October 18, 2013 (Vancouver, BC) – On Thursday, October 17, Cycling BC hosted An Evening of Champions with Svein Tuft (Orica GreenEdge) winner of the TTT Stage at the 2013 Tour De France, to benefit Cycling BC’s Youth Development programs.
Over 150 people were were on hand at the Vancouver Club Ballroom with some of the biggest names in cycling in attendance including Steve Bauer, Alex Stieda, Alison Sydor, Axel Merckx, Tara Whitten, Ron Hayman, Zach Bell, Monique Sullivan along with Cycling BC Executive Director and Coach, Richard Wooles, plus many others to help create a better pathway for kids and riders coming into the sport. It was a unique occasion for such a stellar group of top riders and the business world to come together for such a worthy cause.
The fundraiser was a big success raising $100,000 for youth development. Check out our video interviews with Tuft, Wooles and several of the stars that will be posted shortly…
- (l-r) Zach Bell and Axel Merckx © Heinz Ruckemann
- Svein Tuft © Heinz Ruckemann
- Gina Grain © Heinz Ruckemann
- Nic Hamilton © Heinz Ruckemann
- © Heinz Ruckemann
- Monique Sullivan © Heinz Ruckemann
- Richard Wooles © Heinz Ruckemann
- (l-r) Steida, Sullivan, Hayman, Whitten, Tuft, Wooles, Merckx, Grain, Bell and Bauer © Heinz Ruckemann
- Svein Tuft © Heinz Ruckemann
- Svein Tuft © Heinz Ruckemann
- Tara Whitten © Heinz Ruckemann
- Bell, Guest and Sullivan © Heinz Ruckemann
- (l-r) Hamilton, Sydor, Steida, Sullivan, Hayman, Whitten, Tuft, Wooles, Merckx, Grain, Bell and Bauer
- Wooles and Tuft © Heinz Ruckemann
- Alex Steida © Heinz Ruckemann
- Axel Merckx © Heinz Ruckemann
- Alison Sydor © Heinz Ruckemann
- Ron Hayman © Heinz Ruckemann
- Reception with the stars… © Heinz Ruckemann
- Svein Tuft © Heinz Ruckemann
