There are only five weeks left in MIVA's weekly time trial and criterium series. Reminder: to qualify for series awards, riders must have participated in seven or more events in either series. The top five results will count towards your final placing. Awards will be given out at an evening social, later this fall. MIVA RACE SCHEDULE

Aug 11^th. To end of season

Date	Event	Location	Distance	Time
08/11/11	ITT	Nanaimo River Rd.	20km	1900h.
08/16/11	Criterium	Boxwood Circuit	60 min.	1830h.
08/18/11	Hill climb	Kilpatrick/Benson View	3.2km	1900h.
09/23/11	Criterium	Boxwood	60 min.	1830h.
09/25/11	ITT	N.R.R.	20km	1830h.
08/30/11	Criterium	Boxwood		1830h.
09/01/11	Hill climb	Hwy 19/College Dr.	3km	1830h.
09/06/11	Crit. Champ.	Boxwood	60 min.	1830h.
09/08/11	Hill climb	Duomont/Wiegles	5.2km	1830h.
10/08/11	Hill climb Champ.	Duomont/Wiegles	5.2km	1100h.

Four riders represented MIVA at the BC Provincial Time Trial Championship in Duncan on Saturday. Chris Cameron  and Charlene Hay rode in the masters events, looking great in their MIVA clothing. and Brodie Hay succeeded in winning the silver in the under 13 youth category. Iain Hay also represented the club well, placing second in the Master B category. (results on our 'RESULTS' page)

Brodie's medal is  the first one for the club and a sign of good things to come.

The popular Nanaimo to Victoria ride is not occurring this year because the moving closure so necessary for safety could not be provided by the police. However, in its place, OBB is hosting the Victoria 2 Cowichan 150km ride. For details go here.

Departure Bay Road , Nanaimo. 11/08/04

Beautiful weather *(24deg. C., no wind)

11 starters for this year's first MIVA hill climb. The Departure Bay/Uplands Road hill is a long drag with no real gradient changes until the 11% kick about 400 meters from the finish. The riders were seeded according to perceived ability and past results on the hill.

First to depart after starter Leigh Blaney's command, was Vicki Boyd, Frontrunners, who is in the final stages of preparing for an Ironman triathlon. She was expected to do about 9'30” for the ascent, but surprised everyone except herself by doing 9'00”! Husband Shawn did catch her on the climb and posted a personal best of 7'23” which beat the old record by 5 seconds. This was a portent of things to come and eventually, five riders beat the old mark.

Seventh rider off, Rob Russell. Beat Shawn's time by 6 seconds but this was eclipsed three times in rapid succession with Last year's winner and current record holder Stefan Jacobsen of Frontrunners posting the new record time of 6'52”.

With only Don Gillmore left to finish, the rest of the riders waited at the finish to see if he would eclipse Stefans's performance but, as the seconds clicked by, it became increasingly clear that tonight was Jacobsen's. Gillmore eventually finished, a very creditable second, in 7' 02”.

In the women's event, Janna Gillick HCTC, matched her last year's time of 8'27” to win the women's event.

Thanks to Kit McCaffery for registration, to Leigh Blaney (starter), Ross Palfery (turn marshal.), and Gary Ceroome (holder),

All cyclists ride bicycles but not all those who ride bikes are cyclists. As a cyclist with a few years of experience riding all kinds of bicycles, your editor spends quite a bit of time observing bike  riders - kids, families, commuters, recreational riders and, of course, club members and competitors.  It's safe to say that about ninety-five percent of  those observed have their seats too low or too high, pedal v-e-r-y slowly (usually with their insteps), don't use their gears, overdress in warm weather, etc., etc., etc. In addition, they are more often than not, riding on the sidewalks, or on the wrong side of the road, facing opposing traffic.

I am constantly wanting to dialogue with them and teach or remind them about setting up the bike correctly, using an efficient cadence, and using their gears to maintain that cadence at all times, plus impressing upon them that bikes are vehicles and should abey yhe rules of the road !

My best friend says I should mind my own business and let them carry on as they are but I want them to really enjoy cycling as I do and to experience the joy of "doing it right".  Who's right ???

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