Hesjedal wins the Giro d’Italia

Rider packages out on June 1st

Registration is now open:

Click this button to go to registration.

Be sure to sign up soon. We are actually filling up faster this year than last. Which is good, but as we have more people visting our site this year compared to last year, there are relatively fewers spots!

 

Victoria Gran Fondo facebook page

 

 

Where do the most revered Spring Classics unfold? Where is cycling's true nature revealed? Why, in Belgium of course! Home of the Tour de Flanders , the Gent-Wevelgem and home of our new sponsor Ridley Bikes!

Funny, all those +200km events held in the spring, in Belgium, where Ridley Bikes calls home. Well, the Belgians, Ridley, and the Victoria Gran Fondo share a common passion for Spring Classics. So it makes perffect sense that we have teamed up to present the 2012 offering of the Victoria Gran Fondo.

 

Event Sponsors

 

The Fernwood Inn is once again providing the enroute meals. They do a fabulous job of this and we are eternally grateful for their participation. Their logo has been absent from this site because of an obvious character flaw in the site's web master and that would be me!

 

Hotel Grand Pacific is providing the facitilites and food for our pre-race meal and providing a fabulous discount room rate $149/night.

 

Honey Stinger Protein Bars

Sharkies Organic Fruit Chews

 

Ultima Electrolyte Drink

 

Kicking Horse Coffee

 

Slide show from last year

Luminairies

Special Announcement:

David Hilhorst - Fondo rider extrodinaire

Andreas Hestler (Dre)

Sam Whittingham

Bruce Spicer

WikiLeaks cofirms that THE Bruce Spicer will be particpating again this year.

 

Route Profile

 

Note: This year there is one fondo dall'inizio alla fine: ~260km.

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2011 Victoria Gran Fondo©

Done like dinner.

Thank you weather gods for another great day.

2011 Testimonials

First off these have been edited, "..." means that I removed personal content. Also I took out people's last names and contact information. If you are really want to have the full text then the process is:

Contact me: dsudbury@shaw.ca ; I will contact the author for release persmission; then I will release it to you with a blind cc to them. Heh we did a good job last year. No pressure for 2012 then eh?

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Your ride was perfect and you can count me and most others in for next year.

I especially liked that it was small and that it was mandatory to stop at all checkpoints. Made for a relaxed day and not the hammerfest that often happens with a shorter distance.

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Thanks again for a first class event.

Cheers, Bruce

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David,

Brief note to thank you (again) for the excellent event last month.  I'm just back from Seattle to Portland.  I ran into a couple of the Innovative Fitness guys during the ride on Saturday and we were all raving about the whole Victoria Gran Fondo experience...scenery, organization, volunteers, support, challenge, fellow riders, etc.

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Let me know when registration for 2012 opens - I've got a few folks who want in.

Enjoy your summer!

Cheers,

Kevin

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Hey guys,

This year’s event was awesome, and I told Clay that it was one of the best events that I have done in 20 years!

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There is a good chance I will be out there to help him next year !

Talk to you soon,

Keith

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Hey David (et al):

Thanks very much for putting on such a wonderful event.   Everything was so well done.  The pre-race dinner was delicious, pre-ride course briefings and route directions were clear, the gear organization well laid out, the scenery, the rest stops, and of course, most of all - the fantastic volunteers!!!!  I'd also thank you for the weather, but not sure you were responsible for that as well :)

I hope I haven't forgotten anything.

Thanks again - have definitely told my riding friends already that this should be a "must do" on their list.

Barb

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Hey Dave

Truly a special event! I was very happy to participate and excited to finish. I think you have a winner here and I will help spread the word.

Congratulations on a professional execution, no hiccups at all and you over delivered!

Cheers and see you after the BCBR at an upcoming Thurs night

Dre

(Andreas Hestler)

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Hi David:

Thanks for organizing a great ride. As the Lanterne Rouge of the ride I can say it was a great experience. The Friday supper, Saturday breakfast and the food at the controls was excellent. A big thank you to all the volunteers who did an excellent job. The controls were well manned and the support vehicles did an excellent job.

I took note of the Grand Fondo supporters. I will make sure I take advantage of their services and products.

Thanks again for a great ride.

Mark