Tour de Gnarnaimo Challenge
The gist of it:
-Ride a minimim of 1km of trail up or down in each of the following zones in Nanaimo including riding between and linking up all the zones via pedal power.
The zones:
-Westwood, Doumont, Linley Valley, Colliery Dam, The Abyss/Extension, Ridgerunner and South Benson.
Climbing the Abyss
FOR Bikes Crew July
Doumont Road Gap
Rules:
-No car rides between zones, must be pedalled and completed in one day.
-1km up or down in each zone on singletrack/MTB trails. (Paved/FSRs don't count)
-Must be a complete circular loop.
-E bikes allowed but you can not recharge.
-Must show evidence of your ride in the form of strava or something similar.
-If your name is Andrew Hamilton you have to do two laps in one day.
-Create your own route and start/finish where you like so long as all the boxes are ticked.
The Prize for 2025
If you complete the challenge this year you will earn bragging rights and an exclusive top cap featuring:
-Mount Benson
-The Bastion
-Burning upsidedown car (For real Nanaimo Authenticity)
-Sweet jumps
These can only be earnt, not bought.
Example Route
See the following for an example route on trailforks. You can pick and choose your own route depending on your favourite trails.
The route is typically 60km + and 1500m of elevation depending upon your course.
Expect it to take 10 hours to complete give or take.
Athletes who have completed 2025 so far
Christie Mah, James Rausch, Logan Keen, Duncan Hague, Elan Baildham-Troje, Jonathan Dubyk, Jaques Brassard, Matt Moran, Dave Silver, Bryan Gregory, Alex Bowman, Chris Lindenau, Justin Mullan, Catherine O'Donovan, Corey Milne, Andrew Hamilton, Tony Wilson, Russ Henry, John Higgin, Tyler Puhl, Todd Blight, Dan Cathro, Axel Lesemann, Matthew Lachance, Don Rinald, Paul Thompson, Don Macdonald, Michael Jeromkin, Chantel Jeromkin, Kirk Russell.
Disclaimer
This is a stupid challenge, we accept no responsibilty for your suffering, take part at your own risk.
