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UROC promotes and supports the local Mountain Bike Community in the Comox Valley.
Through trail advocacy, volunteerism, promotion of the sport and fundraising, we are able to encourage participation for all as well as maintain and build the local trail infrastructure.
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Membership with UROC supports trail access and maintenance, and allows you to participate in all UROC activities from our race events and group rides to community programming.
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Want to win an $8499 complete mountain bike and explore local trails?
If you support the trails by becoming a UROC member in 2024, you’re automatically entered into a draw to win this incredible bike from the Forbidden Bike Company. Your membership fee directly contributes to trail maintenance, upkeep, and development in the Cumberland trail network. The bike up for grabs is the Dreadnought GX, equipped with…
Notice of Forestry Operations Commencing in the Cumberland Trail Network
The East Trent Main, the adjoining section of the Trent Main, Trent Canyon Trail, Beavertail Trail and Potluck Trail will incur closures during hours of operation which are Monday to Friday 530am to 430pm commencing Monday 26th of February. During weekends and out of operation hours the trails are open. Please note that if you use Switchback, RaceRocks or…
All done, the Vanilla cafe, Starbucks, charging station, chairlift, yoga studio is complete and it’s actually called the Mosaic Hut.
Built to provide trail users with shelter from good old BC weather, be it rain, hot sun or winter snow. Found at the top of the climbing trail this project was seeded 20 months ago. Since then UROC set about ‘making it happen’ and brought together amazing support from our local community.
Huge thanks go to @MosaicForests for the land agreement allowing us to recreate on the lands and providing the beautiful lumber for the structure.
Thanks to @mountainbikebc for helping us fund this project and believing ‘we can do this for the trail community’.
Huge thanks goes to all the local businesses that supported us in making this happen.
@cumberlandearthworks
@noursebuilt
@mainroadgroup
@centralbuilderscourtenay
@hylandprecast
And Dave Green milling for preparing all the raw lumber.
Official opening is Friday, Nov 22nd at noon. Ride up, run up or hike up and meet the people that made this happen.
…and don’t forget to support the trails by buying a UROC membership, go on, you know it’s worth it.
Enjoy.
Meet the UROC Treasurer – Amy Peeters.
Amy lives in the Comox Valley with her husband and two young daughters. She started mountain biking in 2023, and what she thought would be a fun occasional hobby has turned into a true passion. She enjoys checking off features on her goals list, group rides with awesome ladies, and riding with her family.
Amy is a CPA with years of experience in the accounting field, and has worked in both public practice and industry. She is currently the Controller for a local engineering firm, where she is responsible for daily accounting operations as well as providing guidance for strategic financial decisions.
UROC and the local mountain bike community have become a big part of Amy and her family`s life, and Amy is excited to use her business and accounting skill set to give back and help foster the sport of mountain biking in Cumberland.
Meet UROC Director at Large – Adam Speigel
Adam Speigel and his family relocated to the Comox Valley in 2013 to follow their pursuit of a better outdoor recreation lifestyle. Shortly after moving he began volunteering with local trail builders and the United Riders of Cumberland (UROC) to construct new trails and maintain existing ones in the Cumberland trail network. Seeing an opportunity to give back to the community with his professional expertise in finance, corporate governance, and accounting he volunteered for the UROC board in 2016. Adam’s first two years on the board were spent on the executive committee as treasurer with his focus on modernizing the society’s financial management practices. From 2019 to 2021 Adam served as Vice President of UROC and from 2022 to 2024 he served as UROC President where he worked on special projects with the local landowners, municipal governments, economic development agencies, and user groups to build a sustainably managed trail system. Adam is a past Director of The John Perkins Memorial Housing Society; a not for profit providing subsidized rent to over 50 senior citizens in Campbell River, BC and as well as past Director of the Risk Management Association of Vancouver Island.
Adam Speigel is currently the Senior Account Manager for Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), overseeing business development and management consulting practices in the Comox Valley and Campbell River areas for the Federal Crown Corporation. In his current role Adam supports small and medium size enterprises with real estate, equipment, and working capital financing solutions, as well as, management consulting. Adam has 15 years of experience working in finance with Canadian businesses. His professional roles have included positions with Bank of Montreal and HSBC. Adam holds an MBA from Vancouver Island University, a Master of Science in International Business from the University of Hertfordshire, and a Bachelor of Management from Dalhousie University.
Congratulations to all the riders who joined in for this year`s Gravity Nines! With a fresh mix of trails and the unpredictable conditions from atmospheric rivers, this event had it all. From gaps and drops to steeps and tech sections, Cumberland`s spiciest trails truly brought the rowdy factor, making for an unforgettable experience.
115 riders registered for the event with well over 90 full completions within the timeframe and over 70 of you did it in 9-in-1-day! AMAZING.
This year we had the awesome support from Mount Washington with a Gold Ski Season pass for 24/25 for the Gravity Nines.
The 9-in-1-day challenge was supported by RACEFACE with a set of ERA carbon cranks and chainring.
This year`s winner of the Gravity Nines event winning a Ski season pass from Mount Washington is trailforks name – ARC87, Adam Christensen.
This year`s winner of the Gravity Nines 9-1-day challenge winning a RACEFACE ERA carbon cranks is trailforks name – IWOYKIN, Lindsay Woykin
Meet UROC Director art large – Shayla Hall.
Originally from the North Island, Shay and her young family moved to Cumberland in 2016. She has been mountain biking for over 20 years and believes UROC plays a pivotal role in making Cumberland an amazing place to live.
Shay brings experience from the non-profit and sustainability sectors – specifically strategic planning, communications, and program management. She hopes to give back to the trail network, and be a part of the engaged community that makes Cumberland magic.
Meet UROC Director at large – Jesse Bone.
Jesse moved to Cumberland in 2017 with his wife and 2 kids to enjoy more outdoor activities. Mountain biking quickly became their shared passion, bringing them closer together and fostering a sense of community.
Jesse is excited about his role on the UROC board and is eager to contribute his expertise gained from serving on other boards. With a professional background in photography and filmmaking and skills in communications and marketing, he brings a valuable set of skills to the table. Jesse looks forward to facilitating UROC’s cause so that more and more people can enjoy what the Cumberland trail network has to offer!
