With a successful first-year event just completed, a brief few weeks ago, it’s time to look towards next year’s event. Registration opens Tuesday, October 19th at 12 pm, PST. “Everywhere a Gravel bike can go” has been put to the test, and the riders put through the rigors of this exciting new route – and coming away, all of them, victorious....
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The inaugural five day stage race debuted in Canada in late September. The BC Bike Race is an iconic mountain bike stage race in British Columbia, Canada. This year, its promoters added another event to the calendar — the BC Bike Race Gravel Explorer. The event was threatened numerous times by COVID-related issues like border closures and group size limitations, but...
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Unbound Gravel winner dives into a week of very mixed-surface stage racing in the Okanagan When the people behind BC Bike Race, the classic Canadian mountain bike stage race, dove into the gravel scene, everyone knew it was going to be a little different than the standard unpaved roads of single-day gravel races. The concept, “Everywhere a gravel bike can...
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BCBR Gravel Explorer sets sights on year two after successful Okanagan debut Registration is open for the 2022 stage race After catching their breath following two stage races in two weeks, BC Bike Race organizers are looking back at a successful debut of BCBR Gravel Explorer and looking forward to 2022. 2021 marked the first running of the Gravel Explorer,...
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BCBR Doubleheader The BC Bike Race has grown into one of the go to stage races in the World. This year we lucked out and had two of them to race within 2 weeks! First up was the the Inaugural 5 day BCBR Gravel Explorer kicking off in late September in the Okanagan, then after 1 day rest, the traditional BCBR Mountain bike...
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Presented By Rapha Location – Kelowna to Penticton Distance – 76 km Vertical – 1176 meters Stage Five Results Day 5 presented by Rapha - What is in a moment, what is the emotion expressed at the end of a journey, especially a poignant journey that takes one on a whirl-wind tour of “everywhere a gravel bike can go”?? Day...
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Presented By 3T Location – Kelowna and Crawford Trails Distance – 44 km Vertical – 1081 m Stage Four Results Our journey over the mountains yesterday, from Penticton to Kelowna has set us up for an another amazing circuit route today, around and within the Crawford trails. Once again, we return to the BCBR Gravel Explorer manifesto “everywhere a gravel...
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Presented By Easton Location – Penticton to Kelowna Distance – 98km Vertical – 1416 meters (maybe more – check your GPS) Stage Three Results After two days of intense technical gravel riding, it was time to stretch the legs and cover some distance. Penticton to Kelowna is no mean feat. By the time you add in the warm-up and the commute...
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Presented By Arcteryx Location - Naramata, Three Blind Mice Distance - 47.5 km Vertical - 1239 m Stage Two Results Today’s Adventure Ride would be a sampler pack if you used beer for a reference; a sustained road climb out of Naramata through the sun-dappled vineyards brought the racers up to the KVR (Kettle Valley Railway) and stunning views across...
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Presented By Maxxis Location - Naramata, Campbell Mountain Distance - 44 km Vertical - 844 m Stage One Results Photo Credit: Chris Stenberg Day 1 – Presented by Maxxis - The inclement weather stopped at 9 am just as it was ‘go time’, the first-ever BCBR Gravel Explorer has begun!! Day one (1) certainly delivered on its promise to be more than a little different...
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