WORCA Jerseys Now Available!
Well it’s been a long time coming but WORCA now has our own awesome jerseys for sale!
We’re really pleased with how the Jerseys turned out. Sombrio have supplied the jerseys as part of thier Canvas Program. They are standard Sombrio cut and have been tested at the GearJammer with a thumbs up rating for breathability. The shirts are available in shortsleeve and 3/4 length versions and are grey, some special edition red, and black versions up for grabs at special events. The cost will be $45 for the short sleeve and $50 for the 3/4 length.
The design on the shirts was created by Andrew Mitchell who was one of five who submitted a design for our logo contest. All of our entries were great but we liked the simplicity and message of Andrew’s graphic celebrating 20 Years of Dirt! Way to go Andrew.
You may have seen our esteemed President, Todd, sporting one of these special Jerseys at recent events. We have a limited number to sell so make sure you are ready to get yours as soon as they become available. Look for us at WORCA events and make sure you have some cash (sales will be cash only)!
X-Country Skills Clinic Tonight!
Pick up some great riding tips from top Whistler athlete, Matt Ryan, on climbing and descending technical lines, navigating tight corners, and more.
Sign In: 5:45 at Cross Country Connection
Clinic: 6:15.
Cost: Only $10!
WORCA Membership are required and can be purchased online here.
WORCA Youth Dirt Camps - Spaces available!
We have a number of spots available in our August 10-14 camp and have opened this camp to all ages (6-12 years).
This is the last camp that isn’t sold out so if you have a youngster who isn’t yet registered, or who wants to come back for more, sign them up!
Full camp details are posted here.
July 22nd PhaSt Wednesday Results
Last night was the second Kokanee PhaSt Wednesday of the season. Braving the heat and the difficulty 112 racers came out to show their stuff on this weeks course: Upper Joyride to Lower Whistler Downhill to Detroit Rock City and back onto Lower Joyride. It was the hardest trail so far of either the Kokanee Phat Wednesday or Kokanee PhaSt Wednesday series and proving once again that he is the king, Tyler Morland had the fastest time of the day will a time of 2:25.11. There were a few crashes but best crash of the day a winning Race Face upper body armour for his trouble was Seth Lyons. And all was cooled off with a cold Kokanee on the GLC Patio as usual.
July 22nd PhaSt Wednesday Results
PhaSt Male Championship Standings
PhaSt Female Championship Standings
Winning some of the draw prizes courtesy of our sponsors, Kokanee, WORCA, the GLC were
- Sram drive train - Kym Jacometti
- Giro Full Face Helmet- Jack Sellack
- Decline Magazine Subscription - Silvain Celair
- Mavic Deemax Rims - Beth Parsons
- and many other prizes from Race Face, Odi ,WTB, Decline Magazine, Garbanzo Bike and Bean, the GLC, Fox, Giro, Hayes and Kokanee
Next week, July 29th, we return to the Kokanee Phat Wednesday Race Series with a new track continuing on in progression. Course will be announced Tuesday of next week. Registration will be same as always; the Garbanzo Bike and Bean patio @ 5 pm and race starting @ 6 pm and Awards and prizes at the GLC.
Toonie Ride - July 23rd
Sponsors: Snowcovers & Mike’s Garage
Sign In: 5:30 at the top of Kadenwood
Ride: 6:30 on the Whistler South/Interpretive Forest Trails
Après: House Rock. Please remember to bring your own mug & dishes!
WORCA Memberships are required. Purchase one online here.
Please leave your cars at home, ride to ride and be invited to an exclusive WORCA appreciation event at the end of summer!
No Orkids this evening. Will be back again next week.
PhaSt Wednesday - July22nd
Our second PhaSt Wednesday of the summer! A higher level race designed for the more experienced rider, using the park’s more challenging (double black) trails.
Sign-in: 5:00pm at Garbanzo Bike and Bean
Race: 6pm
Course: TBA
Après: The GLC.
Cost: $2.
You must have a WORCA Membership to ride and you must have your own lift pass (discounted passes will be available to riders the day of).
WORCA memberships can be purchased online here.
Youth Skills Clinic - July 22nd
Make new friends, learn new skills, and have fun! Join WORCA and RMOW Parks & Recreation for our second Youth Skills Clinic on Wednesday, July 22nd.
Please let us know if you’ll be attending ahead of time by email at info@worca.com.
Sign In: 5:30 at Myrtle Philip School.
Clinic: 6-7:30 includes an après with pizza
Cost: $2!
Participants must be between 6-12 years of age, a WORCA member, and have a parent or guardian in attendance.
Full schedule posted here.
July 15th Phat Wed Results
We had a great showing for the 3rd Kokanee Phat Wednesday of the season. We raced on A-line, then onto World Cup Single Track and finished on Ho Chi Min. A great all round course with some jumping and some technical lines.
After the huge showing the week before, we put a cap of 200 riders and almost maxed out with 196 competitors. With only a small issue with the entire timing tent being taken out by a focused rider, we were able to get the category winners figured out in time for the awards at the GLC and the rest of the results were sorted this morning.
Winning some of the draw prizes courtesy of our sponsors, Kokanee, WORCA, the GLC were:
- Sram drive train - Matt Wood
- Giro Full Face Helmet- Matt Parkinson
- Hayes Brakes - Jose Pinto
- Set of Mavic rims - Ava Buchan
- And many other prizes from Race Face, Odi ,WTB, Decline Magazine, Garbanzo Bike and Bean, the GLC, Fox, Giro, Hayes and Kokanee
Check out the overall standings for the series:
Masters
Men
Women
Juniors
This coming week, July 22nd, we return to the PhaSt Wednesday Race Series with a much more technical track. Course will be announced Tuesday.
Registration will be same as always; the Garbanzo Bike and Bean patio @ 5 pm and race starting @ 6 pm and Awards and prizes at the GLC.
Toonie Rides…
A perspective from the gang at Cycle Component Network:
“Worca, Worca, Worca” was the catch phrase of Fozzie Bear from the Muppets, however to Whistler locals, the word ‘WORCA’ means something else. It is the name of the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA).
Founded in 1989, WORCA has evolved over the last 15 years to become an integral part of the Whistler community. Today it has an eleven-member board of directors that represents and serves a community of more than 1,000 members.
Every week for 20 weeks, WORCA hosts Thursday night Toonie Rides with the sponsorship of local businesses and organizations. The midweek races used to be called ‘Loonie’ races because each racer put $1 into a pot and the winner got to take home the pot. Nowadays however, things are more organised with the race entry costing $2 (hence the name ‘Toonie’)… Read the full article here.
Toonie Ride - July 16th
Sponsors: Fanatyk Co. & Quinny’s Café
Sign In: 5:30 at Quinny’s Café
Ride: 6:00 on Blackcomb
Après: Quinny’s Café, Upper Village. Please remember to bring your own mug & dishes!
WORCA Memberships are required. Purchase one online here.
Please leave your cars at home, ride to ride and be invited to an exclusive WORCA appreciation event at the end of summer!
Childcare is Available
For ages 4-10 years ($20/child)
Please contact Layna from Orkidz Art Studio at 604 902 0423 or on line at www.orkidzartstudio.com for more information and to register.
Trips for Kids Donations
As you are all aware, last week’s Slopeside Supply & Samurai Sushi Toonie Ride was a fundraiser for Trips for Kids, a Vancouver charity that organizes bike trips for underprivileged kids.
With Slopeside Supply and Samurai Sushi generously donating the funds that would have been spent on an après, with a portion of the Four Jacks registration fees put aside as a contribution, and with the extra bucks thrown in the pot by last week’s riders riders, the event raised $1900!
Thanks to everyone for your support!
Phat Wednesday Tonight - July 15th
Come out this Wednesday for the 3rd Phat Wednesday DH Race! Everyone is welcome to take part, from youth riders to casual riders to hardcore park rats.
Sign-in: 5:00pm at Garbanzo Bike and Bean
Race: 6pm
Course: Upper A-Line, World Cup Singletrack & Ho Chi Min
Après: The GLC
Cost: $2.
You must have a WORCA Membership to ride and you must have your own lift pass (discounted passes will be available to riders the day of).
WORCA memberships can be purchased online here.
Pirates & Ninja Youth Toonie Ride - July 15th
Meet at Rebagliati Park and take off like a bandit through a set course through Lake.
Sign In: 5:30
Ride: 6:00
Dinner and Awards: 7-7:30, BBQ and prizes for the best dressed!
Participants must be between 6-12 years of age, a WORCA member, and have a parent or guardian in attendance.
Check out our full schedule here.
Discounts for WORCA members!
Don’t have your membership card yet? Ask for one at the next Toonie or Phat Wednesday sign in.
Whistler Blackcomb: $50 off a bike park season pass.
Richie Schley Freeride Camp Discount: $50 off Camps. Next camps are July 18-19, July 27-28, Aug 6–7 (with Membership Card).
$10 tickets from 5-8pm every Tuesday during Extended Play (with coupon below)
WORCA X-Country Clinics Start July 14th!
Join our awesome coaches from the Cross Country Connection every other week throughout the summer to learn all the basic skills you’ll need to improve your riding and conquer trails you didn’t even dream you could ride!
Sign In: 5:45pm at Cross Country Connection, Lost Lake
Clinic: 6:15pm
Cost: $10
Must be a WORCA member. Purchase your membership online here.
Each clinic will build on skills learned during previous lessons but feel free to show up if you are particularly interested in developing a specific ability. Also please know that we will offer a beginner session each week so don’t worry if you miss a couple of clinics.
Jack & Jill of all Trades: Matt Ryan & Sylvie Allen!
Congratulations to Matt Ryan & Sylvie Allen, top riders in this year’s Four Jacks!
Final results and overall standings are now posted.
Ode to Stage Four:
Jacks and Jills, calling all Jacks and Jills,
you’ve all made it this far, through the gnar of the hills,
you’ve conquered Cheap Thrills and survived Garbo spills,
but you are not finished yet, not yet Jacks and Jills.
You’ve spanked the Flank and triple backed the Westside,
you’ve ridden the Garbo chair, wasn’t that a nervous ride?
you’ve bled, you’ve sweated, you’ve sworn never again!
but Jacks and Jills you are nowhere near the end.
This is Jack the Ripper, need I say more?
the most gruesome of the Jacks, with jagged rocks galore,
Jack the Ripper is out in this zone of no flow,
and he is watching you ride, so mind how you go.
If you bobble and botch or mishap on a crux,
your ranking may change and that really sucks!
so Jacks and Jills just mind how you go,
watch for Jack the Ripper and get into the flow!
- Julian Hine
Four Jacks & Toonie Time Trial Results
Thanks to everyone for coming out to the annual Slopeside Supply & Samurai Sushi Time Trial Fundraiser last night.
Yesterday was also the kick off for the Four Jacks Race! Matt Ryan and Fanny Paquette have taken the lead in this first stage and will wear the pink jerseys in tonight’s DH course!
View Stage Results & Overall Standings
For the Tooniers, Joanna Harrington, Michael Robinson, and Mahon Lamont came out on top.
View full results by category here.
July 8th Phat Wednesday Results
Last night we returned to our regular Phat Wednesday series presented by Whistler Blackcomb, Kokanee, Worca and the GLC.
With a great showing on Crank It Up, over 233 girls and guys showed along with the sun to ride this roller coaster of a run. That is the biggest Phat Wednesday in history!
With the fastest time of the day going to Adam Mantle with a time of 4:56.66 The top 3 males were the only racers to break the 5 minute mark but the women, junior males and masters were not far behind. The awards and prizes were given out over a cold Kokanee on the GLC patio.
Winning some of the draw prizes courtesy of our sponsors, Kokanee, WORCA, the GLC were:
- Sram drive trains - Ryan Gillette and Daniel Sapp
- Giro Full Face Helmet- Simmone Lyons
- Hayes Brakes - Eric Hendren
- Fox Hoodie - Tom Cherwill
- and many other prizes from Race Face, Odi ,WTB, Decline Magazine, Garbanzo Bike and Bean, the GLC, Fox, Giro, Hayes and Kokanee
Next week, July 15th, we continue with the Phat Wednesday Race Series with a new track a little bit harder again.
Course will be announced Tuesday of next week. Registration will be same as always; the Garbanzo Bike and Bean patio @ 5 pm and race starting @ 6 pm and Awards and prizes at the GLC.
Time Trial Toonie Ride - July 9th
Sponsors: Slopeside Supply & Samurai Sushi
Sign In: 5:30 at the top of Cardiac Hill, Westside Rd
Start: 1 rider every 10 seconds starting at 6:30pm after the Four Jacks start. Fast riders come early. There will be a cut off this year.
Finish: Gravel pit at the bottom of Lorimer Rd.
No organized après this week.
Please bring a cash donation for Trips for Kids, a Vancouver charity that organizes bike trips for underprivileged kids.
Leave your cars at home, ride to ride and be invited to an exclusive WORCA appreciation event at the end of summer!
Childcare is Available
For ages 4-10 years ($20/child)
Please contact Layna from Orkidz Art Studio at 604 902 0423 or on line at www.orkidzartstudio.com for more information and to register.
Phat/PhaSt Wednesday
Phat Wednesday Tonight:
Tonight, July 8th, we are back to our regular Phat Wednesday Race Series with a progression in track up from last week - this week’s course: Crank it Up. Registration will be same as always; the Garbanzo Bike and Bean patio @ 5 pm and race starting @ 6 pm and Awards and prizes at the GLC.
Canada Day PhaSt Wednesday Results:
Last week was the 1st of the new series of PhaSt Wednesday DH races proudly sponsored by Kokanee WORCA and the GLC. In conjunction with the Phat Wednesday there will be 3 of these new PhaSt Wednesdays added to the summer line up. Each race will feature a more technical track than the usual Phat Wednesday courses.
Not fearing the more difficult terrain of Shleyer and Detroit Rock City, over 130 racers turned out to celebrate Canada Day with a race and a great after party at the GLC with a nice cold Kokanee and the band Whole Lotta Led. The great weather (in contrast to last weeks downpour and mud) brought out some of Whistler’s best riders. The technical track caused a few crashes and some flat tires but holding it together with the fastest time of the day was Tyler Morland with a time of 2:45.3.
Also winning some draw prizes courtesy of our sponsors, Kokanee, WORCA, the GLC
- Sram drive trains - Mark Clemmens and Matt King
- Giro Full Face Helmet- Paul Stevens
- Hayes Brakes - Eliot Jackson
- Fox Pack - Shane Gaetan
- Decline Magazine subscription - Stuart Wood
- and many other prizes from Race Face, Odi ,WTB, Garbanzo Bike and Bean, the GLC, Fox, Giro, Hayes and Kokanee
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