Get Coached

​TORCA NOW OFFERS COACHING!

Our local coaches each have over 10 years MTB experience, and are certified Professional Mountain Bike Instructor Association (PMBIA) Level 1 coaches. 
What You Get?
2hr coaching sessions that focus on specific ride techniques and maneuvers for fundamental skills progression. Coaching will be customized to each person/group, but may include:
  • Body position and movement on the bike
  • Bike operation - braking and gearing
  • Terrain awareness and line choice
Whether you're a new or experienced rider, you'll pick up new skills or add new techniques to your tool kit for better overall performance on the bike.

Meet Our Local Coaches

Lindsey Bolivar

  • Why she loves biking: Riding technical trails are like a puzzle to figure out!  And it's just plain fun.
  • Favourite trail in Terrace: Back Eddy (before it rained the trail back into a creek bed last summer)
  • What you’re working on: Cornering
  • What you’re riding: Rocky Mountain Altitude and a Chromag Rootdown
  • Certification: Level 1 PMBI instructor
  • Fun fact: I am a former member of the Canadian Biathlon Team

Theo Theodossiou 

  • Why he loves biking: Being out in the woods, rolling down big rocks, and going fast around corners. 
  • Favourite trail in Terrace: Shangri-La. The pumptrack is a close 2nd. 
  • What you’re working on: Always working on cornering.
  • What you’re riding: Who cares? Ride the wheels off whatever you've got!
  • Certification: PMBIA Level 1
  • Fun fact: Used to be a rocket scientist. Sort of. 

Stu Toop

  • Why he loves biking:
    ​it’s fun!
  • Favourite trail in Terrace: Steinhoe
  • What he’s working on: Heel Clickers (jk, cornering)
  • What he’s riding: Ibis Ripmo
  • Certification: PMBIA Level 1
  • Fun fact:  Stu’s been mountain biking for over 20 years!
Natasha (Tash) Papachristoforou
  • Why she loves biking: the steady mix of challenge and flow 
  • Favourite trail in Terrace: Flathead/Shangri-La 
  • What she’s working on: pumping terrain and being more playful 
  • What she’s riding: Norco Sight 
  • Certification: PMBIA Level 1 
  • Fun fact: Tash is a physiotherapist and yoga teacher.  
  • She is a movement nerd and loves to teach about the body as much as the bike!