
Svein Tuft wins the 2010 Yaletown Grand Prix
Professional cyclist Svein Tuft is surely one of Canada’s finest athletes. Having competed in the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2008 World Cycling Championships, he has spent the last two years racing for top professional team Garmin-Transitions on the European Pro circuit. Earlier this year, he completed the 23-day, 3700km Giro D’Italia race and recently came back to Canada for an extended training break to prepare him for the Commonwealth Games and World Championships later this year.
Svein is jumping into a number of local bike races while he’s here and the St. Regis Hotel hosted him when he was downtown from his training base in the Fraser Valley to participate in the Yaletown Grand Prix held July 1st through the streets of Vancouver best-known neighbourhood.
He wrote us a quick note to thank us for the stay:
Thanks for putting us up. My recent stay at the St Regis Hotel in downtown Vancouver, during the Yaletown Grand Prix, was excellent. It is situated in a prime location. It was only a short walk to Gastown, Canada place, the harbour front and, the cities main shopping and dinning areas. The staff were friendly and very accommodating. They had plenty of extra storage for bike equipment.
My room was very clean and bright, which allowed for a spectacular view of the city. The room was equipped with a flat screen television and wireless Internet service. This made it easy to get in relaxation time as well as, take care of some business.
I was able to get a quality night’s sleep due to the comfort of the beds and, the room was really quiet despite being located in the centre of the city. It provided me the rare pleasure of being able to easily access the great aspects of the city while maintaining some of the comforts of home.
It definitely contributed to my pleasant return back to BC.
Svein Tuft

Svein rides at the front
Oh and if you’re wondering, he won the race lapping the entire field! You can watch Svein and other great racers compete over the next couple of weeks at BC Superweek and you can watch for him during the Commonwealth Games later this year.
The St. Regis Hotel is also a proud sponsor of the RBC Whistler Gran Fondo bike ride and race taking place this September. Stay tuned for details to follow!