Tour de Rock simulation preps riders for the real thing
NANAIMO — With just over a month left until the ride for real, Tour de Rock riders are hitting Island roads for a dress rehearsal.
Dubbed “Mock Tour”, this year’s contingent of riders will hold a full practice stage of the event on Saturday, Aug. 20 from Nanaimo to Duncan and back.
Simon Douthwaite, 2019 Tour de Rock participant who’s serving as a mentor to the team this year, said the over 100 kilometre mock tour will include public events and first-time encounters between their riders and sick children.
“Even if they may have imagined it, to have it all happen at once: the ride, the physical and emotional, then to see the crowds and level of community support.”