Happy New Year!

2025 Club Registration is now open! Register here

We are looking forward to another great year in cycling! MIVA membership gains you access to weekly road and gravel rides, friendly competition via our Strava challenges, and special events such as our Spring and Summer challenges. Gravel rides are expected to start in February and road rides in April, keep an eye on our calendar for all the latest.

MIVA is an IMBA affiliate club, insured under Oasis Insurance, so Cycling BC membership is not required in order to become a MIVA member. As members of a IMBA affiliated club, MIVA members are eligible for discounts on optional personal liability, accident, or physical bike damage insurance coverage through Pedal Power. To find out more, go to: https://pedalpowerinsurance.ca, click on “Get an Online Quote” and under “Membership to Participating Provincial Association” select “International Mountain Bicycling Association of Canada”, or consult with your insurance professional.  

Other Ways to be Involved

Volunteers are truly what keeps MIVA rolling along!

We would like to thank each and every one of our ride leaders who generously gave their time week after week for the countless road and gravel rides in 2024: Patrick, Lesley, Brad, Eric, Susan, Shep, Erin, Carey, and David. If you are interested in becoming a ride leader for 2025 please email miva.president@gmail.com or reach out to any one of the board members.

In addition we’d like to thank all those that volunteered with the Nanaimo Unpaved and Hot Cross Bunnies events this past year. Volunteer support is critical to being able to run local events, and profits from both of these events are shared back to MIVA.

I’d also like to acknowledge the 2024 Board members for their leadership and service. All of our 2024 board members are willing to stand for re-election for 2025 at our AGM (date TBA). If you are interested in joining the board, or have any questions, please let us know.

Discord

While we wait for the official 2025 calendar to start, make sure to join us on the MIVA discord server for informal indoor and outdoor rides, as well as bike talk, buy & sell and more. Join Discord here.

Hope to see you out there soon!

Christine Schilling- President

MIVA is again proud to host Hot Cross Bunnies (HCB), one of six races in the Cross On The Rock (COTR) cyclocross series. MIVA has a long history with COTR going back over 16yrs. 

With over 300 riders expected, it will be a big, busy, wild event, and a lot of fun to be a part of.  There are race events for all ages from toddlers on push bikes to grizzled cyclocross veterans.

A portion of the proceeds from the event are shared back to to the club to help cover our annual expenses.

We will are still in need of volunteers, particularly for afternoon timing shift, 1-3:30. Timing volunteers are typically under a tent, so grab your rubber boots and come on out!

Sign up here!

We will have swag and treats for our volunteers.

MIVA is again proud to host Hot Cross Bunnies (HCB), one of six races in the Cross On The Rock (COTR) cyclocross series. MIVA has a long history with COTR going back over 16yrs. 

With over 300 riders expected, it will be a big, busy, wild event, and a lot of fun to be a part of.  There are race events for all ages from toddlers on push bikes to grizzled cyclocross veterans.

A portion of the proceeds from the event are shared back to to the club to help cover our annual expenses.

We will need volunteers on these days:

Saturday Nov 23 :  Course Setup @ 12:30.  Following the direction of the course designer(s): set up tables, barriers and help with taping out the course. Many hands make light work, so, more the merrier. If you bring a bike you may even be able to have a course pre-ride.

Sunday Nov 24 : RACE DAY!  Many positions are required on Race Day: registration, timing, fixing course tape, direct vehicle traffic and other miscellaneous chores.  Some of these position require morning and afternoon volunteers.

Sign up here!

We will have swag and treats for our volunteers.

Save the date! Planning is in progress for a fall gravel/ cx style ride Sunday Oct 6, meeting back at White Sails pub for some appies afterwards. Route is in progress, we’ll post along with a confirmed start time asap. We’ll aim to return to White Sails near opening time at noon.

Also don’t forget about the Cross on the Rock series going on now. All events are open to any type of bike; gravel, mountain or cross. Your gravel skills are all transferrable so get out there for some fun! Details here.

Due to heavy rain in the forecast, the road ride Sunday Aug 18 will be canceled. Hope to see you all back out there soon!