Welcome to the 2008 Island Cup Mountain Bike Race Series website. Vancouver Island has been home to many classic mountain bike races over the history of the mountain bike, and with 2008 we mark over 20 years of racing and hopefully a push towards many more years of racing. A new insurance group, new reduced fees, more events and hopefully more fun will make this a wonderful year of racing. If you're a first timer, seasoned pro or just out to have some fun we would love to see you experience mountain bike racing on Vancouver Island. Check by the local shops for more information, browse our forums for discussions of upcoming and past events and find results and photos posted for your viewing pleasure.

Latest Updates

Check out this vid of the Super D courtesy of Pinkbike.com and check out their article online.

2008 Race Calendar

Downhill & Super D Races

  • Mar 9 - Nanaimo Super D
  • Mar 23 - Nanaimo DH
  • May 4 - Hammerfest DH
  • May 11 - Victoria Super D
  • May 25 - Cumberland DH
  • June 8 - Port Alice DH
  • June 15 - Port Alberni DH

XC and Marathon races

  • April 6 - Port Alberni XC
  • April 13 - Cumberland XC
  • April 20 - Nanaimo Marathon *** (Cancelled due to snow)
  • April 27 - Hammerfest XC
  • May 18 - Port Alberni Marathon
  • May 25 - Duncan XC
  • June 1 - Campbell River 50km
  • June 7 - Port Alice XC
  • June 21 - 12 Hours of Cumberland
  • Sept 14 - Duncan Marathon
  • Sept 28 - The "Ramble" Parksville Marathon

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2008 Island Cup Poster now available

We're pleased to show you our new Island Cup race poster for 2008. You can find it in JPG and in PDF Format using the links below.

Jpeg - Small 400px tall

Jpeg - Large 1200px tall

Adobe Acrobat PDF - 11x17 printable file

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Island Cup Chooses GRMBA

New for 2008, the Island Cup Series will be using the Grass Roots Mountain Bike Association for licenses and insurance for the races. You will need a GRMBA license from one of the GRMBA affiliated clubs to race in the Island Cup Series. Check our club list for the GRMBA affiliated club near you. We will also be having race day license registration so just bring your money to the first race if you haven't had a chance to get signed up.

Why GRMBA? We have decided that the core of the Island Cup is it's focus on grass roots racing. We have found that the GRMBA best meets the needs of our race series for both price and opportunity to open up the races to more riders. We hope to help build the Island Cup Series into the largest and most fun race series in BC!

If you have questions please check our FAQ page. Check the GRMBA events page for other events you can enjoy.

 

2008 Island Cup Mountain Bike Series Sponsors

We would love to send out a great thanks to the following companies and people for their great support of the Island Cup Race Series on Vancouver Island.