Hammerfest Island Cup Enduro - Video

PRESS RELEASE: Island Cup Series

The second stop of the 2018 Island Cup Series on Vancouver Island is coming up this weekend on Sunday, April 22nd. The 2018 course for the Hammerfest Enduro is a mix of fast, flowy, tight trails; perfect for all ages/ ability levels. HammerFest race day is also Earth Day with a focus towards taking personal responsibility for the plastic pollution that each one of us generates. You can help, by choosing to reject, reduce, reuse and recycle plastics. Pack it in, pack it out!

The race will offer riders one to four stages with close to 10km and 900 metres of combined descending. Along with an equal amount of road and trail climbing, it’s bound to be a fun day. Perfect for the start of your season! Your entry fee includes a meal ticket to a sample of some authentic Indian cuisine from the Z’samosa Food Truck. Samosa, pakoras, Naam and more. There will also be a feed station at the top of the climbs to keep you fresh and wanting more, but if you don't return your race plate you wont receive your meal ticket.

Race categories: Expert (all 4 stages), Intermediate (3 stages: 2-4), Beginner (2 stages: 3 and 4) and Youth (1 stage: 4th).

The enduro race is a Cycling BC sanctioned race, as a result, all racers must have a UCI or a Cycling BC Provincial license or buy a 'Day of License' for $5-$10 depending on age.

Sign in: Englishman River Falls Provincial Park
Time: 9:00-10:30
Racer briefing: 10:45
Race start: 11:00
Cost: $50 (if 19 or younger $25)
Youth racers: If 12 years or younger (provide ID at Sign in) use discount code ‘acccomp’. The first 10 youth riders will have a free entry!

Register here (Registration closes Friday night).


The 2018 Vancouver Island Cup Mountain Bike Race Series, is BC’s premiere grassroots race series spanning the length of Vancouver Island. Cross Country, Downhill, Enduro and Marathon disciplines are brought together from numerous local mountain bike clubs. 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. Island Cup Races are sanctioned by Cycling BC.

Video: Courtesy of Slightly Rad Racing and Max McCulloch.