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Cycling & running events in Victoria, 2026

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31 races within 80 km of Victoria

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Run·Road
Victoria

Sarah Beckett Memorial Run

The Sarah Beckett Memorial Run is a run/walk held in May in Langford, British Columbia, offering 3 km and 5 km routes suitable for all ages and abilities. It commemorates Cst. Sarah Beckett, an RCMP officer who died in the line of duty. The in-person event begins and ends at the Starlight Stadium plaza, located beside the Sarah Beckett Memorial Playground. Approximately 600 participants attend the event, with registration covering a finisher medal and participant insurance for the local run. Participants outside the Greater Victoria and West Shore region can opt for a virtual 5 km, which can be completed at any location. They are encouraged to share photos using #runforbeckett. Funds raised benefit BGC South Vancouver Island and the Goldstream Food Bank. Proceeds from the virtual run are directed to the National Police Foundation Benevolent Foundation.

Road
Bike·Road
Victoria

Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria

Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria is a cycling race series held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is closely associated with Ryder Hesjedal, a Canadian cyclist who competed in both mountain biking and road cycling, achieving significant success. The event's name is its most prominent feature, as specific route details, distances, participant numbers, or traditions are not provided. Hesjedal's career highlights include winning world championship medals in mountain biking, representing Canada at the Olympics, transitioning to full-time road cycling, winning the Giro d’Italia, and becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour.

Road
Bike·Criterium
Victoria

Royal Bay Crit

Royal Bay Crit is an ocean-side criterium in Victoria, held in the heart of Royal Bay in May. It is a short-loop bike race, meaning riders pass the same streets repeatedly instead of disappearing onto a long road course. The venue is one of Victoria's newer race locations, and the event is integrated into the local cycling calendar rather than feeling like a standalone event. The course uses a loop one block south of the previous layout, keeping the racing close to Royal Bay residents and easy for spectators to follow. About The Ride Cycling Club organizes it, with Doc as sponsor, and the prize list is unusually strong for a local crit, with more than $3,500 in cash and prizes. Past results, reports, and photos are kept in the event archive, which gives the race a small but growing history in Victoria's cycling scene.

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About cycling & running in Victoria

Victoria Training Notes

Running: Locals stack easy miles on Dallas Road Waterfront, Beacon Hill Park, Songhees Way, and the Galloping Goose Trail. Dallas Road from Clover Point to Ogden Point breakwater gives runners 8 km of paved coastal rhythm, and the breeze can turn Z2 into work. Songhees Way keeps changing with marine traffic in the harbour. Rithet’s Bog, Thetis Lake Park, Mount Doug, and Elk Lake Regional Park handle trail days and muddy intervals. Badass Chicks Run Trails meets Saturdays at 9:00 AM at trailheads around Victoria. Prairie Inn Harriers, Fernwood Social Run Club, Notorious Run Club, and Frontrunners Victoria keep the calendar busy. Royal Victoria Marathon 2026 is the anchor event.

Cycling: Locals ride the Galloping Goose Trail, Lochside Trail, E&N Rail Trail, Peninsula loop, and Colquitz River Trail for base miles. The Galloping Goose and Lochside Trails stretch about 80 kilometres from Swartz Bay ferry terminal to Sooke, with much of it car-free on paved or packed-gravel trails. Tripleshot Cycling, Victoria Wheelers, Broad St. Cycles, Dirty Girlz Bike Club, Oak Bay Bikes Club & Racing, and TNRG Cycling Club cover road, gravel, MTB, cyclocross, and crit legs. Victoria Wheelers starts Saturday rides at 9:00 am from Oak Bay Bikes. Royal Bay Crit, Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria, and Munn Road Monster Climb are the big markers. Munn Road, Mount Tolmie, Mount Doug, Ten Mile Point, Queenswood, and the Highlands hold the climbing.

Season: Victoria works year round, minus a few days due to the annual snow fall. Locals treat spring and summer as the cleanest block for volume, gran fondo prep, crit sharpness, and longer rides toward Metchosin, Matheson Lake, Sidney, and Lands End. Summer can still cook you on the way back, and Dallas Road can be very breezy even when the water looks calm. The Tour de Victoria route brings Munn Road in the Highlands into the summer conversation. Winter gets very quiet, but runners still use Dallas Road, Beacon Hill Park, Thetis Lake Park, and Elk Lake Regional Park. Cyclists keep rolling for 12 months with rain gear.

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SUN7JUN
2026 Saskia Says Tri
road25K·0 km from centre
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VCL – Windsor Park Criterium
roadcriterium·4 km from centre
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Run, Walk, Roll & Law Enforcement Torch Run (formerly the Summer Solstice 5K)
road1K · 5K·76 km from centre
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