Rides
First things first: One of the most important components of Tripleshot rides is the post-ride coffee! Chatting over coffee (or tea or water) gives us a chance to get to know each other and to connect with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds. Our weekday morning rides end no later than 7:30, which allows many people at least a few minutes to socialize before they have to get on with their days.
Tuesday Sprints
This is one of the most popular Tripleshot rides! Once you have confidence in basic road biking skills, like descending, cornering and drafting, it’s time to increase the speed! Learning how to sprint will help you close a gap, become a more confident bike handler, and develop those fast-twitch muscles!
Start Time: 6:00 am
Pace: A, B, and C
Distance: 29km-41km
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Oak Bay High School
Tuesday Evening Women's Ride*
This is a great group to practice the skills that you learn in the women’s clinic but it is also open to women who have not participated in the clinic.
Route varies and often includes the Galloping Goose and Lochside Regional trails, hills, and residential areas.
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Pace: C
Distance: 30km-35km
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Galloping Goose Switch Bridge Water Fountain
* This ride happens during the spring, summer, and early fall (when the weather is good)
Wednesday Hills*
There is no group rollout for this ride. Riders ride to Caddy Bay Village and do the hills at their own pace.
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The standard workout is 4 repeats of Cadboro Bay Rd hill, 3 repeats of Sinclair Rd hill, and 2 repeats of Mt. Tolmie, riding down the backside of Tolmie and around the bottom (Richmond, Cedar Hill X) in a loop. Riders often regroup at the top of Sinclair Road before riding over to Mt. Tolmie.
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Start Time: 6:00 am
Pace: own
Distance: 17km
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Cadboro Bay and Sinclair Road Intersection
*As of January 2025, Sinclair Rd is closed for long-term construction, and this ride is not well attended
Wednesday Munn Road
"Hills pay the bills!" This is a seasonal ride that runs approximately April to September.
The route takes in Munn Rd, Ross-Durrance Rd, Willis Point Rd and Prospect Lake Rd. - gorgeous pavement and punishing climbs! Riders form into sub-groups based on speed at the meet-up.
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Pace: everyone welcome
Distance: ~45km
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Galloping Goose Switch Bridge Water Fountain
Thursday Team Time Trials*
Team time trials take place at Beacon Hill Park and follow Circle Drive for the entire workout. Groups of up to 8 riders do 3 sets of 6 laps of Circle Drive, with an easy recovery lap in between.
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Start Time: 6:00 am
Pace: A, B, and C
Distance: 35km
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Beacon Hill Children's Zoo
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* Team Time Trials are not recommended for new members who have not first ridden a C or B3 road ride.
Thursday Morning Women's Ride
The route begins at Oak Bay High and follows the waterfront along Beach Drive, Arbutus, Ferndale, and Torquay roads before doubling back on the same route, finishing at Cook Street Village. It’s friendly and happy, and we often throw in a rotating paceline to practice this essential group-riding skill.
Riders of many abilities are welcome!
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Start Time: 6:00 am
Pace: C
Distance: 31km
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Oak Bay High School
Saturday Explorations
Adventurous, variable routes that change every week!
Hilly routes with 900m-1500m of climbing. Intended as a no-drop ride, but riders should be comfortable in a B1 group. There are no attacks, and we tend to keep the group together and wait on hill tops.
Come join the adventure and get a great workout, too!
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Start Time: 7:30 am (8:30 am in winter)
Pace: B1-ish
Distance: ~100km
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Starbucks Coffee at Cook Street
Saturday Mountain Biking
For all riding abilities! Casual, friendly, non-competitive, and no-drop rides.
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Start Time: 10:00 am
Pace: own
Distance: varies
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Location varies. See Spond for details each week.
Saturday Sufferfest
This ride goes at as fast a pace as the group can manage. It is technically a drop ride, though it has been known to wait up for people, especially at the top of Panorama hill.
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The route varies; but typically, it is waterfront to Mattick’s Farm. Then up the east side of the Saanich Peninsula to Land’s End Road and around to the west side and back down via West Saanich Road, Interurban Road and the Galloping Goose.
Sometimes the group will ride to Metchosin or the Highlands for a change of pace.
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Start Time: 6:05 am
Pace: A
Distance: 100km
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Starbucks Coffee at Cook Street
Sunday Social
Sunday rides are social rides and Tripleshot’s strength lies in our ‘socialness’. Sunday is our chance to mix, catch up with our other friends in the club, and offer to ride with people we don’t usually meet during the week. So please consider breaking out of your usual weekday riding group(s) and mingling with the masses on your Sunday ride. If you’re a fast rider, use it as a chance to practice your bridging and lead-outs as you help slower riders hang in on the sprints.
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Start Time: 7:30 am
Pace: all
Distance: ~70km
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Gonzales Coffee at Fairfield Plaza
CX + Gravel
Cyclocross/gravel rides explore different routes around Greater Victoria almost every day! Details of daily rides are on Spond.
Click below for recommended routes around the Victoria region.
Also check the map showing no-bikes trails if you're planning a route.
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Pace: CX_1/2/3
Distance: 20km-40km​​
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Oak Bay High School
Galloping Goose Switch Bridge Water Fountain
