Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #6 – Blue Bridge Cross this weekend!

Warm Ups:

Registration has been OPEN for the OBB – Blue Bridge Racing Cross for a while….don’t leave it until the last second!
SOCKS. Have you picked yours up yet? A LOT of people have NOT picked up yet. We have only 7 Medium, 17 Large and 6 XL left for sale. You can purchase through the registration page.
T-Shirts and Hats. Small production run. TRYING to have them ready for this weekend….but the printers only work 4 days a week…..We have not had hats or T’s for probably 10 years so this is a unique opportunity. As soon as we have CONFIRMATION on them they will be available through the on-line reg. system and we will post mock ups and photos on the socials.
Check your points and your team points. We want to minimize mistakes and corrections going into the last race.
Honestly what could be sweeter than winning your first Cross on the Rock race on your 100th attempt and on a single speed in Port Alberni! We were SO pumped for Halldor!!

1. OBB – Blue Bridge Racing Cross

This is the sixth year in a at the Jordie Lunn Bike Park located in Irwin Park, Langford. We’ve had all sorts of weather here: epic rain to dry and dusty. Forecast is currently calling for a bit of rain. Our title race sponsors are Oak Bay Bikes and Blue Bridge Racing. Rhino Coffee House is open 8:30-4:00 enjoy a snack and a drink before and after your race.

We will have a little kids race again this year in the area near our starting area.

PAY ATTENTION TO THIS NOTE ABOUT PARKING!! (We do NOT want you to be towed away and you have to ride home all cold etc.)

Parking this is the BIG issue so PAY attention!!

Parking is going to be tight. Please carpool or ride out if you live in greater Victoria.

Please follow the directions of the parking volunteers

DO NOT PARK on any residential streets. (You will be towed and get us banned from the venue)

Not annoying the neighbours is THE key to being allowed back to this venue.

There are FOUR + One places you CAN park. See the MAP.

The main parking lot is at 2992 Irwin Road. Please only use this to drop off equipment and then park elsewhere.
Continue on Irwin Rd and you can park in front of the Church. This parking will be marked with special event parking signs.
The Creekside parking lot is OPEN again this year!! (Where the P with the slash through it is on the map)
When both lots are full, there is overflow parking on Constellation Ave, only 500m away.
I know there is one more spot in that area that someone mentioned last year….I think down by Langford Lake

I repeat: There is NO PARKING on the shoulder of Irwin Rd (other than in front of the church) or other nearby streets.

Please use a parking lot or you will be towed.

Race Day Schedule

Race day schedule unless otherwise posted:

Registration Open	9:15 am
Beginner Clinic-Pre Ride	10:00 am
Launch Men(Including Youth U13 and U15)	10:45 am
Launch Women ((Including Youth U13 and U15)	10:46 am
Younglings (Bigger Kids). Full lap or almost a full lap	11:40
Intermediate Men (Including U17)	12:10 pm
Intermediate Women (Including U17 and Masters Women)	12:11 pm
Lil Nutcase Kids Race	12:15 pm
Masters Men (40-54)	1:15 pm
Super Master Men (55+)	1:16 pm
Open Men	2:30 pm
Open Women	2:31 pm

AWARDS will be as soon as we are finished tearing down the course and packing the trailer. More hands make it all go quick and lets us get to the race awards FAST!

COURSE

Expect a 2.5km loop with a mix of fast hard packed surfaces, technical features, pump track, and a bit of mud. All set in a beautiful forested park with two mini lakes. We had positive reviews from last year where we ran the course in reverse, so we are doing it again. Expect a course that’s easier on your bike and has some running. NUMBERS ON YOUR LEFT!

2. Whiskey Throttle CX in Retrograde

Photos from Jirka Petrou!!

Nik and Lee’s race notes:

Thank you all for coming out to the 1st ever Whiskey Throttle CX!

There was mud!! Fireworks?! Warm food! Cold drinks! DJ beats!

Another successful event for Team Slug Racing

Big thank you to our timers, and course prep volunteers!

Sunday morning was stressful. Strong winds and rain made the tape heavy and hang low. (tight tape for the next storm)

Big thanks to those who lent a hand in fixing this!

I think everyone welcomed the rain and mud with open arms. Bowen may have been the dustiest COTR ever… (one more title)

We loved seeing Haldor crush #100 with a win!! WOW. I’ve always been a huge fan of how this guy rides since my first year 2015 (Nik).

Zach taking a page from MVDP and just going to war alone out there for the win in expert.

Seeing the Slugs try their best for a Home Town Take Over 😉 ❤️

We were quite happy with the course layout. It was spicy, but safe. There was tons of room for passing. Great blend of surface types and spectators could see most of the course.

Thank you to everyone who came up to Lee or I and mentioned your stoke for the course! We love hearing about what you loved… or didn’t haha. It felt like people were extra pumped this year!

Thank you to our race sponsors:

Godfathers, Trek, Twin City Brewing, and Bomber Boulders, Coombs Country Candy

And to the series sponsors that keep COTR awesome!

Thank you to DJ Goon, DJ OZ, DJ Hammy

Thank you to Twin City Brewing, Sutra foods, and Ro’s for feeding the people!

Thank you to Alberni Valley Coldcreek MX track: Dave and Geoff pour their heart into the moto community and we’re happy to accommodate us!

2 wheel love ❤️

Thank you to the COTR team!

Thank you to the racers who showed up for the BEST cyclocross race of the season.

See you next in Victoria,

Lee and Nik🏁❤️

PS: We’re not 100% sure but It’s quite possible Drew and Jolelle attended our race? Are they back for the 20th season?! (Confirmed by Norm they were BOTH there and racing!)

Or are we just that cool? 😎

Also, Buttcats: the Taphouse was a little short-staffed.. next year?❤️ (Added by Norm…..Buttcats where were you all)

This map that we posted makes sense now!!

3. Weekly Training (ALMOST DONE for the season)

If you have a structured training session or ride let us know about it.

Up Island: @trailbicycles Club training sessions are done for the season.

Nanaimo: Last one of the @rockcitycyclesnanaimo practices at 5:15 on Wednesday this week. Meeting in the middle of Beban Park. Bring Lights
Greater Victoria a few options:
a) Cross Club is done for the year!
b) This THURSDAY night @bluebridgeracing has their CX after dark rides November 5th. They will have demo lights from Full On Lighting as well.

Cross is here! 🔥 Come celebrate the start of the season with us by riding in the woods at night! We’re hosting a series of group rides leaving from the shop. Expect 1.5 to 2hrs of fun, with a sprinkle of technical single track. We will have an A and B group depending on how many people come out, so please let your friends know! @fullonlighting with be out riding with us with some demos – let us know if you’re in need of some lights for the ride; more details to come. Route will be posted at the start of the week. Meeting at the @oakbaybikes parking lot at 6pm

4. 11s Coffee Last Not Lapped!

Normally the magic beans from 11 Speed Coffee mysteriously appear on our awards table at each race. So we were confused at Whiskey CX when they were not there. Lucky the Slug thugs had some bags of candy as a quick substitute!

We checked in with Kyle and found out he was smashed with the flu Saturday night after planning on making the trip to Port Alberni.

SO we will have the Last Not Lapped blend ready for pick up for the following 10 people at registration on Sunday:

Peter Martin
Scarlett Mcfarlen
Jeremy Robson
Liz Cox
Aaron Racher
Flemming Sorvin
Amanda McArthur
Wendy Cocksedge
Emma Coulter
Evan Flater

Remaining Series Races:

November
Race #6 on November 8th will be the Blue Bridge Cross , Jordie Lunn Bike Park. Langford!! A perfect spot for a potential bike shop challenge so think of who you might have on your team if you work at a bike shop.

Race #7 Hot Crossed Bunnies on November 15 to finish off our 20th season. We will be having a get together after to give out the race and series awards at Beban park and finishing the year off with a NAKED Bikes Bike Frame!! Hand made by Sam Whittingham.

Thanks to our series sponsors:

MUC OFF Coastal Community Credit Union Naked Bike
Frontrunners – Nanaimo Riverway Dental Eleven Speed Coffee for the coveted Last Not Lapped!
Rock City Cycles Re/MAX Camosun (Single Speed Beer) Cycles West

Parting Shot
Lets dive face first into the last 2 races of the season!!

Newsletter #5 – We head to Port Alberni – Whiskey Throttle CX

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #5 – We head to Port Alberni – Whiskey Throttle CX

Warm Ups:

Every year we have it the Port Alberni race is SO FUN! Don’t be scared of the hump and stop in Cathedral Grove if you have to….but you do NOT want to miss this race!
Tycho did an interview in FRENCH for Radio Canada on the 20th year of Cross on the Rock. If you understand french….check it out HERE!
SOCKS have (Finally) arrived!! We will have them for pick up at Port Alberni and the last 2 races of the year. There are still some to buy (I think we might be sold out of the smallest sizes)……Christmas is coming!
We are trying to send Derek Steel to the WORLD CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS in Italy. Check out more information below.
Tripleshot Cross Fondo was last weekend and the photos and stories were top level! If you have never done that event you should put it on your list for next fall. It is a true “event”!
PUMPKIN CROSS happens NEXT weekend in the lower mainland and Barry sent us the following note:
I am offering a 20% discount to anyone who lives on the Island and has done a COTR race in 2026. Pumpkin Cross is on November 1 so doesn’t conflict with any of your races. Could you get this information out to your riders. The comp code is: norm Full information in my tech guide at www.localride.ca.

1. Whiskey Throttle CX
Pre-Registration only. Registration closes at 6:00pm the night before each race. IF you are late…..it is not too late. Just e-mail the race director and be prepared with bribes/reparations/an “offering”.HERE IS THE REGISTRATION LINK

2026 – No License required!

PORT ALBERNI IS BACK!!

New Venue – WHISKEY THROTTLE CX!

Location: AVMX Cold Creek Motocross park – 3150 Milligan Road, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 8T5, Canada

– 2.5 hour drive from Victoria

– 1 hour drive from Nanaimo

– 1.5 hour drive from Duncan

– 1 hour drive from Cumberland

Parking: (SEE THE MAP) There will be row parking. As you enter the motocross track, cross the bridge. Once you see the track there will be parking on the left-hand side; follow the signs. Park closely.

Registration: If you need to pick up your race number, or switch your category. It will be located near the start line.

Washrooms will be porta-potties, located across from the registration hut.

Team Tents: All team tents will go at the top of the parking area, near the cement blocks. If you have a team tent get there early and park at the top *NOT at the tents but in the closest parking. (See the attached map.)

The pits: Located near the team tents/DJ booth.

Course: Dirt, singletrack, MUD, tractor pull, woodchips, sprinklers, and gravel! It is a slow course *Singlespeeders gear down ;)* Flowy, sticky, heavy. Port Alberni spirit is huge on this one!

Live DJ’s!!! DJ OZ, DJ Hammy, and DJ Goon – each bringing their own unique style to the venue. I’ve heard rumours of a B2B set!

Camping: There is “dry” camping available at the Mototrack if needed. Please reach out info@jumpingslug.com and we will connect the dots.

Food Trucks: Ro’s and Surta foods will be providing the good eats this year!

Beer gardens: Twin City Brewing from Port Alberni will be back! Serving up their delicious beer! Make sure to support local and have a cold one while cheering on the race.

Prizing: Prizing will be provided by The Jumping Slug Bike Shop, Godfather Garage, Eleven Speed Coffee, V.I. Soaring center, Trek, Twin City Brewing, Bomber Boulders and our series sponsor Muc Off.

Huge draw prize for one lucky racer at the end of the day! (Must be there to win the prize)

This is THE race of the season, you won’t want to miss it!!

Love the Slugs <3

2. Muc Off Cup – Review

Check out this shortened edit from the Muc Off Cup from Ian Stewart!

Hi Everyone

Thank you all for coming out and racing! It’s always great to see the mainlanders coming over for the Muc Off Cup; also, there seem to be more clubs represented than ever before. We had a great day for the races and for the most part, everything went incredibly smoothly. We are happy to report that the injured racer will be ok but won’t be racing for the rest of the season. A huge thank you to the racers who stopped to help and to Medix.

Big thanks to the setup crew; the course was impressive! The Muc Off Cup is one of our most challenging and most loved courses. Thank you the City of Nanaimo for their continued support. Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help tear down. It was speedy!!

Thank you to Pete Creighton and his crew Jamie and Peter for mechanical assistance; there wasn’t much to pressure wash this year. Thank you again to Pete, HLC and Muc Off for the great prizes. They help make our race the best it can be.

I remember when Norm started organizing cross races, it began simply with a few friends and grew to become an important part of the cycling community. Thanks for 20 years of hard work. I don’t think any of us can understand the amount of behind-the-scenes work you put in.

Thanks to Sip and Smash for the good eats and continued support.

Great job Rock City team!

Corey and Sean

Norm’s Notes

I always have a bit more involvement with this race as it is one of our “Home” races as well as organized by my home bike shop and team. So when it goes well and the course adjustments/tweaks are well received it is extra special.

I want to give a special thanks and a huge shout to all the people that helped with the in-race accident with Dave Sousa. It is impossible to monitor every meter of a 3k course so when everyone sprang into action it was bang on what needed to happen. We had people almost immediately checking on him while Jack Piket directed racers to slow down, no passing and stay right. Tycho ran as fast as he could to HQ to inform Medix who were apparently already moving. Sean, Tycho, Jack and others came back to the crash site and made sure everything was functioning and Dave was taken care of.

Dave wanted to extend his gratitude to EVERYONE involved. He felt very well cared for and taken care of.

Again thank you to everyone and it is a great reminder to all of us on how to take care of our community of racers!

The NAKED Show and Shine was super cool so thanks to Sam for bringing that together. I hope everyone had a chance to check out some of the hand made beautiful bikes that Sam has built. The TALL bike was also a HUGE hit!!
Hannah Simms finally did a COTR race! Highlight!!
Some great EXTRA prized from Pete at HLC bike! The EVOC bike bag won by Finlay…..what a great prize!!

3. Weekly Training

If you have a weekly training session let us know about it.

So many practices going on!!
Up Island: @trailbicycles Club has their practices on Wednesday.
Nanaimo: @rockcitycyclesnanaimo practices at 5:30 on Wednesday this week. They are meeting at Diver Lake Park.

Greater Victoria a few options:
a) Cross Club is the racy one. Also on Wednesdays BUT not every Wednesday.
b) When Cross club is not happening or if you want to add something on a THURSDAY night @bluebridgeracing has their CX after dark rides on October 22 and November 5th. They will have demo lights from Full On Lighting as well.

Cross is here! 🔥 Come celebrate the start of the season with us by riding in the woods at night! We’re hosting a series of group rides leaving from the shop. Expect 1.5 to 2hrs of fun, with a sprinkle of technical single track. We will have an A and B group depending on how many people come out, so please let your friends know! @fullonlighting with be out riding with us with some demos – let us know if you’re in need of some lights for the ride; more details to come. Route will be posted at the start of the week. Meeting at the @oakbaybikes parking lot at 6pm

c) @uviccycling Cedar Hill Corners are done for the season. Great to have another training option in Victoria this year. Nice work U Vic Cycling!

If there is any other practices happening (@buttcatracing @cycletherapybikes ) let us know and we will promo them.

4. Derek (Titanium) Steel

Derek Steel has done 124 Cross on the Rock races!! 124!!!! We are trying to send him to a different cross race. The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Italy. At 83 he has a serious chance for a podium. Help him out!

There is go fund me page for Derek. Be a part of his world championship bid! Be a part of history!!

Check out this shot from Derek at the 2013 World Masters Champs where he placed 4th. Those are not fat carbon spokes. That is Kentucky MUD. If you were there…..you will know how savage it was.

Remaining Series Races:

October
October 25th we will be heading to Port Alberni (Race #5) and praying for MUD. New Venue Alert! We will be at our 4th venue in the Alberni Valley at the Alberni Moto Cross center.

November
Our past research as shown that a race after a Saturday Halloween is NOT great. So no race on November 1st! NO TIME CHANGE…..which might compress the set up for….

Race #6 on November 8th will be the Blue Bridge Cross , Jordie Lunn Bike Park. Langford!! A perfect spot for a potential bike shop challenge so think of who you might have on your team if you work at a bike shop.

AND Hot Crossed Bunnies on November 15 to finish off our 20th season. We will be having a PARTY at Beban park and finishing the year off with a NAKED Bikes Bike Frame!! Hand made by Sam Whittingham.

Thanks to our series sponsors:

Parting Shot
When the Canadian XCO Champ, COTR Alumni and World Cup star shows up to race AND brings a bag of extra team kit…..the best kind of feeding frenzy follows!!

Thanks Emilly!

See everyone at Whiskey Throttle CX on Sunday!

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20Newsletter #4 – A MONDAY Race – The Muc Off Cup!

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20 Newsletter #3 – Crosstoberfest – Sunday!

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #3 – Crosstoberfest – Sunday!

Tell your friends that ride bikes to come out to COTR – – No License Required!

The Short WU Laps:

As part of our EXTRA SPECIAL 20th season we are doing a RELAY race at Crosstoberfest RIGHT after the Launch race and before the Riverway Dental Hot Lap. Adjust your pre-ride schedule and jump in! 3 riders. One lap! Register your team Sunday Morning. Everyone racing must be registered for Crosstoberfest. Grab 2 of your friends and make a team.

Socks are NOT HERE YET but will be coming soonish (hopefully for the Muc Off Cup). Limited inventory!!
Number fee. If you are on the list of people that have paid twice this season we will have a refund for you at registration at Crosstoberfest.
If you are racing in the lower mainland or out of COTR DO NOT let them re-write your timing chip. It messes our timing up!! Take you chip off for any race outside of COTR please.

PRE-RIDING the COURSE

A reminder from Patrick the timer and all of the organizers: We need to remind people that are pre-writing to enter the course at the finish line or just past the finish line and not to just jump in wherever we’ve had 10 or 12 Riders come through the Finish Line at Coal Cross while we’re waiting for the last six women to finish.

Some Tips:

NEVER Pre-ride sections of the course that have racers still racing on it.
There is a LOT of time during the day to ride the course so get your schedule together to make it work.
WHEN the course is open and clear….start from the start line area and go FORWARD so that if you come across people still racing you will see them and be able to stay behind them
When you are pre-riding don’t go across the finish line. 5 position penalty for the first offense. Back of the grid for the second one!
When you do pre-ride make sure you are BEHIND everyone still racing and on the course. IF you pass them you will be relegated to the back of the call up.

1. Crosstoberfest Preview

We are beyond excited to be bringing back Cross On The Rock racing to Transfer Beach in Ladysmith. Last year was a huge success and we are excited for this year. Expect another great course full of grass, stairs, sand, beach and maybe some seawater depending on the tides and the time of your race. We want to thank the Town of Ladysmith for allowing us to bring this race back to town. The weather is looking amazing and will be much drier course conditions then last year.

Parking
There is ample parking at Transfer Beach but it will fill up fast. The small lot near the washrooms will be reserved and coned off for race organizers and volunteers. The bulk of race parking will be at the overflow parking area to the left of the park once you drive down the entrance of Transfer Beach Boulevard. Once this lot fills up, we will be directing people to park along the side of Transfer Beach Boulevard on the right-hand side as you exit the park.

Washrooms
Transfer Beach has many washrooms at the center of the park so no lineups this time around.

Team Tents
Please see map for Team Tent location. There will be plenty of ocean view spots. Please bring tent spikes as it may be windy.

Registration
Registration will take place at the Kinsmen Shelter (Please see map-below)

Food Truck
JLA food truck will be on site serving up jerk chicken poutine all day long.

We look forward to seeing you all on the 4th.

2. Coal Cross Review

From RD Tom: My highlight of the weekend: seeing so many people hitting the jump and still not having any crashes or injuries on it. That thing is smoother than my heckles of the masters race.

Just want to say a big thanks to all of the Cumberland community and Trail team members and parents who volunteered and made the weekend great. Our sponsors were fabulous too, including Trail Bikes, Biblio Taco, and Easton/Fox/RaceFace.

GAME FACE in the Little kids race

From SD Norm: I think Mike Tunnah had the best heckle I have heard for me in a while. It was something to the effect of, “Don’t look behind you Norm because you will see all your strongest performances back there”. Long heckle. Super funny!!

Great day in Cumberland to conclude 3 weekends in a row racing up there. Great to see some racers we have not seen in a while like Sarah Roberts and Katrinna Roth.

The Alleycat event on Saturday night was REALLY fun. Fighting daylight and searching for checkpoints and clues. We did not ride through the Waverly but it was still pretty awesome!

3. Weekly Training

If you have a weekly training session let us know about it.

So many practices going on!!

Up Island: @trailbicycles Club has their practices on Wednesday.

Nanaimo: @rockcitycyclesnanaimo practices at (One hour earlier) 5:00. Also on Wednesdays

Greater Victoria a few options:
a) Cross Club is the racy one. Also on Wednesdays BUT not every Wednesday.
b) When Cross club is not happening or if you want to add something on a THURSDAY night @bluebridgeracing has their CX after dark rides on October 8,22 and November 5th. They will have demo lights from Full On Lighting as well.

Cross is here! 🔥 Come celebrate the start of the season with us by riding in the woods at night! We’re hosting a series of group rides leaving from the shop. Expect 1.5 to 2hrs of fun, with a sprinkle of technical single track. We will have an A and B group depending on how many people come out, so please let your friends know! @fullonlighting with be out riding with us with some demos – let us know if you’re in need of some lights for the ride; more details to come. Route will be posted at the start of the week. Meeting at the @oakbaybikes parking lot at 6pm

c) @uviccycling has their Cedar Hill Corners practice tonight (September 24th) and October 14th (as there is no cross club those days).
Sending out an SOS!! MORE CROSS MORE CROSS
Cross Club can’t run every Wednesday, so we’re here to fill that void!
Join us for some practice laps of our newly constructed course at the Cedar Hill Cross property
Enter via 2400 Cedar Hill Cross Rd
Parking will be limited to street parking, so if you can ride over(call it a warmup?)!
Thanks to Cross Club Victoria for setting us up and advising us on course design and providing tape and stakes 🙏🙏
THIS IS NOT A RACE

If there is any other practices happening (@buttcatracing @cycletherapybikes ) let us know and we will promo them.

Remaining Series Races:

October
Race #3 will be Crosstoberfest on October 4th. This will be the EARLIEST ever race at the amazing venue of Transfer Beach.

Race #4. Normally our biggest race of the year will be the Muc Off Cup on Thanksgiving Monday. October 12th. If you are run the Marathon the day before we will move you up 10 grid places and have an ice pack for you at the finish line. Half Marathon gets 2 grid places backwards. We hope to have a fun Alumni race at this event

No race on the 17/18th weekend as we leave it open for the return of the Cross Fondo. One of our favorite non COTR races!

October 25th we will be heading to Port Alberni (Race #5) and praying for MUD. New Venue Alert! We will be at our 4th venue in the Alberni Valley at the Alberni Moto Cross center. This event will also have the Dog CX championships and/or the Single Speed Show down to start the day! One gear only….none of this zap strapped shifter nonsense! Who is the best SS racer out there?

November
Our past research as shown that a race after a Saturday Halloween is NOT great. So no race on November 1st! NO TIME CHANGE…..which might compress the set up for….

AND Hot Crossed Bunnies on November 15 to finish off our 20th season. We will be having a PARTY at Beban park and finishing the year off with a NAKED Bikes Bike Frame!! Hand made by Sam Whittingham.

Thanks to our series sponsors:

MUC OFF Coastal Community Credit Union             Eleven Speed Coffee
Hotel Zed/Accent Inns                     Frontrunners – Nanaimo River Way Dental
Rock City Cycles                             Re/MAX Camosun Cycles West

Parting Shot (Upcoming Muc Off Cup….8 days after Crosstoberfest)

COTR Newsletter #1 – Season #20 – The off season is over

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #1 – #COTRISHERE

Here we go…..season #20!

The best thing is the people! Getting to know people. Seeing kids grow up. Watching personal and athletic achievements for our community. Watching us all grow.

The people will always remain the standout in the 20 years of Cross on the Rock.

I hope everyone has enjoyed the look back on out first 19 years in our social media posts over the last two weeks. If you missed them Brett (The Holeshot) has posted them on our HISTORY page on the cross on the rock web site. You don’t get all the photos but you get all the stories.

We are excited to bring our people back for our 20th race season!

No License Required!

1. 2026 Season Preview

The scheduling for COTR is always tricky. Trickier that you might imagine.
We are juggling:

Venue availability
Are Roland and Patrick on the island?
Is the host club, shop or organization available?
Are there other conflicting events on that day?
Labour day…..late this year which eliminates another weekend in September
Halloween (Next year on a Saturday…..which means that weekend is OUT)
Number of races 6, 7 or 8? (Probably 7?)
The Farmers Almanac and our Magic Eight Ball.

After sorting through all the variables this is how the schedule looks for this year.

September.
September 12th is Dodge X – If you are racing this event AND in Qualicum…..god speed and we salute you!

September 13th is the return to Qualicum Beach for Qualicum Cross. This is race #1 for the season! We will be doing a mass party lap before race #1 so be ready to roll out.

MOMAR is September 19th. Doing a double with MOMAR is harder than Dodge X so the 20th there will be no race.

September 27th will be Race #2. Cumberland. Coal Cross at Village Park. One of the three venues we have used over the years in the Comox Valley. We love Cumberland!!

October
Race #3 will be Crosstoberfest on October 4th. This will be the EARLIEST ever race at the amazing venue of Transfer Beach.

No race on the 17/18th weekend as we leave it open for the return of the Cross Fondo. One of our favorite non COTR races!

November
Our past research as shown that a race after a Saturday Haloween is NOT great. So no race on November 1st! NO TIME CHANGE…..which might compress the set up for….

AND Hot Crossed Bunnies on November 15 to finish off our 20th season. We will be having a PARTY at Beban park and finishing the year off with a NAKED Bikes Bike Frame!! Hand made by Sam Whittingham.

One huge disappointment is that Cycling BC has scheduled the Cyclocross Provincial Championships for the same day as our series final. Even though we posted our season outline last November with the dates that our events most likely would be…..this is a conflict. We were contacted August 27th asking us to change out date. By that point 16 days before the start of the season we were too far along in our processes and permitting to go backwards and try for another date. This was not our fault. We understand if you want to give up your chance to win a Naked bike, pay for a license, take an expensive ferry and take a chance that the event is similar to the messy provincials (not jon’s fault) that happened last year….we will miss you at the party!!!!!

WE CAN’T WAIT to get the season started!!

2. Qualicum Cross Preview

Registration is ALMOST open….we are just waiting to hear back from the formerly CCN crew to dial in one section…..but they are not responding! We will post on our socials and on the web page when it is OPEN. Registration closes as normal at 6:00pm before each of our races. Register early. Don’t forget. Don’t wait. Each time you race this year is also an entry for a Naked bike!

Location: Qualicum Beach playing fields

IMPORTANT Parking Information: Please park at: Oceanside BMX parking lot, Park Road and First ave,,
No Parking at pool or civic centre please

Number pick up at the playground team tent area.

Team tents same as previous years which is parallel to the walking path. If you have to drop a tent off you can go on the NORTH path entrance for drop off.

Course description ,,, here we go!!!!
This year the Qualicum Cross returns with a super fast course to spin
up those pins!!!
We have to cut a bit of the original course because there is an event
at the civic centre which we will be co existing with,,, but coexist
we shall and we shall rise to the occasion!!!
This means more spectating and a few extra fast laps which also means
please pass and coexist kindly,,,
The course is wide open and very good for coexistence and we know and
love each other ,,,

Hot dogs will be a grilllin and cross racers will be a chillin,,,

Hot Dog guy will be there and he is several years into now it so even
better than ever and damn handsome too boot!

Bike wash at Big Grin Bikes rear parking lot

We will update this banner for Newsletter #2.
But in the meantime here is the logo for Naked Bikes

Parting Shot
IF you have not figured it out this year we have two different promo logos. One is in the theme of Strange Things…..which shows a bunch of friends riding their bikes around saving the world. SORT of like what we do with our friends at Cross on the Rock

The SECOND logo is a our classic skull theme but ALSO in a Stranger Thing theme from the Hellfire Club. Wendy also found a super cool Hellfire Font. Keep an eye out for our 2026 Y20 Hellfire Socks as well!!

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Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20 Newsletter #6 – Blue Bridge Cross this weekend!

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20 Newsletter #5 – We head to Port Alberni – Whiskey Throttle CX

c) @uviccycling Cedar Hill Corners are done for the season. Great to have another training option in Victoria this year. Nice work U Vic Cycling!

If there is any other practices happening (@buttcatracing @cycletherapybikes ) let us know and we will promo them.

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20 Newsletter #3 – Crosstoberfest – Sunday!

If there is any other practices happening (@buttcatracing @cycletherapybikes ) let us know and we will promo them.

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20 Newsletter #1 – #COTRISHERE

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #6 – Blue Bridge Cross this weekend!

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #5 – We head to Port Alberni – Whiskey Throttle CX

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #3 – Crosstoberfest – Sunday!

Cross on the Rock 2026. Season #20

Newsletter #1 – #COTRISHERE