'It's incredible': Port Alice welcomes friends and family in Tour de Rock day 1
The 22-rider team launched a two-week trek to raise funds for childhood cancer research and Camp Goodtimes.
- On Sunday, the 2026 Tour de Rock charity ride launched its 1,200-kilometer journey after Port Alice residents raised nearly $30,000 for pediatric cancer research.
- Ashley Boese, who has spearheaded fundraising for 14 years, organized a community dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 180 on Friday to welcome the team.
- After departing Port Alice, the Tour de Rock team cycled 96.8 kilometers on Sunday over four hours to begin their two-week trip supporting families navigating cancer treatments.
- Corporal Alex Bérubé, a BC RCMP media relations officer, said the community effort "gives it a whole new purpose." Bérubé noted riders honored families battling cancer with extreme resilience.
- The Canadian Cancer Society initiative aims to raise funds for Camp Goodtimes and pediatric cancer research across Vancouver Island, concluding the tour in Victoria on October 2.
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'A whole new purpose': Tour de Rock hits the road after Port Alice sendoff
A North Island village of just 739 residents raised almost $30,000 to launch the 2026 Tour de Rock on its 1,200-kilometre journey Sunday. The 22-person riding team officially began its trip by leaving Port Alice and weaving through Port Hardy before finishing the opening day in Port McNeill on Sept. 20. Tour de Rock rider Greg Beatty had half his hair and moustache shaved by his honorary rider Weston during Sunday’s stop in Port Hardy. The team…
'It's incredible': Port Alice welcomes friends and family in Tour de Rock day 1
Tour de Rock cyclists were welcomed by the community of Port Alice with a Saturday dinner of fresh salmon, white fish and corn, and an evening of laughter, excitement and generosity, as the North Island inlet town demonstrated the tour's spirit of community in flying colours.
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