Cycling PEI

Trail builder extraordinaire Albert Flavell (architect of the beloved multi-use trails at Bonshaw, Strathgartney, Cardigan and Brudenell) is sharing his knowledge on trail planning and building through a workshop hosted by the PEI Woodlot Owners Association this Saturday!

Check out the Winners from todays CPEI Gravity Series season finale

Best of luck to all of the competitors tomorrow!

Tomorrow's race will decide who takes home this year's CPEI 2024 Gravity Series trophies. Who's making space on the shelf?

Some great PEI results to report from mountain bike races that took place at Grey Mountain XC in Windsor, NS and at the Wentworth Downhill Series in Wentworth, NS last weekend!

In Windsor, we saw a first place finish for Jillian Perry, a silver for Cecile Gallant and a bronze for Carter Weeks, with Reid Gallant getting close to the podium with a fourth-place finish in their respective youth categories.

Among the adults, CPEI High Performance program coach Cory Jay scored a third place finish in Windsor, while Mark Steele won silver in the male 40+ category at the first installment of the Wentworth Downhill Series taking place this month.

Congratulations to all athletes who participated and represented PEI at these competitions! We're proud of you!

If you haven't been to Brudenell Provincial Park recently, we highly recommend paying it a visit and checking out the multi-use trails connecting to the campground! Cycling PEI has been doing a number of improvements on the trail system this summer, including adding new boardwalk and new cycling skill features like teeters, skinnies and bridges!

Particularly with the closure (to vehicles) of the Robinson Island causeway, the Brudenell Trails may now lay claim to being to premiere PEI cycling skills park for novice cyclists!

Cycling PEI gratefully acknowledges the support of the government of PEI's Active Transportation Fund which has supported the development of these trails over the past four years, and thanks PEI Parks for hosting this great addition to our Island recreational cycling network!

Results from Strathaganza 2024

The annual GranFondo PEI is taking place this weekend (Friday to Sunday)! Did you know that, for the first time, Gran Fondo is taking registrations for its Friday and Sunday rides on their own, for just $60 (or $80 with a delicious lunch included)?

This is a great way to experience a slice of the Fondo, PEI's largest annual cycling event which draws participants from across North America and beyond.

Learn more about the rides at https://www.granfondo-pei.ca/rides

Register at:
https://www.granfondo-pei.ca/register

Today's SYSPEI Gold Rush draw is estimated to be over $17,500. Sign up and play today (https://causable.io/syspei) for your chance to win half the pot while supporting our sports programs.

BIG shout out to everyone who came out this weekend to the Canoe Cove Provincial Time Trial and Road Race!

Riders gave it their all, and laid down some incredible times!
HUGE thanks to all of our volunteers, participants, spectators, and supporters for making it happen.

Great vibes for an all around great weekend of riding!

TT Results are posted here: https://zone4.ca/results/8ae3b9b4-51b8-11ef-85ee-0a58a9feac02

Road Race Results here: https://zone4.ca/results/5302bb64-5274-11ef-85ee-0a58a9feac02

Hope to see you at the next one!

From August 9 - 24, the 2025 Canada Games will take place in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. We are excited to be building the Provincial Staff Team that will support our athletes at the Games, and are inviting all those interested and qualified in the various staff (coaches, managers, mechanics) positions to contact us!

Please click the link below to learn more about the staff roles and responsibilities, the qualifications for each role, and how to apply:

Call for 2025 Canada Games Team Staff Applications — Cycling PEI From August 9 - 24, the 2025 Canada Games will take place in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. We are excited to be building the Provincial Staff Team that will support our athletes at the Games, and are inviting all those interested and qualified in the various staff positions to contact us!

It was a beautiful day for the Cardigan Sweater mountain bike race at the Cardigan River trails today!

In case you're wondering, the exotic medals sported by today's champions were specially designed by Wayne at Carbon Shore Laser cut art in Georgetown and are in the shape of, well, cardigan sweaters, of course :-)

Full race results are available here:
https://zone4.ca/results/2a75b3da-4cc6-11ef-85ee-0a58a9feac02

Happening now in Montague at the Curling Club parking lot: HopOn Bikefest, part of the Montague Arts and Culture Festival!

Want to help build out the network of bike racks on PEI? Here's your chance!

The PEI Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action has launched a Bike Rack Survey to not only map out where existing bike racks are located (and whether they are adequate), but also where NEW bike racks should be installed.

The survey is really quick and easy to fill out for each existing or proposed bike rack location: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/b23fb3a530b245949511992cffb3bbde

As Cycling PEI has grown, so has its need for bookkeeping! We are now seeking the (paid) services of an experienced bookkeeper to help take some of the load off of volunteers and part-time staff.

DETAILS & REQUIREMENTS:
-Cycling PEI uses Sage Accounting online, so we're looking for someone who is familiar with Sage.
-Experience with HST accounting is important
-Should have experience working with non-profit accounting
-Our busiest months financially are May-November, with an average of about 60 accounting entries per month in that period, and considerably less during the winter/early spring months.
-Cycling PEI's fiscal year-end is October 31st.
-Bonus if you are familiar with the preparation of T2 corporate income tax returns.
-Spandex optional!

If you would be interested in doing some bookkeeping work for Cycling PEI, please email us at [email protected] and include some information about your bookkeeping knowledge and experience, as well as your rates.

We look forward to connecting and chatting further about how we can work together!

Holy Moly! The Support Your Sport PEI (SYSPEI) Gold Rush pot is the biggest yet at over $34,000!

Sign up and play today for your chance to win half the pot while Supporting Your Sport on PEI.

Today's SYSPEI Gold Rush is already over $34,000. Sign up and play today for your chance to win half the pot while Supporting Your Sport on PEI. Please remember to take a moment to Share this morning's Facebook post. Thanks and good luck!

Congratulations Ryan Taylor for earning this amazing opportunity to accompany our team to the Paris Olympics! Cycling PEI and the whole province are proud of you!

There's another Islander heading to Paris!

Sport PEI would like to congratulate Ryan Taylor of Charlottetown and former CPEI Rigid Riders Mountain Bike Club athlete on being named to Team Canada delegation going to the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games as a Cycling Mechanic!

Read more: https://olympic.ca/press/twenty-one-cycling-athletes-named-to-team-canada-for-paris-2024/

It was another action packed race weekend in New Brunswick for the 2024 Dieppe Canada Cup! We had a great showing of Island riders, shout out to everyone that made it out and supported our amazing athletes!

BIG shout out to Matthew Hebb for placing 1st in U11 XCC, Gillian Perry for podiuming 3rd in U11 XCC and XCO, and Cory Jay for getting 1st in 35-44 XCO!! Team Elin, Levi, Nathan, Cory also had a 3rd place finish in the relay event!

Those were just to name a few, there are so many more to mention. For the full results list, check out the link below 👇

https://www.centrevelodieppe.com/resultats

There are also PAGES of incredible shots from the event linked here 👇

https://www.centrevelodieppe.com/galerie-photo

Great job everyone! Hope to see you all at the next one!

The sun shone brightly today on another great edition of the annual Don Harris Memorial Rides out of Rossignol Estate Winery in beautiful southeastern PEI. 70 riders strong!

Today's SYSPEI Gold Rush is already over $24,000. Sign up and play today (https://causable.io/syspei) for your chance to win half the pot while supporting our programs. Remember, a 33% of every ticket purchased goes directly to the sports organization of your choice.

Please take a moment to share this post to help engage your Facebook friends and spread the word!

Thanks for your support and good luck!

Hi everyone,
Today's SYSPEI Gold Rush is already over $24,000. Sign up and play today (https://causable.io/syspei) for your chance to win half the pot while supporting your sport on PEI. Please take a moment to "Share" this morning's SYSPEI Gold Rush Facebook post to help inform and engage your Facebook friends.
Thanks for your support and good luck!

Don't miss out on the Brookvale Enduro tomorrow, the second installment of the CPEI Gravity Series!

The event will feature five downhill segments, which can be seen on the Gravity Series page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078531650415.

Participants are treated to a free BBQ!

Register at https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=35766