If you want epic loops on Vancouver Island, look no further than the 2009 Day 3 BC Bike Race course. Big climbs, great decents, lots of singletrack and a few rivers to cool of in. Logging in the fall of 2009 will affect some of the trails, but new trails will soon emerge.
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Cumberland BC, Sept 28th, 2009
Photos Copyright Tony Austin & Colin Wilson
Saturday’s daybreak brought sunny weather, calm waters, and 360 competitors from as far away as Ireland to compete in the 2009 edition of the Cumberland MOMAR Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race. With stages ranging from kayaking to trekking, mountain biking to orienteering, the MOMAR race series is a test of skills and taking your body to the limit.
Kayakers battle for the first stage in Comox lake
Now in it’s 10th season, the MOMAR series consists of a spring race in Squamish and the fall race in Cumberland. This year a new split in the course was offered as a recreational sport category and the full enduro category. These courses differed by the elevation gain and the total distance, but everyone completed the same series of activities. The long course was 50km while the sport came in at 30km. Neither was easy, but made for smiles all around and an almost 100% success rate by the racers. Read the rest of this entry »
