Originally Posted by Maelstrom
Hahaha...ironically, thats the 4th city in bc I have heard claim the cycling capital of canada. Rossland, whistler and North Vancouver have also had that name attached to it.
To combine all the good spots, I will say Squamish. Best of every world, more trails in a 200km zone than likely anywhere in North America (I would say close if not the most)...I don't know diddly about the road cycling aspect but for mountain biking, there isn't a better location for everything you desire.
One quick search on Google "Cycling Capital of Canada" returned these results(and I didn't see anything else) :
http://www.pedalmag.com/index.php?mo...l&item_id=1312
http://www.westcanoon.com/archive/victoria.html
http://www.gvcc.bc.ca/commuting/oakbay.shtml
http://www.cycletreks.com/about.php
http://www.victoriatravelguide.com/
etc etc etc...