MIVA, I'm honoured and humbled to move into the position of president with the Mid Island Velo Association. I'm excited to continue being a part of such a great organization of inspiring people.

To those that I haven't met yet, I look forward to the chance very soon. My name is Corey Friesen, I've been a life long fan of all things bike. From BMX'ing to freestyle, from mountain biking to road biking, and from time trialing here to bike touring through Japan, everything good happens when you are on a bike.  When I moved to Nanaimo in 2011 I was blown away by the people in this great city.  With so many great groups to get out with, cycling, road racing, time trials, mountain biking, trail running, and running clinics, it was an incredible scene to fall into and I think we're all so lucky to live here.  I feel very fortunate to call Nanaimo home and to have a chance to help grow cycling in the mid island.

But you can't look forward without looking to the past and appreciating where you came from. MIVA's roots grew out of the OBB Wheelers, and the Mid Island region's rich cycling presence. For the past 4 years, Peter McCaffery has worked tirelessly to bring MIVA to where it is today. Peter's efforts have not only encouraged many people to get out and ride, but also inspired others to personal bests. All summer long, for 20 consecutive weeks Peter volunteered his time by driving out to the time trial course, setting it up, taking registration, timing everyone, posting results, and then doing it all again at the criterium a few days later.  The amount of time and effort Peter selflessly put into MIVA is astounding, and we're all lucky to have him staying on with MIVA to focus on the Velodrome proposal for Nanaimo.  The new MIVA Board of Directors has a good mix of fresh faces mixed in, all keen to spread the load and continue to promote cycling in the Nanaimo area.  A special thank you to both Kyle Waring and Iain Hay, MIVA board members the past 4 years who helped shape this club into what it is today with many hours of work, who are moving on.  Your new board of directors is myself, Peter McCaffery, Jason Hare, Phil Birrer, Ron Hewitson, Patrick Burnham, Cheryl Morch, Menno Jongsma, Mike McCarney, and Matt Evans.

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2 key things to get out there ASAP:

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1. MEMBERSHIP

   Our facebook group boasts 348 members, MIVA is well established as an integral part of the mid island cycling scene, and there is no time like the present to renew/sign up for your 2015 MIVA Membership. Register here for 2015, either with the downloadable form or online using paypal. By signing up now, you are getting:

   • Free (yes FREE) spin classes every Thursday evening from now until mid March.  Held at Northridge Fitness Center, Spin Night #2 is this Thursday (November 20) and you must sign up here to reserve your bike!
   • Access to MIVA club gear.  Top quality stuff showcasing some of the best sponsors in town.  Jerseys, jackets, leg warmers, arm warmers, beanies, you ask for it we can probably make it for you.
   • Insurance to cover you on all MIVA events from time trials, to criteriums, to group rides, to reliability trials.
   • Discounts on race entry to all events listed above, as well as the option to take out a season pass for the events.
   • A super awesome group of people to get to know in the Mid Island region of Vancouver Island.
   • You will be supporting the development of youth racing in Nanaimo as the club holds youth clinics as well as has purchased 6 youth bikes in the past year.
   • BONUS: for everyone who signs up between NOW and DECEMBER 31st 2014, your name will go in a draw for a FREE MIVA jersey.  A nice little gift for some member on New Years Day!

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2. MY LITTLE PONY CROSS - This Sunday November 23rd, 2014 @ Arbutus Meadows

   This is one no one should miss.  A fun super laid back no attitude insane heart pounding local cyclocross race.  MIVA is organizing it in conjunction with Cross On The Rock, and this is one of the marquee events on Vancouver Island, if not all of CANADA.  This is not just any race, this is the SERIES FINALE. There will be nothing but good times had here.  No one is being volunTOLD to come out, but just know we'd love to see you out volunteering, spectating, heckling, cheering, or even racing.  There's even a nice little gift for all volunteers.  Take this opportunity to sign up to race, but if you'd like to volunteer please contact your local MIVA board member Ron Hewitson @ rhewitson@shaw.ca and he will be happy to have you.  MIVA will have opportunities to help set up the course Saturday, during the race Sunday, and even course take down afterward. If you don't yet get the Cross on the Rock newsletter, click here and get on it!

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All the best, let's have a great season. See you Sunday!

Corey Friesen President, Mid Island Velo Association

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/midislandveloassociation/

Twitter: @MidIslandVelo

As always, thank you to our 2014 sponsors!

Cameron Law Cowichan Cycles Pure Chiropractic Longwood Brew Pub Glaros Designs Pacific Rim Cycles Arbutus Meadows Northridge Athletic Center Island Cycle The Buzz Coffee House Aquarius Marine

Winter is rearing its' ugly head and that means cold wet rain and snow on your face. Well, the good news is that you can stay in shape and trade the cold wet rain and snow for a towel and hot sweat on your face because the highly anticipated MIVA Spin Classes are starting for the fall/winter season! Classes are held every Thursday night at 7:30pm at the Northridge Health Performance Centre located at #901 - 5800 Turner Rd in Nanaimo. You can sign up for classes here and keep an eye out for our new Spin page coming soon for all the latest spinning news and spinning questions.

The classes fill up very quickly and have limited numbers available so sign up before it's too late, you don't want to miss these!

2014 MIVA Crit ResultsFirst number is total points, second number is best 5 events total, the following numbers are points for each race entered.The first one has been highlighted to help.

MEN Iain Hay M 182 83 1 14 6 9 10 8 8 9 10 17 11 18 20 11 8 14 9 James Grant M 107 75 2 6 12 10 17 12 7 20 14 9 Justin Mark M 134 71 3 11 11 5 3 11 4 10 8 13 14 16 14 14 Tom Skinner M 88 69 4 15 12 11 18 13 10 9 Nick Kupiak M 70 61 5 9 11 14 12 15 9 Brodie Hay M 102 56 6 5 7 7 9 9 8 11 10 3 7 12 14 Mike Sevcov M 67 38 7 4 8 4 5 2 1 1 6 7 9 6 7 7 Peter Stevenson M 35 35 8 8 6 0 14 7 Mark Grant M 40 33 9 3 3 4 1 6 3 10 10 Menno Jongsma M 31 31 10 10 11 7 1 2 Mike Gill M 46 31 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 6 6 6 3 3 5 1 Mark Wieler M 40 30 12 1 1 1 2 1 1 7 1 1 5 7 5 6 1 Normon Thibault M 29 27 13 1 6 3 4 10 1 4 Chris Cameron M 23 23 14 0 5 1 5 12 Mike Dawson M 23 23 15 0 3 4 11 5 Ray Wagner M 25 23 16 1 1 4 1 4 10 4 John Lam M 25 22 17 1 1 1 1 5 4 9 3 Shepherd Stewart M 22 18 18 2 1 1 6 4 1 1 5 1 Paul Thompson M 17 17 19 4 1 0 5 7 Patrick Burnham M 19 17 20 1 1 1 1 8 6 1 Isaac Leblanc M 16 16 21 0 0 0 0 0 16 Bill McMillan M 19 14 22 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 Sean Depol M 15 13 23 1 1 3 3 1 1 5 Mike McCarney M 17 12 24 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 Ron Hewitson M 11 11 25 0 1 0 7 3 Andrew Grant M 10 10 26 0 0 0 0 10 James Cameron M 9 9 27 0 0 0 0 9 Phil Birrer M 12 9 28 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 Alex Hui M 7 7 29 0 0 0 0 7 Kirby Villeneuve M 6 6 30 2 1 0 1 2 Kyle Waring M 5 5 31 0 0 0 1 3 1 Dave Thomas M 4 4 32 0 0 0 0 4 Gary Croome M 3 3 33 1 0 1 1 0 Brian Zurek M 2 2 34 0 1 1 0 0 Marty McKay M 2 2 35 0 0 2 0 0 Angus Monaghan M 1 1 36 0 0 0 0 1 David Thomas M 1 1 37 0 0 0 0 1 Derek Brain M 1 1 38 0 0 0 0 1 Glen Gordon M 1 1 39 0 0 0 0 1 John van Der Vliet M 1 1 40 0 0 0 1 0 Mark Overton M 1 1 41 0 0 1 0 0 Robin Dutton M 1 1 42 1 0 0 0 0 Roland Rabien M 1 1 43 0 0 0 0 1

WOMEN & YOUTH

Janna Gillick W 209 101 1 16 18 18 17 20 20 12 22 13 14 20 19 Carey Mark W 148 72 2 12 13 13 14 14 14 10 15 14 14 15 Abigail Hare YF 80 60 1 12 10 12 10 12 12 12 Aiden Hare YM 96 60 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Jessica Reynolds YF 72 60 2 12 12 12 12 12 12 Tayden DePol YM 46 46 2 0 10 12 12 12 Charlene Hay W 35 35 3 0 8 9 9 9 Cheryl Morch W 18 18 4 0 9 9 0 0 Isaac Van der Vliet YM 12 12 3 0 0 0 12 0 Kia Van der Vliet YF 12 12 3 0 0 0 12 0 0

INTERMEDIATE NUMBERS ARE POINTS FOR EACH RACE ENTERED. BOLD NUMBERS ARE TOTAL POINTS, RED NUMBERS ARE POSITIONS IN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT. MALE

1 Justin Mark Steed Cycles 12 -10 12 12 12 48 2 Nick Kupiak MIVA 10 12 10 10 - - 42 3 Sean De Pol MIVA - 9 9 9 - 9 36 3 4 Simon Weber HCTC 9 -5 - 7 6 7 29 5 5 Bruce Perry MIVA 8 - 7 6 -6 7 8 36 4 6 Mike McCarney MIVA - 8 - 8 9 - 25 7 Ken Olson MIVA - - - - 10 12 22 1 8 Reagan Lovig HCTC - 6 7 - 8 - 21 9 Matthys Redelinghuys MIVA - - 5 - 5 6 16 6 10 Mike Gill MIVA - - 8 5 - - 13 11 Lee Zavarise MIVA - 4 4 4 - - 12 12 Byron Trajan HCTC - - - - - 10 10 2 13 Glen Gordon MIVA 7 2 - - - - 9 14 Kelvin Stalker MIVA - 3 - - - - 3

WOMEN 1 Lorrie Baildham MIVA 12 12 12 12 -12 -12 48 1 2 Jennifer Gordon MIVA 10 10 - - - - 20

YOUTH FEMALE 1 Abigail Hare MIVA 12 12 12 - 12 - 48

YOUTH MALE 1 Aiden Hare MIVA 12 10 12 -10 12 - 46 2 Tayden De Pol MIVA - 12 - 12 - 12 36 1

2014 Time Trial Points Championship INTERMEDIATE NUMBERS ARE POINTS IN EACH RACE ENTERED, WITH 12 POINTS FOR FIRST, 10 FOR SECOND, DOWN TO 2 POINTS FOR TENTH AND LOWER. FINAL NUMBER IS TOTAL POINTS FOR SERIES.

FEMALE

1 Jennifer Gordon MIVA 8 6 5 - 8 - - 5 10 8 - 10 9 9 5 9 9 12 9 10 132 2 Janna Gillick MIVA 12 12 12 - 12 - - 12 12 - 12 12 - - 12 - 12 - - - 120 3 Lorrie Baildham HCTC - 9 - - - - - 10 12 - - 10 12 12 10 12 10 - 12 - 109 4 Carole Phee MIVA 7 7 4 - 9 10 - 6 9 9 7 8 10 - 8 - - - - - 94 5 Sandy Przada MIVA 9 8 - - 10 12 - 7 10 10 8 9 - - 9 - - - - - 92 6 Anita Gillmore MIVA - - 8 - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 10 - 10 - - 10 12 70 7 Kaitlyn Gordon MIVA 6 5 6 - 7 - - - 9 - - - 8 8 4 - 8 - - - 61 8 Angelina Landry MIVA - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - - - - - - - - - 22 8 Deb Epps HCTC 10 - - - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - 22 10 Carey Mark STEED CYCLES - 10 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 11 Lesley Anderson MIVA - - - - 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 12 Rhona Lettau MIVA - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 12 Kim Sutherland MIVA - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - - 9 12 Kristy Lee Mighton MIVA - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 15 Charlene Hay MIVA - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 15 Dawn Walton MIVA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7 17 Lisa Culling MIVA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6 MALE 1 Patrick Burnham MIVA 8 6 - 12 9 7 12 8 10 12 - - 7 10 - 10 8 10 10 9 148 2 Don Gillmore MIVA - - 12 - 12 - - 12 - - 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 - 12 12 144 3 Iain Hay MIVA - 9 8 - - 12 - 9 - 10 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 9 10 107 4 Orphee Bernard HCTC - 8 6 - 10 9 - - - 9 - 10 9 9 - - - 9 8 7 94 5 Justin Mark STEED 12 12 9 - 9 10 - 10 - - - - - - - - 9 12 - 8 91 6 Jason Hare HCTC - 2 2 9 6 5 - 4 - 7 9 9 3 7 6 6 5 - - - 80 7 Matt Evans HCTC - - 2 - - 7 9 5 - 5 7 7 2 5 7 9 6 8 - - 79 8 Michael Gill MIVA - 2 2 10 4 4 8 3 9 4 8 5 2 4 5 - 2 - - 6 78 9 Reagan Lovig MIVA - - - - - 8 10 7 - 8 - - 6 8 8 8 7 - 7 - 77 10 Paul Callow MIVA 6 - 2 - 3 - - 2 8 6 - 8 - 4 4 4 - 7 4 5 63 11 Dave Steen MIVA - 7 5 - - - - 6 - - - - 5 6 9 7 - - - - 45 12 Simon Weber MIVA 5 3 - - - 2 - 2 6 2 6 6 - 2 - - 4 - 5 - 43 13 Menno Jongsma MIVA 9 10 10 - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36 14 Matt Redelinghuys MIVA - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - 4 2 2 3 5 3 6 6 - 35 15 Glen Gordon MIVA 2 2 2 - 2 2 - 2 - 2 3 - 2 2 - 2 - - 3 - 26 16 Corey Friesen MIVA - - - - - 3 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 2 2 - 2 5 - - 25 17 Kelvin Stalker MIVA - - - - - 2 - 2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 3 - 3 24 18 Angus Monaghan MIVA - - - - 5 - 7 - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - 19 18 Kim Sutherland MIVA - - 2 - 2 - 6 - 5 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 19 20 Mark Overton MIVA - 5 4 - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - 13 21 Curtis Dearden RUSS HAYS - - - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 21 Robin Dutton COWICHAN CYCLES - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 23 Ron Hewitson MIVA 7 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 24 Nick Kupiak MIVA 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 25 Al Shirley HCTC - - - - - - - - - 2 4 - - 2 - - - - - - 8 25 Lee Zavarise MIVA - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - 4 - - 8 25 Bryan Rehill HCTC - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - 8 28 Brodie Hay MIVA - - 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 28 Derek Steel MIVA 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - 7 30 Chad Dalrymple MIVA - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - 2 - - - 6 30 Fred Rockwell MIVA - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - 6 32 Harry Veller MIVA - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 4 32 Dave Kenny MIVA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 32 Curtis Moody RUSS HAYS - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - 4 35 Monty Kay MIVA - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 35 Ken Scott MIVA - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 3 35 Mike McCarney MIVA 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 35 Dave Thomas MIVA - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - 3 39 Nathan VandenDungen MIVA - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

YOUTH FEMALE 1 Abigail Hare MIVA 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 - 214 2 Meghan Gillmore MIVA - - 10 - - - - 12 12 - 12 12 12 12 12 10 - - 10 12 126 YOUTH MALE 1 Aiden Hare MIVA - 12 10 12 12 10 - 10 10 12 10 12 10 10 10 10 12 - 12 - 174 2 Ian Gillmore MIVA - - 12 - 12 12 - 12 12 - 12 12 12 12 12 12 - - 12 12 156 3 Tayden DePol MIVA - - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

BAR

The best all-rounder award is based on the average speed over 15, 20 and 40 kilometres

MALE OVERALL AVG. Don Gillmore 43.25 kph Iain Hay 38.98 Justin Mark 38.7 Patrick Burnham 38.69 Orphee Bernard 37.95 Reagan Lovig 37.18 Matt Evans 36.56 Menno Jongsma 36.49 Jason Hare 36.15 Mike Gill 34.91 Paul Callow 34.9 Matthys Redelinghuys 34.81 Simon Weber 34.39 Corey Friesen 33.56 Glen Gordon 29.76 Kelvin Stalker 24.76

FEMALE OVERALL AVERAGE Janna Gillick 36.95 Lorrie Baildham 34.8 Sandy Przada 28.51 Carole Phee 26.87 Jennifer Gordon 22.98

*only displaying riders who have ridden all 3 distances (15-20-40)