In the men's 15km time trial competition, the third place was actually Paul Auton with a 21' 26" time. The series organiser had missed this when compiling the results. The time trial positions are publicised several times during the season as it's easy to overlook a result now and then. Thanks to Shawn Boyd for pointing this out.
Friday evening, a number of MIVA members gathered at the Longwood Brew Pub for a social and and awards presentation, recognising the success of riders in MIVA's time trial and criterium series this year. Here is a list of winners. Here are some photos from the evening
Some of the club's sponsors - Bob Cameron, North west Bay Massage and Therapy, Glaros Studios - were present to receive thank you plaques and all indicated that they would continue to sponsor the club in 2012. Shawn Boyd, representing new sponsors Houle Electric, was also in attendance.
Next November Canbicuba is organising the second Trans Cuba Cycling Tour. Peter Marshall an avid competitive and touring cyclist, has a great deal of experience creating interesting and scenic tours in various parts of Cuba and has developed a superb itinerary that will enable participants in the Trans Cuba tour to see all parts of the"real" Cuba. More details of the tour can be found here. By the way, your Editor is going on this tour and will be giving a full report.
Canbicuba has a history of donating bikes, equipment and clothing to Cuban cyclists as t
hey are very poor and do not have access to quality stuff. If you sign up for the 2012 Trans Cuba tour, take along some of your old or unwanted items - it will be much-appreciated.
Until 1934, recumbent bikes were legal in bike races and most often, won the events in
which they were entered by a large margin. Here is a history of these interesting machines and an account of the quandary in which the UCI found itself when asked to make a call on the legality of the bikes.
MIVA AWARDS NIGHT
Location for MIVA 2011 Awards Night
The Mid Island Velo Association first annual awards night is at the Longwood Brew Pub at 6.30pm on November 11th. on Turner Avenue in Nanaimo. This is where all our winners for 2011 will be honoured and the assembled multitude will mill around and trade war stories about the club races and recreational? rides.
Although this is a club event, all local cyclists are invited, so if any of our readers wish to attend, they will be made most welcome.