The Coal City Criterium Series was off to a fast start tonight on Boxwood.  A shout out to our vollies who pulled through and swept up the corners for all of the riders; Peter, Lorrie, Janine, Graeme and Antonious.  Volunteers make these events happen, thank you.

With 19 riders out on the course and some strong winds, the word is that this was one of the fastest opening races we've had.  Kudo's to the newbies on the course tonight, Stephan Mohan, Eric Rush, Kiyomi Schulz and Jesse Manor.

The race started out with two neutral laps which turned in to, (what felt like), full tilt ahead and on the 7th lap after the second corner Peter Mogg and Conner McGrady ended up on the ground.  The crash was minor and they both got back on their bikes, two laps later Conner left the race and Mr. Mogg was back in contention.  On the last lap, Peter was in the two-man break-away with Sean Lunny and managed to beat him out by .1 of a second, it was a photo finish. Thank you, Patrick, for getting us suited up with timing chips.

See the full results HERE

Way to crush it riders and see you on the road.

There were a whopping 40 + riders out last night for the Monday Night Group Ride, I think that is an all-time record. The groups that will be running every Monday Night will be considered Group A, B and C.  For nights when there are 40+ we will have two B groups for safety reasons.  There was some great riding out last night so way to go riders, let's make this the best season yet.   Showing up is how to make the magic happen! Tonight is the first Criterium and we have 3 volunteers that have stepped up for the night and we are looking for 4 more to keep the riders safe and get the rocks off the course.  Sign up here.  The race starts at 6:30 so volunteers are needed for 6 pm.  If you are still considering and would like some pointers, let one of the MIVA Board of Directors know and we can arrange some time with one of the veteran crit riders;)

See you on the road!

ps. if you are still needing to sign up do that here. And if a seasons pass is in order you can get that here

Tonight, Monday April 16th's, House of Kiyo Monday Night Development Ride is canceled due to weather.  We will always do our best to provide 2 hours notice for canceled events for out of towners.

TT INTERCLUB CHALLENGE 

 

This year MIVA Cycling Club is hosting an interclub TT challenge series, so talk to your friends and make a team.

The series includes 4 Time Trials:

         15k       May 10th     Grafton Road, Errington

         20k       May 24th     Nanaimo River Road (NRR)

         40k       June 14th    NRR

         15k       July 5th       NRR

* Teams will consist of 3 riders from the same club with no limit on the number of teams from each club.

* Each club team must be mixed (both male and female)

* One rider on each club team must ride Merckx style (no TT bike, no aero bars, no aero helmet, no aero wheels)

* Each rider will compete individually

* Times from each team will be added together for a total team time for each event

* Fastest team time will be awarded 10 Points for the win,  2nd fastest team 8 points, then points will be awarded as follows 7 6,5,4,3,2,1,1,1,1

* At the last TT on July 5, the overall team winner will be announced earning bragging rights

* If by chance there is a tie then we will use the fastest total team time from the last event 

All riders must be members of Cycling BC.

Riders can signup online using our webscorer system. There will be a $5 fee per rider for each event unless you hold a MIVA seasons pass. Riders should check in with the starter by 6:30.  First rider off at 7pm, and then at 1-minute intervals after.  No drafting permitted.

Time to get rid of some gear or find that part you have been searching for?

The 2nd Annual MIVA Gear Swap is scheduled for Saturday, February 24th. It will be located at the picnic shelter at Bowen Park (Millstream Pkwy and Wall St). The sale starts at 9AM goes until 11am. Entry is free. Rain or shine - we'll make use of the picnic shelter along with the MIVA tents.

The sale is intended to be an opportunity for MIVA members and other cycling enthusiasts in the community to sell gently used bikes and bike parts that are otherwise sitting unused in garages.

The sale is being run as a service to MIVA members. There is no charge for members to sell but non-members pay $20. We do ask that anyone wishing to sell email miva.gear@shaw.ca by Wednesday February 21st to reserve. Instructions will be provided to sellers via email prior to the sale.

We are also looking for volunteers to help with tear-down and clean-up (11AM). Anyone willing to help should email miva.gear@shaw.ca