2023 Fall Leaves Cycling Vacation!

Victoria, BC
Sept 20th (evening) - Sept 24th (afternoon)

4 nights on the outskirts of Victoria, one of Canada's cycling wonderlands.

$2195 per person

Based on double occupancy. Contact me for single occupancy options. A deposit of $500 will be due upon notifying Trev you are 'in', with the total due by the end of August 2023.

This will be 4 nights so that you have 4 complete days of riding, sleeping, eating, enjoying local beer, and relaxing.
Check in any time after 2pm on Sept 20th. If you are flying, departing on September 24th afternoon. If you are driving, depart anytime after lunch on September 24th.
To secure your spot a deposit is required. The rate quoted is based on 'double occupancy', however last year, having a room to yourself was not a huge extra cost.

THE FEEL

The vacation will be filled with cycling, relaxing, dining, and having a great time. All rides are fully supported.

Aimed at cyclists who are intent on achieving 4 days on the bike on terrain completely different to Alberta and, if desired, learning more about their hobby/sport. If you have a goal in mind, this will enable you to train more effectively.

First and foremost it will be an opportunity to immerse yourself in your hobby, relax, let us do all the planning and take a leap forward in your knowledge and experience. Even though the vacation focuses on simply great rides and a great experience, we are coaches at heart and love to talk about the nuances of 'training' if you so desire. The vacation will be tailored to the individual wants and even training desires of the vacationers that register. You will be challenged, motivated, guided, supported, and satisfied!

You will capitalize on our knowledge of the area and our ability to choose the terrain to suit the specific vacation desired. If you are preparing for a Gran Fondo, charity event, or a triathlon, you will have the opportunity to pick apart each section of the ride, experience it, and get valuable direction on how to approach it during the event. For the most part though, the rides will be among your new friends and simply enjoying the terrain and challenge. Group breakfasts, dinners, and the odd fun activity ensure you are well taken care of for your entire stay.

The balance:

I will balance any coaching with first and foremost, truly enjoying your experience, the food, the wine, and the company.

Once you have registered for the vacation make your travel arrangements. We will be pleased to pick you up from the Victoria airport in the afternoon of Wednesday on the recommended flight. Check in time is 2pm Wednesday if you are driving, so you could explore a bit of the region at that time as well if you are keen.

Coaching, providing sport conditioning advice, and guiding will be my partner Marie Tessier. Having her experience and knowledge of body movement and strengthening of the core complements my coaching and will be accessible throughout your time with us!

Coaching, story telling, and guiding will be one of my best friends and our longest running coach Mike Godfrey. He's come to every single one of our vacations and been an invaluable asset to each one.

You can expect to be kept busy during the day with lengthy rides between 2 - 5 hours (depending on your goals / desires). These rides will be structured and will have coaching opportunities intermixed with training stimulus if this is your goal. For vacationers, it is simply enough to take advantage of the beautiful terrain and views! For the pure cyclists, opportunities will exist to explore more of the phenomenal terrain while the multisport athletes can take advantage of the running pathways. On request, after dinner there will be opportunities to take advantage of a group session on specific training aspects, recovery strategies, bike maintenance, or cycling nutrition. However, most of the time hanging out with a glass of wine and talking about the awesome day prevails! You can always retreat to the trailheads steps away from the Westin to enjoy the sunset and a glass of wine as well!

Even though we will work with the weather provided, and may shuffle some sessions around, I will list a rough guide to the camp. I would like to get in as many 'cycling monuments' of the Victoria area as possible while keeping the enjoyment stimulus high. For the pure experienced cyclist, extended versions of each ride will be available.

From my years of experience cycling on the island, I like to ensure we do rides and activities on appropriate days for the weather. Also, sometimes there are aspects that present themselves to take advantage of. So come expecting the outline to be a very rough guideline.

The price will be inclusive of professional coaching, guiding, structured training sessions, ride and run support, hotels, dinners (not including alcohol during dinner), post ride snacks and refreshments including local craft beer!, transportation to and from Victoria airport, on-the-bike nutrition, and will be based on double occupancy. In addition to a view of the mountain bike trails toward Mount Finlayson, most hotel rooms have a kitchenette and two queen beds. Formal lunch along the ride (one day of the four) will be the responsibility of the vacationer (all on-the-bike nutrition is supplied) as well as any midnight snacks you devour.

With three support staff ensuring your stay is successful I look forward to joining you in Victoria and the surrounding region in September!