The Hub & Spoke - September 2022

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The Hub & Spoke: Oct 2022

THE HUB & SPOKE

OCTOBER 2022

CPEI Crew Members and Volunteers have been working hard to clean up multi-use trails hard hit by Hurricane Fiona. Pictured here, a group of volunteers clears fallen trees off of a boardwalk in the Cardigan River Trails on October 2nd.

After the storm…

We hope that you and yours fared alright in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona! While of no comparison to the hardships born by many Islanders suffering through weeks of no electricity and damaged homes and businesses, Hurricane Fiona dealt a significant blow to the PEI cycling season, resulting in the cancellation of three events that CPEI was involved in the weekend of the storm. More significantly, Fiona left multi-use trails across the Island a tangled mess of fallen trees and limbs, bringing the mountain biking season in most of PEI to a sudden, premature close.

Cycling PEI, as well as government agencies and other groups, have mobilized in the weeks since Fiona. As you may have seen on our Facebook page or in the news, a volunteer clean-up day with more than two dozen people on October 2nd, together with the work of regular trail builders, resulted in nearly the entirety of the Cardigan River Trails being opened up again for cycling and hiking. As of today, the Confederation Trail from Tignish to Emerald has been cleared by Dept. of Transportation workers, and a group of volunteers has cleared most of the trails in St Catherines.

That said, some of the most popular mountain biking trails, at Brookvale, Bonshaw and Strathgartney, have been much more severely affected. Without thousands of chainsaw-hours going into these trails over the rest of this fall, there is a very real chance that only a small portion of those trails will be ready for riding again next year.

Cleaning up trails from storm-fallen trees is a risky and complex activity. Cycling PEI has been working tirelessly over the past couple of weeks to assemble crews, organize volunteers, sort out chainsaw training and licensing questions (chainsaw operators working on provincial parks and other crown land must have completed a government-approved training course), work out funding arrangements, figure out how to insure our volunteers in case of accidents, and more.

We now have regular crews starting to work on Bonshaw, Strathgartney and Brookvale, and are looking for more volunteers and regular paid crew members to join these efforts.

If you would be interested in helping out, please let us know by filling out our Hurricane Fiona Trail Clean-up Crew Sign-up form today!

JOIN THE CREW!

SPECIAL OFFER: Strength and Endurance Program for CPEI Members at Synergy Fitness & Nutrition

Synergy Fitness & Nutrition in Charlottetown is partnering with Cycling PEI to offer a special Strength & Conditioning Program for Cycling PEI Members and Endurance Athletes during the off-season, at a special discounted rate!

Here’s the deets:

The classes will run between October 17 - April 28
Monday / Wednesday @ 430pm or 630pm and Friday @ 430am - Additional times can be added to these as well
Programs and workouts are designed to improve overall strength and conditioning in preparation for 2022 spring / summer riding.
Programs are available for all fitness levels, age and training experience.
Option to do fitness performance testing at start and end of program.
All sessions led by a Synergy Certified Instructor in a private and professional training setting.

Cost

$339 plus tax (2 Day per week program)
$439 plus tax (3 Day per week program)

For more information and to register contact and fee can be e-transferred to : kristophermacphee@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE AND NOMINATIONS: Cycling PEI 2022 Annual General Meeting & Awards Presentation

Save the Date! The 2022 Cycling PEI AGM and Awards Presentation will take place in the evening of November 15th, 2022 - location to be announced soon!

We hope you will join us to learn more about what Cycling PEI has been up to over the past year, to celebrate the achievements of our athletes, and look to the cycling season ahead!

We are also encouraging members to consider nominating themselves to join the Cycling PEI Board. As a small organization with a part-time executive director, Cycling PEI board members play a critical role not only in the governance of the organization, but in helping lead our work in all areas: cycling events, youth programming, high performance programs, trail development and grooming, and more.

If you would be interested in learning more about opportunities to help guide the development of cycling on PEI as a member of the Board, please contact us and we’d be happy to chat more!

Cycling PEI

The Hub & Spoke - September 2022

THE HUB & SPOKE

After the storm…

SPECIAL OFFER: Strength and Endurance Program for CPEI Members at Synergy Fitness & Nutrition

SAVE THE DATE AND NOMINATIONS: Cycling PEI 2022 Annual General Meeting & Awards Presentation

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