Gold Rush Cycling
Cycling in Quesnel BC

Welcome to the Gold Rush Cycling web site. The Gold Rush Cycling web site first went on-line in January of 2001.  The purpose of our site is to bring you the news and events from the world of cycling in Quesnel BC. Photo Of The Week Club Ride & BBQ click to enlarge photo click to enlarge photo On June 1st, 2008 we held our first open club ride.  The ride was open to all types of cyclists.  Fourteen riders attended, seven road riders and seven mountain bikers.  The road riders headed out West Fraser Road to Deep Creek while the mountain bikers headed to the Weldwood trails. Following a two hour ride the groups met back at the Ceal Tingley Park for a BBQ and refreshments. If you want to join our Club Ride be sure to check out all the details on our News & Events page. Be sure to check out our latest pictures on our photo gallery page.

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Join The Gold Rush Cycling Club

Following a very successful first meeting on April 17th, 2008,
the Gold Rush Cycling Club is once again active in Quesnel BC.

You can read all about the meeting on our News & Events page.

We'd like to stress that the purpose of our club is to work co-operatively for all cyclists in Quesnel.   The club is not just for mountain biking.
Read about our member benefits here.

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Pedal by the Puddle

Pedal by the Puddle Six Hour Enduro Mountain Bike Event Sunday June 15th, 2008 Williams Lake, BC For more information click here

Tour de Jasper July 16-20th

Have you always wanted to join a cycling tour? Why not join the 2008 Tour de Jasper July 16-20th Information Letter Tour de Jasper Brochure For more information contact: Nicole LeBlanc bcmgirl@telus.net

2nd Successful Trail Maintenance Day

 
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Saturday May 24th was the second of two club trail maintenance days.
The turn out was slightly smaller with 10 volunteers showing up.  The group was
enthusiastic and tackled two trails in tough shape, K1 and K2.

K2 had not been ridden in many years due to a substantial amount of blow-down.
However by the end of the day the trail was restored to riding condition.

On the other side of the creek K1 had experience a major wash-out.  Due to
some fine work by Dan & Jordan Kaleta the trail is now ridable.  According to Dan it
still needs a little work and the club plans on doing that in the coming week.

When is the next trail maintenance day?

Currently there are no other planned maintenance days.  However according to
club president Lee Crowe we could use at least one more.  Please check
back often for updated details.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped to clean up our trails!

Quesnel Commuter Challenge
June 6th

The National Commuter Challenge takes place June 1-7th
"Commuter Challenge is a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, take transit, carpool or tele-work instead of driving alone to work. The Challenge supports workplaces as they encourage their employees to leave their cars at home for their personal health, the health of their communities and the health of the environment. Individual Canadians can participate too."

The Quesnel Commuter Challenge will take place June 6th.  You can read more about Quesnel's challenge at this website or in this Cariboo Observer article.

Come on Gold Rush Cycling members, join the Commuter Challenge

Successful Video Premier

On Wednesday May 14th 2008 Cycle Logic sponsored the video premier of Seasons, a film by The Collective

This mountain biking video was shown at the UNBC campus in Quesnel.  The premier was a success with over 47 cyclists attending.  As the sponsor of the event, Cycle Logic was on hand to give away free pop and plenty of 'swag' to riders attending.

With all the precedes going to the Gold Rush Cycling Club we'd like to thank Cycle Logic for their support and the many great door prizes.  As well we'd like to acknowledge the help given to the club by UNBC and their staff.

" Seasons is a film that follows 7 of the world's top mountain bikers through the course of 4 seasons of one year.  The film explores what it means to be a full time rider as told through the lives of downhill racers, slopestyle competitors, and big mountain freeriders."

Mountain Biking 2007

We'd like to thank Charlie Freeman for submitting his mountain biking video from last year.
We look forward to seeing what he does next.

We'd love to post your biking videos so get those cameras rolling!

Road Cycling Time Trials

The road riders group will be putting together a time trials during the last Thursday road ride of each month.  If you'd like to participate be sure to stop by Cycle Logic and ask John for the details.

We'd Like To Give A Special Thanks To

We'd like to thank Bahadur and the River Rock Pub & Steakhouse
for providing a warm place for cold post ride beverages.
"Your deck has the best view in town!"

Mountain Biking Videos