MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release

VIPYRS and Pacific Cycling Centre Partner to Enhance Youth Cycling

After a successful inaugural year, the Vancouver Island Performance Youth Racing Squad (VIPYRS) is pleased to announce its affiliation with Pacific Cycling Centre (PCC) in Victoria, BC. The partnership will expose VIPYRS to a new level of competition with access to PCC’s Houshang Amiri – noted National, Olympic, and UCI Coach.

To kick off the 2014 cycling season, VIPYRS and PCC will be hosting a Vancouver Island Talent ID Camp under the direction of Coach Amiri. This camp is for riders aged 14 – 18 (permission required for riders under 14) and will take place in Courtenay on December 8^th. The camp will include in-class training presentations, and on-road skill training and observation led by PCC coaches and National champions. Athletes with potential will be considered for the VIPYRS program. The cost for the camp is $50 per athlete. Registration deadline is November 30^th.

“PCC is very ecstatic to work and partner with an organization like VIPYRS, which is thoroughly committed to the development of sport and young athletes in our community,” said Amiri.

VIPYRS is an island-wide youth development/high performance cycling team. The team looks forward to building on its previous successes which include multiple U17 and U15 Provincial road and track championships.

PCC provides coaching services for Elite, Masters, and Junior athletes in road, mountain bike, track, and cyclo-cross. In 2013 PCC athletes won over 11 Track National and Provincial Championship medals, including two National champion titles and four Provincial Champion titles. www.pacificcyclingcentre.ca

For further information or to register for the Talent ID Camp, contact VIPYRS through their website – www.vipyrsracing.com.

The My Little Pony CX circuit at Arbutus Meadows is now fully marked. The start is down near the SW corner of the large arena and riders will go up the road, curve to the right, join thr circuit, and for first lap only, keep on the road as far as the antique fire truck. At completion of first lap, riders will leave the road and curve right by the small barn, go doen onto the gravel, along to the slope up to the other end of the barn and through it.Remember to stay away from the house and please park down by the large arena?

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The club needs volunteers to prepare the course for My Little Pony Cross. Friday November 1st. for 1pm.to clear passage through barn and to check course for large rocks and stones and other obstacles.Friday, November 8th. at 1pm to set out course tapes, flagging etc. so it is ready to pre-ride first thing on Saturday. The kids' circuit also needs to be set out. Norm. Thibault has kindly agreed to have the equipment trailer on site during the week so all necessary stuff is on hand.

Mid Island Velo Association has put in a bid to run the 2014 BC Provincial Time Trial Championships. To ensure that MIVA does the best job possible, the BOD has authorised the formation of a sub committee whose sole task will be the planning and execution of these championships. The chosen course is Grafton Road in Errington. This excellent road is quiet, easy to marshal and has an almost flat profile, giving competitors the opportunity to do their best time trial ever. In addition, there is a nearby school for the event headquarters and the venue is within half an hour of the Departure Bay Ferry Terminal. The club needs to start work on this exciting project as soon as possible so, if you are interested in working on the sub committee, please forward your names by email before December 1st.