RESULTS

	Name	Club	Cat	time
1	Ian Smith	MIVA	2	40' 55”
2	Charles Hamer	MIVA	3	at 2”
3	Doug Merrick	MIVA/CVCC	2	s.t.
4	Keegan Metheringham	Ind.	4	at 4' 05”
5	Phillip Birrer	MIVA	4	at 4' 07”
6	Dave Steen	MIVA	ME	at 7' 17”
7	Kyle Waring	MIVA	3	at 9' 17”
DNF	Iain Hay	MIVA	3	DNF (flat)
15 kilometre time trial
1	Brodie Hay	MIVA	CAD	29' 07”

There was snow on the ground and a lot more on Mount Benson at 7am in the morning but by the 11am start time, it had turned

into a beautiful sunny but cool morning. The eight starters rolled

off easily and for the first few kilometres they stayed together but

on the first ascent of Jacks Hill a group of four including Doug

Merrick, Charles Hamer Ian Smith and Iain Hay upped the pace

and caused a split. Phil Birrer and Keegan Metheringham hovered

a couple of hundred metres back but Dave Steen and Kyle Waring

were already a good way back. The lead four kept up the pressure,

losing Hay to a flat just before the half way mark, and eventually

left Birrer and Metheringham trailing almost half a kilometre down

with Steen (now in his usual time trial mode) chasing steadily and

Waring, showing his state of unfitness, bringing up the rear.

In the final sprint, Ian Smith took a couple of seconds out of Charles

and Doug, who finished in that order. Keegan out sprinted Phil for

fourth and Dave managed to stay away from Kyle to take sixth.

Brodie Hay decided to ride a fifteen kilometre time trial to see how

he had improved since last Fall and beat his previous best time by

almost a minute and a half.

Everyone had good things to say about the course so, if the Duke

Point Terminal is still closed, there will be a three lap race on the

same circuit in two weeks.

We recently posted on our web site and our Facebook page a request for unwanted cycling clothing, shoes etc.for aboriginal riders. I am sending the unsold MIVA 2011 clothing plus a bunch of other jerseys, shorts, jackets etc. off to the programme on Friday next. if any of you have unwanted stuff in good condition and clean, please bring it round to my place or drop off at Oak Bay Bikes before Friday. Thanks a lot in anticipation of your generosity.

Cycling BC 's Regional Development Officer for Vancouver Island, Colin Campbell, has organised some coaching courses for those who are interested in coaching young beginning road riders. These course will be very valuable for anyone who wants to assist with MIVA Youth Development Programme. Dates, times and locations are as follows:

Technical Course: April 7^th in Nanaimo

10:00AM-4PM

Practical:

Victoria – April 2^nd or 10^th

Nanaimo – April 4^th or 11^th

Campbell River – April 5^th or 12^th

5PM-8PM

Please RSVP to these courses as if there is low attendance they will be canceled. All locations are to be confirmed and will be told to those who RSVP. If you know of others that want to give this a go, please have them contact Colin directly so he has a good idea of head count. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact:

www.cyclingbc.net  colin@cyclingbc.net

Please note that, before going into schools or working with young riders, you will need to have completed a St. John Ambulance Emergency First Aid Course and have had a criminal background check. This can be done at any RCMP location and is completely confidential.

On June 17th, MIVA is organising the first annual Cobblestone Classic criterium in downtown Nanaimo. This event has been granted the top Cycling BC sanction  and will attract top pro am  riders from BC, the other western provinces and the Pacific North West. Our first organisational meeting is tomorrow night and one of the most important items on the agenda is the formation of a committee to run the event. Any local cyclists who are interested in being on the committee,email pakamac@gmail.com.