The final Yukon Gravel event of 2024 is on! Join us for the 8th annual Gravel Growler. This is the last gravel ride before we all retreat to our basements and cartoon cycling worlds. New course coming! Sign up now and learn what you're riding later. Who doesn't like a little surprise?
Registration Categories:
Velonorth members: FREE
Non-members: $25
The Ride
We'll see. There will be a long course (60km or so... maybe) and short course (30km, or not).
Post-ride Festivities
Stick around and enjoy a pint at the Winterlong Bier Garden
Bestowal of the Real McKenzie awards
Fish Lake water accrual ceremony
Is gravel riding just 90’s mountain biking? Sure, why not!
The countdown to Canada Summer Games 2025 is on, and CAY is assembling a team of dedicated young cyclists to take to St. John’s, Newfoundland. Join us for the Fall 2024 athlete identification series for road and MTB!
The road event takes place along the Miles Canyon Road on Sunday, September 22nd at 11 am. Race check-in opens at 10 am and pre-race talk happens at 10:40 am.
The event is open to male athletes born 2005-2009 and female athletes born 2003-2009, but there is an adult competitive category, as well.
The course will be 2 and 1/4 laps of a 9km loop incorporating Miles Canyon Road, Alaska Highway and Robert Service Way. Athletes should park on the west side of Robert Service Way, across from YEC’s LNG storage facility. Please take care crossing the road!
CAY is also looking for parent volunteers or volunteers-at-large to pull off a safe and fun event. Please email janek@northwestel.net to volunteer or for further information. Note that additional events will be held in Spring 2025.
Location
Miles Canyon Road
Cost
Free ($0) for CAY members.
Canada Summer Games - XC Mountain Bike Race
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Event type(s)Kids and youth Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
**Registration closes Sept 14**
The countdown to Canada Summer Games 2025 is on, and CAY is assembling a team of dedicated young cyclists to take to St. John’s, Newfoundland. Join us for the Fall 2024 athlete identification series for road and MTB!
The MTB event takes place at the Dirt n’ Soul Bike Park at Mount Mac on Sunday, September 15th at 11 am. Race check-in opens at 10 am and pre-race talk happens at 10:40 am.
This event is open to male athletes born 2005-2009 and female athletes born 2003-2009, but CAY is also hosting this event for adults to race.
The course is three to five laps of a 3.5km loop incorporating the 5 and 7.5K ski trails and Collective, Upper Rocky Canyon, Can Can and Lower Rocky Canyon singletrack trails (minor adjustments may occur before race day).
CAY is also looking for parent volunteers or volunteers-at-large to pull off a safe and fun event. Please email janek@northwestel.net to volunteer or for further information. Note that additional events will be held in Spring 2025.
Location
Mt. McIntyre MTB Trails
Cost
Free ($0) for CAY members
GRMB Gravel/Mtn Relay
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Event type(s)Gravel Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Starting and Finishing at the Magnusson trails parking lot on Grey Mountain (2km from Alsek Rd), this event for solo riders or teams of 2, will put your full array of bicycle piloting skills to the test.
The Leg 1: The Gravel Appetizer (we like to call it the... grappetizer) will be an amuse-bouche of double track, proper gravel and some mild singletrack. Riders will take on the Yellow Brick Rd. climb followed by a short, fast descent on Grey Mountain Road to Rollercoaster. Yes. Rollercoaster. Probably the gnarliest sector of "gravel", Rollercoaster will lead you to Peewee Hill. From there, we'll connect you to Charburn Lake Rd. for some honest gravel action before returning up Grey Mountain Rd. to the exchange. LEG 1 ROUTE MAP.
The Leg 2: Mountain Main Course will take be a bit different than previous years. This time we'll be staying above Grey Mountain Rd and include some classic staples like Midtown, Go-T, Mother-T and finishing with a three-scoop sorbet of Magnusson trails (pink, red, green) with a side of Boogaloo.
Find a friend or just make friends with yourself and sign up for the solo full meal deal! FREE for Velonorth members $25 non-members
REGISTRATION CATEGORIES
SOLO: 1 rider. You're gonna ride the whole enchilada. You might ride 2 different bikes. You might ride the same bike for both legs. Whatever you decide, well, you decide. There is no wrong answer.
2 PERSON TEAM: 2 riders. 1 person does the Gravel segment then hands off to their teammate and enjoys a cold beverage while their buddy rides the Mountain Bike segment. To make it extra interesting you and your teammate may wish to ride the same bike. perhaps at the same time. Or not. Also no wrong answer.
POST-RACE
Velonorth will have the BBQ going full steam. Bring your own beverage of choice, seating and plate/utensils and hang out.
SOLO: 1 rider. You’re gonna ride the whole enchilada. You might ride 2 different bikes. You might ride the same bike for both legs. Whatever you decide, well, you decide. There is no wrong answer.
2 PERSON TEAM: 2 riders. 1 person does the Gravel segment then hands off to their teammate and enjoys a cold beverage while their buddy rides the Mountain Bike segment. To make it extra interesting you and your teammate may wish to ride the same bike. perhaps at the same time. Or not. Also no wrong answer.
What you’ll get with registration
Velonorth will have the BBQ going full steam. Bring your own beverage of choice, seating and plate/utensils and hang out.
Yukon Fat Tire Fever
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Yukon Fat Tire Fever is a new style of cross-country mountain bike event.
Instead of riders being timed from start to finish, we time just a few sections of the route. Whomever has the fastest combined time on both uphills and downhills wins, but above all we want everyone to simply participate and have fun!
This is not an "enduro" race although the format is similar to enduro racing.
Hardened riders will take on the entire 60 km route themselves.
For those looking for some friendly competition and a memorable experience, Yukon Fat Tire Fever also has a 2-person team category. Each person will ride 30 km (half of the route).
Participants in the solo category will ride 1 lap (60 km) of the route by themselves. You must complete a full lap to get a result.
Two-person teams
As a two-person team, each rider is required to complete 30 km of the 60 km route. Only one of the two riders will be on the course at a time, meaning you won't ride it together. Instead, you complete them as a relay.
You will not be able to start the next half of the course until your teammate has completed the previous section. At the designated transfer point, your team chip has to be handed off to the next rider.
Each rider will have a timed uphill and downhill section in their half.
When you check in and pick up your bike plate on the morning of August 10, let us know who is riding which half.
Each solo rider will get their own timing chip to carry from start to finish.
Each team will have one timing chip that must be passed from rider to rider at the start of the next section. Team riders will not be allowed to start the next section until their teammate has completed the previous.
Don't lose your timing chip or forget to transfer it. Teams that finish the event without their timing chip will be disqualified and their team will be charged a lost timing chip fee of $150.
Bike choice
Solo riders must use the same bike, start to finish. A similar rule applies to two-person teams, with each person riding their half on their own bike.
There can be no switching of parts, or modifying of parts during the event to optimize uphill or downhill radicalness.
Choose your bike wisely! A bike that climbs efficiently, descends with precision and can handle a high-speed beat down will be ideal.
History
The name Fat Tire Fever comes from a mountain bike race held annually in Whitehorse during the late 1980s. The original Fat Tire Fever race was organized by Jack MacNeil and Bill Parry every August.
In fact, part of our event route is on the original Fat Tire Fever race course; a sweet high-five to this legacy.
The Yukon has a long and storied history of relay events, in which multiple people form a team and ride portions of a route. The biggest of them all is the KCIBR, now in its 26th year.
Previous mountain bike specific relay events included Mad to the Max and 24 Hours of Light in Whitehorse, and the Golden Loop Relay in Dawson.
Event type(s)Road: Criterium Road: Road race Road: Time trial
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Cycling Association of Yukon is sanctioning the Yukon Road Cycling Championships put on by U Kon Echelon Biking Club. The championships will take place as a 4 stage race. There will be an individual hill climb, a short-distance circuit race, a criterium, and a road race.
What is a stage race? A stage race means all of the race times get added together for a total. To win overall, you must participate in each race. You can participate in only one or two races, but you will not be in contention for overall.
Wednesday, July 24th @ 7 pm: Prologue Hill Climb Time Trial (Takhini Broomball arena up to top of Ponderosa/Pine Street via the bike path), 5 km distance
Circuit
Thursday, July 25th @ 7 pm: Circuit Race (0.75 km loop) on Dragonfly pond, in Whistlebend, 30 - 45 minute duration
Criterium
Friday, July 26th @ 7 pm: Criterium on Condor Road (1.5 km loop), through corner at Beringia, turn around at Transportation Museum. 30 - 50 minute duration, distance to be announced
Road Race
Saturday, July 27th @ 10 am: Robert Service Way Race along Multi-use Path (6.5 km loop). Youth/Beginner Adult/Para Distance: 45 km / Elite Adult: 65 - 78 km
Please arrive at least 1/2 hour early for each event so they can start on time. Food, drink, and prizes available at each race!
Location
Individual Time Trial
Meet at top of Pine Street Hill
Circuit Race
Meet at Dragonfly Pond, Casca Blvd in Whistlebend. Park at new Elementary School if driving.
Criterium
Park at Beringia Center Parking Lot (Far side)
Participate as a soloist or as part of a team (up to 8 people). Ride the pass and celebrate summer together, starting in Haines Junction, Yukon and finishing in Haines, Alaska.
Tuesday, June 11. Racer package pick-up in Whitehorse at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre Ski Club Wax Room. 6 pm to 8 pm
Friday, June 14. Racer package pick-up in Haines Junction at the Da Ku Cultural Centre. 6 pm to 8 pm
The Gritty C.O.G (Clash of Generations) 2024 is almost here!
Come and gather, ride, and rejoice with friends new and old. Connect with a network of local riders. Find a new training partner. Extend the bridge of friendship across the generational divide…. and ruthlessly try to rip their legs off!!
Or…you know… just come out for a fun ride, make some friends and chill in the beer garden. We'll be stoked to see you either way (and your noble steed, of course).
The Details:
12 - 12:45 Rider check-in
1 pm race start
Choose between 40 or 64 kms of gravel and dirt
Race as a team or solo
1000 m of elevation
Over 40s vs Under 40s pitted against each other in a bicycle-based battle for chronological supremacy!
All participants who identify as female receive their first pint free at Winterlong
Prizes for team with the fastest combined time, team with the most riders, and team with the most female riders.
Our 36th AGM will be in-person and online at a Sport Yukon boardroom in Whitehorse.
AGM agenda
Our agenda is:
Call to Order
Motion to adopt Rules of Order
Review of Agenda
Review of Minutes from previous Annual General Meeting on June 13, 2023
President's Report
Financial Report
Election of Officers and Directors
Adjournment
CAY board positions
If you have a few hours per month to help contribute to the
well-being of Yukon cycling, we are are looking for a few good people!
In particular, if you have skills or are willing to learn about
accounting and financials, grant applications, social media and
communications, and program coordination, consider joining the
CAY board.
We are also specifically looking for people who can help us to send athletes to the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's.
How are board members chosen?
Under the new Societies Act, board members are acclaimed and positions are decided amongst the board itself following the AGM.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo
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Event type(s)Gran Fondo Road
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Marsh Lake
Description
Are you ready for another Southern Lakes Yukon GranFondo?
The Gran Fondo is a 173 km timed loop around the beautiful Southern Lakes.
The distance is 173 and you can do it in whatever leg distances you want. In the past, we used to have aid stations at the following stops, so you could also choose to do these distances if you choose. It is very open and up to you how far you want to ride and switch riders.
Ride the 173 km in 5 legs: Leg 1: McClintock Bay to Jakes Corner 42 Km Leg 2:Jakes Corner to Tagish 21 km Leg 3:Tagish to Carcross 32 km Leg 4:Carcross to Kookatsoon Lake 45 km Kookatsoon Lake- McClintock Bay 33 km
DINNER and PRIZES: Shindig happens after you ride with post-race food kindly provided by McClintock Bay Resort!
VOLUNTEERS and SPONSORS: Cadence Cycle, Icycle Sports, McClintock Bay Resort and U Kon Echelon.
Also a HUGE SHOUTOUT TO OUTWAY Custom Socks. We are getting custom socks made for this event and they went over and above to do it quickly, with a great artistic design and with a discount to boot! OUTWAY, you ROCK!!
Event type(s)Kids and youth Commuting Skills training
Organizer City of Whitehorse
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Whitehorse
Description
Commuting for work, school or play?
Walk, cycle, roll or take transit instead!
Join us for Active Commute Week, a city-wide movement to swap your solo drive for an active ride!
Sign up to be part of your neighbourhood or school team and log your commute each day to compete against other groups. The group with the most distance travelled will win lunch with their team (and bragging rights). Help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost your health while having fun!
Register to log your distance, win prizes, and secure your spot for activities! activecommutewhitehorse.ca
Enjoy activities including a bike obstacle course for all levels, bike decorating and more. Learn safe biking tips, join in the urban bike scavenger hunt and get active with ParticipACTION.
Bring your own bike and helmet to participate. Check-in required to receive your wristband.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Group Ride
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Event type(s)Group ride
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Build some endurance and practice your group-riding skills with these steady rides of 30 to 50 km.
Led by skilled group leaders with a no-drop policy.
Bring water, small snack and basic tools including a spare tube, pump and tire levers.
We ride, rain or shine.
Location
White Pass & Yukon Route station. 1109 Front Street.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Group Ride
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Event type(s)Group ride
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Build some endurance and practice your group-riding skills with these steady rides of 30 to 50 km.
Led by skilled group leaders with a no-drop policy.
Bring water, small snack and basic tools including a spare tube, pump and tire levers.
We ride, rain or shine.
Location
White Pass & Yukon Route station. 1109 Front Street.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Group Ride
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Event type(s)Group ride
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Build some endurance and practice your group-riding skills with these steady rides of 30 to 50 km.
Led by skilled group leaders with a no-drop policy.
Bring water, small snack and basic tools including a spare tube, pump and tire levers.
We ride, rain or shine.
Location
White Pass & Yukon Route station. 1109 Front Street.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
There is no cost to take part in this informal cycling happening, but we will be selling annual memberships ($10 Velonorth membership + $75 CAY membership).
VeloNorth Annual General Meeting
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Event type(s)Gravel Meeting
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Not applicable
Community Whitehorse
Description
Velo North Cycling Club is hosting their 21st Annual General Meeting on Monday, February 26th at 6:30 pm. All 2024 Velo North members welcome!
AGM agenda
The agenda is as follows:
1. Adoption of Agenda
2. Adoption of Minutes from 2023 AGM
3. Reports
a. Treasurer’s Report
b. President's Report
4. Election of Directors and Officers
5. Adjournment
Velo North Board Positions
If you have a few hours per month throughout the summer to help build and contribute to the culture of epic bike riding, Velo North is looking for new directors to fill the board.
Velo North is committed to improving equity and building diversity in Yukon cycling events and would love to see female-identifying and/or BIPOC members apply to the board.
In particular, if you have skills in volunteer recruitment or event planning, we'd welcome your skillset!
Under the new Societies Act, board members are acclaimed and positions are decided amongst the elected board following the AGM.
Harri and Pekka will offer a free public talk about best practices in winter cycle network maintenance and the joys of winter cycling for daily mobility.
Afterwards, they will attend the international Winter Cycling Congress in Edmonton, Alberta from February 22 and 24, 2024. They agreed to make a special trip north before the Congress to check out Whitehorse and meet with our community.
Harri and Pekka will also spend time with City of Whitehorse staff, and members of Cycling Association of Yukon and Whitehorse Urban Cycling Coalition to discuss winter maintenance best practices.
Register to attend in-person or online
Registration to attend in-person is now full. Please join us online (see info below).
Thanks to support from City of Whitehorse and Medicine Chest Pharmacy
This event can happen due to the generous support of the Environmental Grant.
The annual 5+ Hours of Light Fat Bike Festival - now in its 12th year! - is the same concept as a 24 hour mountain bike event, but in winter...on snow...on fat bikes.
We ride sunrise to sunset. 11:06 am to 4:46 pm.
Event course is on packed Wolf Creek trails that start and finish at the campground. Ride as many laps as you can of our 10 km fat biking loop.
Come out for all or part of the day. Participate solo, or as a team (8 people on a team, maximum).
In 2019, we had 78 riders who together completed 214 laps, or 1,926 kms total!
Free ($0) with a CAY annual membership. You can also buy a single event membership ($30) to participate.
How to host a Yukon cycling event: Information session
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Event type(s)Skills training Virtual (anywhere)
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Not applicable
Community Virtual (anywhere)
Description
If you've ever had an idea for a new Yukon cycling event - maybe a mountain bike Enduro, an organized bikepacking adventure or simply a regular fat bike group ride - join Cycling Association of Yukon for this free, online information session.
Learn what it takes to host a successful event in the Yukon, including best practices on:
Since houses are no longer $55,000 like they were in the 90s (no research was done whatsoever to determine this number), the race planning committee decided to provide two races for the price of one! And if you’re a Velonorth member, that price is FREE.
While we are on the topic of free, all riders get a free schnitzel and beer. What could be better? $55,000 housing? Well, aside from that. Nothing? We thought so too.
Parts of the course will be open for several days before the event and we encourage riders to come check it out and ride it if possible.
No special bike is required. A standard mountain bike will do the trick. A road bike with tires narrower than 30mm is not recommended. Or, that fancy new gravel bike you bought last Spring...yeah, this is perfect course for that.
There will be short sections of the course where riders will need to push their bike to get over small obstacles or up short hills.
The course will include a mix of terrain including sand, hardpacked dirt, pavement, grass, wood chips, gravel.
Location
Mt. Mac XC Ski Stadium (adjacent to the Canada Games Centre).
Canadian XCM MTB Championships / Yukon XC MTB Championships
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Cycling Association of Yukon, in collaboration with Cycling Canada is hosting the 2023 Canadian XCM MTB Championships in Whitehorse from September 1 to 3, 2023.
Mountain bike athletes from across Canada will be looking to secure Canadian titles in the Cross-Country Marathon (XCM) discipline. The first person to cross the line will be awarded the coveted maple leaf jersey and will become the new Canadian Champion.
The Canadian XCM MTB Championships will begin on Friday, September 1 and conclude on Sunday, September 3. The Championships event will take place on Sunday.
Course distance and difficulty
There are course distance options of 90 km, 60 km and 30 km (each lap is about 30 km).
For the youngest riders, the course is 20 km and excludes the
difficult sections. There will also be ride-arounds for the more
challenging features on the full Marathon course.
Yukon Bike Fest
We have planned Yukon Bike Fest: a series of fun events to make the days before and after into a celebration of people riding bikes.
Come early in the week, explore our trails, meet new people, then race and enjoy what the Yukon has to offer.
As part of Yukon Bike Fest, this is a special event for kids ages 12 and younger. Ride a lap-based course (in cycling lingo, what's called a criterium) that's focused on fun!
Ride some laps, get some cookies! The perfect, low-pressure introduction to bike racing.
Course
A fun 1km course that integrates natural features and wooden structures. We will leave the course up all weekend long for kids (and everyone else!) to enjoy.
For the past century, our society has grappled with the unintended consequences of a car-centric culture.
Follow the lives of six individuals from diverse backgrounds who have devoted themselves to a simple, age-old machine - the bicycle. Through their struggles and challenges, witness how bicycles have the potential to transform lives and contribute to a better world.
Thanks to support from City of Whitehorse
The screening of this film can happen due to the generous support of the Environmental Grant.
Thank you to our sponsors and funding partners
Presenting sponsors
Community sponsors
Funding partners
Location
Association franco-yukonnaise. 302 Strickland St, Whitehorse.
Sponsored by Challenger Geomatics, there's post-build refreshments and BBQ for everyone.
If you have shovels, tampers and/or 20 L buckets, bring them. CMBC has some extra, but may be short depending on number of attendees. Make your own tamper by attaching a piece of plywood to a sledge hammer. Sturdy footwear, gloves and eye protection are recommended.
Thank you to our sponsors and funding partners
Presenting sponsors
Community sponsors
Funding partners
Location
Meet at the North end of the Mt McIntyre Ski Chalet parking lot by 5:30 pm.
On-site community expo featuring local vendors, youth and kids activities, Winterlong Brewing Beer Garden, free pizza from Domino's Pizza, free Timbits and coffee from Tim Horton's and much more!
Free pizza from Domino's! The first 40 beer purchases in the Winterlong Brewing Beer garden will receive a free slice of pizza courtesy of Domino's Pizza
Free Timbits and Coffee from Tim Hortons! Spectators and athletes will be treated to complimentary Timbits and coffee the morning of the event
SOLO: 1 rider. You’re gonna ride the whole enchilada. You might ride 2 different bikes. You might ride the same bike for both legs. Whatever you decide, well, you decide. There is no wrong answer.
2 PERSON TEAM: 2 riders. 1 person does the Gravel segment then hands off to their teammate and enjoys a cold beverage while their buddy rides the Mountain Bike segment. To make it extra interesting you and your teammate may wish to ride the same bike. perhaps at the same time. Or not. Also no wrong answer.
What you’ll get with registration
Velonorth will have the BBQ going full steam. Bring your own beverage of choice, seating and plate/utensils and hang out.
Yukon Energy Midnight Dome Enduro
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Event type(s)Kids and youth Mountain bike: Enduro
Organizer City of Dawson
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Dawson City
Description
Join us in Dawson City for the 3rd annual Midnight Dome Enduro. This is a fun, community-oriented event with incredible trails, prizes and swag!
Open to all ages. Kids 12 years or younger need to ride with an adult.
Thanks to our title sponsor, Yukon Energy for helping us make the Midnight Dome Enduro happen.
Register for event
Registration closed
Course details
We start at Crocus Bluff baseball field and a shuttle will take everyone to the top
Midnight Dome trails
we’ll ride include Pay Dirt, Nänkäk Zu', Tyhoid Descent, Dome Dive,
Dome uptrack, Hammarstrand, Dish Pig, Buried Treasure, Crocus Ridge and
Supply and Demand, plus more trails for 2022!
We finish at Minto Park with a BBQ, prizes and festivities
Location
We start and finish at Crocus Bluff baseball field. Corner of Dome Road and Klondike Highway.
Adults (17 and older) are $55. You also need an annual CAY ($75) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
Youth (under 17) are $15. You also need an annual CAY ($50) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
Shuttle rides back up the mountain. You can also ride your bike, true enduro style
Midnight Dome Enduro race plate for your bike
Lunch and snacks will be provided during the event
BBQ after the event is over (burger, chips and drink)
Amazing prizes to be won
Recommended protective gear
Full-face helmets are recommended for all participants. Knee pads are recommended as well as elbow pads, gloves and eyewear.
Cadence Cycle Spawn of the Monster Enduro
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Enduro
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
The Cadence Cycle Spawn of the Monster Enduro - now in its 3rd year! - is a fun event with timed downhill sections and un-timed but mandatory uphills. The course will be a variety of Whitehorse's prime singletrack trails including challenging descents.
This event is intended for intermediate and advanced riders, age 14 years and older.
- Meet at the parking lot near B&S on Grey Mountain Road ready to ride by 10:30 a.m.
- Mandatory riders meeting at 10:40 a.m.
- We start at 11 a.m. and plan to be done by 4:30 p.m.
With a total distance of 25 km and some of Whitehorse’s more challenging descents, you have to be at least 14 years old to participate.
Course map
Course map will be shared soon!
Cost
Adults (17 and older) are $35. You also need an annual CAY ($75) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
Youth (under 17) are $25. You also need an annual CAY ($50) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
- A Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro race plate for your bike
- Snacks will be provided by Cadence Cycle
- Results via timing system
- Draw prizes and category winner prizes
- BBQ at event finish. Delicious!
Participate as a soloist or as part of a team (up to 8 people). Ride the pass and celebrate summer together, starting in Haines Junction, Yukon and finishing in Haines, Alaska.
Tuesday, June 13. Racer package pick-up in Whitehorse at the Mt. McIntyre Recreation Centre Ski Club Wax Room. Times to be announced
Friday, June 16. Racer package pick-up in Haines Junction at the St. Elias Convention Centre. Times to be announced
After not meeting quorum on June 6, the AGM was postponed until June 13, 2023.
Our 35th AGM will be in-person at a Sport Yukon boardroom in Whitehorse.
AGM agenda
Our agenda is:
Call to Order
Motion to adopt Rules of Order
Review of Agenda
Review of Minutes from previous Annual General Meeting on June 13, 2022
President's Report
Financial Report
Motion to waive the requirement for a FY 2023/24 financial review by a professional accountant
Election of Officers and Directors
Adjournment
CAY board positions
If you have a couple hours per month to help contribute to the well-being of Yukon cycling, we are are looking for a few good people!
In particular, if you have skills or are willing to learn about accounting and financials, grant applications, social media and communications, and event or program coordination, consider joining the CAY board.
Under the new Societies Act, board members are acclaimed and positions are decided amongst the board itself following the AGM.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Gritty C.O.G.
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Event type(s)Gravel
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Come and gather, ride, and rejoice with friends new and old at the Gritty C.O.G (Clash of Generations).
Connect with a network of local riders. Find a new training partner. Extend the bridge of friendship across the generational divide...and ruthlessly try to rip their legs off!
Or...you know… just come out for a fun ride, make some friends and chill in the beer garden. We’ll be stoked to see you either way (and your noble steed, of course).
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo
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Event type(s)Gran Fondo
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Marsh Lake
Description
Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo is an annual road relay around the beautiful Southern Lakes communities of Carcross, Marsh Lake, Mount Lorne and Tagish.
Now in its 15th year, the 173 km route can be ridden solo or with team-mates.
Come for the event, stay for the shindig and make it home to bed all in a day.
Event type(s)Kids and youth Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Contagious Mountain Bike Club
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Whitehorse
Description
CMBC challenges you and your crew to get out and explore the incredible network of trails in your own backyard—it’s fun...and there are great prizes from our sponsors.
Snap a photo of yourself at each location on your category list and submit your photos by email to rimby.mtb@gmail.com by midnight June 30 to be entered in the prize draws.
And don't forget to post your favourite photo from your RIMBY adventure on the Kudoboard for a chance at the Best Photo Prize!
Locations will be emailed to everyone preregistered on May 31.
We will also post them on the CMBC website on June 1. You must get a photo of yourself at each location in your category to be eligible for the prize draws.
If you already have your 2023 CMBC membership, make sure you are logged in to CCN before registering for R.I.M.B.Y. If you don’t already have your 2023 membership, you can sign up on the R.I.M.B.Y. registration page.
City of Whitehorse Let’s Ride Bike Rodeo
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Event type(s)Kids and youth Skills training
Organizer City of Whitehorse
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Whitehorse
Description
Join us at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse for the City of Whitehorse Let’s Ride Bike Rodeo! This is part of Bike to Work and School Week.
Ages 4 to 14 with a guardian are welcome. Bring your own bike and helmet.
Registration will open soon.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Group ride
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Event type(s)Group ride
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Build some endurance and practice your group-riding skills with these steady rides of 30 to 60 km.
Led by skilled group leaders with a no-drop policy.
Bring water, small snack and basic tools including a spare tube, pump and tire levers.
We ride, rain or shine.
Location
White Pass & Yukon Route station. 1109 Front Street.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Group ride
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Event type(s)Group ride
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Build some endurance and practice your group-riding skills with these steady rides of 30 to 60 km.
Led by skilled group leaders with a no-drop policy.
Bring water, small snack and basic tools including a spare tube, pump and tire levers.
We ride, rain or shine.
Location
White Pass & Yukon Route station. 1109 Front Street.
Riders are asked to buy a CAY membership (which gets you insurance and helps us support youth programs and cycling in rural Yukon communities) but you can also sign a waiver and ride for free.
All riders are welcome!
Velonorth Opening Weekend
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Event type(s)Informal social gathering
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Not applicable
Community Whitehorse
Description
We’re kicking off the road/gravel riding season with our 2023 Opening Weekend event!
Start or finish (or stop in during) your ride at Winterlong Brewing on Saturday, April 29 and buy your 2023 Velonorth membership (credit card payment only).
Discounted beer and food for new member sign-ups (in-person or online memberships welcome)
Season event schedule reveal
Meet riding buddies new, and old
Gather intel on all the best local road and gravel routes
Your annual membership is your SEASON PASS to ALL Velonorth events in 2023
There is no cost to take part in this informal cycling happening, but we will be selling annual memberships ($10 Velonorth membership + $75 CAY membership).
Matt’s Aklavik Icebreaker
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Event type(s)Group ride
Organizer Inuvik Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Inuvik
Description
On April 8, the Inuvik Cycling Club is hosting the 3rd Annual Matt’s Aklavik Icebreaker.
Matt's Aklavik Icebreaker is a supported 120km group bicycle ride from Inuvik to the remote community of Aklavik on the ice road for mental health awareness.
Riders will cycle on Mackenzie Delta river network with spectacular views of the Richardson Mountains along the way. Pictures don’t do this ride justice–you have to experience the environment firsthand.
Prior to departure, mental health professionals from various community organizations will talk about mental health and highlight available resources for those in need.
Together we will work toward ending negative stereotypes associated with mental illness, let everybody know that ‘it’s ok to not feel ok,’ and communicate where people can access support.
The event is named after former ICC member Matt Hamilton, who originally conceived the idea of organizing a group ride to Aklavik. Tragically, Matt died February of 2021.
Join us for the Big Fat Butter Tart, where every lap you finish earns you a delicious butter tart!
The Big Fat Butter Tart is a low-key fat bike affair on loop courses of Grey Mountain. Routes will be flagged, but not timed. Do as many laps as you want, at your own pace. Beginners and families welcome.
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Mount Lorne
Description
Lorne Mountain Community Association presents Snow Much Fun, a 21 km or 10 km race.
You can fat bike, ski, run, walk, kicksled or snowshoe.
Register in person at 11:30 am.
12 pm to 4 pm race.
Velonorth is serving up your favourite gravel route sandwiched between a hot breakfast and cold pint.
Choose between a short (40km) and long (65km) multi-surface course that takes in some of Whitehorse’s best gravel and dirt.
Join us at 9:30 a.m. for an optional, but highly recommended pre-ride carb top up. Ride your guts out. And then tip a pint with us in the new Winterlong beer garden.
Long course? Short course? No need to decide now! You can confirm your distance on the morning of.
The Yukon XC Mountain Bike Championships is a territorial cross-country race event that will crown Yukon's top cyclists in multiple categories and course distances.
This year's race is also the 16th annual Royalty of the Canyon and is co-hosted with CMBC Yukon. There will be categories for King and Queen, Princess and Prince.
Thanks to our sponsor, Icycle Sports for their generous support.
Starting and Finishing at the Magnusson trails parking lot on Grey Mountain (2km from Alsek Rd), the 2nd annual GRMB is for solo riders or teams of 2, will put your full array of bicycle piloting skills to the test.
Icycle Sports Top of the World Gravel is an unique gravel event for any and all riders.
Some will come to race. Others will come for the adventure, and a chance to ride their bike in one of the world's most beautiful and remote locations, with a 60km or 120km course option.
Thanks to our title sponsor Icycle Sports for helping us make this event happen!
Course details
For those who choose the 60km course, we will begin at the Yukon River and a shuttle will take everyone to the start at Clinton Creek on Top of the World to begin the ride back
For those riding the 120km course (about 1,200m of climbing) we will start earlier at the Yukon River, ride up to Clinton Creek and return to the Yukon River. We will do our best to coordinate with the 60km participants so people arrive together
Everyone finishes at Minto Park with a BBQ, awards and festivities
We have struck a deal with the Eldorado Hotel to offer discounted room rates for participants and others attending this event.
Standard room with 2 double beds or 1 queen size bed is $129 per night, plus 5% GST
Executive suite with 2 queen beds is $169 per night, plus 5% GST
Rates are based on single or double occupancy. Additional guests are subject to a charge of $15 per person, per night, plus GST. Maximum occupancy for a room with 2 double beds or 2 queen beds is 4 persons. For those travelling with children 12 and under, there is no charge provided they stay in the same room as a registered parent/guardian
These rates are valid August 19, 20 and 21, 2022.
Phone 1-800-764-3536 (in Northern BC and Yukon) or 867-993-5451 to book. You can also book online. If booking over the phone, ask for the Midnight Dome Enduro Mountain Bike Race Event rate. If booking online, put the same rate name in the comments box.
Yukon Energy Midnight Dome Enduro
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Enduro
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Dawson City
Description
Join us in Dawson City for the 2nd annual Yukon Energy Midnight Dome Enduro. This is a fun, community-oriented event with incredible trails, prizes and swag!
Open to all ages. Kids 12 years or younger need to ride with an adult.
A portion of each event registration will be donated to help maintain and build new trails on the Midnight Dome.
Thanks to our title sponsor, Yukon Energy for helping us make the Midnight Dome Enduro happen.
Register for event
Registration closed
Course details
We start at Crocus Bluff baseball field and a shuttle will take everyone to the top
Midnight Dome trails we’ll ride include Pay Dirt, Nänkäk Zu', Tyhoid Descent, Dome Dive, Dome uptrack, Hammarstrand, Dish Pig, Buried Treasure, Crocus Ridge and Supply and Demand, plus more trails for 2022!
We finish at Minto Park with a BBQ, prizes and festivities
Course timing
We will be using timing equipment
Location
We start and finish at Crocus Bluff baseball field. Corner of Dome Road and Klondike Highway.
We have struck a deal with the Eldorado Hotel to offer discounted room rates for participants and others attending this event.
Standard room with 2 double beds or 1 queen size bed is $129 per night, plus 5% GST
Executive suite with 2 queen beds is $169 per night, plus 5% GST
Rates are based on single or double occupancy. Additional guests are subject to a charge of $15 per person, per night, plus GST. Maximum occupancy for a room with 2 double beds or 2 queen beds is 4 persons. For those travelling with children 12 and under, there is no charge provided they stay in the same room as a registered parent/guardian
These rates are valid August 19, 20 and 21, 2022.
Phone 1-800-764-3536 (in Northern BC and Yukon) or 867-993-5451 to book. You can also book online. If booking over the phone, ask for the Midnight Dome Enduro Mountain Bike Race Event rate. If booking online, put the same rate name in the comments box.
Recommended protective gear
Full-face helmets are recommended for all participants. Knee pads are recommended as well as elbow pads, gloves and eyewear.
2022 Yukon DH Mountain Bike Championships
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Downhill
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
The Yukon Downhill (DH) Mountain Bike Championships is a territorial race event that will crown Yukon's top downhill racers in multiple categories.
Expert (advanced) riders will race Lefty Loosey while Sport (intermediate) riders will race Drop the Clutch. You can choose which category you want to enter during registration.
Each person gets 1 practice run and 1 race run.
Event schedule
12 p.m. Chairlift opens.
1 p.m. All racers at start gate/top of run for riders meeting.
2 p.m. Expert race start on Lefty Loosey.
3:30 p.m. Sport race start on Drop the Clutch.
5:15 p.m. BBQ, awards ceremony and draw prizes at bottom.
We have organized a 3-day Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association (PMBIA) Level 1 course to take place August 5 to 7, 2022 in Whitehorse, Yukon.
The Level 1 course will train both new and experienced instructors to skillfully teach and guide beginner to intermediate mountain bikers, in both cross country and downhill environments.
New instructors will learn the tools they need to safely and effectively teach, while experienced instructors will increase their level of skill and understanding in teaching and riding theory, that the PMBI Certifications uniquely provide.
You must be a CAY member to register in the course. Each person will pay their own entry fee direct to PMBIA during online registration.
Get in the Zone: XC short-track
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
CAY recently bought a Zone4 timing system to use at Yukon cycling races. If you’re attending any of our events, we’ll be using Zone4 to offer live results.
To train volunteers on Zone4, we invite adult and youth mountain bikers to race a Cross-Country Short Track (XCC). This is a short course, about 20 minutes but full of sprints, passing and tactics. Great for spectators too!
You need an annual or single event CAY membership to participate.
Cadence Cycle (Return of the) Monster Enduro
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Enduro
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
The Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro is a fun event with timed downhill sections and un-timed but mandatory uphills. The course will be a variety of Whitehorse's prime singletrack trails including challenging descents.
This event is intended for intermediate and better riders.
- Meet at the parking lot near B&S on Grey Mountain Road ready to ride by 10:30 a.m.
- Mandatory riders meeting at 10:40 a.m.
- We start at 11 a.m. and plan to be done by 4:30 p.m.
With a total distance of 25 km and some of Whitehorse’s more challenging descents, you have to be at least 14 years old to participate.
Adults (17 and older) are $35. You also need an annual CAY ($60) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
Youth (under 17) are $25. You also need an annual CAY ($40) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
- A Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro race plate for your bike
- Snacks will be provided by Cadence Cycle at the start of Stage 3 (Gnarwall)
- Results via timing system
- Draw prizes and category winner prizes
- BBQ at event finish. Delicious!
2022 Canada Summer Games Yukon mountain bike team qualifications, Race 3
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
This is a mandatory qualification event for athletes who want to be part of the 2022 Canada Summer Games Yukon mountain bike team.
Adults (17 and older) are free ($0). You also need an annual CAY ($60) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
Youth (under 17) are free ($0). You also need an annual CAY ($40) or single event ($30) membership to participate. You must be 13 years of age or older.
2022 Canada Summer Games Yukon mountain bike team qualifications, Race 2
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
This is a mandatory qualification event for athletes who want to be part of the 2022 Canada Summer Games Yukon mountain bike team.
Adults (17 and older) are free ($0). You also need an annual CAY ($60) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
Youth (under 17) are free ($0). You also need an annual CAY ($40) or single event ($30) membership to participate. You must be 13 years of age or older.
Tuk Time Trial Gravel Gran Fondo
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Event type(s)Gran Fondo Gravel
Organizer Inuvik Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Inuvik
Description
Inuvik Cycling Club presents the Tuk Time Trial Gravel Gran Fondo (Tuktoyaktuk to Inuvik), a 156km bike ride.
Full distance and team relay events. E-Bikes are welcome.
Helmets are mandatory.
Transportation and snacks provided, with a BBQ in Inuvik afterwards.
For more information or to volunteer for the event, email 911chris.bruckner@gmail.com.
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Marsh Lake
Description
Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo is an annual road relay around the beautiful Southern Lakes communities of Carcross, Marsh Lake, Mount Lorne and Tagish.
Now in its 14th year, the 173 km route can be ridden solo or with team-mates.
Come for the event, stay for the shindig and make it home to bed all in a day.
To participate in this event, we recommend a CAY membership.
Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro: Learn to Race
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Enduro Skills training
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
If you're new to mountain bike racing or want to improve your enduro race results, this is a 3 hour, on-trail workshop led by skilled coaches from Terra Riders Yukon.
You will learn how to corner better, brake smarter, descend faster and be more confident in competitive situations. Intended for intermediate level riders who are planning to enter the Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro.
You don't need to be entered in the race in order to participate.
Review of Minutes of Special Annual General Meeting October 20, 2021
President's Report
Financial Report
Election of Officers and Directors
Adjournment
CAY board positions open for election
The following board positions will be available. You must be a CAY member to vote and/or be elected.
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Directors (up to 4 positions)
Board positions are 1-year terms, with option to serve for re-election. Board roles require a commitment to attend board meetings, sector specific meetings and engage in inter-meeting email decisions and discussions as needed. A commitment of about 2 hours per month is expected.
Event type(s)Road: Criterium Road: Road race Road: Time trial
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
This is a stage race consisting of a individual time trial, road race and criterium. You must participate in all 3 events to win overall, but you can also just enter single or multiple events.
Thanks to our title sponsor, Yukon Energy for helping us make this event happen.
Adults (17 and older) are $15. You also need an annual CAY ($60) or single event ($30) membership to participate.
Youth (under 17) are $15. You also need an annual CAY ($40) or single event ($30) membership to participate. You must be 13 years of age or older.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
Amazing prizes to be won
PMBIA Level 1 course
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Event type(s)Coach development Skills training
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
We have organized a 3-day Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association (PMBIA) Level 1 course to take place June 3 to 5, 2022 in Whitehorse, Yukon.
The Level 1 course will train both new and experienced instructors to skillfully teach and guide beginner to intermediate mountain bikers, in both cross country and downhill environments.
New instructors will learn the tools they need to safely and effectively teach, while experienced instructors will increase their level of skill and understanding in teaching and riding theory, that the PMBI Certifications uniquely provide.
You must be a CAY member to register in the course. Each person will pay their own entry fee direct to PMBIA during online registration.
City of Whitehorse bike rodeo
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Event type(s)Kids and youth Skills training
Organizer City of Whitehorse
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Whitehorse
Description
Join us at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse for the City of Whitehorse bike rodeo! This is part of Bike to Work and School Week.
Ages 4 to 14 with a guardian are welcome. Bring your own bike and helmet.
Register online at City of Whitehorse. Course ID is 31757.
Formerly known as Bike to Work and School Week, City of Whitehorse has once again teamed up with Yukon Energy to encourage more residents to Commute by Bike from Monday, May 30 to Sunday, June 5.
There are trophies for the workplace and school with the highest participation.
Visit one of our snack stops at the Robert Campbell Bridge, Airport Trail, and Shipyards Park on Thursday, June 2 between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. for a treat and a high-five!
Location
Visit us at one of three nutrition stations on Thursday, June 2 between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
On Lewes Boulevard on the Riverdale side of Robert Campbell Bridge
On the Airport Trail near the Alaska Highway
On the Riverfront Trail by Shipyards Park
Cost
Free ($0).
Register at yxybybike.com, log your commute and you could win a prize.
Gritty C.O.G.
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Event type(s)Gravel
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Come and gather, ride, and rejoice with friends new and old at the Gritty C.O.G.
Connect with a network of local riders. Find a new training partner. Extend the bridge of friendship across the generational divide...and ruthlessly try to rip their legs off!!
Or...you know… just come out for a fun ride, make some friends and chill in the beer garden. We’ll be stoked to see you either way (and your noble steed, of course).
Event type(s)Road: Hill climb Road: Road race Road: Time trial
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Carcross
Description
This is a 3-part stage race consisting of a time trial, hill climb and road race. You must participate in all 3 races to win the tour, but you can also do just 1 or 2 events but it won’t count for the overall win.
Saturday, May 21. Time trial. 11 a.m. start. Ride from Canada Customs back towards Carcross for 10km and return for 20km in total.
Saturday, May 21. Hill climb. 3 p.m. start. About 12km for a one way effort from Canada Customs to top of summit.
Sunday, May 22. Road race. 12 p.m. start. Ride from US side of Canada Customs to the top of the summit and back. 12km one way. 48km distances and 72km distances.
Event categories: Male and Female U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, U19, adult (novice, sport, expert, masters).
Location
Various locations near Fraser summit. See description for details.
Event type(s)Road: Hill climb Road: Road race Road: Time trial
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Haines Junction
Description
This is a 3-part stage race consisting of a time trial, hill climb and road race. You must participate in all 3 races to win the tour, but you can also do just 1 or 2 events but it won’t count for the overall win.
Saturday, May 14. Time Trial. 11 a.m. start across from the RCMP (park by the gas station and lookout across from RCMP). Route goes from RCMP out to Bear Creek Lodge for 10 km, turn around and back (20 km total).
Saturday, May 14. Hill climb. 3 p.m. start from Bear Creek Lodge (where Time Trial turns around) and goes up the big hill direction of Beaver Creek. Race ends at the top of the hill, which is about a 10 km distance.
Sunday, May 15. Road race. 12 p.m. start at Kathleen Lake lookout, which is a few kilometers before the turn off to the Kathleen Lake campground. Route is to leave the Kathleen Lake lookout, go out 25 km and return to the start. Distances are 100 km for expert men, 50-75 km for expert women/teens, 25 km for youth aged 12 and under.
Event categories: Male and Female U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, U19, adult (novice, sport, expert, masters).
Location
Various locations around Haines Junction. See description for details.
Event type(s)Coach development Kids and youth Skills training
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
This is an in-person training and certification event for instructors who are involved with our HopOn kids cycling program.
The first day (May 7) focus on NCCP basic skills and the second day (May 8) is the HopOn program orientation. Both days will be facilitated by Cycling Canada employees.
The course is free ($0) and offered by Cycling Association of Yukon.
If you have questions about HopOn or want to be an instructor, email info@yukoncycling.com.
Location
To be announced.
Cost
Free ($0) for HopOn Yukon instructors.
You must be a CAY member to participate and will be reimbursed for your membership.
Velonorth Opening Weekend
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Event type(s)Informal social gathering
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Not applicable
Community Whitehorse
Description
We’re kicking off the road/gravel riding season with our 2022 Opening Weekend event!
Start or finish (or stop in during) your ride at Winterlong Brewing on Sat. April 30 and buy your 2022 Velonorth membership (credit card payment only).
Discounted beer and food for new member sign-ups (in-person or online memberships welcome)
Season event schedule reveal
Meet riding buddies new, and old
Gather intel on all the best local road and gravel routes
Your annual membership is your SEASON PASS to ALL Velonorth events in 2022
There is no cost to take part in this informal cycling happening, but we will be selling annual memberships ($10 Velonorth membership + $60 CAY membership).
Matt’s Aklavik Icebreaker
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Event type(s)Group ride
Organizer Inuvik Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Inuvik
Description
On April 10, the Inuvik Cycling Club is hosting the 2nd Annual Matt’s Aklavik Icebreaker.
Matt's Aklavik Icebreaker is a supported 120km group bicycle ride from Inuvik to the remote community of Aklavik on the ice road for mental health awareness.
Riders will cycle on Mackenzie Delta river network with spectacular views of the Richardson Mountains along the way. Pictures don’t do this ride justice–you have to experience the environment firsthand.
Prior to departure, mental health professionals from various community organizations will talk about mental health and highlight available resources for those in need.
Together we will work toward ending negative stereotypes associated with mental illness, let everybody know that ‘it’s ok to not feel ok,’ and communicate where people can access support.
The event is named after former ICC member Matt Hamilton, who originally conceived the idea of organizing a group ride to Aklavik. Tragically, Matt died February of 2021.
Studded tires and helmet are mandatory.
Email 911chris.bruckner@gmail.com for more information.
Location
Inuvik Boat Launch
Cost
Free ($0).
‘Breaking Away’ Yukon Style (on fat bikes)
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Event type(s)Fat biking
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
U Kon Echelon is putting on a fat bike event for Yukon Rendevous! Ever seen the iconic "Breaking Away" cycling movie? This is it, but fat bike style! Come one, come all.
Age categories
Youth, teens and adults.
Duration
1 hour to 1.5 hours, depending on age category.
Route
Hidden Lake in Porter Creek. Loop style race.
Start and finish times
Youth race: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
We will use a loop on Hidden Lake for youth. The loop is about 1 km around and youth will ride around as many times as they can in the hour, solo or in partners, with breaks as required. We have small fat bikes will fit riders 4’5 up to 5’4. Bikes can be shared; there’s 3 fat bikes for smaller folks, plus mediums and larges. Bring sleds to go sliding. Food and drink provided after race.
Teems and adult race: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Do as many loops as you can. Start at Hidden Lake, go up the hill to the power line, back to Porter Creek Secondary School, behind baseball diamonds and back down to the lake. Last 30 minutes is as many lake laps as you can do.
We're kicking off the Yukon's 2021/22 fat bike season with a fun event at the Gunnar Nilsson and Mikey Lammers Research Forest trails.
This is a family-friendly, low-key affair on your choice of a 2km or 5km loop course. Routes will be marked. Do as many laps as you want, at your own pace. Beginners welcome!
Course map
We will use the Research Forest building and serve hot drinks and snacks. Bring your own thermal mug.
Thanks to our sponsors, Icycle Sports and Cadence Cycle for helping us make the Fat Bike Rally happen.
If you’re 12 years of age or older you must have proof that you’ve received 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccination. We will be checking, so bring proof with you. You cannot participate if you’ve had only 1 dose.
Mask wearing
Anyone aged 5 and over must wear a mask unless you're riding your bike. Let's maintain a 2-metre distance between people who are not in same household. We will allow up to 50 per cent occupancy when indoors.
Register for event
There is a limit of 50 participants, so sign up today. Registration closes on November 27.
Sorry, registration is closed.
Location
Gunnar Nilsson and Mikey Lammers Research Forest parking lot.
Adults (17 and older) are free ($0). You need a CAY membership ($45) to participate.
Youth (under 17) are free ($0). You need a CAY membership ($30) to participate.
If you don’t have a CAY membership it’s still free ($0) but you need to sign an online waiver.
What you’ll get with your registration
A fun event, hot chocolate, coffee, snacks and draw prizes.
Bring your own thermal mug.
Gravel Growler
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Event type(s)Gravel
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Velonorth is serving up your favourite gravel route sandwiched between a hot breakfast and cold pint.
Choose between a short (40km) and long (65km) multi-surface course that takes in some of Whitehorse’s best gravel and dirt.
Join us at 9:30 a.m. for an optional, but highly recommended pre-ride carb top up. Ride your guts out. And then tip a pint with us in the new Winterlong beer garden.
Long course? Short course? No need to decide now! You can confirm your distance on the morning of.
Singletrack to Success 15th anniversary - Singletrack to Connect Bike Bingo
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Event type(s)Fundraiser
Organizer Destination Carcross
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Carcross
Description
It's the 15th anniversary of Singletrack to Success and the crew needs you support!
Donate to the fundraiser and show your support by getting your riding crew out to participate in a fun Bike Bingo event with C/TFN language, craft, food, story and other experiences on the mountain.
Bike Bingo event schedule
Register from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot by S.S. Tutshi in the Carcross Commons. View location on map
Ride from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Chílíh Dzéłeʼ / Tsálgi Shaayí / Montana Mountain in Carcross
Starting and Finishing at the Magnusson trails parking lot on Grey Mountain (2km from Alsek Rd), this event for solo riders or teams of 2, will put your full array of bicycle piloting skills to the test.
Everyone is welcome to either participate in a 25 km ride (about 2 to 3 hours) or for the most tenacious, a 50 km ride (about 3 to 5 hours) depending on your hardcore-ness).
We are looking for participants ready to finish, or not!
Be part of the party and the event. It will be a great day to bike, as much as you can.
Course details
50 km
Schwatka boat launch to Chadburn Yellow - Hidden Loop to Lower Roller Coaster - Upper Roller Coaster to Magnusson parking lot.
Yellow Brick Road to Woodcutters - Downtown Boogaloo to Go-T to Mother-T to Hula Girl - Hilarious to Boogaloo North - URT to Gates - Blues Brother to Quiller - Long Flat to Cantlie Road - Baby Head Grind
GMR to Payback - SFD to Girlfriend to Juicy - Yukon River Trail to Rim trail to boat launch with rowdy cheering and the sweet smell of victory with a BBQ and prizes. (without the rowdy cheering & BBQ...because COVID-19)
25 km
Schwatka boat launch to Chadburn Yellow - Hidden Loop to Lower Roller Coaster - Gates to Blues Brother to Quiller - Long Flat to Cantlie Road
Baby Head Grind - GMR to Payback - SFD to Girlfriend to Juicy - Yukon River Trail to Rim Trail to boat launch with rowdy cheering and the sweet smell of victory with a BBQ and prizes. (without the rowdy cheering & BBQ...because COVID-19)
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Location
Start and finish at the Shwatcka Lake boat launch on Chadburn Lake road.
$15 for Contagious Mountain Bike Club (CMBC) members. Become a member.
$20 for non-CMBC members.
Course timing
Strava or honour system timed.
Prizes
Fastest female 50 km Queen
Fastest female 25 km Princess
Fastest male 50 km King
Fastest male 25 km Prince
Prizes for every volunteer
Draw prizes for participants
Midnight Dome Enduro
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Event type(s)Kids and youth Mountain bike: Enduro
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Dawson City
Description
Join us in Dawson City for the Midnight Dome Enduro. This is a fun, community-oriented event with incredible trails, prizes and swag!
Open to all ages. Kids 12 years or younger need to ride with an adult.
A portion of each event registration will be donated to help maintain and build new trails on the Midnight Dome.
Thanks to our sponsors, Icycle Sports and Yukon Energy for helping us make the Midnight Dome Enduro happen.
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Course details
We start at Crocus Bluff baseball field and a shuttle will take everyone to the top
Midnight Dome trails we’ll ride include Pay Dirt, Nänkäk Zu', Tyhoid Descent, Dome Dive, Dome uptrack, Hammarstrand, Dish Pig, Buried Treasure, Crocus Ridge and Supply and Demand
Meet us at the farmer's market stand on Front Street, across from Klondyke Cream and Candy at 8 p.m. on Friday, August 20. We will give each person a bag with event information, race plate, zip-ties and a bunch of great stuff for you to keep.
Youth (under 17) event will start at 8:45 a.m. and finish at 11:30 a.m. Meet at Crocus Bluff at 9 a.m., ready to ride. There will be a shuttle to take everyone up the mountain, for 2 runs. Participants who are 12 years or younger need to ride with an adult who is registered to participate in the event or has signed a release waiver on-site
Participants who want to ride in the morning youth event and in the adult event will be permitted, but you have to be at least 13 years old to ride in the afternoon. This is because we’ll be on more difficult trails
Adult (17 and older) event will start at 12:30 p.m. and finish at 3:30 p.m. Meet at Crocus Bluff at 12 p.m., ready to ride. There will be a shuttle to take everyone up the mountain
BBQ for everyone at Crocus Bluff starts at 3:30 p.m.
Cost
Adults (17 and older) are $35. You also need a CAY membership ($45) to participate. There are a maximum of 20 entry spots available.
Youth (under 17) are free ($0). You need to sign a release waiver or have a CAY membership ($30) to participate. There are a maximum of 20 entry spots available.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
Free shuttle rides back up the mountain. You can also ride up on your bike, true enduro style
BBQ for everyone after the adult event is over (burger, chips and drink)
Amazing prizes to be won
Discounted room rates at the Eldorado Hotel
Recommended protective gear
Full-face helmets are recommended for all participants. Knee pads are recommended as well as elbow pads, gloves and eyewear.
Accommodations in Dawson City
We have struck a deal with the Eldorado Hotel to offer discounted room rates for participants and others attending the Midnight Dome Enduro.
Standard room with 2 double beds or 1 queen size bed is $119 per night, plus 5% GST
Executive suite with 2 queen beds is $159 per night, plus 5% GST
Rates are based on single or double occupancy. Additional guests are subject to a charge of $15 per person, per night, plus GST. Maximum occupancy for a room with 2 double beds or 2 queen beds is 4 persons. For those travelling with children 12 and under, there is no charge provided they stay in the same room as a registered parent/guardian
Phone 1-800-764-3536 (in Northern BC and Yukon) or 867-993-5451 to book. You can also book online. If booking over the phone, ask for the Midnight Dome Enduro Mountain Bike Race Event rate. If booking online, put the same rate name in the comments box.
ShredHERs enduro
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Enduro
Organizer Contagious Mountain Bike Club
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Whitehorse
Description
ShredHERs enduro is open to all women and girls out there, from first time riders to local rippers.
We just want to hang out and enjoy an amazing day with a bunch of rad ladies!
This event is intended for novice cyclists and kids aged 5 to 11 years old. Participants 5 to 7 years old must ride with a parent or adult. Ages 7 to 11 can ride with teen/adult coaches or a parent for their race.
Thanks to our sponsor, Icycle Sports for helping us make this event happen.
Adults (17 and older) are free ($0). You need a CAY membership ($45) to participate.
Youth (under 17) are free ($0). You need a CAY membership ($30) to participate.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
A 2021 Yukon XC Mountain Bike Championships race plate for your bike
Draw prizes and category winner prizes
Yukon XC Mountain Bike Championships
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Event type(s)Kids and youth Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
The Yukon XC Mountain Bike Championships is a territorial race event that we will use to identify interested athletes for the Canada Summer Games. The next Canada Summer Games is to be held in Niagra, Ontario in August 2022.
Although it’s a race intended for youth athletes, this event is open to anyone. Adults are welcome and encouraged to participate!
Thanks to our sponsor, Icycle Sports for helping us make this event happen.
Course details
We start and finish at Fireweed Junction on the Whitehorse Cross-Country Ski Club trails. If you're not familiar with this area, go to the end of Calypso Canyon. The start will be in this vicinity
Trails will include Rebirth, Calypso Canyon, Reimer Reason and several others in a multi-lap format. View the Strava segment
The 2.86km course is designed to take about 1 to 1.5 hours for fast riders to complete
Younger participants will ride 4 laps and older participants will ride 6 laps
Start time: 11 a.m.
Mandatory riders meeting: 10:30 a.m. at Fireweed Junction
We will be following the latest guidance from the Government of Yukon.
Everyone who attends must wear a mask and keep 6 feet of distance from others
Participants can remove their mask at the start line, and after completing the event must put their mask back on
Hand sanitizer and cleaning will be provided
Do not share bottles or food
Participants will leave with staggered starts, 1 minute apart in groups of no more than 10
Course timing
Event will be timed.
Location
Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club, 1 Sumanik Drive. Meet us at Fireweed Junction. If you’re not familiar with this area, go to the end of Calypso Canyon. The start will be in this vicinity.
Meet us in the Ski Stadium (next to the portable at the end of the Canada Games Centre parking lot) at 9:45 a.m. to ride to the start together.
Cost
Adults (17 and older) are free ($0). You need a CAY membership ($45) to participate.
Youth (under 17) are free ($0). You need a CAY membership ($30) to participate.
Categories
Adult, open
19 years and under (U19)
17 years and under (U17)
15 years and under (U15)
13 years and under (U13)
Male and female in each category
You must be at least 12 years old to enter.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
A 2021 Yukon XC Mountain Bike Championships race plate for your bike
Draw prizes and category winner prizes
Sewage Slayer
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Event type(s)Gravel
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
This is the event we’ve all been waiting for because all the gravelleurs in Whitehorse know, “The Sewage Lagoon is SO hot right now!”
The first ever Sewage Slayer is a mass start, 2-person relay event on one of the most deceptively scenic and challenging gravel segments in Whitehorse; from Riverdale to the Sewage Lagoon on Long Lake Road. And back.
Your team #1 will ride from the start at the Education Building (corner of Lewes Blvd and Hospital Rd) to the Sewage Lagoon where they'll deposit their timing stick into the hands of their team #2 who'll tackle the return leg.
Part of a series of mountain bike race events sponsored by ParticipACTION.
Age categories
5 to 6 years old, ride with parent
7 to 8 years old, ride with parent or adult/teen ride mentor
9 to 11 years old, ride with teen/adult mentor
12 and older
Adult: Novice, sport and expert
Duration
20 minutes to 1 hour, depending on age category.
Route
On various Chadburn Lake trails. Loop style race. Route will be flagged and participants younger than 11 years old will ride with teen/adult coaches or a parent for their race.
Start and finish times
Race 1: 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.. Ages 12 and up, adults.
Race 2: 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.. Ages 5 to 11.
Location
Chadburn lake ski kiosk, a few kilometres down Chadburn Lake road at the right side parking area.
To participate in this event, you need a CAY membership and a U Kon Echelon club or race-only membership.
Velonorth Segment Slam
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Event type(s)Gravel Road
Organizer Velonorth Cycling Club
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
We’re setting up 10 unique and challenging segments around Whitehorse and throwing down the gauntlet to Whitehorse cyclists, all weekend long: Beginning noon Friday, June 25th - midnight Sunday, June 27th, ride these segments as often as you want, with one caveat - ride ‘em as hard as you can.
It don’t matter what kind of bike you’re on, or what you’re wearing while you’re on it, we want you to push yourself.
Segment descriptions will be shared to velonorthyukon.ca, Facebook and Strava.
We’ll keep times (for those of you who are interested) and everyone who participates will have a chance to win some great prizes from our sponsors.
Part of a series of mountain bike race events sponsored by ParticipACTION.
Age categories
5 to 6 years old, ride with parent
7 to 8 years old, ride with parent or adult/teen ride mentor
9 to 11 years old, ride with teen/adult mentor
12 and older
Adult: Novice, sport and expert
Duration
20 minutes to 1 hour, depending on age category.
Route
On various Gunnar Nilsson and Mikey Lammers Research Forest trails. Loop style race. Route will be flagged and participants younger than 11 years old will ride with teen/adult coaches or a parent for their race.
Start and finish times
Race 1: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.. Ages 12 and up, adults.
Race 2: 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Ages 5 to 11.
Location
Gunnar Nilsson and Mikey Lammers Research Forest parking lot.
To participate in this event, you need to sign a waiver and have a CAY membership and a U Kon Echelon club or race-only membership.
Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Enduro
Organizer Cycling Association of Yukon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
The Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro is a fun event with timed downhill sections and un-timed but mandatory uphills. The course will be a variety of Whitehorse's prime singletrack trails including challenging descents.
This event is intended for intermediate and better riders.
A portion of each event registration will be donated to CMBC to help maintain and build new trails on Grey Mountain.
Thanks to our sponsor Cadence Cycle for helping us make this event happen!
Course details
We start at the parking lot before B&S on Grey Mountain and will ride up to Easy Money together in waves of no more than 10 riders at a time due to COVID-19 restrictions
Stage 1: Start at the bench on Easy Money and ride More Money, Payback, SFD and end at Cantlie Lake Road. Riders leave at 1 minute intervals
Un-timed ride up Cantlie Road to Grey Mountain Road, then to El Camino parking, Magnusson Green, Downtown Boogaloo, Go T, Dream Trail and Mother T
Stage 2: Start at the top of Mother T and ride the Fat Tire link, end at bottom of Magnusson Pink. Riders leave at 1 minute intervals
Un-timed ride up Magnusson Red, Downtown Boogaloo, Go T and Dream Trail. Required break at Gnarwall
Stage 3: Start at Gnarwall and ride Rehab, Go T, Downtown Boogaloo, Boogaloo Heights, Upper Boogaloo, gravel hill and down to the Magnussion trailhead parking lot. Riders leave at 1 minute intervals
We will be using timing equipment. You will be required to carry a small timing stick and dip it at each of the start locations, then return to us at the finish
Riders will leave at 1 minute intervals on downhill sections
Location
We start at the parking lot near B&S on Grey Mountain Road. We finish at Magnusson trailhead parking lot also on Grey Mountain Road.
We start at 11 a.m. and plan to be done by 4:30 p.m.
Meet at the parking lot near B&S on Grey Mountain Road ready to ride by 10:30 a.m.
There will be a mandatory riders meeting at 10:40 a.m.
With a total distance of 30 km and some of Whitehorse’s more challenging descents, you have to be at least 15 years old to participate
Cost
Adults (17 and older) are $20. You also need a CAY membership ($45) to participate.
Youth (under 17) are $20. You also need a CAY membership ($30) to participate. You must be at least 15 years old to enter.
What you’ll get with your registration
As part of your registration you will receive:
A Cadence Cycle Monster Enduro race plate for your bike
Snacks will be provided by Cadence Cycle at the start of Stage 3 (Gnarwall)
Draw prizes and category winner prizes
Food packages provided at event finish. Delicious!
Recommended protective gear
Full-face helmets are recommended for all participants. Knee pads are recommended as well as elbow pads, gloves and eyewear.
Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo
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Event type(s)Gran Fondo
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Not provided by event organizer
Community Marsh Lake
Description
Southern Lakes Yukon Gran Fondo (SLYGF) is an annual road relay around the beautiful Southern Lakes communities of Carcross, Marsh Lake, Mount Lorne and Tagish.
Now in its 13th year, the 173 km route can be ridden solo or with team-mates.
Come for the event, stay for the shindig and make it home to bed all in a day.
Each year we rotate the start/finish community. For 2021, we are starting in Marsh Lake.
Event day registration check in begins at 9 a.m. Mandatory riders meeting at 9:30 a.m. Event start at 10 a.m.
Timing
Legs will not be individually timed by race organizer but participants are welcome to time their own members. There will be a team finish time, so timer at the end getting the time for each team as the last person comes in.
Categories
You can ride 4 to 5 legs, either by yourself or with a team.
Solo male
Solo female
2 person team, male
2 person team, female
2 person team, mixed gender
Mixed gender, 40 years and under
Mixed gender, 41 years and older
Youth team
Family team
Support
You are responsible for supporting your own team. There will be no aid stations except at the start and finish so bring your own food and drink for on the bike and when in transit. There will be food/drink at the end at McClintock Bay Adventures.
Location
McClintock Bay Adventures. 62 Swan Haven Drive in Marsh Lake. The event starts and ends at this location.
To participate in this event, we recommend a CAY membership.
ParticipACTION mountain bike race 3
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Event type(s)Mountain bike: Cross-country
Organizer U Kon Echelon
Insurance coverage Included with CAY membership
Community Whitehorse
Description
Part of a series of mountain bike race events sponsored by ParticipACTION.
Age categories
5 to 6 years old, ride with parent
7 to 8 years old, ride with parent or adult/teen ride mentor
9 to 11 years old, ride with teen/adult mentor
12 and older
Adult: Novice, sport and expert
Duration
20 minutes to 1 hour, depending on age category.
Route
On various Mt. Mac trails. Loop style race. Route will be flagged and participants younger than 11 years old will ride with teen/adult coaches or a parent for their race.
Start and finish times
Race 1: 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.. Ages 12 and up, adults.
Race 2: 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.. Ages 5 to 11.
Location
Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre parking lot by the tennis courts. 1 Sumanik Drive.
Now in its 14th year, the 173 km route can be ridden solo or with team-mates.
Come for the event, stay for the shindig and make it home to bed all in a day.
We will use the Research Forest building and serve hot drinks and snacks. Bring your own thermal mug.
Thanks to our sponsors, 
