For the benefit of its members, partners and the general public,
Cycling PEI provides education and leadership that contributes to a
vibrant and healthy cycling experience on Prince Edward Island.
Who Are We?
Cycling PEI is a non-profit, volunteer-directed provincial body for
bicycling. We represent a large range of disciplines including road,
mountain bike, BMX and track in areas of recreation, youth and
competition. Cycling PEI is affiliated with the Union Cycliste
Internationale (UCI) through our partnership with the Canadian
Cycling Association (CCA) and is a member of the Atlantic Cycling
Center in Dieppe.
Cycling Canada is pleased to announce our first online NCCP course. This January we will be piloting the Ready to Race! Training Basics course, to be completed online. If successful, our goal is to schedule a few off-bike NCCP courses each year through this format. This will help coaches in remote areas or with limited access to workshops the opportunity to work on their NCCP certification. Please circulate to any coaches who may be interested, this link can be added to your website: http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/nccp-ready-to-race-training-basics-workshop-online/
AGM and awards were held last night. Here are the winners and the new CPEI Board.
ADL/Sport PEI Volunteer Administrator of the Year – Shannon Burt
ADL/Sport PEI Volunteer of the Year – Mike Nesbitt
ADL/Sport PEI Coach of the Year – Bonnie Hayden
ADL/Sport PEI Official of the Year – Jim Jenkins
ADL/Sport PEI Junior Male Athlete of the Year – Alex Phillips
ADL/Sport PEI Junior Female Athlete of the Year – Grace Connolly
ADL/Sport PEI Senior Female Athlete of the Year – Lisa Phillips and Denise Bustard
Photos here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.896493843701717.1073741835.435908323093607&type=1
If you have participated as volunteer in any of our events, programs, or races, as a coach, marshall, helped with registration, watched a corner for traffic, helped clear a trail, etc. Then you are invited to this night of appreciation in honor of your volunteer contribution to Cycling PEI.
Cycling PEI will be hosting their annual Awards Banquet Tuesday, November 18th at the Stratford Town Hall at 6:30pm. Please nominate a deserving person at http://cpei.ca/awards/. There are a whole series of ADL, CPEI & Rigid Rider specific awards. There is a potluck supper same as past years. If you are interested in bringing food or drink please e-mail me what you intend to bring so I can coordinate the food.
We are also hosting our AGM prior to the awards at 5:30pm in the same location. If anyone in interested in serving on the board please let me know. We have 1 year director positions and 2 year board positions available.
Island EMS paramedics attend to a woman cyclist at the scene of a collision with a car on Prince Street Wednesday about 2 p.m.
A woman cyclist is in hospital after a collision with a car turning into a parking space in downtown Charlottetown today.
The collision with the bicycle happened about 2 p.m. on Prince street close to the corner with Grafton.
A red compact car was facing south, towards the harbour on Prince Street and turning into a parking space next to St. Paul's church on the west-side of the street.
It was just a few metres south past the traffic lights at Grafton Street.
The woman on the bicycle was driving south as well, on the edge of the traveled portion of the road when the collision occurred.
She was not wearing a helmet and suffered injuries to her head after striking the front on the turning car.
Rigid Riders will go tonight with the ride to start at 6pm. We were going to move to Saturday's but that did not fit most people's schedules. We will continue to the end of September starting at 6pm. Some groups leaders will be present but some of the leaders for the younger kids will not be as we only asked them to commit till Labor day.
Solo results: 1 Kent Wood 6 laps 3hours 12 min 2 Dale Irwin 6 laps 3hours 36min 3 Mark Craig 6 laps 3hours 53min 4 Michael Mathews 5 laps 3hours 18 min 5 JP Moszynski 5 laps 3hours 20min 6 Paul Deighan 5 laps 3hours 23min 7 Cory Jay 4 laps 1hour 58min
The Thursday night time trails were a great success and we will be running them again next year starting in May and going throught the summer. The results of the last 2 time trails of the season are as follows:
The first TrailFest event took place June 14th and 15th. The first day the ride was from Emerald COmmunity Centre to the KOA in Borden. On the second day, the ride once again started from the Emerald Community Centre but went to Kensington. The weather was not the best on either of those days however, we did have a good, energetic group who showed up to participate.
The MacQueen's Bike Shop Citizen Series MTB Event #3 Red Mud Mountain Mayhem took place this oast Sunday, August 17th out a Brookvale. The race began at 11am with a Riders of Tomorrow race taking place before hand. Results are as follows:
Sunday, July 27th, the King/Queen of Kinkora Road Race took place in Kinkora. Lisa Phillips was named the Queen and Mark Lapointe the King. Results are as follows:
Recreational Road Time Trials are set to begin Thursday July 31st in Crapaud; this is the first of three TT. The second one will be on August 14th at Argyle Shore and the third one will be on August 28th with location TBD .
Canoe Cove Citizen Series Road Event #2 is being moved to another date due to the Rocky Point Bridge being closed due to construction. We apologize for any inconvenience. Alternate date will be posted soon.
The MacQueen's Bike Shop Citizen Series MTB race #2 Tour de Pants race went ahead even after hurrican Aurthur ripped through Brookvale knocking down too many trees to count. Thank you to all staff and volunteers who helped come out and work overtime to clear the trails of debris and fallen trees so the race could go ahead. Results are as follows:
Cory Jay breaks his own record for the 2014 Mother's Day TT. Most people watching the race where surprised when Jay crossed the finish line and his time was sub 28 minutes due to the horrendous conditions. It was raining with high winds and it was cold, some even saw snow. The conditions were far from ideal and the roads were wet. Jay's time was 27.22.74. He shaved 28 seconds off the old mark of 27.50 that he set in 2011.
The trails at Brookvale are still too wet to ride and we will try to have the opening night of Rigid Riders Tuesday, May 20th if conditions permit. I will post updates here and send out on the e-news.
Day licenses for recreational events will continue to be free but day licenses for races will be going up to $10. Day licenses can olny be used once a year then a CPEI license is required.
Cycling PEI will be hosting their Awards Banquet Wednesday, November 13th at the Maplewood Room at the Cody Banks arena at 6:30pm. Please nominate a deserving person at http://cpei.ca/awards/. There are a whole series of ADL, CPEI & Rigid Rider specific awards. There is a potluck supper same as past years. If you are interested in bringing food or drink please e-mail me what you intend to bring so I can coordinate the food.
We are also hosting our AGM prior to the awards at 5:30pm in the same location. If anyone in interested in serving on the board please let me know. We have 1 year director positions and 2 year board positions available.
Cycling PEI is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization. Volunteers plan, organize and often participate in sanctioned road races, mountain bike events, recreational adult rides that range from introductory to strenuous, and children’s training programs. We visit schools, hold technical work shops on how to care for your bicycle, and interact with many levels of government to develop safer cycing opportunities on Prince Edward Island. CPEI exists in a context that includes an international sanctioning body (UCI), a national association, the other provincial cycling associations, and a provincially organized SportPEI. Being effectively represented within each of these groups requires commitment of seasoned volunteers. Even our most enthusiastic volunteers have limited hours to offer; if CPEI is to maintain its effective level of performance and/or grow, we need help. The good news is that we can accept assistance in many forms, ranging from occasionally showing up to help at events, to taking charge of events. If your heart is with us, but personal constraints preclude offering any time, a financial contribution would be highly appreciated. Please contact our executive director, Mike Connolly, for details at mconnolly@sportpei.pe.ca. We offer tax receipts for all donations through the Amateur Sport Trust Fund.
