MIVA has a team on the Bike to Work Week site so sign up for our team and log your kms.Besides it's just healthy to do so. https://www.biketowork.ca/nanaimo
The latest criterium, run as a points race, caused a bit of a shakeup near the top of the heap for the men. #broadstreetjerks rider Nick Kupiak took #allthepoints so he's still leading the standings. His training at Camp Whiskey Foxtrot has served him well. Meanwhile criterium rookie James Sage has proved that he's a quick learner with a strong kick and has moved up into second place with a single point lead over John Lam, who, according to Strava insiders, was out riding mountain bikes last night. Steady as always, Mike Sevcov remains in fourth place. However, another big move of the week saw Elijah Buffalo go from 11th place up to 5th. Also charging up the stats is Chris Cameron, who has cracked top ten after two races. Ayden Houle is holding a big lead in the Jr Men standings as he continues to his change from BMX racer to road racer, holding his own among riders with considerably more experience. As the lone female rider, Janna leads the women's category while wondering where the rest of the females are.
MIVA is going through the roof in 2016 all due to this amazing group of cyclists in the mid island.As of May 15: Membership: 153 Female: 43 Youth Female: 12 Male: 87 Youth Male: 11 $50 Gift Card from Rock City Cycles ready to roll, for those new to our membership draws a quick review. On our Master MIVA Membership list I keep it alphabetical with a # in the list. I plug in the numbers to random number generator, and match that digit up to our membership list and voila, the winner. We will be doing a few of these this year so read your emails and watch here.
Congrats to VALERIE CAPEWELL! You can pick up your $50 Gift Card from Rock City Cycles, ask for Corey or Sean.
Crit Corner is a new series of videos being filmed in the Escape Velocity series on the Lower Mainland at their UBC and Glenlyon races this year. A fantastic commentary over top of some exciting race footage, I’ve found each of the first three videos to be interesting and informative. In his own words –
This is a new project I'm trying out. The goals are threefold:
- Help you improve your crit performance through real-world examples and lessons
- Help me improve my crit performance through in-depth analysis
- Show off the sport in a unique way and hopefully build interest.
This is my first foray into the world of YouTube series, so there will be some growing pains. The eventual destination are episodes focused on specific components of a race or specific skills and techniques. I'm hoping to pump out one of these a week all summer, using footage from our weekly crits, stage races, provincial champs, and Super Week.
I'm not the best crit racer out there, but through this I hope to get a lot better and to fill a niche. I'm trying to keep it entertaining, even if you don't race.
So if you’re looking for tips and pointers, interested in what crit racing is all about or just want a mid week break from your TPS reports check it out.
Episode 1 Tour of Walla Walla
Episode 2 Breaking Away
Episode 3 Going for the Sprint
Aspengrove School is hosting a 10k bike ride with Clara Hughes on Saturday May 14th at 11am. Come ride a 10k loop in Lantzville and support the Canadian Mental Health Association with a small donation. This is a family oriented event which includes a shorter ride on grass for the very young ones too.Simply register using the link below and donate when you get there. http://www.aspengroveschool.ca/gala/ride-registration/
If you are interested in hearing her speak at our fundraising Gala here is the info. http://www.aspengroveschool.ca/gala/