DAY 6 – Thursday, Sept. 29 – Comox Valley to Qualicum/Parksville, 81 kilometres
Rider Stephanie McFarlane’s recap of Day 6… Dawn broke cold and crisp this morning as we tuned up our road bikes in the parking lot of beautiful Crown Isle Resort in Courtenay. Like a pre-game ritual, team members wiped down … Continue reading
DAY 5 – Wednesday, Sept. 28 – Campbell River to Comox Valley, 60 kilometres
Const. Steve Trevor has been in the Comox Valley RCMP detachment for seven years. James Matsuda, who has lived in Courtenay since 1986, is an auxiliary member there. Both have long histories volunteering for Tour de Rock events, but it … Continue reading
DAY 4 – Tuesday, Sept. 27 – Sayward to Campbell River, 74 kilometres
A much more civilized ride for the riders today — half the distance and only the last gasp of the February-in-September storm that toppled trees and knocked out electricity on Monday. (And kudos to the people of Sayward, who didn’t … Continue reading
DAY 3 – Sept. 26 – Port McNeill to Woss to Sayward, 140 kilometres
Alvin Deo here from the Victoria Police and the 2011 Tour de Rock team. Sssooo, wwwaaayy back at the beginning of March, we had our first training ride, which was a short little jaunt from the Saanich Police Department to … Continue reading
Day 2, Part II – Carmin and Camp
Want to know why the riders ride? Look no further than Carmin Blomberg. It feels as though we have watched her grow up. The Victoria girl is 16 now, but has been on the Tour de Rock junior team since … Continue reading
DAY 2 – Port Alice to Port Hardy to Port McNeill, 97 kilometres
The rain gods smiled unexpectedly, Aaron Murray lost his hair, and Ryder, the Tour de Rock’s new mascot, scared off a couple of black bears who had never seen an eight-foot-tall raccoon before. Finally, after seven months of training, the … Continue reading
DAY 1 – Drive to Port Alice
DAY 1 — Saturday, Sept. 24 — drive to Port Alice Three cheers for the volunteers. And thank heaven for Port Alice. The nervous, eager-to-start Tour de Rock riders rolled into the northern Vancouver Island community Saturday with raindrops on … Continue reading
Black Press offers great TDR site
Check out the cool Black Press Tour de Rock site: http://www.bclocalnews.com/tour-de-rock/
Tour team ready to launch
Of the more than 200 police officers who have pulled on the Tour de Rock jersey, few have begun the ride with such an intimate knowledge of cancer as Steve Robinson. The Saanich constable embarks on the two-week, 1,000-kilometre bicycle … Continue reading
Students drive fundraising
Louise’s look at the enthusiasm of Victoria-area teens supporting the Tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_4LCmyBlsA