Cycling BC is pleased to announce its 2015 Championship, BC Premier and BC Cup series of races.
With new venues onboard, along with Cycling BC’s commitment to improving the quality of races in the province, this season will help to compliment the growth in bike racing in BC.
The BC Premier Road series returns to the calendar with a 5 event series. Jeremy’s Roubaix will get things started on April 12 with the series continuing with Race the Ridge, the Robert Cameron Law Cycling Series and then finish off in style with BC Superweek’s UBC Grand Prix and Tour de White Rock.
BC Road, Criterium and TT Championships will take place on May 29 to 31 and will take place in BC’s Fraser Valley. Race the Ridge will be moving from its traditional April dates and will host the road race in Hatzic Valley, on a former BC Championship course, along with the criterium championships being in Maple Ridge at the Town Core Criterium. The Phoenix Velo Cycling Club is on board to host the BC TT Championships in Abbostsford on May 29.
Cross Country Mountain Biking is back on the calendar and will part of the BC Premier XC series. The series will start April 18 with the return of Junkyard Dog in Surrey and will include stops at the Sunshine Coaster, North Vancouver MEC Bike Festival and finish in Whistler on June 28 as part of the BC XC Championships.
“I am very excited to have XC back on the calendar as a race series. Most of the races will be using the XCO format which will not only provide great training races for Cycling BC’s high performance athletes, but will allow us to offer a youth series to help foster our future stars,” commented Cycling BC Race Coordinator Barry Lyster.
Downhill BC Cup is back and will again take BC’s top racers to venues throughout the province. The series will kick-off with the Kamloops based Race the Ranch April 11 and 12 and will continue through the season with stops in Whistler, Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Panorama, Kicking Horse with the final to be held in Fernie on August 30. BC DH Championships will be held in Whistler on June 28 as part of a double-header weekend along with the BC XC Championships hosted by Whistler Blackcomb.
BMX is well underway with their series, having held BC Cup 1 and 2 on February 14 and 15 at the indoor track in Abbotsford. Abbotsford will host BC Cup 3 and 4 on their outdoor track June 27 and 28 and will then proceed to Action BMX July 12 in Surrey and then finish in Ridge Meadows on September 12 and 13. Action BMX in Surrey will be hosting the BC BMX Championships on July 11.
Track is back, with the BC Premier Track series starting on June 20 in Victoria with Trackfest 1. Racers will return to the BC capital August 28 to 31 for BC Track Championships and Trackfest 2. There are plans to continue the series through the fall and winter with the Burnaby Velodrome events including Feature Friday Nights and the Burnaby 4 Day.
With the huge growth in Cyclocross, 2015 will see the debut of the BC Premier Cyclocross Series. The series will start in Whistler, September 27 and will include races at Vanier Park, Maple Ridge, Kelowna, Surrey, Abbotsford and North Vancouver. North Vancouver will also host the BC Cyclocross Championships, which will take place on November 29.
Cycling BC would like to thank all the organizers for coming on board to be part of one of the strongest race calendars in years.