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A great day for racing in the Delta Watershed Park! Perfect temperatures, the dirt was fast but grippy, and everyone had a smile at the finish line!
THANK YOU so much for the fantastic support and sponsorship of Cap's South Shore Cycle. They came with tent and full mechanical support along with an amazing assortment of swag prizes.
As we had technical issues with Webscorer, all timing was with an iPhone clock and a note pad. Most laps times are accurate, some were missed as you rode by too fast!! Those were interpolated, but the finish times are correct. Special kudo's to Seth who rode with his beginner daughter for her lap, then put it on full gas to complete the next 3 laps in near podium time!
Full results HERE
Our first Trail Day of the year had 13 of us raking the trails, creating over 20 French drains, built a new berm at the exit of The Dive, and many other tasks to spruce up South Surrey Bike Park. Luckily the morning drizzle ended by noon when pizza was served to the hardy crew.
Trail Day #2 is again at South Surrey Bike Park - Saturday April 19, 10-2. Meet at the SORCE container by the water tower.Please bring gloves and eye protection. We will provide snacks, refreshments and a lunch. Please update your membership so you are covered by our club insurance.
Do let us know if you are planning to attend so we can plan accordingly. info@sorcebikeclub.org
FRENCH drain builders!
It's time to show some love for our trails at South Surrey Bike Park
Trail Day at South Surrey Bike Park - Saturday March 15, 10-2. Meet at the SORCE container by the water tower.
Please bring gloves and eye protection. We will provide snacks, refreshments and a lunch.
Do let us know if you are planning to attend so we can plan accordingly. info@sorcebikeclub.org
Jayride Love April '23
he SORCE Annual General Meeting was again hosted at long time sponsor Central City Brewers and Distillers. It's a great venue to enjoy a beer, catch up on the year past, and make plans for the coming year.
We reviewed the year, had presentations from SORCE Directors, showed plans for 2025, and made presentations to our many sponsors.
Keynote Presentation can be viewed HERE.
Minutes of the meeting can be viewed HERE.
Long time Delta Watershed Park Advocate Brett Armstrong receiving the well deserved Golden Shovel Award for his outstanding work in the Shed! THANK YOU Brett!
The Red Racer JunkYard Cross CX Race proved that like ducks to water, CX racers are to muck! 173 starters at that.
Saturday's atmospheric river did not spare us during setup and it had us thinking the unthinkable - do we cancel? But with the team on site with the unshakable drive to put on another great race, and the sudden surge in last day registrations, we knew we had only one option - THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
The morning racers had first crack to the course and with the day staying fairly dry, the course stayed in great condition. But with Race #4 and the large number of Master Men B and Super Master Men 55+, the course started to take a beating - then the clouds unleashed the rains and we had our muck on! The Bond Training Mud Wall never looked so good! By Race #5, the Elites and Master Men A had the "best" CX conditions of the day! The bike wash station had a long line with more attention spent with the racers spraying the mud off each other than their bikes - thats just the CX scene we like to see.
Central City Brewers & Distillers brought out not only the beer and tents for the Red Racer Beer Garden, but the famous Norco Red Cruiser Bike with Ambassador "Betty" Madelaine. Betty presented each podium winner (of age) with a 4 pack of Central City's finest brew! Thank You Betty!
Swag was in great supply from our many sponsors - THANK YOU. In the Race Village we had - The Bike Zone, Cannondale Bikes, Crank It Sports with SOX Footwear, Nitrolube, Blonyx Nutrition, BikeBac with Project 529. THANK YOU Easton Cycling, BC Bike Race, Tarin Wheels, Bond Training, Physiomoves, Fresh Slice, Double R Rentals. Drew Nelson from the Thrashers kindly brought his great sound system.
The one disappointing thing that the nasty weather unleashed upon us was the cancellation of the BC Ferry that was to bring our most excellent photographer Scott Robarts. Unfortunately he wasn't able to attend to take photos of those muddy racer faces. We hope to have better luck next time.
Race results at: results.wimsey.co
The Red Racer JunkYard Cross CX Race 2024 is on Sunday, October 20, 2024
Registration opens soon!
Is was a great day of CX racing at the Shed, with the Beginner and Intermediates in the first race, followed by the Experts. We wrongly predicted the Experts to require 40 minutes to complete 10 laps and were off by a couple laps. So the Experts raced a 50 minute race for the winner but the rest of the field needed 55+ minutes. But it was a great warm up race for the CX season and there were nothing but smiles all around so all good in the end.
THANK YOU to Cap's South Shore Cycle who had 2 mechanics on site and were kept very busy. Cap's provided lots of great swag as well as a new bike trainer!.
All the results are on WEBSCORER.
CX racing is back! Catch the first CX race of the season by joining us at the Delta Watershed Park for the Cap's South Shore Fiver CX race on September 8.
$5 to pre-register on Webscorer $10 on race day.
Full details at Webscorer HERE
Our first JunkYard Dog XC race since we hosted the BC Provincial Championships in 2019! Good to be back with a low key Fiver ($5) format for SORCE members. Easy to setup, easy to run, no stress for the crew and super fun for ALL!
29 racers took to the traditional JunkYard Dog course that has been a Lower Mainland staple since 2001!
THANK YOU to Tom from the Bike Zone for their title sponsorship, on site mechanical support and great swag draw prizes!
Full results can be found at this link to Webscorer.
Bob Welbourn takes the win with Mike Rauch a couple seconds behind for 2nd, and Maxim Ellison a close 3rd. Great fun watching these racers swap positions a few times?
Our second Fiver race of the XC season, the Bike Zone JunkYard Dog Fiver XC Race at South Surrey Bike Park, is on Saturday, May 4th, 2024.
We have 3 categories for men and women; Beginner 1 lap about 20+ minutes, Intermediate 2 laps about 40+ minutes and Expert 3 laps about 60+ minutes. Must be a SORCE member for 2024 and you can click to JOIN SORCE You'll receive a free SORCE t-shirt or Sock Guy SORCE socks (our NEW for 2024 blue with charcoal) with your membership! Only $5 to race if you pre-register at Webscorer HERE. $10 on race day so PLEASE pre-register to speed things up on race day.
Race day check-in opens at 9am and the race starts at 10am with a mass start.
The clouds parted and the sun came out just in time for the field of 26 racers to take the starting cue on the Cap's South Shore Cycles Fiver Shed XC race.
Brett and Carl of the Shed Bike Club setup a great XC course through the fabulous trails that the Delta Watershed Park has to offer.
Cap's South Shore Cycles was onsite with tent and full mechanical support along with some amazing swag prizes drawn at the podium ceremony. THANK YOU Cap's!!
Full results can be found at this link to Webscorer
The first of our Fiver races, the Cap's South Shore Fiver XC Race at the Delta Watershed Park, is on Sunday, April 7th, 2024.
We have 3 categories for men and women; Beginner 1 lap about 20+ minutes, Intermediate 2 laps about 40+ minutes and Expert 3 laps about 60+ minutes. Must be a SORCE member for 2024 and you can click to JOIN SORCE You'll receive a free SORCE t-shirt or Sock Guy SORCE socks with your membership! Only $5 to race if you pre-register at Webscorer HERE. $10 on race day so PLEASE pre-register to speed things up on race day.
Seth Wells with style!
Time to get an early start and spruce up our trails for the riding season!
Trail Day at South Surrey Bike Park - Saturday March 30, 10-2. Meet at the SORCE container by the water tower.
Please bring gloves and eye protection. We will provide snacks, refreshments and a lunch.
Do let us know if you are planning to attend so we can plan accordingly. info@sorcebikeclub.org
Matthew and crew making quick work of the big jump on Jayride in April '23
Our sponsors Central City Brewers and Distillers again hosted our Annual General Meeting! It's a great venue to enjoy a beer, catch up on the year past, and make plans for the coming year.
We reviewed the year, had presentations from SORCE Directors, showed plans for 2024, and made presentations to our many sponsors.
Keynote Presentation can be viewed HERE.
Minutes of the meeting can be viewed HERE.
Race Director Mike Dolling receiving the well deserved Golden Shovel Award for his outstanding work in organizing our many races. BIG thank you from Garvey!
Congratulations to all the racers who entered the Bike Zone JunkYard Cross CX race last Sunday! With a great turnout of 219 racers, a steady stream of spectators and a super busy Race Village, it was another super day for the SORCE crew who put out another great event. Yes, we are pretty stoked how things turned out!
Special THANK YOU to our title sponsor the Bike Zone! Central City Brewers and Distillers sponsored the Red Racer Beer Garden and Fresh Slice delivered a steady stream of hot pizza throughout the day. Scott Robarts again took 100's of pro photos for racers to download for their personal use. Every racer received a beer or soft drink, a slice of pizza and a pro photo with their entry - outstanding value!
We received so much support and a ton of swag from; BC Bike Race, Cannondale, Orange Sports, Norco Bikes, Easton Cycling, Scott Bikes, Tairin Wheels, Outdoor Gear Canada, Physiomoves Physiotherapy and dry land specialists Bond Training. Double R Rentals provided the tables, chairs, fencing, towers and a heck of a lot of other stuff to make for a great Race Village.
Our MC's duo extraordinaire, Eric and Dale gave us great commentary and music for a great Village vibe! The Cycling BC Commissaires provided oversight of course preparedness, race starts, bike scrutineering, timing verifications and a whole lot more!
Special THANK YOU to the setup crew on Saturday, taking care of so many tasks during the race, and for all the extra help from racers and spectators to take everything down. We actually locked the gate at 5:30, so big kudo's for all the help!
See you next year!
The Cap's South Shore Shed Fiver CX race was a resounding success! Of the 81 who registered, a SORCE Fiver record, 64 took to the course around the Delta Watershed Park.
We had 3 races starting with Beginner at 20 min, Intermediate racers for 30 minutes and the Experts 40 minutes. The course comprised of the typical ribbon on stakes course winding through The Meadow with log barriers, riders entering the fast flowy forest section and through the creek.
Podiums with medals 3 deep for men and women were presented, followed with some amazing swag donated by Cap's South Shore Cycle. Many small bike related prizes were drawn out first then the top prizes of 2 new bike trainers and a bike stand. You heard that right - about $1,000 in swag!
Dustin from Cap's was on site with his own bike stand and tools to provide racer support for minor repairs and adjustments.
Webscorer gave us trouble during the Intermediate and Expert race and we had to count laps using clip boards, paper and pen. Unfortunately we only tabulated the top 3 finishers for each of 6 categories for the podium. The data from the Beginner race vaporized. Our apology.
Huge THANK YOU to all the racers and of course our sponsor extraordinaire, Cap's South Shore Cycle!
See you all at the JunkYard Cross CX race on October 22 at South Surrey Bike Park
Expert winner Brett Wakefield take the win and wears the honorary pink hat with new family member getting the medal, with Andrew Pinfold 2nd and Nicholas Lutz 3rd.
Join us at the Delta Watershed Park for the Cap's South Shore Fiver CX race on September 24.
$5 to pre-register on Webscorer $10 on race day.
Full details at Webscorer HERE
The first of our Fiver races, the Cap's South Shore Fiver XC Race at the Delta Watershed Park, is on Sunday, May 28th, 2023.
We have 3 categories for men and women; Beginner 1 lap about 20+ minutes, Intermediate 2 laps about 40+ minutes and Expert 3 laps about 60+ minutes.
Must be a SORCE member for 2023 and you can click to JOIN SORCE You'll receive a free SORCE t-shirt or Sock Guy SORCE socks with your membership!
Only $5 to race if you pre-register at Webscorer HERE. $10 on race day so PLEASE pre-register to speed things up on race day.
Race day check-in opens at 9am and the race starts at 10am with a mass start.
The Trail Day at SSBP on April 22 had a great turnout! 15 SORCE members joined in to fill in some pot holes on JYD #44, fill in trail braided areas, sweep debris from the trails, and complete a major rebuild of the jumps on Jayride.
Thank you; Vince, Michael, Jason, Hudson, Garvey, Noah, James, Andrew, Darren, Matthew, Mike, John, Tom, Tainn and Peter. We got a lot done!
It's that time of year to once again give some love to our beloved dirt jumps and trails.
Dig Days are coming up at Invergarry - Sunday April 16, 10-2 and again on Sunday April 30, 10-2. Meet at the SORCE container near the pump track
Trail Days are at South Surrey Bike Park - Saturday April 22, 10-2. Meet at the SORCE container by the water tower.
Please bring gloves and eye protection. We will provide snacks, refreshments and a lunch.
Do let us know if you are planning to attend so we can plan accordingly. info@sorcebikeclub.org
SORCE once again set up a booth at the BC Bike Show for 2023.
It was a busy 2 days with crowds we haven't seen since 2019! Good to be back and spreading the word about the bike parks in Delta and South Surrey, our partnerships with the municipalities in co-managing these great parks, and getting the word out for the upcoming races.
It was so nice to be back at Central City Brewers and Distillers for our Annual General Meeting! 13 members enjoyed the great facility, had a beer on us, while taking part in the AGM.
We reviewed the year, had presentations form SORCE Directors, showed plans for 2023, and made presentations to our many sponsors.
The Physiomoves JunkYard Cross CX race was one of those WOW moments for SORCE as everything fell into place to make for a great event.
The weather was sunny, the Central City Brewery Red Racer beer garden was packed with cheering fans right at the Physiomoves Barriers, the course was our best yet, and the quantity and quality of swag was second to none! The Race Village was humming with excitement throughout the day with racers, spectators and stunned Pickle Ballers! THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who put in countless hours to make this happen.
THANK YOU title sponsor Tyler Dumont of Physiomoves Physiotherapy for stepping up to make this race happen! THANK YOU to Gold sponsors Bike Zone, Central City Brewery and the BC Bike Race.
