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Correspondence: Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria - Request Letter
Letter from the Tour de Victoria organizers requesting municipal permission to use public roads in Langford on August 21, 2016 and providing contact details for coordination.
Key facts
- Letter date: December 2, 2015
- Event organizer contact: Sheleena Gutierrez (Event Coordinator) phone 250-508-8363, sheleena@tourdevictoria.com
- Purpose: promote cycling tourism and raise funds for local cycling organizations; requests municipal approval
Correspondence: Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria - Request Letter
Date
December 2, 2015
Recipient
To Whom It May Concern:
Letter
This is an application for Mayor and Council's permission to use public roads through the Langford on Sunday, August 21, 2016. The Tour de Victoria is a mass participation road cycling event put on by the Ryders Cycling Society of Canada. Funds raised through the event benefit local cycling based organizations and programs. The goal of the event is to promote cycling and the cycling tourism opportunities available and position Greater Victoria as the cycling capital of Canada.
The fifth annual Tour de Victoria, held August 23, 2015, was a huge success thanks to the support of all the municipalities, the volunteers, the police, sponsors and the general public who lined the course to cheer on friends, family, and colleagues. Over 1,300 riders took part in a world class cycling event that showcased the best of Greater Victoria's cycling opportunities. In 2015 over 58% of our riders came from outside Greater Victoria providing significant economic impact for our region. The event also had a huge community impact with over 300 volunteers helping guide the riders safely around the course.
This annual event is scheduled for Sunday, August 21, 2016. The proposed route is the same as the 2015 route and we will use the same method of traffic control in Langford with partial road closure on the roads that our cyclists are traveling on. Opposing vehicle traffic will be allowed on the opposite side of the yellow line only. No vehicles will be allowed to travel on the same side of the road that the riders are traveling on.
Please review the attached Route Maps, Traffic Management Plan and Course Control Plan for detailed course plan in your municipality. Please advise if there is anything further you require.
We appreciate your support over the years in preparation of the Tour de Victoria and look forward to working with you as we plan the 2016 Tour De Victoria. Please contact our Event Coordinator, Sheleena Gutierrez, at 250-508-8363 or sheleena@tourdevictoria.com to set up meetings and determine what needs to be done during the approval process.
Sincerely,
Seamus McGrath
Director
Ryder Hesjedal's Tour De Victoria
338 Catherine Street
Victoria, BC
V9A 3S8
Attachments
- Route Maps
- Traffic Management Plan
- Course Control Plan