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Local Vancouver business expands it’s support to Canada’s largest beach volleyball cash prize event.
5 July 2016 – 3:15 pm PST
Volleyball BC, the provincial sport organization coordinating the Vancouver Open Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament, confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that they will be proudly announcing Dunbar Cycles as this year’s event title sponsor.
In its 25th year hosting at famous Kits Beach, the 2016 Vancouver Open – Presented by Dunbar Cycles will feature 64 of the North America’s top male and female beach volleyball duos. The free to watch tournament boasts a prize purse of $15,000 – the largest beach volleyball cash giveaway in Canada. The July 15th to 17th event will undoubtedly be an exciting one to attend.
Dunbar Cycles is no stranger to the sports events scene having had sponsorship exposure in the National Dunbar Summer Mountain Biking Series and the BC Lung Trek, which they have supported on-site for over 30 years. Owner Rob Venables, also a Volleball BC adult leagues member, has been an avid volleyball player since competing at the collegiate level at Douglas College and at the University of British Columbia. Already established as one of Canada’s foremost mountain bike shops with exceptional customer service, Dunbar Cycles is excited to expand their outreach and community support this summer to the pro beach volleyball stage.
“We’ve been in the community supporting cycling and worthwhile causes for so many years,” said Venables. “I’ve learned and gotten so much back from the volleyball community growing up, and sponsoring the Vancouver Open has been one of the things I’ve always wanted to do. It’s a great way to give back to the sport that has given me so much over the years. Our goal is simple, and it’s to just let the rest of our active community know that the Dunbar Cycles team will be there when they need us.”
Sponsorship opportunities with the Vancouver Open had been initiated several weeks prior, but the Dunbar Cycles title partnership officially came to life literally hours after Venables stepped off the plane returning from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where his team won Silver in the Global Cup Masters Indoor Volleyball Tournament for Canada. Volleyball BC CEO Chris Densmore, applauded Venables’ creative sponsorship idea to partner the cycling and volleyball scene together, “I see Dunbar Cycles as a great fit for the title sponsorship of the Vancouver Open. They are a local company that prides itself on creating a sense of community with their customers, which aligns very well with what we strive to do with our own members”
The qualifying tournament begins on July 15th, with the main draw and playoffs starting on July 16th. For more information, visit www.vancouveropen.volleyballbc.org.
ABOUT THE VANCOUVER OPEN
The Vancouver Open is a 3-day, 64 team (2 players per team) beach volleyball tournament. The top 28 teams per gender qualify for the Main Draw, while the remaining 4 open slots are determined by a qualifier tournament held on Friday July 15th. There is also a 14U and 16U division beach tournament that runs with a similar format.
The Vancouver Open – Presented by Dunbar Cycles attracts over 20,000 spectators each year and offers activities for all ages including a youth volleyball tournament, prize giveaways, and interactive crowd activities. It also features The Roxy sponsored beverage garden meters away from feature court, which will be offering thirst quenching drinks from Vancouver Island Brewery all weekend long.
Register for the Vancouver Open here.
ABOUT DUNBAR CYCLES
Founded in 1928, Dunbar Cycles is Vancouver’s oldest bike shop. Originally located on Dunbar Street in the West end, the business changed hands in 2008, and has grown into one of Canada’s foremost mountain bike shops in addition to offering a full range of hybrid and road bikes. Dunbar continues to push the envelope when it comes to nurturing the sport and developing up-and-coming racers. With a team of over a dozen sponsored riders and our annual Dunbar Summer Series race events, we take our responsibility to give back to the cycling community seriously.
Information on National Dunbar Summer Mountain Biking Series
Information on BC Lung Trek
Check out our other sponsors who will be at the Vancouver Open here.