes (a long and a short) to choose from:

Long Course 57.1 Kilometers
https://www.strava.com/routes/3243304663503846634
Start times: 8am for fast riders, 9am for Sportif pace

Short Course 39.46 Kilometers
https://www.strava.com/routes/3243306586341806314
Start time: 9am for Fast or Sportif riders

This ride is organized by Ted's Bicycle Studio and sanctioned by Cycling PEI. CPEI Members (Recreational and higher) will benefit from full insurance coverage on this ride.

There will be prize giveaways from Ted’s Bicycle Studios!

Advance registration required here by Thursday, July 4th : https://ccnbikes.com/#!/events/red-hot-hilly-chilli-grinder

Coming up soon!

SATURDAY JULY 13:
DON HARRIS MEMORIAL RIDES

The Don Harris Memorial Rides have been the premiere EasternPEI road rides since 2010, and were renamed in memory of Don Harris, the event co-organizer who passed away in 2013.

The Start/Finish is at Rossignol Estate Winery in Little Sands, Prince Edward Island, 45 minutes southeast of Charlottetown.

There are three supported road route options, 100km, 60km and 35km, with nutrition stations on all three, plus a 30km trail ride. Note: the road routes have been modified for 2024 for a safer and more enjoyable cycling experience.

Capping it all off, everyone converges back on the beautiful winery grounds for a delicious post-ride meal catered by the Home Plate Restaurant!

This is an e-bike friendly event!

The event is capped at a total 100 participants, so don’t delay in registering!

Click here for more info & registration.

Cycling PEI is bringing our FREE HopOn Bikefests for kids aged 6-12 to two more communities this month - Stratford on July 20th, and Montague on July 27th (during the Montague Arts & Culture Festival)!

HopOn is a games-based program meant to teach kids cycling skills in a fun, safe, and engaging environment with NCCP-trained coaches. Learn more at www.cyclingpei.org/hopon. Full HopOn courses take place over 3-4 sessions, but kids will get to sample some of the HopOn games during the BikeFests.

Participants of the Bikefests will:

Have the opportunity to have their bikes and helmets checked out by the pros at Ted’s Bicycle Studios (bikes may be borrowed from the HopOn fleet if needed - please reserve in advance on the registration form);
Play fun games from the HopOn curriculum to learn and practice safe cycling skills;
Receive free HopOn giveaways;
& more!

These HopOn Bikefests are made possible by funding from the Government of Canada’s Community Sports for All Initiative.

SUNDAY JULY 28:
CARDIGAN “SWEATER”

The Cardigan Sweater is the brand new moniker of the race previously known as Tour de Pants (credit to Norm Adams!), taking place on the BEAUTIFUL Cardigan River Trails developed by Cycling PEI - boasting some of the finest, flowiest trails in PEI and the Maritimes! We just thought that this new trail system deserved its own named tradition, so swapped the pants for the iconic sweater that is the namesake of the host community, Cardigan.

In the morning starting at 10am, we will host races for ages U-9, U-11, U13 and U15

The Adult races will take place at 12pm for U17 and adult categories.

We’ll be doing some BBQing as well!

The race will take place on the trail system in Cardigan located beside the baseball field and liquor store on Chapel Road.

More info and registration here.

Three Cheers for our Sponsors!

With the cycling season well under way, we just want to take the opportunity to give a big thank you to our sponsors who make many of our activities possible!

Thank you, first of all, to all those businesses who have been supporting Rigid Riders! This year our all-ages mountain bike skills program has been supported by the Eddy Group to make sure that everyone can participate regardless of ability to pay; by Meridian 63° which provided free mountain bike upskilling sessions to our leaders this spring; by Symmetrics Health and Bits Bikes & Brews which both contributed to outfitting our group leaders with trails packs including basic first aid supplies and multi-tools; to Outer Limits Sports which continues to support our Rider of the Week awards, and to Maritime Electric which has contributed towards the construction of new wooden features (there’s still one more $500 sponsorship spot available for that, by the way! The two feature sponsors will have their logos painted onto the features!).

We’d also like to thank our HopOn partners: Ted’s Bicycle Studios has been supporting all of our HopOn Bikefests this year by providing mechanics do do bike checks, tuning and minor repairs, and Matt Jelley of Mobile Bicycle Services has offered his awesome services to assist with periodic maintenance of our heavily-used HopOn bike fleet!

Thank you to Knead a Brake which has provided prizes to many of our events, and to the cities of Summerside and Charlottetown, the towns of Cornwall, Stratford and Three Rivers, Rossignol Estate Winery and Rising Tide Electric Bicycles which have all partnered with us on events!

Cycling PEI will be offering a free HopOn instructor training weekend on the July 27/28 weekend, and if you would be interested in joining this fast-growing program as an instructor, we want to hear from you!

HopOn is a games-based cycling skills program for kids aged 6-16, based on a national curriculum and delivered by Cycling PEI's trained instructors in schools and community settings. Learn more at hoponcanada.ca.

Considerr becoming a HopOn Instructor to help bring the joys of cycling and staying active to kids in your community! There's huge demand out there for programs like this, and PEI needs more HopOn instructors from all parts of PEI. HopOn Instructors work according to their availability, and get paid to deliver the program in pairs (current rate is $25/hour). It's fun and it builds community and smiles!

Pre-requisites:

Must be aged 16+

Must complete 5-6 hours of on-demand online courses PRIOR to in-person training (all course fees paid by Cycling PEI)
Must pass CPEI screening process including consenting to a criminal background check.

Those who successfully complete all training will receive a training completion honorarium upon participating in their first HopOn co-delivery.

All applications will be considered, but we could particularly use the help of more instructors who:

Have weekday daytime availability to assist with our in-school program;
Come from diverse communities.

Please email info@cyclingpei.org for more information!

Take the Provincial Bike Rack Survey!

The Province of PEI wants to hear from you through a new province-wide bike rack survey.

Help create a comprehensive, province-wide map of bike racks across Prince Edward Island by sharing your thoughts. This will help make PEI bike-friendly for everyone.

Tell us the location of bike racks and make suggestions for new locations and improvements. Responses are anonymous and confidential.

Click here to get started!

Other Community Cycling Events

Our friends at Bike Friendly Communities have a few upcoming family-friendly guided rides coming up in Charlottetown this month (including one tonight)!

For more information, please check BFC’s Facebook page.

Thursday Night Confederation Trail Ride

Everyone is welcome to join a group that meets Thursday evening’s at 6:30 p.m. to ride a section of the Confederation Trail.

We meet at different locations along the Trail every week. Whether you are getting back to cycling after many years or are a regular rider this is a great opportunity to ride with others and enjoy the wonderful Confederation Trail. If you don’t have a bike a new Trek hybrid bike is available for you to try. Also, if you are feeling a bit worried about cycling an experienced rider will help you along the way. If interested please contact Ruth DeLong - email ruthedelong@gmail.com or call 902-394-1645.

Note: This is not a CPEI-sanctioned ride (not covered by our insurance), but we’re happy to help spread the word!

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Cycling Events this Weekend

SATURDAY JULY 6: CPEI GRAVITY SERIES BROOKVALE ENDURO

Click here for more info & registration.

SATURDAY JULY 6: BEGINNER LEARN TO JUMP CLINIC WITH GEOFF MURRAY

SUNDAY JULY 7: RED MUD MOUNTAIN MAYHEM XCO PROVINCIALS

Click here for more info & registration.

SUNDAY JULY 7: RED HOT HILLY CHILLI GRINDER

Coming up soon!

SATURDAY JULY 13: DON HARRIS MEMORIAL RIDES

Click here for more info & registration.

SUNDAY JULY 28: CARDIGAN “SWEATER”

Three Cheers for our Sponsors!

Take the Provincial Bike Rack Survey!

Other Community Cycling Events

Thursday Night Confederation Trail Ride

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SATURDAY JULY 6:
CPEI GRAVITY SERIES BROOKVALE ENDURO

SATURDAY JULY 6:
BEGINNER LEARN TO JUMP CLINIC WITH GEOFF MURRAY

SUNDAY JULY 7:
RED MUD MOUNTAIN MAYHEM XCO PROVINCIALS

SUNDAY JULY 7:
RED HOT HILLY CHILLI GRINDER

SATURDAY JULY 13:
DON HARRIS MEMORIAL RIDES

SUNDAY JULY 28:
CARDIGAN “SWEATER”