Tonight is the first Weds Night Ride of the 2016 season! Meet at Rock City Cycles ready to ride @ 6pm sharp. See ride leader Angelina's post here for all the details of what this ride is all about. See you Weds!

Crit 1 in the Coal City Cycles Crit Series was held Tuesday April 12th. Prior to the race Janna Gillick hosted a Crit Clinic to review safety, race etiquette, and strategies to 17 riders. Big thank you to Janna for putting this on (and for wearing head to toe MIVA gear, literally) The race itself had 25 (ish?) participants, including most from the clinic prior, as well as crit sponsor Robin Dutton who bolted from work down the road and biked over. The weather had turned a bit nasty just before the start so it was decided in the name of safety that no points would be awarded for this race and no sprints as well. It's not worth crashing and getting road rash on the very first race of the season, thank you all for understanding the risks.

Thank you as always to Peter McCaffery for running registration and timing. thanks to Iain Hay and Patrick Burnham for helping set up, and to Tamara, Pascal, Autumn, Leslie and Monet for manning the corners and making sure car didn't meet bike.

As Iain said it was great to see so many newcomers out, and nice of Wake Luksay to bring a big crew from Courtney (including Youth Male Champion 2015 Evan Luksay).

Peter may still get a write up in of how the ride went perhaps. Again if someone out there is interested and willing, MIVA does need a timekeeper many of the races as this is Peters 6th (at least) year in a row of doing this. Please let us know.

See everyone next Tuesday at Boxwood!

What a great group of keen riders came out tonight. Some returning faces and many new ones. We split into 2 groups, one a bit faster than the other. Next week I anticipate 3 groups which means that we really can accommodate different speeds and abilities. Don't hesitate next week, come out and try the ride!We are constantly giving pointers and advice throughout the ride so if you are looking to learn some skills and techniques this is the ride for you. We rode 20km tonight and will probably increase that slowly each week for a little while. Look forward to seeing you all again next week and maybe some new members too. Please be sure to: 1. Join MIVA. 2. Get a "General Membership" at least from Cycling BC. OR you can try two rides first but must print and sign a waiver before riding.

It's almost here. The debut of the Coal City Cycles Crit Series on the famed Boxwood Course. Permits are in place, insurance is set. Volunteers, fans, and racers are all set to go at Peter's mark. Register online is recommended, then you just need to do a check in. The reg table will be open at 530pm.

Fee is $5. Unless you have a seasons pass like the cool kids, in which case you can just ride up check in and blow your heart up going in a 1.1km circuit.

Time: Race start is 630pm. There is a Crit Clinic from 6-630 however, so tonight the registration table will open early at 530pm at the usual spot by the Longwood.

Can you volunteer? Use this form to sign up we would really appreciate the help.  

For those of you wanting to try out crit racing, this is your best chance. Janna and others will be holding a half hour clinic prior to the Crit #1 race at 630pm. Online pre registration will assist us in getting numbers set.  There is NO COST to the clinic. Come give it a try! CRIT Series brought to you by COAL CITY CYCLES