TORCC

Nels has been a resident of the Tri-Cities area since 1980. In the year 2009 he will be celebrating over 20 years of mountain biking!

He started racing the local cross country racing circuit in 1990 and over the past 18 years won several Masters events, including 3 time UCI Masters World Mountain Bike Champion.

Nels is very passionate about cycling in general, and believes mountain biking is one of the greatest ways to enjoy the outdoors. The Tri-Cities area has so much to offer everyone and he hopes he will see more young and old alike, out there enjoying the trails!

Joel has been a POMO resident for over 20 years and a mountain biker since 1991.   He is an avid trail builder/maintainer and was an original TORCC Founder.  Joel was also a member of the City of Port Moody's Mountain Bike Task Force.

Joel has competed in the World Police & Fire Games, Canadian National Downhill Championships (Master’s Division); numerous local races; Cheakamus Challenge, etc. 

Joan Jones took to the trails in the early nineties as a top Masters cross-country and downhill racer and continues to push her limits in trials and freeriding. Her work as coach and instructor began with the hosting of "Trail Tips", a skills segment on the now defunct show "CYCLE!", which aired on CBC TV in the mid-1990’s.  In 1995 Joan started the West Coast School of Mountain Biking where she taught riders, trained instructors, and designed programs for over four thousand participants of camps and clinics.  In 2001 she teamed up with Daamiann Skelton to start Canadian Mountainbike Instructor Certification (CMIC) where some 400 riders received training as ride leaders, guides and instructors. Joan and Daamiann have also developed and instructed courses for the Capilano College Wilderness Leadership Program and the Capilano College Mountain Bike Operations Program.  Joan is a guest writer for Pedal Magazine and the producer of two instructional DVDs: West Coast Style- Mountain Biking and West Coast Style - Freeride Fundamentals. Currently she is writing an e-book to compliment these DVD’s.   Look for these online at www.westcoaststyle.net, an educational website with all the dirt on mountain biking skills.

Although Reno no longer lives in the Tri-Cities area, his primary riding area is Eagle and Burke Mountains. He started mountain biking in 1983. His trail building experience goes back to the late '80s. In the early '90s he was active in cross country competitions. His main focus and goal is to create a network of sustainable all-weather trails for cross country and intermediate cyclists on Eagle Mountain. He considers this area to be one of the last undeveloped areas near the downtown core and sees an incredible amount of potential there for cyclists and all outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy wilderness experiences.

Ken grew up in Richmond, a land devoid of mountains and singletrack.  As an environmental refugee, he found sanctuary in the Tri-Cities and quickly learned to ride his bike among the roots and mud.

He has been an advocate for youth mountain biking for over ten years.  He coaches a mountain bike club for kids every season which regularly has 40 or more participants.  He has been a director of SPOKE, an organization that  puts on events and races for school-aged kids.  Ken has also participated in the Eagle Mountain Park Planning Group and the Off-Road Cycling Task Force in Coquitlam.

Ken can be found riding the trails on Eagle Mountain.  If you see him with his bike's wheels above his head, don't be alarmed - just give him a hand up if you could.