2024 Cycle Tour August 11 - September 8, 2024 Chair: Mary Ann Matous Co-chair: Tory Stevens To much applause, many cheers and a few tears, 40 cyclists along with 20 grandchildren and 7 parents rode the last 1km together along Dallas Road to Mile 0, ending a fabulously successful 2024 Cycle Tour! $175,000 has been raised for Grandmothers and their families in sub-Saharan Africa by 72 participants and their supporters in this month long adventure. 10 Rides over two countries were completed, from Campbell River to Victoria, Port Angeles to Sequim, Cowichan Valley, Galiano, Metchosin, Langford, Saanich and Sidney with 31,610km clocked - see the Pedalling the Cycle Tour News for descriptions and stories. We are grateful to all of you, cyclists, families and supporters - 'We will not rest until they can rest'. Group Photo at the Finale, Sept 8,2024
Our very popular Grandmothers, Grand-others and Grandkids!
Our fabulous Support Team - we couldn't have done it without you.
Campbell River to Victoria Ride History |
Photos by Jane Player - VG4A members please go to the Members Page to see all the wonderful photos, including the grandkids, our support team and many family and supportersCycle Tour Launch 2024!
72 women over 55 cycled in this year's month long Cycle Tour,
riding a distance that was challenging for them.
Photo by Jane Player
________________________________________________________________ Summary of 2024 Cycle Tour Optional Rides 1. Cycle Tour Launch - 9:00 a.m. from Mile 0 to Clover Point or beyond! - Sunday, Aug 11, 2024. For all riders. 2. Pedalling Past the Point - 40 km on Thursday, Aug 15th, 2024. Intermediate riders. Video 3. Fickle Fig 50 - 50 km on Saturday, Aug 17, 2024. Intermediate riders. 4. Galiano Gallivant/VG4A Day trip - 20/28/62 or 72 km on Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024. Intermediate riders. 5. Port Angeles to Sequim - 60 km on Thursday, Aug 22, 2024. Intermediate riders. 6. Easy Riders - 25 km on Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024. Beginner riders. 7. Cow Bay 55 - 55 km on Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024. Experienced riders. 8. Tackling the Serpentine - 35 km on Thursday, Aug 29, 2024. Beginner/Intermediate riders. 9. Campbell River to Victoria 3-day Ride - 275 km - starts Friday, Sept 6, 2024, ends on Sunday, Sept 8, 2024. Experienced riders. 10. Victoria to Centennial Park to Mile 0 - 40 km on Sunday, Sept 8, 2024. Intermediate riders. 11. Grandmothers and Grandkids (parents welcome also) - 1.6 km on Sunday, Sept 8, 2024. Beginner riders.
|
|
Weekly Rides for 2024 Please contact: vg4acycleregistrar@gmail.com if you would like to be on a mail out list. (Infrequent weather cancellations are sent out to the e-mail list.) Monday Training Rides: see below Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. from Blenkinsop Connector Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. Joy of Cycling. Meet at Janion bldg near ‘blue bridge’. e-mail Julie to get on the list. Fridays, 9:30 a.m. from Saanich Municipal Hall, corner of the Lochside Trail and Darwin Ave. |
|
Last Year's Cycle Tour 2023 Cyclists Collectively Clocked 30,000 km. and raised over $131,000 Amid cheers and clapping, tears and laughter, cyclists in Victoria Grandmothers Cycle Tour 2023 rode in to Mile 0 on Sunday, back where the Tour launched four weeks earlier. Over these four weeks, 50 cyclists collectively rode over 30,000 kilometres, in multiple group rides that were offered almost every day of the week or riding on their own and counting kilometres. 28 cyclists also completed the ride that was initiated back in 2007 -- the three-day, 275 km. Campbell River to Victoria Ride. A new addition this year was the inclusion of a Grandparent and Grandchildren Ride from Ogden Point to the Finale, reaching out to the next generation of cyclists. A phenomenal $125,000 has already been raised by this year's Tour; the donate button will stay active for at least another two months. Over the 17 years of its existence, the Victoria Grandmothers Cycle Tour has raised over $1.2 million; when added to the funds raised by other VG4A activities such a Craft Sales, African Dinners and National Walks, Victoria Grandmothers for Africa have raised over $2 million for our grandmother sisters in Africa. Photo by Jane Player. Members may access multiple photos by Jane and others on the Members Only page. |