POS	NAME	CAT	CLUB	TIME	PTS
1	Ian Smith	A	MIVA	47' 27"	12
2	Rob Bau	C	MIVA	at 1' 30"	10
3	Paul Thompson	B	MIVA	s.t.	9
4	Iain Hay	B	MIVA	s.t.	8
5	Mike Sevcov	B	Everti/MIVA	s,t,	7
6	Shepherd Stewart	C	MIVA	s.t.	6
7	Shawn Boyd	C	MIVA	s.t.	5
8	Menno Jonsma	C	MIVA	at 1' 31"	4
9	Bil McMillan	B	MIVA	s.t.	3
10	Mark Wieler	C	Arrowsmith/MIVA	at 1' 32"	2

MIVA BOXWOOD CRITERIUM, MAY 15TH. 2012 Weather perfect, wind - challenging, spectators - one.

Fifteen riders started tonight - eleven seniors, one youth and one woman. The first few laps before prime #1 were quiet Rob Bau took the flag and then the action heated up. The next lap, Rob kept up the pace at the front of the pack, followed by Menno Jongsma, Ian Smith and the rest of the pack. Within another lap, Mark Wieler (Arrowsmith) , Shawn Boyd and Phil Birrer were driving the pace and then it was Shawn again, with Paul Thompson, Mike Sevcov (Everti) and Phil still near the front.

After a quiet lap 13, Ian Smith came to the front again with Iain Hay and Kyle Waring. The rest of the pack were five seconds back strung out in single file. The two Ia(i)n's and Kyle, together with two others, maintained the small gap but eased again just before the bell for the second prime. As the riders came round the bend into the finish straight, Ian Smith had opened a gap on his own and easily took the second sprint.

From then on the first category rider gained five seconds a lap until the last prime with three laps to go, which he won easily. Then he increased his speed a couple of notches and took ten seconds from the pack for each of the last two laps. Meanwhile, the pack had not been able to organise a decent chase and seemed content to wait for the final sprint for second place which was taken by Rob Bau, with Paul Thompson, Iain Hay, and the ever-present Mike Sevcov in the next three places.

Glenda Harling and Brodie Hay stayed with the seniors for the first five laps and then the out-of-corner accelerations left them off the back, where they rode together for the next eight laps. Glenda then pulled slowly ahead of Brodie and time trialled for the rest of the race. Brodie did manage to stay with the pack when he was caught and is showing a real improvement over the weeks.

Thanks to the Hay father and son team for setting out the course and to the other good souls who helped with tent erection and take down.

Starting next week, there will be points awarded for the first three over the line in the primes.

I found an interesting editorial on group riding that I'd like to share with the group.  I've seen a variety of "Dysfunctional Cycling Club" rides and want to move beyond that. The philosophy going into the Monday night rides is summed up very appropriately with the line "They will experience success and feel like bike riders." Hopefully that's the direction we're going.  

http://www.bicyclepaper.com/articles/378-Dysfunctional-Cycling-Club-and-Why-You-Should-Quit

On that note, we live in a very hills place. If you have any suggestions for safe, but flatter, route, please let me know.

-Janna

"C"  CATEGORY

1	James Grant	Cycle U	40' 17"
2	Brodie Hay	MIVA	s.t.
3	Jen Eriendson	Triple Shot	s.t.
4	Sylvia Storey	Pro City Racing	s.t.
5	Alan Thimot	O2	s.t.
6	Jen Desil	Pro City Racing	s.t.
7	Danielle Stevens	Pro Coty Racing	s.t.
8	Charlene Hay	MIVA	s.t.

"B" CATEGORY

1	Iain Hay	MIVA	51' 43"
2	Malcolm Faulkner	O2	s.t.
3	Menno Jonsma	MIVA	s.t.
4	Hugh Park	CVCC	s.t.
5	Katie Cross	Oak Bay Cycles	s.t.
6	Luke Young	Choux Choux	at 5"
7	Steve Grant	Trail/Eatmore	at 10"
	Andrew Grant	Cycle U	DNF
	Mark Wieler	Arrowsmith/MIVA	DNF

"A" CATEGORY

1	Jeff Sparling	Pro City Racing	54' 55"
2	Mike Korb	Russ Hays	s.t.
3	Hugh Trenchard	Dr. Walker	s.t.
4	Geordie Morrison	Pro City Racing	at 1' 07"
5	Ian Smith	MIVA	s.t.
6	Ryan Clarke	Pro City Racing	s.t.
7	Steven Grandy	Russ Hays	s.t.
8	Mike Sevcov	Everti/MIVA	s.t.
10	Raphael Lalumiere	Russ Hays/Accent Inns	s.t.
11	Josh Erickson	Pro City Racing	at 1' 09"
12	Alex Hui	Pro City Racing	at 1'08"
13	James Cameron	Pro City Racing	at 1' 11"
14	Rob Russell	MIVA	s.t.
15	Megan Rothwell	Russ Hays	lapped
16	Ray Wagner	CVCC	lapped
17	Doug Merrick	CVCC	lapped
	Iain Hay	MIVA	DNF
	Normon Thibault	Frontrunners	DNF
	Wendy Simms	Kona	DNF

MID ISLAND CUP, RACE #4 120513 Boxwood Circuit

Mothers' Day was wonderfully sunny and the three performance category races went off without a hitch. One really disappointing thing was the absence of most of the youth riders. They had possibly been given the word - "You stay around for our Mothers' Day celebration or else...!"

"C" Race, 30 minutes plus 5 laps

The C started off quite slowly and the pace didn't change much throughout the race. It was obvious that the result would come down to a sprint finish and, sure enough, as the bunch came round the final bend, about three hundred metres from the line, the pace picked up. James Grant, Cycle U won the sprint from MIVA's Brodie Hay and Triple Shot's Jen Ericksen. It was one of the few races the club has held where there were more women than men.

"B" Race 40 minutes plus 5 laps

The B event was considerably faster than the C with constant attacks. The strong wind worked against breakaways so the pack regrouped repeatedly. The starters included a mix of older, experienced riders a couple of much younger competitors and a token woman. Soon after the start, Andrew Grant, Cycle U, and Iain Hay, MIVA, gained about 5 seconds but were soon brought back. On Lap 10, Menno Jonsma, MIVA, was joined by Hay and Malcolm Faulkner, O2, but again, they were soon caught. .On lap 20, Andrew Grant crashed and retired. Steve Grant, who had stopped to check on his son, was given a free lap and rejoined the group. Mark Wieler, Arrowsmith, also abandoned about this time. Iain tried once more to cruise off the front but was soon back in the fold. As in the B race, the result came down to a bunch finish, with crafty Iain Hay handily beating Faulkner, with Menno Jonsma placing third.

A Event, 45 minutes plus 5 laps

The A event was the most exciting, with nineteen starters, including a couple of the top provincial riders. Right from the start, the pace was high and within a couple of laps, there were constant attacks. The high speed resulted in a few of the less fit riders getting dropped. On lap three Mike Korb, Russ Hayes, and Jeff Sparling, Pro City Racing, had opened a small gap and within a lap, they were joined by Hugh Trenchard, Dr. Walker. This trio contained three of the strongest riders and they got down to business, increasing their advantage by about five seconds a lap. With eleven laps left, Ian Smith, MIVA, and Alex Hui, Pro City Racing, formed a chase group and for the next five laps attempted to reduce the break's advantage but they were eventually caught by the pack. Then Raphael Lalumiere, Russ Hays/Accent Inns, made a lone attempt to ride away from the pack, and with one lap to go, Josh Erickson, Pro City Racing also left the pack. The break had almost lapped the bunch and took the top three places, with Sparling first, Korb second and Trenchard third. The bunch sprint for fourth place was taken by Geordie Morrison, Pro City Racing from Ian Smith, MIVA, and Ryan Clarke, Pro City Racing. On a point of interest, among the starters were Normon Thibault and wife Wendy Simms who had taken time out from looking after the kids.

Thanks to the MIVA volunteers for course set up, registration and take down.