Testimonials

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)

Past Rider Testimonials

"The BCBR was the best back-to-back days of mountain biking I have ever experienced. The scenery, friendly support crew and endless fun and challenging trails reminded me why I started Mtn. biking.  If you only have the budget for one Stage Race, this one is a must do."
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."
Barry Wicks
Velo News September 2009

"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