A number of organisations have been asked to provide volunteers for this event. However. The Nanaimo Cobblestone Classic is MIVA's showcase race of the year. The club have over 50 members to date and if our 2011 members all rejoin, we will have over 80! This should give the club it's primary source of volunteers.
However, last season, despite constant requests and the opportunity to get series points, it was s-o-o-o-o hard to get anyone to help. The bell and lap board in the criteriums were more often than not operated by Al Henderson who was not even a member, and most of the time, there were no marshals on the turns. Several stalwarts including John Hannon, Mike Woodworth, Iain and Brody Hay, Dave Kenny and a few others did far more than their share but the majority of members had any number of excuses.
This year, any criterium where there are not at least three marshals on the critical turns will not start. So step up to the plate, to borrow a cliche from another sport, and do your bit to make MIVA really rock.
It would be a great shame if most of the volunteers for the Cobblestone Classic came from elsewhere.
Peter Marshal is a Canadian who was a great competitive road cyclist in the 1970's. Subsequently, he turned first to wholesale bicycle and parts import and distribution and then into the retail end of our sport. owning and operating a quality LBS in St. Catharines, Ontario.