Having fun, ride bikes, creating a support network for training and racing.
Powell River's Youth Racing & Athlete Development Offroad Team - PowTown RAD!
Lindsey Gosnell (Ransom Bike Co.), Andrew Shostak (Kelly Creek Outdoor Program), and Justin Bailey (TAWS Bike Garage) are excited to start a new program for intermediate to advanced cyclists, aged 14-18. The program will offer a blend of coaching, technical support, strength training and community engagement.
Each week, the program schedule will offer one day on bikes with local coaches, one day in the gym with Eddie Charlton of Powtown Crossfit (Monday Evening 7:35-8:35) with programming specifically for our club, and participation in various races on the coast and Vancouver Island.
We hope to create a community of young athletes who can support each other in training and competition. Stay tuned to PowTown RAD to see what they're up to!
Having fun, ride bikes, creating a support network for training and racing.
Powell River's Youth Racing & Athlete Development Offroad Team - PowTown RAD!
Lindsey Gosnell (Ransom Bike Co.), Andrew Shostak (Kelly Creek Outdoor Program), and Justin Bailey (TAWS Bike Garage) are excited to start a new program for intermediate to advanced cyclists, aged 14-18. The program will offer a blend of coaching, technical support, strength training and community engagement.
What’s involved in this program?
- Weekly mountain bike rides: This will be a mix of gravity and cross country riding. The ratio will largely depend on the riders involved in the program. However, you have to be fit to race an enduro!
- Strength training: We will be partnering with Eddie Charlton, owner of PowTown Crossfit to do a weekly group fitness class. These workouts will mostly be ‘team’ or ‘partner’ workouts and will be made specifically for our team.
- Sessions will be Monday Evenings 7:35pm to 8:35pm
- Racing: Powell River will be hosting Enduro and Cross Country races this year, plus Gravel and Cyclocross. We expect athletes will be interested in travelling to the island for some events, Highschool Provincial Championships, BC and Canada Cup races located on the west coast. One of the goals of this program is to fundraise to offer support for athletes traveling to race.
- Volunteer Opportunities: We hope to provide some volunteer opportunities, through events, trail maintenance and other community involvement.
Who can join?
- Are you 14-18 years old?
- At a minimum riding level described as ‘Navy Blue’ on Ransom Bike Co.’s website. Comfortable riding trails like Fungi, and Fairies Wear Boots on Mount Mahony.
- Interested in racing and strength training.
- Love riding bikes!
Insurance & Costs etc.
- We have created a Cycling BC affiliated club. They offer a few levels of insurance for their members. Each member of the club will be required to have insurance to participate in our rides. Many events and races will be affiliated with Cycling BC, so you’re insurance will be valid for those events. See below for relevant race events this spring/summer.
- Visit CyclingBC's website for a description of race insurance levels. Most athletes will fall under the 'Cycling for All Membership'. When you complete your club registration, you will add your CyclingBC license at the same time. Please reach out to us if you have any questions about insurance/licensing. https://cyclingbc.net/membership/registration/
- Racing and Travel – We hope that we can fundraise through the club and events enough to assist with the cost of races and travel. This doesn’t mean that everything will be covered, but we hope to help!
- Ransom Clinics – Lindsey will be offering optional race specific clinics for riders wanting to put in some extra training.
- Strength training –Eddie Charlton – PowTown Crossfit will be programming weekly strength training courses for the club. This will cost $10 per participant, per session. We hope that athletes to make the most of this opportunity to train off the bike, and will see benefit on the bike. The goal will be to run this program starting Feburary 28 and then running weekly for March, April, May, June, and then depending on demand, every 2 weeks for July and August. These classes will offer workouts specifically programmed for our club and athletes.
- Club Registration fee is $10, processed on CCN during registration and Insurance purchase.
If you are interested in joining this program, please email justin@tawsbikegarage.com.
Race Schedule:
April 2022
17th – Cobblehill XC
24th – Tzouhalem Enduro
24th – Powell River XC
30th – Nanaimo XC
May:
1st – Hammerfest Enduro
15th – Cumberland XC
22nd – Victoria XC – Island Cup Finals
27th – BC Highschool Mountain Bike Provincials
June
18th – Hornby Bike Fest Enduro
July
3rd – Jordie Lunn Bike Park Enduro
17th – Powell River Enduro
August
14th – Mt Washington Enduro
September
4th – Dodge City Enduro
October
2nd – Prevost Enduro
Fall – Cross on the Rock – Cyclocross, Dates TBA