This Thursday's trainer session at Pleasant Valley School features a great video covering Bjarne Riis'  experiences with team CFC.  Well worth watching. Janna will put a suggested routine on the white board.

For all those existing and new members of Mid Island Velo Association, please note that the club is affiliated to Cycling BC and that you should fill in "MIVA" as your club.

Greipel makes it four stages and Gerant takes the overall g.c. For full results and links to live video, go here.

The MIVA clothing order is ready to go. The new designs for shorts and jerseys are radically different from last year's. Since there are only four orders from members, the club has ordered a selection of items in medium large and extra large sizes. Socks, leg warmers and summer vests are included this year.

If your size isn't there TOUGH. Everyone had the opportunity to order up to two months ago.

However, There will be a supplementary order going in in about six weeks.

 

MIVA committee members have put together a great schedule for the 2012 season. There is the regular time trial series on Nanaimo River Road plus a couple of weekend 15km events on the Duke Point Highway (hopefully, the ferry terminal repairs will take until April). Last year's criterium series has been modified to bi-weekly crits.  alternating with road races on a challenging 5.5km circuit near Extension.

Last year's BCMCA stage race is being replaced by a downtown Nanaimo Fathers' Day open criterium which will be on the Cycling BC schedule. In addition, MIVA will be hosting two of the Island Cup series events.

Another exciting activity is the start of the club's Youth Development programme where road safety and introduction to racing workshops will be run in local schools. The club is seeking a Community Gaming Grant to aid in delivery of these sessions.

In the Fall, the club will run a series of mid week cyclo-cross events and clinics at Diver Lake and will also organise one of the Cross on The Rock races at Beban Park in November. This may be the Island Championship.