Congratulations to Janna Gillick, Lorrie Baildham, Sarah Davidson, Mykelti Berg, and Katy Wallington on all the hard work and preparation that went into fielding MIVA's first ever womens cycling team at the Race the Ridge on April 27-28.  Great work!   Janna also held on to finish 4th overall in the Cat 1/2, well done representing MIVA on the mainland everyone! Cat 1/2

http://www.localride.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/RTR13_1-2W2.pdf

Cat 3/4

http://www.localride.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/RTR13_3-4W3.pdf

A warm spring evening had a huge turnout of 21 riders come out for the debut of the 2013 MIVA Time Trial Series.  The decision was made prior to the start to shorten the course to 11km from the planned 15km, in the name of safety.  The intersection of Nanaimo River Road and South Forks Dam is one lane of alternating traffic for the next few weeks, and it was a smart decision to avoid this potential hazard.

Unfortunately a number of elements came into play and the results weren't posted immediately, we apologize for this.  After some investigation into the software and files, as well as other sources, MIVA was able to come up with a results list for the 4.25 Time Trial.  A couple of riders, Arthur Cantelon and Michael Gill, did not have times recorded even though they hammered through the TT course, if you have your approximate times from a bike computer please let us know and we'll add it.

With the results mixup in mind, MIVA decided that no points shall be awarded for this TT and that it will be treated as a warmup race.  All who paid the race fee to Peter at registration will have this weeks time trial comp'd.

Congrats to all who came out and let's carry on the large turnouts for the rest of the season!

Link to the results via Webscorer here.  Toggle the right side drop down box to view km/hr average speed if you're interested.

Note about the Thursday May 2 TT: The start time shifts to 7pm race start, 630pm registration.  As well with the aforementioned construction in mind, the next few weeks will temporarily be moved to a new location.  The start will be just west of the Nanaimo Lakes Road and South Forks Road intersection, and the course will venture into new (quieter) territory heading west for this weeks 20k TT.  We hope to see you there!

Womens' event
15 laps points criterium
points every 5 laps (5,3,2) with double points on last lap
The ladies stayed together until the first prime, which was won by
Charlene, coming up the outside of the group. Glenda edged out
Mykelti for second while Jessica sat on the back. Then the14 year
old Vipyrs rider made a strong effort and opened up a
small gap which grew to 15 seconds by the second prime,
which she won comfortably. Charlene had dropped back and
Mykelti and Glenda worked together to try and bring Jessica back,
with Mykelti taking second points in the prime. Jesica was now into
time trial mode and continued to take time out of the rest of the
riders, finiishing first, in 27' 12”, 26 seconds ahead of Mykelti, who
took second place, 3 seconds ahead of Glenda, with Charlene
coming in a further 57 seconds down. Jessica is a fine example
of what a structures road and track programme can do.  Men's / Youth event 30 lap points criterium points every 10 laps (5,3,2) w. Double points last lap The men's event had a total of 19 starters, 3 of them under 17. For the first ten laps, the pack stayed intact, with just 2 of the riders off the pace. The first prime was won by Ian Smith, with Menno Jongsma in second and Steven Struthers third. This trio had been driving the pack and deserved the points. However, in the next lap, Menno opened up a slight gap and was joined by hard man Ian. The pair stay away for the next six laps, at one point having a 12 second advantage but the bunch was now working hard and on Lap 17, the race came together. Then Ray Wagner took a flyer and grabbed an 8 second advantage, with youth riders Brodie Hay and Mark Grant staying with him. The break managed to stay away for the next 3 laps, taking all the second prime points before the pack pulled them back. With 10 laps to go, Ian and Menno again attempted to break clear but they were quickly absorbed. Then CVCC's Ray Wagner, with Brodie Hay in hot pursuit, broke from the pack and gained up to 20 seconds. They held on for a Further 4 laps but, with the finish only 4 laps away, the fast -moving bunch hauled them back and started setting up for the final sprint, with double points up for grabs. Menno led a group Of 6, including Simon Struthers, Ian Smith, Ray Wagner, and youth riders Mark Grant and Brodie Hay who was having a remarkable day. With one lap to go, the race came together but as they came down from the last, fast corner, Ian Smith Brodie and Chris Cameron had again gapped the field and sprinted for the line, with Cameron coming up the outside to edge Smith by half a wheel and Brodie taking a well-deserved third ahead of the remnants of the pack. This was one of the fastest criteriums on the Boxwood circuit and shows that the general standard of riding is improving steadily.  Thanks to volunteers, Larry Reynolds, Steve Grant, Andrea Hunter, Iain Hay, and Al Henderson. These good volunteers helped out at registration, looked after the belland lap board and did a sterling job controlling the vastly increased volume of traffic. Judy Villeneuve took some good photos of the event, here

Women  Description : 20min + 2lap Criterium with intermediate sprints. 10-6-4pts for Final Sprint, 5-3-2pts for intermediate sprints. Youth and Women categories raced together, series pts awarded based on category.

	Intermediate Sprint Pts	Final Sprint Pts	Final Tally	Series Points (Uncorrected)	Series Points (Corrected for Category)
Lorrie Baildham	17	10	27	12	12
Janna Gillick	21	6	27	10	10
Jessica Reynolds	12	4	16	9	12
Mykelti Berg	0	0	0	8	10
Katie Wallington	0	0	0	7	9
Charlene Hay	0	0	0	6	8

Open & Youth Description : 30lap Criterium. No intermediate sprints. Men, Women & Youth raced together, series pts awarded based on category.

		Finish Position	Series Points (Uncorrected)	Series Points (Corrected for Category)
Ian Smith	Men	32'05	12	12
Rob Russell	Men	st	10	10
Menno Jongsma	Men	st	9	9
Ray Wagner	Men	4"	8	8
Marc Wieler	Men	45"	7	7
Steven Struthers	Men	+1	6	6
Kyle Waring	Men	+1	5	5
Brodie Hay	Youth Men	+1	4	12
James Grant	Youth Men	+1	3	10
Janna Gillick	Women	+1	2	12
Mark Grant	Youth Men	+1	1	9
Mike Sevcov	Men	+1	1	4
Shepherd Stewart	Men	+2	1	3
Bill McMillan	Men	+2	1	2
Russell Berg	Men	+2	1	1
Rob Bau	Men	+2	1	1
Michael Gill	Men	+3	1	1
Nick Kupiak	Men	DNF	1	1

This year, the MIVA executive has set up an on-line ordering system for club clothing. MIVA's new supplier, VOMax produces a high quality product at a great price and has sizing that is more in line with North American needs.  Unfortunately, very few of the club members have taken advantage of the ability to order and pay for kit on-line. This means that the club is once again in the position of ordering a large quantity to supply future needs. This ties up a significant portion of the club's cash and limits the other member benefits we would like to provide. We will try and arrange a later deadline for ordering and hope that club members will take advantage of the new system.