Community Bike Ride – Event Information

The Date: Sunday June 27th, 2010

Start Line: Central Park, Burnaby near Patterson Sky Train Station

50km ride begins at 9:30 am. 20km ride begins at 10:00 am.
Entertainment and post event social from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm.
All riders should arrive by 9:00 am to Pick Up T-shirt and Rider Number.

Event Overview

Much like local running races, this is a morning event that brings together hundreds of cyclists of all levels to enjoy a ride through Vancouver and Burnaby and raise money to support mental health services in our community.

Each rider will register in advance with limited same day registration on-site. Then at 9:30am Vancouver’s own Taiko Drummers will send off the riders on their selected routes. Our ride marshalls and volunteers will guide and encourage our riders along the way. The average time will be approximately 1.5 hours for the 20km route and approximately 3 hours for the 50km. However, each rider will have a map that will highlight some short cuts should they choose to head back earlier.

All riders are expected to wear a helmet, follow the rules of the road and ride safely.

All riders are expected to wear a helmet, follow the rules of the road and ride safely. After the ride, participants will enjoy a healthy continental breakfast, entertainment and post event social. There will be live music, face painting for kids, bike tune up and some cycling displays and mental wellness information for everyone.

Community Bike Ride Timelines

Registration

Early Bird Registration: $30, closes at 5: 00 pm June 10th.

Regular Registration: $35, closes 5:00 pm June 26th.

Same Day Registration: $40 8:30 am to 9:30 am on June 27th.

Registration starts first week of May Children (7 years and older) and Adults receive ride bib, t-shirt and entry into ride day events upon registration. Children 6 and under are free, however there are no t-shirts for this age group.

Pledges

All pledges and donations $25 or more will receive a charitable tax receipt and each person will be entered into a prize draw featuring cycling gear from local bike shops.

Riders that generate $200 or more in pledges will receive a commemorative plaque.

Riders who generate $500 or more in pledges will receive a special riding jacket.

(All pledge forms with $200 or $500 pledges submitted by 5:00pm on June 15th receive their plaque/jacket on event date. Pledge forms receive after June 15th receive their gifts within 2 weeks.

Start Finish Location

The east side of Central Park. Patterson just south of Kingsway. 1 minute from the Patterson sky train station.

On-site services:

Bike parking
Station for flat-tires/ air
Cycling booth and mental health information booths
Porta-potties