MIVA Awards Night is this Thursday at the Longwood Brew Pub in the Upstairs Room (no, it's NOT the Last Supper). The evening will start with the club AGM which will include elections for all club directors. Many will stand for re-election but there will be vacancies as some are not returning for next year. If you are interested in a director position. come to the agm, get someone or yourself to nominate you and see if you can get voted in. We definitely need a women's director, a new club coach and a new statistician.The rest of the evening will be fun, with goodies provided by the club and you cn also order food and drink as there is a good waiter/waitress service. Soft drinks are free. See you there.

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release

VIPYRS and Pacific Cycling Centre Partner to Enhance Youth Cycling

After a successful inaugural year, the Vancouver Island Performance Youth Racing Squad (VIPYRS) is pleased to announce its affiliation with Pacific Cycling Centre (PCC) in Victoria, BC. The partnership will expose VIPYRS to a new level of competition with access to PCC’s Houshang Amiri – noted National, Olympic, and UCI Coach.

To kick off the 2014 cycling season, VIPYRS and PCC will be hosting a Vancouver Island Talent ID Camp under the direction of Coach Amiri. This camp is for riders aged 14 – 18 (permission required for riders under 14) and will take place in Courtenay on December 8^th. The camp will include in-class training presentations, and on-road skill training and observation led by PCC coaches and National champions. Athletes with potential will be considered for the VIPYRS program. The cost for the camp is $50 per athlete. Registration deadline is November 30^th.

“PCC is very ecstatic to work and partner with an organization like VIPYRS, which is thoroughly committed to the development of sport and young athletes in our community,” said Amiri.

VIPYRS is an island-wide youth development/high performance cycling team. The team looks forward to building on its previous successes which include multiple U17 and U15 Provincial road and track championships.

PCC provides coaching services for Elite, Masters, and Junior athletes in road, mountain bike, track, and cyclo-cross. In 2013 PCC athletes won over 11 Track National and Provincial Championship medals, including two National champion titles and four Provincial Champion titles. www.pacificcyclingcentre.ca

For further information or to register for the Talent ID Camp, contact VIPYRS through their website – www.vipyrsracing.com.

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.

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.

None of the instructors is available to give the cyclo-cross clinic on Wednesday evening. Therefore the clinic has been moved to Saturday morning 10-11am at the Beban park BMX grounds. Sorry for the inconvenience.