The club needs volunteers to prepare the course for My Little Pony Cross. Friday November 1st. for 1pm.to clear passage through barn and to check course for large rocks and stones and other obstacles.Friday, November 8th. at 1pm to set out course tapes, flagging etc. so it is ready to pre-ride first thing on Saturday. The kids' circuit also needs to be set out. Norm. Thibault has kindly agreed to have the equipment trailer on site during the week so all necessary stuff is on hand.
Mid Island Velo Association has put in a bid to run the 2014 BC Provincial Time Trial Championships. To ensure that MIVA does the best job possible, the BOD has authorised the formation of a sub committee whose sole task will be the planning and execution of these championships. The chosen course is Grafton Road in Errington. This excellent road is quiet, easy to marshal and has an almost flat profile, giving competitors the opportunity to do their best time trial ever. In addition, there is a nearby school for the event headquarters and the venue is within half an hour of the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal. The club needs to start work on this exciting project as soon as possible so, if you are interested in working on the sub committee, please forward your names by email before December 1st.
this is notice that the club agm will be held on November 14th. at the Longwood Brew Pub immediately before the awards celebration. Proceedings start at 6pm or when there is a quorum present.Please note that all club offices will be up for election. If you are interested in standing for one of the positions, simply get someone to nominate you and be prepared to give a SHORT presentation on why you think you should be elected. The positions and the list of present directors as follows:
President Peter McCaffery
VP Finance / Treasurer Phil Birrer
VP Women's Interests Janna Gillick
VP Fundraising Jason Hare
Weekly Programme / Statistitian Corey Friesen
VP Racing Iain Hay
Club Coach Don Gilmore
The Awards ceremony is free and the club is providing hors d'oeuvres but you will also be able to buy food and drink from the Brew Pub's excellent menu. Soft drink for the kids will be free.
The weather was cool but clear on Saturday morning for the MIVA hill climb Championship. the sixth annual one to date. The first two were organised by Oak Bay Bikes CC, the predecessor to Mid Island Velo Association but the format has been the same throughout. Riders set off at intervals and the event is run as a road time trial.There were only eight starts, with Cheryl Morch and Sean De Pol being given an early start due to other priorities. Most of the remaining participants have supported the entire series this year, with the Hare trio of Dad, Jason, Abigail and Aiden being among the first to turn up. Other riders were Mark Wieler, Jim Brown and series leader Justin Mark. The two youth competitors were first off, followed by Jason , Jim , Mark and Justin. Start intervals were at 30 seconds to enable timekeeper Peter McCaffery to get to the finish before any of the cyclists. The club's Webscorer programme made this a simple task. As expected, Justin came into view first and then the remainder in reverse order (great seeding Mr. McC.!). Justin won the event with a time just 44 seconds off Paul Autons 12'00" record, set in 2011. Other notable performance was by Abigail Hare who established a female youth recoord.. For full results go to our Results page. Thanks to Ross Palfrey, Cheryl and Sean for helping to set up registration and toss agin for recording the event. Watch for his photos etc.
Here are the top results since 2009. If anyone has more information on the missing riders and times from the firast two years, please email to info@bikeracing.ca.
DUOMONT HILL CLIMB – TOP 3 FINISHERS EACH YEAR FROM 2008 TO 2013
2013 championship Justin Mark Steed Cycles 12' 44.5”
Sean Depol MIVA 14' 30”
Mark Wieler Arrowsmith/MIVA 14' 39.9''
2012 Championship Paul Auton Cycle Therapy 12' 17”
Dave Huntley Cycle Therapy 13' 11”
Doug Merrick CVCC 13' 31”
Sept. 12th' 2012 Doug Merrick CVCC 13' 25”
Mark Wieler Arrowsmith/MIVA 15' 23”
Kirby Villeneuve MIVA 15' 34”
2011 Championship Paul Auton ABA 12' 00” ( current record)
Rob Russell MIVA 13' 03”
Dave Huntley Everti 13' 05”
Sept. 5th. 2011 Paul Auton ABA 12' 20” (record)
Bryan Rehill HCTC 12' 38”
Doug Merrick CVCC 14' 17”
2010 Championship Patrick Paquette Ind. 12' 44”
Derek Brain Everti 13' 57”
Phil Birrer OBB 14' 54”
Sept. 23rd. 2010Derek Brain Everti 13' 31”
Bryan Rehill HCTC 14' ?? Sept. 23rd. 2010
Patrick Burnham OBB 17' ??
2009 Championship Stefan Jacobsen Frontrunners 12' 27” (record)
2008 Championship ??
Hill Climb Duomont best times Women 2013 Championship Cheryl Morch MIVA 16' 02.0”
2012 Championship Laurie Baildham MIVA 15' 40”
Sept. 12th' 2012Laurie Baildham MIVA 15' 43”
2011 Championship Cheryl Morch HCTC 15'
Sept. 5th. 2011 Janna Gillick MIVA 15' 06” ( current record)
Cheryl Morch MIVA 15' 37”
2010 Championship ?????
2009 Championship ?????
2008 Championship ?????
Hill Climb Duomont best times Youth 2008 Championship ?????
2009 Championship ?????
2010 Champoinship Brodie Hay MIVA 26'42” (record M.)
2011 Championship ?????
2012 Sept. 12th' 2012 Brodie Hay MIVA 19'23” ( current record M.)
Abigail Hare MIVA 21' 35” (record F.)
2013 Championship Abigail Hare MIVA 19' 25.2” (current record F.)
Aiden Hare MIVA 23' 45.8"
Saturday, October 5th. The Nanaimo Hill Climb Championship, also the final event in the MIVA 2013 hill climb series, will take place on the Duomont/ Wiegles hill. Registration is at Pleasant Valley Community Centre car park at 10.30am and first rider is away at 11am. Come on out and ride or cheer on your favourites.