Tomorrow is the first Monday Night Ride of the season! For a quick recap on the Monday Night Rides please read this link. Where: NIC (Ice Center) Parking Lot Cost: FREE Time: Ride DEPARTS at 6pm sharp. Do not be taking your bike off the rack at 559pm unless you like to play catch up. Speed: 20-24km/hr, no hammering. This ride is about getting people comfortable in a group setting.

Please have your MIVA Membership complete for 2016. Cycling BC: you may ride two 'freebies' prior to taking out your license. Please bring the Trial Ride Release of Liability Waiver with you to hand to the ride leader (Mike). He won't have any with him, and has had to turn people away in the past. Print, sign, put in your rear pocket :)

SPONSORED BY KIYO SPA!

The TT clinic will take place prior to our first time trial of the season on Thursday April 14th, at 530pm. The 15k TT#1 will start at 630pm. Don Gillmore has assisted many time trialists to becoming substantially faster through advice and minor tweaks. Some of the things that will be covered:

Postioning

• Crank Length
• Pelvic Rotation
• SMP Saddles

Technique

 (there would be bullet points below, if Wordpress worked right :) )

• Cadence
• Gearing
• Crank length
• Allocation of effort on rolling terrain
• Starts and turns
•  Climbing - seated in aero position - saddles again
•  Descents
  In addition to this, Don has provided a few places that people can go online to read up on pertinent info. These articles linked below would be helpful to read prior to the clinic. As Don says, "For me, getting low and comfortable on the bike has been dependent on saddle choice, and I've spent years and well over a grand on saddles to home in on what works. That's where it starts actually.  I remember the frustration when I hadn't found a saddle that worked, then finding better and better ones over the years.  At the same time, others, like those two bike fitters, have come up with similar findings" :
  About SMP Saddles
  Steve Hogg is a renowned Australian bike fitter.  He has an excellent writeup on SMP saddles
  Colby Pearce is "Steve Hogg certified" and has a similar take on SMP saddles. The second link on SMP saddles was actually the precursor to the SMP Primer that I wanted people to read

  

Spring Challenge 50k/100k! Register here https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=65424&owner=0 $10 per person, anyone and everyone welcome (don't need CycBC or MIVA membership, just come ride) Timing will be via your Strava (so stay on the course!) times post race Start Finish at White Sails Brewing 50k starts at 10am Route here 100k starts at 8am Route here Noon-ish finish for all at White Sails, MIVA will provide platters.

Sean De Pol has set up a volunteer signup system for the Coal City Cycles Criterium series, as well as the Rock City Cycles Time Trial Series. As with all MIVA events, nothing happens without a LOT of volunteering from a core group of individuals. Sean’s system should help people to pre plan what races they can lend a hand at.

Coal City Cycles Crit Series: This year Peter has agreed to train the incoming timer (it could be you) for a few crits and lend his expertise, thankfully.

Please click on the link  to fill in what dates you can do any of the positions such as timekeeper, course marshall (4), or registration. The entire season is set up in the system, meaning when you have a week you may not be racing, or are tapering for a big weekend race, it would be appreciated if you can fill in. The survey results from MIVA told us more crit races were wanted, so we listened. With this comes the risk of volunteer burnout if its the same folk week after week.

Rock City Cycles TT Series The timing system for the TT’s is using Webscorer (tap the racers name on the ipad as they finish). MIVA will have it set up ahead of time. We will need a timekeeper, turn around marshall, and spotter/holder at start/finish line to help the event go as smooth as possible. Again if you have a race on the weekend, or are injured (hope not), these are weeks we would love to have you come out to help. Sign up link here!

FREE MIVA water bottle for volunteering!

by Angelina Landry

MIVA Wednesday Night Rides

April 13, 2016 to September 21, 2016, the MIVA Intermediate/Advanced

Wednesday evening ride rolls out of the parking lot at Rock City Cycles (3700 Island

Highway, Nanaimo, BC) at 6pm sharp.

 

Duration: 2-3 hours. Pace is moderate to fast

24-33km/hr) over hilly terrain.

 

A and B options are available with groups meeting

at the top of climbs. This ride typically follows the same route:

http://www.strava.com/routes/2045033 however, we are occasionally hijacked by

aliens whose idea of a good time involves traversing alternative routes to the same

destination. Rides are open to everyone and safety is paramount, so we ask that all

participants be proficient in group ride technique and etiquette before joining the

rides. We also ask that all riders wear a helmet, obey traffic laws and come equipped

with a repair kit including spare tube(s) and pump. Participants must be members

of MIVA and Cycling BC.

 

This year we are pleased to announce that MIVA will be contributing $1 for each

participant of our weekly group rides to Bicycles for Humanity, a global grassroots

movement that provides the gift of mobility delivered by a bicycle to many in

developing countries. To find out more about this worthy cause go to:

www.bicycles-for-humanity.org We will be accepting additional donations for B4H throughout the season. Anyone wishing to contribute more is welcome to do so!