Harbour Sprints

The Harbour Sprints is a bicycle race series held along the scenic waterfront of Victoria, BC's Inner Harbour. Fixed-gear and Open categories. Races will be held from 7pm - 9pm on June 15 June 22

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Round 1 - Photos by Jon Lake

Check out this killer Jon Lake photo set from the first round of the 2012 Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprints here.

Round 2 photos and complete event report will be up this weekend. Stay tuned!

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Here are a couple banger photos from Round 1, taken by our good friend and photographer Jon Lake. 

Stay tuned for full results and the rest of the photos!

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Racing is on tonight!

We are excited to tweak the format slightly tonight, and no rain is gonna stop us!

Start line and registration tent will be moved approximately 30 meters east along Belleville (towards Government Street)

Held starts for everyone. 

Fixed-gears and road bikes all start at the same spot.

The course will be about 100 meters longer for road bikes this time without the bottleneck in the last 50 meters.

Be sure to come down before 6:30pm tonight for registration/sign-in and pre-race meeting.

Better yet, if you are free before 6pm, come on down to help set up the cones and tents. Status baby!

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Round 1 is in the books. Stay tuned for results, format changes and the full photo set by Jon Lake!

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Chek News captured some of the action from the June 15 edition of the 2012 Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprints.

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RACE DAY!

It looks like we have a beautiful day for some bicycling racing in the front of the Hotel Grand Pacific!

Racers, be sure to arrive no later than 6:30pm, so we can get you all set up and ready to roll close to 7pm.

See you soon!

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For those of you wondering what the geared "there-and-back" format will look like, it will be much like this.

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Like sprinting? Can't figure out brakes or freewheels? This is for you.

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Don't miss this!

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Rarely-provided answers to frequently asked questions

Q: Will there be men's and women's categories? 

A: Totally.

Q: Will the races be run as a straight drag race this year, or will you be doing a "there-and-back" format?

A: Geared road bikes will be sporting the "there-and-back" format with two to four riders per heat. Track bikes will be doing a straight-up drag race from a standing start.

One way.

Held start.

Badass.

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Register for the 2012 Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprints here.

Volunteer sign-up is here.

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Banger poster by Crow Campbell.

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VICF Kick-Off Party at Phillips Brewery. 

June 2, 6pm-10pm

Live music. Beer. RollerSprints.

Done.

(more details soon.)

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Registration opens May 24.

Stay tuned!

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We are thrilled to announce the return of Shrew and Touchbass to the turntables for this years's Hotel Grand Pacific Harbour Sprint Series!

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2012 VICF Teaser