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This is the 18th year of the Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour which raises funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign. This year the Tour will launch on August 11th and finish on September 8th. The funds raised provide support to the grandmothers and their families who are living with the ongoing consequences of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
A registration fee of $20 is required to participate in the VG4A Cycle Tour. Interesting and varied optional group rides have been planned as well.
Each rider will determine for herself a personally challenging distance or goal to ride over the duration of the Cycle Tour. For the 2024 Tour, regular bikes, e-bikes, spin bikes or stationary bikes are all welcome. We have many group rides planned for all different levels of ability: Optional Rides Calendar 2024.July 12.2.pdf
We hope you enjoy cycling the beautiful routes on either the roads or many bike trails on Vancouver Island and perhaps even further afield. This Cycle Tour is a time to make new friends and be inspired by those around you.
Check out our Cycle Tour page for additional information and details.
If you have any questions about the Tour or ordering jerseys etc. please contact Cynthia Cosulich at: vg4acycleregistrar@gmail.com.
Sign the Waiver here: Waiver. Email to: vg4acycleregistrar@gmail.com or send to: VG4A Cycle Registrar, 202-636 Montreal St., Victoria, BC , V8V 4Y1. (You may have already signed the waiver when training rides began.)
Emergency Contact Here: Emergency Contact. Carry this with you while you cycle.
Please Read: Cycling Safety and Bike Sense Guide
Meet at Mile 0 with ride for All Riders to Clover Point. Return ride leader to Mile 0 will be Lynn Kobierski. Continuing with an Optional Ride to Cadboro Bay along the waterfront to coffee at the Moka House. Route continues after coffee along Cadboro Bay, Arbutus, San Juan Greenway back to Lochside Trail.
Average pace 16-17 km per hour.
Suitable for Intermediate Riders.
No registration required.
Ride leaders: Mary Ann Matous, Hélène Weber and Lynn Koberski
To register for the Cycle Tour, go to: vg4a.ca/cycle-tour
Join us at the Switch Bridge at 9:30 a.m. with an option to pick up riders at the Janion Building.
Average pace16-17 km per hour. If you are wondering what "Point" we are pedaling past, here is your answer, and it isn't just one: Ship Point, Ogden Point, Holland Point, Finlayson Point, Clover Point, Harling Point, Gonzales Point, Cattle Point and...if we do it...10 Mile Point!
We will have coffee in Cadboro Bay at the Moka House.
Suitable for Beginner and Intermediate Riders.
Registration required.
Ride Leaders: Lisbie Rae and Cynthia Cosulich
Please note, participants must be registered in the 2024 Cycle Tour.
Ride stops for coffee/early lunch at the Fickle Fig on Mills Road. Route follows Lochside Trail to Mount Newton, East Saanich Road and the Airport Trail. Returns through Sidney and the Lochside Trail.
Average pace of 16 - 17 km per hour.
Ride Leaders: Lisbie Rae and Mary Ann Matous.
Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Mattick's Farm (adds 42 km to Galiano totals) or 9:45 a.m. at the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal. 10:25 a.m. ferry to Galiano Island arrives at Noon. Grocery store at ferry if needed.
1.7 km ride on undulating rural road to Bellhouse Park for picnic lunch (bring own).
3.5 km ride to Bluffs Park (some steep, some gravel) with stop at view over Active Pass.
6.8 km downhill on loop mostly paved roads with .3 km on forest path and then along Porlier Pass Rd. (narrow in places) to Montague Rd. There are 2 options at this point:
Option A (Intermediate) is 4.2 km out and back ride on mostly level scenic paved road.
Option B (Experienced) is 10 km loop to west side of the Island. Both options end at the Daystar Market (drinks/snacks available).
Then 2 km ride to ferry area with potluck supper hosted at Marian’s en route.
Catch 6:05 p.m. ferry to Swartz Bay.
Ride Leaders are: Laurie Wilson and Marian Lowery.
Cyclists will meet at 5:40 a.m. at the Coho Ferry Passenger Terminal (Ferry departs Victoria at 6:10 a.m.) for a cycle along the scenic and historic Olympic Discovery Trail. Vistas include a river flood plain, a prairie-like region, rural forested landscape and beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains. Breakfast on the ferry; bring your own or buy on the ferry. Lunch in Sequim at the Rainshadow Cafe. Return to Victoria with the 5:15 p.m. ferry out of Port Angeles.
Ferry $ US 44.50 return trip.
Medical insurance with no preconditions $ CA 22-24 from BCAA.
Further details to be sent to registrants.
Ride Leaders: Berken Feddersen and Lynn Kobierski.
Please note, participants must be registered in the 2024 Cycle Tour
We will take the mostly flat and shady Lochside Trail out and back at a pleasurable speed!
Suitable for Beginner Riders.
Ride Leaders: Julie Holder and either Elizabeth MacKay or Lynn Kobierski.
Cyclists will meet in time for the 8:40 a.m. Brentwood Bay to Mill Bay Ferry. This route will involve mostly rural roads but there will be some highway riding for short distances. A few steep climbs but they are short. The coffee stop will be at the Cowichan Bay Bakery and there will be a lunch stop at Bright Angel Park. Bring a packed lunch. Estimated return ferry to Brentwood will be the 3:00 p.m. Average pace 18-20 km per hour. Suitable for Experienced riders.
Details to be sent to registrants.
Ride Leaders: Maureen Weston (Cycle Tour Alumni) and Mary Ann Matous.
This ride will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Switch Bridge with an option to pick up riders at Harbour Road opposite Café Fantastico.
West Shore ride to Royal Roads. The ride follows the Galloping Goose to Harbour Road, takes Esquimalt Road to E & N, GG to Wale Road, Belmont, College and Serpentine, returning on the GG to Switch Bridge with a coffee stop at The Nest.
Average pace will be 16-17 km per hour.
Suitable for Beginner or Intermediate Riders.
Leaders are Cynthia Cosulich and Tracy Rowe.
The Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Campbell River to Victoria Ride is a three-day event with up to 30 women cycling 275 km. We are supported by Grandmother groups along the way who provide meals, refreshments, and positive energy! Support and the participation of cyclists from all over Vancouver Island and beyond gives this event its unique character.
This fundraiser, under the umbrella of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, provides support to grandmothers and their families who are living with the consequences of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
First, join the 2024 Cycle Tour for $20.00. Second, join the CR-V ride with a cost of $450. for accommodations, meals, etc. (As only members of the Cycle Tour can participate it is important that you register and pay the $20.00 fee for the VG4A Cycle Tour prior to registering for the CR-V Ride).
We have disallowed payment by credit card due to the high cost for a credit card transaction, ($13.35 per transaction) therefore, please pay be e-transfer, cheque or cash.
This Campbell River Ride is a wonderful experience for all involved and we hope you will join us! More details of the ride are Here.
Please read: Registration Policy. Deadline for registration is June 24. Priority is given to members of VG4A and members of other G2G groups.
Sign the Waiver here: Waiver. Scan signed waiver and email to: vg4acycleregistrar@gmail.com or send to: VG4A Cycle Registrar, 202-636 Montreal St., Victoria, BC V8V 4Y1. (You may have already signed the waiver when training rides began or when you signed up for the Cycle Tour)
Please read: Cycling Safety and Bike Sense Guide
Please note, registrants must be 55 or older in the year of the tour and be a member of a SLF Grandmothers Campaign Group. Anybody registering for this ride must be already registered for the Cycle Tour. Participants must be fully vaccinated and comply with current COVID regulations as determined by VG4A.
This 40km gentle ride takes place on September 8th, the last day of the 2024 Cycle Tour. Most of the trip will be on the Galloping Goose and the Lochside Trail to Centennial Park in Saanichton. Registered riders can also join at the Blenkinsop Connector at 11:15 a.m. or at Michell's Farm and Lochside Trail at NOON.
Riders will meet up for lunch in Centennial Park with the women cycling down from Campbell River, who will be arriving around 12:15-12:30 p.m. Afterwards, this group (V-CP-F) will leave around 1:15 pm for a return to the Selkirk Trestle in time to meet up with all the VG4A cyclists coming in from various rides.
Registration required. Cost $11.00 for Lunch.
Leaders: Susan Powell & Tracy Rowe.
The combined groups will leave the Selkirk Trestle at 3:10 pm, riding together to the 2024 Cycle Tour Finale event at 3:30!
A short 1.6km ride for any Grandmother and Grandkids, starting at Ogden Point and cycling along the Dallas Road cycle path to join with all the other Grandmothers arriving for the Finale at Mile 0.
Registration of participating Grandmother with number of guests is required so that we have sufficient support for our cycling grandkids of any age!
Leader: Lynn Kobierski