Most of those intending to GO  to the MIVA Thursday night  trainer session probably stayed home to watch the Armstrong interview. The second part of this "Please forgive me, let me ride"  saga is onFriday night at 6pm AND 9pm. It will be most interesting to see what Armstrong will NOT admit to, and how he will excuse the things he does admit to. He has apologised to David Walsh, Betty and Frankie Andrea, and a couple of his former team members but not yet to Floyd Landis, who's revelations first started the process to deal with Armstrong's misdemeanours.

As you can see, the MIVA web site is back up. We are working to resolve the spam issue. Hopefully, things will soon be back to normal.

The club's executive will be publishing the membership categories and criteria in mid-January.  The 2013 memberships may include a club jersey and an amount to cover the club race entry fees. The committee is also looking at issuing a season pass for frequent participants in the MIVA events.

As there will not be a janitor on site this evening, the school board's insurance will not allow us to use the school. Therefore tonight's trainer session is cancelled. See you all next week.

Canbicuba runs some great Cuban tours aimed at all levels of cyclists. This March Les Humphries, a long-time cyclist with both a competition and touring background, is leading a great excursion to get you away from the Canadian winter (even on Vancouver Island. Here  is more information on the tour - dates, itinerary, and cost. Contact Les directly to book a space as these popular tours fill up fast!