SATURDAY-SUNDAY
MAY 30-31, 2026
Pre-ride Saturday
Race Sunday
The BC Bike Race presents a brand new opportunity for Enduro racers on the South Island, presented by Orbea.
3-stage or 5-stage course.
This fresh new event takes place on Mount Tzouhalem—the Zoo—just 15 minutes from the festival grounds. It has the most dynamic trail network in the area, with a blend of tech and flow, perfect for an Enduro race. Expect a little bit of everything, including some techy climbs that will test your skills.
If you want more than a one-day race, check out the All Mountain Challenge! Test your metal on Saturday and Sunday with the Rolling Thunder and the BCBR Enduro.
Your race fee includes:
- Official race T-shirt
- A professionally designed and managed race course (What does this mean?)
- Aid Station and On Course Medical Support
- Inaugural BCBR Enduro Race Plate
- Professional Roll Through Chip Timing
- Ticket for beer or non-alcoholic beverage at the aprés
- Food truck meal ticket at the aprés
- Category Awards
- Full Festival/Expo Access
Short Course – 3 Stages – $185
Long Course – 5 Stages – $195
Race details
Rider registration will be open Friday, May 29th from 11am-8pm at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds. Simply follow the signs after you arrive and park.
Course is designed and managed by the world-class BC Bike Race team.
Race parking is at Nevilane Drive Parking lot.
Race start is at the Nevilane Drive Trail Head.
Before you register, read our cancellation policy.
What is a professionally managed course?
Mountain Biking is a sport with multiple inherent risks in a dynamic outdoor setting with great distances, unlike traditional sports such as soccer and hockey, which are in controlled environments. Recognizing this reality, we have developed a response system and team to manage our race courses. This is what we know it takes to safely manage a race course based on 20 years experience taking 15,000 racers through our system and having responded to many serious injuries:
• A course team trained in a system based on 20 years of experience in putting on races.
• A specialized medical team, integrated into the race course team, who are out on course and on the ready with extraction, mobility and communication tools.
• A doctor on call at the festival who works with all the paramedics in the event of an incident.
• Trucks on the ready with spine boards, oxygen, and advanced first aid supplies.
BCBR Enduro map – Mount Tzouhalem
(Click image to visit on Trailforks. Note that the stages only show in a browser, not on the Trailforks app.)
What to expect:
STAGE 1: Blue tech trail starting with a tight twisty decent before opening up into flat flowing single track with a few sneaky turns and root sections.
STAGE 2: Downhill tech with rocks, roots, twists and turns before a punchy climb that leads to a tight twisty decent, ending with a short false flat pedal to the stage finish.
STAGE 3: This stage starts out on Upper Double D—the finest flow trail on the Island—to Fluid, another flow trail with some roots and rocks to keep you on your toes. A short flat pedal takes you past the Butcher Block before hitting School’s Out. From there, it’s a smooth, gradual singletrack descent to a rooty finish at Tzouhalem Main.
STAGE 4: Starting on Lower Showtime, you’ll stay right to hit the original Showtime trail, a fast descent leading into M-One and a flat pedal to Lower Double D. From there, you’ll hit Ronnie’s Rockin’ Ride and a hard pedal to Bisection—a fast flowing decent with a couple blind landings, berms, rocks and roots.
STAGE 5: You’ll finish your morning with Bumblebee—smooth, fast, hard-packed singletrack featuring tight berms, step downs, and other small hits. Fast and super fun!
BC Bike Fest Races
