This is a (sort of) cycling web site but occasionally we pass on information that is in the area of general interest. Many of the inhabitants of Vancouver Island are of British extraction but, for the delight? and edification of those who are not, and for all our other non-WASP readers, here is a brief history of the English language. (Thanks to ex UCI commissaire Keith Walker for sending this.)
In 1982, Gordon Singleton won the first ever world championship by a Canadian cyclist when he came first in the keirin. Later in the championships, he was in the final of the sprint against Koichi Nakano, who had held the title foe the previous four years. This video from the Fifth Estate, who were doing a feature on Gordon, shows what happened. Thanks to Dave Kenny for sending this in.
All the arrangements have been made, a venue found and a time schedule worked out and an extra half hour built in for those who REALLY like to suffer!
The MIVA indoor trainer evenings will be on Thursdays from 7.45pm to 9.15pm at Pleasant Valley School on Dunbar Road off Metral Drive, just south of the Real Canadian Superstore.
Please arrive fifteen minutes early to make sure you are set up at the start of each night's video. You should bring a towel, a water bottle, and something to protect the floor from sweat and oil. The sessions will last one and a half hours and you will have another fifteen minutes to pack your stuff. There is plenty of parking at the school. BTW, cost for each session is $5.
Session will start on Thursday December 1st. And continue weekly until the end of February. There will be no sessions on December 22nd or Dec. 29th.. So you can go and buy all that neat cycling stuff for your nearest and dearest and the liquid refreshment for New Year's Eve.
This photo received the most number of votes from the 11 Judge panel.
Photos were judged based on:
1) Quality of photo
2) Composition
3) Framing
4) IF the photo captures “Cross”
5) If the photo captures COTR?
One of the best Cross Photographers out there, Joe Sales, was one of our judges and he had this to say about Halldor’s photo:
A Euro-maxed out dude shoulder to shoulder with a guy rocking disc brakes and a BC bike race jersey with fans cheering. Older dude even has a bloody mini-bike light on his handlebars. And its a perfect mild pan, just enough to capture motion and spoke blur but the riders are sharp. The colours aren't dialed in but content is king. This picture wins for sure. There's even a baseball diamond in the background! This picture shows that there is something for everyone at COTR: Euro - geekiness, Fred-Geekiness and crazed rabid spectators. And after the race you can play softball.