This week's 7.30pm - 9.30pm trainer session at Pleasant Valley School is CANCELLED due to a schedule conflict with a school activity. Please note that the next session will be in the new year, on January 6th. same time and location. Sorry if this is an inconvenience. Suggest you put on your lights and fenders and go out for 100km ride instead.
Compared with the roadies and tri guys in most other Canadian cities, Nanaimo cyclists of both 
persuasions tend to get on very well. MIVA criterium series this year saw representatives of both groups riding together and after the time trials, there could be observed a welcome camaraderie. Here is a video highlighting the usual attitude of triathletes and road racers towards each other!
2012 Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards
Get the recognition your athletes, coaches, volunteers and your sport deserves. Submit your nominations now!
December 15, 2011 deadline
The Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards recognize local athletes, officials and sport administrators who have garnered local, regional, provincial, or national attention for their athletic accomplishments. In addition to consideration of their athletic achievements, the awards honour individuals who have made their sport and/or community a better place by; volunteering in their community, maintaining their commitment to academics, considered a role model and displaying leadership qualities. They have also displayed through their achievements the significant role that sport can play in developing our children into role models by promoting the value and benefits provided by sport participation.
Categories include:
Male Individual Athlete of the Year
Female Individual Athlete of the Year
Male Team Athlete of the Year
Female Team Athlete of the Year
Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Team of the Year
Junior Team of the Year
Male/Female Masters Athlete of the Year
Partners of the Year
Coach of the Year (Recreation/Grassroots)
Coach of the Year (Development/High Performance)
Official of the year
Sport Administrator of the Year
Best Sports News Story of the Year
All nominations are due by Thursday, December 15th at 5:00pm. For your convenience, click here for an online version of the nomination form. Nomination forms are available for pick up at the front desk of the Coast Bastion Inn and can also be submitted there or at Pacific Sport, 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 5S5) or fax (250-740-6170).
The 2011 Sport Achievement Awards will take place on Feb. 4, 2012 at the Coast Bastion Inn.
Tickets are available at $60 per person or $500 for a table of ten.
If you have any questions about the nomination process or the Awards Night please call
Drew Cooper @PacificSport at (250) 740-6572
or reply by email and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
MIVA CLOTHING ORDER FORM
All orders should be put in a sealed envelope and left at Oak Bay Bikes or Frontrunners or mailed to 101-6224 Pleasant Ridge Place, Nanaimo, BC. V9T 0B3 by NOVEMBER 1STaccompanied by cheque for required amount and made out to MIVA. Order form is on following page.
Here is the sizing chart: Please check your measurements carefully before ordering as we want you to have the best possible fit.
SIZING CHART all measurements in centimetres
JERSEY
| CLUB CUT | FRONT LENGTH | BACK LENGTH | ARM PIT TO ARM PIT |
| XXS | 58 | 70 | 44 |
| XS | 59 | 71 | 47 |
| S | 60 | 72 | 49 |
| M | 61 | 74 | 51 |
| L | 63 | 76 | 52 |
| XL | 64 | 77 | 54 |
| XXL | 65 | 78 | 55 |
| XXXL | 67 | 79 | 58 |
| RACE CUT | FRONT LENGTH | BACK LENGTH | ARM PIT TO ARM PIT |
| XXS | 53 | 64 | 42 |
| XS | 54 | 65 | 44 |
| S | 55 | 68 | 46 |
| M | 56 | 71 | 48 |
| L | 58 | 72 | 50 |
| XL | 59 | 73 | 52 |
| XXL | 61 | 75 | 54 |
| XXXL | 62 | 76 | 56 |
SHORTS and BIBS
| HIPS: waist to mid-thigh | IN SEAM: crotch to mid thigh | THIGH: width of mid thigh | |
| XXS | 88 | 21 | 24 |
| XS | 91 | 21 | 25 |
| S | 94 | 22 | 26 |
| M | 97 | 23 | 27 |
| L | 100 | 24 | 28 |
| XL | 103 | 25 | 29 |
| XXL | 106 | 26 | 30 |
| XXXL | 109 | 27 | 31 |
MIVA CLOTHING PRICING
| Short sleeve jersey | 45 | Summer gloves (25 min) | 25 | |
| Long sleeve jersey | 53 | Summer hat (N/A) | ||
| Bib shorts | 55 | Sweat band | 10 | |
| Shorts | 50 | Arm warmers - warm | 20 | |
| Summer vest | 60 | Arm warmers - lycra | 15 | |
| Winter vest | 70 | Leg warmers - warm | 25 | |
| Summer jacket (shell) | 75 | Leg warmers - lycra | 23 | |
| Winter jacket | 85 | ¾ leg tights | 75 | |
| Neoprene Bootees (25 min) | 35 | Full length tights | 85 | |
| Lycra shoe covers | 20 | Mini jersey | 10 | |
| Winter gloves (25 min) | 35 | Socks (100 pr. min) | 10 |
MIVA CLOTHING ORDER FORM
NAME: _______________________________ ADDRESS: _____________________________
email: _________________________________ _____________________________
Tel: _________________________________ _____________________________
POSTALCODE: _________________________
| ITEM | SIZE | QUANTITY | PRICE | TOTAL |
| TOTAL |
Signed order must be accompanied by full payment. Cheques should be made out to MIVA. Please check your order carefully as, once it is submitted, no changes can be made.
SIGNATURE: ___________________ DATE: _____________
There is a not-too-subtle distinction between those of us who refer to ourselves as "Cyclists" and
all the rest, who simply call themselves "Bike riders". Here, for those who don't get the distinction, is the definitive explanation. (thanks to Jim Glover for sending this.)