CFB Esquimalt MP ready to rock cycling tour
[caption id="attachment_35265" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Tour de Rock rider, Captain Liam Kenney of the Military Police Unit, Esquimalt, is part of this year’s 17-member team. Riders will set off on their long-distance ride across Vancouver Island in September in a fundraiser to benefit pediatric cancer research and support programs. Photo: Peter Mallett/Lookout Newspaper[/caption] Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Military Police Officer Captain (Capt) Liam Kenney is always up for new and exciting challenges.“I guess I’m that guy who likes to stick my nose in everything and is always willing to try something new; if there is a special event going on, I will end up being there,” says Capt Kenney.Later this summer he will turn the page on a new adventure, when he hops on his bicycle with other police riders for a grueling 14-day, 1,200 km cycling tour across Vancouver Island known as the Tour de Rock. Through its official charity Cops For Cancer, Tour de Rock raises awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research and support programs of the Canadian Cancer Society. A member of the Military Police Unit Esquimalt for the past three years, the 25-year-old previously spent six years as an Army Reservist of 39 Signal Regiment. His duties at work involve managing day-to-day operations of the unit including managing police presence at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt events.As far as bicycles go, Capt Kenney is a recreational cyclist and former BMX rider. He says he was immediately attracted to Tour de Rock because of the physically demanding challenge and team-building dynamic.“Corporal Mary Larkin’s involvement last year showed me how amazing this cause is and inspired me to get involved,” he said. “I am unbelievably thankful to be part of this year’s tour and to contribute to a great cause.”Capt Kenney and this year’s team introduced themselves to a packed auditorium of students and staff at St. Margaret’s School at a Tour de Rock kickoff event on May 10. The event included speeches from past Tour de Rock riders and saw Capt Kenny and other riders presented their training jerseys by the students. To prepare for the tour’s physical tests, members of the team have been holding three practice sessions per week involving long-distance rides along the Saanich Peninsula, incline training up and down a two-kilometer stretch of roadway to Observatory Hill, and...



















