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Tristan Drews won the elite race of the Southie Circuit in Langley on March 15, the first of the Spring Series. The riders did 12 laps of a 6 km course with Tristan finishing in 1:53. This is Tristan’s first year in U23 and after cycling…

Registration for January's training camp is now open. The camp runs from January 31 - February 2 and is based in Victoria, B.C. Deadline to apply is January 20. More information and to register

PCC riders have had a busy spring and summer series of races and into September will continue training with their respective teams. Parker Swanstrom, Caleb Bender and Tristan Drews have been racing in Belgium. Parker has returned home…

PCC's Holly Simonson came second in the Canadian Masters Criterium Championship yesterday in Victoria. The 2023 champion had a good race but was involved in a crash that forced several riders to sit out a lap. Undeterred, she finished the…

PCC’s Tristan Drews achieved a third place podium finish last weekend at the road nationals in the Junior race. He rode well for the whole of the 86-kilomtere race despite the rain and wind which made it challenging for the riders.…

Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria is on Saturday, August 17 and early bird pricing is in effect until June 15.  With seven distances to choose from and a kids ride there is a distance for everyone. Information and registration  …

PCC’s Tristan Drews competed in his first stage race last weekend – the Tour De Bloom in Washington. Riding for Glotman Simpson, he won two stages. "With wins in stages 1 and 3 this was good experience and bodes well for the future,"…

PCC cyclist Tristan Drews made it four in a row last weekend when he won the Southie Circuit Race in Langley. His previous podium wins were at the Thunderbird, Wix Brown and Thornhill Circuit Races. His next challenge will be the Junior/U17…

Congratulations to 17-year-old PCC athlete Tristan Drews who won the sprint race at the Thunderbird Circuit Race in Langley, B.C. last weekend. It was a long day for Tristan as he caught the 7 am ferry from Victoria to get to the race…

PCC athlete Renate Walton has been added to the Historical Canadian Track Records. Her performance at the 2022 UCI Masters Track World Championship in Los Angeles in the 2000 metre IP (Individual Pursuit) earned her a Gold medal and World…

Two PCC riders participated in the BC Track Championships this past weekend at the Burnaby velodrome – Tristan Drews and Amiel Flett-Brown. This is Tristan’s first year as a junior rider and he started track training late summer in…

The first 2024 pre-season training camp took place in Victoria last week. The three-day camp featured three four-hour endurance rides where riders were evaluated on their aerobic base and power. The rides included hill climbs and a time…

Pacific Cycling Centre is offering team cycling clothing in time for the 2024 season. Designed by Jakroo Canada the kit features a cycling jersey, thermal jersey, pro bib shorts, yoga band shorts, wind vest, arm warmers, leg warmers, gloves…

It was a great day for PCC on Sunday when two athletes were crowned 2023 BC Provincial Criterium Champions. National Criterium Champion Holly Simonson won the elite women's race and Kimberly Chen was the victor in the U19 race. The…

Two PCC athletes podiumed on Sunday at the Hatzic Valley Road Race in Mission, BC. Caleb Bender (Team California) won the elite race while Amiel Flett-Brown (Pathfinders Project) came third. The 116km race was ideal for fine tuning the athletes…

PCC athlete Kimberly Chen recently competed at the 2023 Junior Track Championships in Bromont, Quebec achieving five podium finishes, including winning two gold medals. The first day saw her coming third in the Keirin, a position she…

Pacific Cycling Centre will host a pre-season training camp from February 23 -26, 2023. The camp will be held in Victoria, BC and led by Head Coach Houshang Amiri. The focus will be to prepare athletes for the upcoming season in a vibrant,…

The best of the holiday season and wishing everyone a Happy New Year from the Pacific Cycling Centre.  

Pacific Cycling Centre will host a Base Endurance Camp as a kick-off to its 2022-2023 season in December.  The camp will be held from December 2 -4 in Victoria, BC and led by Head Coach Houshang Amiri. The focus will be on building endurance…

PCC Athlete Brenna Pauly recently rode in the TransRockies Gravel Royale. Here is her race report. With road season coming to an end in July, it made sense for me to put some gravel events on my calendar for the end of the summer. I had a…

It was a historic day for Canadian cycling today at the Tour de France. Hugo Houle won stage 16, the first time since 1988 that a Canadian has won a tour stage. Ironically the last Canadian who won a stage was Steve Bauer who is the Directeur…

  PCC will be holding a pre-Road National Championships Training Camp in June 2022 to prepare athletes for the Canadian / ITT National Championships. There will be two camp dates: June 1 - 5 for U19, U23 and Elite level, and June…

Pacific Cycling Centre recently completed a successful training / education U23 road endurance base camp with one day sessions held on three consecutive weekends - February 26, March 6, and 12. The camp was a pilot project with the objective…

PCC athletes will continue to be fueled by Infinit into 2022. The Canadian-based nutrition company has renewed its partnership with PCC for a third year. Luke Hubner takes his nutrition seriously and uses Infinit Ride in his drinks. “If…

Pacific Cycling Centre (PCC) is excited to announce that new applications are now being accepted for online and Victoria based athletes for the new cycling season in the Pacific Cycling Centre coaching program and support system. Despite…

Last weekend PCC athlete Brenna Pauly competed in the last race of the Vancouver Island Gravel Series, the Burnt Bridge Classic. Here is her race report. I have done a lot of gravel riding where the Burnt Bridge Classic is located but…

  PCC coached athlete, Tom Perkins from San Francisco explains how he had to change his goals in light of the pandemic while still maintaining his training and racing schedule. Starting the 2021 season was a very slow process.…

Despite a disrupted race season PCC athlete Brenna Pauly has been busy occupying her time from adventure riding to road racing.  Just like last year 2021 has been another unconventional year for bike racing. The theme of adaptability…

PCC Athletes had a successful day at the BC Road Race Provincial Championships last weekend. Holly Simonson was crowned champion in the elite women’s race and Luke Hubner in the Junior Boys category. Keisha Besler was fifth in the women's…

With BC now into Return to Sport Restart 2.0 Pacific Cycling Centre athletes are back training as a group on the track and road. PCC will be following the guidelines as posted by ViaSport on indoor and outdoor sport. Track sessions are…

PCC coached rider Zoe Saccio successfully rode her first virtual race with the Echelon Racing League last weekend. On Saturday was the Virtual Indy Crit and Sunday the Dirty Reiver Road Race. These were staged on the racing platform RGT…

Pacific Cycling Centre has revealed its 2021 team training kit. Designed by Jakroo Canada the kit features a cycling jersey, thermal jersey, pro bib shorts, wind vest, arm warmers, leg warmers and a neck wrap. Prices are discounted by 20%…

Infinit Nutrition has profiled U19 athletes Luke Hubner and Parker Swanstrom - Check it out here. http://blog.infinitcanada.com/2020/10/pacific-cycling-centre-athletes.html

PCC athlete Caleb Bender competed in the 2020 Time Trial Challenge at Westshore Velodrome in Victoria last month coming away with a gold medal. Here is his account of the competition. Mid August last year I was wrapping up a long season…

A forced winter training schedule allowed PCC Athlete Caleb Bender to do time on his indoor trainer. But now back in Victoria he is getting back into a routine and planning a mammoth challenge. The past four months have been eventful to say…

In another post in our Training during a Pandemic series PCC athlete Brenna Pauly, found the time to explore trails and rack up mega miles on her bike. While the last few months have redefined the meaning of “normal”, it has been easy…

PCC athletes are sharing their experiences on how they are dealing with the pandemic and what adaptations they have made to their training. Here is Zoe Saccio. This was my first year Red Truck Racing, and I was looking forward to a busy…

PCC athletes are adapting to the ‘new normal’ we find ourselves in. Creating a new routine of training indoors takes adjusting particularly if you are used to training on the road year-round. Amiel Flett-Brown – who won a Bronze medal…

Ottawa, ON (March 13, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic is a novel and rapidly changing situation. Cycling Canada has been monitoring what national and global health agencies are recommending; the best practices being adopted by other Canadian…

PCC's first camp of 2020 took place last week with 13 riders participating over the four days. Here is Holly Simonson's report on the camp. Last week  I was lucky to be a participant in one of the renowned winter endurance training camps…

It was a great weekend for Canada at the World Track Nationals at Milton. And an even better one for PCC athlete Amiel Flett-Brown winning bronze in the team pursuit. “I couldn’t have asked for a more solid team and support from Cycling…

Five PCC athletes took part in the Western Challenge at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre over the weekend. Sanctioned by Cycling Canada, it was hosted by the Burnaby Velodrome Club. Zoe Saccio and Micaiah Besler were in the elite races…

PCC’s third off-season camp is set to go from January 30 – February 2. Based in Victoria, BC, the focus will be on building endurance and fitness in a vibrant, stimulating group training setting. The camp will identify athlete training…

Pacific Cycling Center kicked off the 2019-20 season with its first training camp from October 25-27. The camp started with a two-hour presentation by Coach Houshang Amiri on Friday Oct 25th focusing on planning and nutrition. “In past…

PCC athletes had a successful BC Track Championship last weekend in Victoria – over 40 podium finishes were recorded by nine athletes. Holly Simonson came away with seven medals – three gold, two silver and two bronze. Parker Swanstrom…

PCC coached athletes Micaiah Besler and Caleb Bender competed in the Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current, Saskatchewan from August 9 – 18 and came away with some notable podium performances. With six provinces and territories participating…

PCC coached athlete Zoe Saccio competed in the 2019 USA Track Nationals last week in California and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit. This was a remarkable result for the Vancouver-based young American as she has only been racing…

PCC riders achieved podium performances in the Russ Hays Grand Prix on Sunday, the final day of the Robert W. Cameron Law Cycling Series. In Cat 3 Aeden Crocker (17) and Caleb Bender (18) finished first and second with Colin Fowlow in…

This past weekend PCC riders were busy competing in the 2019 Cycling BC Elite and Master’s Road and Time Trial Championships in Langley, as well as the Junior and U17 Championships in Penticton. It was a golden moment for Brenna Pauly,…

PCC will host a climbing and descending camp from May 11 - 12, 2019. Based in Victoria, the camp is for cyclists of all abilities wishing to improve their climbing and descending skills on road. The camp will also cover critical road…

PCC Athletes have been on the road and this past weekend achieved some notable results. Caleb Bender competed in the Bare Bones Track Race in the Burnaby Velodrome and on Saturday won the Men B-Omnium race.  Hailing from Saskatchewan, Caleb…