A number of MIVA members, and many other visitors to this web site are in their fifties, sixties and even older.  They will remember the 1960's with affection and will recall Mafac Racer brakes, beautifully finished Cinelli aluminum bars and stems, the first Campagnolo Record gruppos, Huret Jubilee derailleurs, cyclo-cross courses with up to 25% running and LOTS of mud and, of course, Eddy Merckx's domination of the pro peleton. However, as a brief respite from the cycling world we tend to dwell in, here is a brief reminder of some other notable components of the 60's.

Thursday's second cyclo-cross clinic - on cornering -  was conducted by ex-elite CX rider Dave Kenny. After reviewing last weeks workshop on barrier jumping, Dave set up a figure of eight course around the trees and explained and demonstrated the finer points of cornering: keep pedalling, pick the route with most traction, look where you want to go, cutting to the apex, passing on the inside and outside, and losing as little speed as possible. The group  (of eighteen - great!) practised these skills and improved rapidly. The,to conclude the evening, there was a thirty minute race round a similar circuit to last week"s (results to follow).

Next week's clinic, which will start at 4.30pm. will concentrate on cross camber riding, up and down, deciding when to ride and when to run, and carrying the bike while running. It will be followed by another half hour race.

In the best? tradition of Don Cherry's Rock 'em, sock 'em hockey videos, here are some really hairy cyclo-cross crashes. Click on each of the numbers. one two three four five six seven

Here are some photos of MIVA members and other local riders who rode in the Island Cyclo-cross Championships

The second MIVA cyclo-cross clinic will be at Beban Park, BMX area on Thursday October 20th. at 4.45pm, with race at 5.30pm. Clinic will be run by Dave Kenny, who was a nationally-ranked cyclo-cross rider in Britain as well as an experienced race organiser.