Spring Challenge 50k/100k! Register here https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=65424&owner=0 $10 per person, anyone and everyone welcome (don't need CycBC or MIVA membership, just come ride) Timing will be via your Strava (so stay on the course!) times post race Start Finish at White Sails Brewing 50k starts at 10am Route here 100k starts at 8am Route here Noon-ish finish for all at White Sails, MIVA will provide platters.
In order to introduce new members, riders unfamiliar with road racing and veterans requiring a refresher on criterium etiquette and safety, MIVA will be hosting a clinic prior to the first crit of the season. Even if you don't intend to race the criterium, attending the session will help improve your group riding and bike handling skills. Please join us! Clinic starts at 6:00PM sharp. Riders should arrive with their road bike, dressed and ready to ride.
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MIVA Criterium Clinic Agenda
Prerequisites - All riders should understand the basics of group riding, including bike handling, riding close to others and drafting.
Goals
- To explain the basics of crit races, making it less intimidating for newer riders.
- To have rules and etiquette understood, making it safer for all.
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Introductions (by the sign-on table near Longwood Brewery, Boxwood Road)
- Names, experience, goals.
Criterium Safety (by the sign-on table)
- No sudden movements or braking, hold your line
- No overlapping wheels
- No passing inside the corner (eg. diving, cutting)
- No crossing the (real or imaginary) yellow or white lines
- Making contact (stay calm)
- Maintain 100% focus
Criterium Rules (Roll over to the start/finish area)
- Explain lap count, lap board, bell, intermediate sprints, etc.
- Lapped riders - can continue riding but should not contest any of the sprints.
- Yellow line rule, neutralized race
Preparing for a Criterium (Roll through a couple of slow laps, stopping to discuss)
- Reviewing the course
- What to look for: hills, sharp corners, furniture, etc
- Explain need to try corners and finish sprint at race pace
Cornering (Meredith & Tulsa)
- Single file
- Brake early, if necessary
- Inside foot up, weight on outside foot
- Look through the turn
- Wide in/tight out, with acceleration.
- Demo rider (if available)
Positioning (Back at Start-Finish area)
- Understanding how the pack moves
- Where to be. (ie.: front, middle, back of pack)
- closing gaps, defending your position
- finding a good wheel
- watching body language, reading the race
Have you got the legs for it?
Sean De Pol has set up a volunteer signup system for the Coal City Cycles Criterium series, as well as the Rock City Cycles Time Trial Series. As with all MIVA events, nothing happens without a LOT of volunteering from a core group of individuals. Sean’s system should help people to pre plan what races they can lend a hand at.
Coal City Cycles Crit Series: This year Peter has agreed to train the incoming timer (it could be you) for a few crits and lend his expertise, thankfully.
Please click on the link to fill in what dates you can do any of the positions such as timekeeper, course marshall (4), or registration. The entire season is set up in the system, meaning when you have a week you may not be racing, or are tapering for a big weekend race, it would be appreciated if you can fill in. The survey results from MIVA told us more crit races were wanted, so we listened. With this comes the risk of volunteer burnout if its the same folk week after week.
Rock City Cycles TT Series The timing system for the TT’s is using Webscorer (tap the racers name on the ipad as they finish). MIVA will have it set up ahead of time. We will need a timekeeper, turn around marshall, and spotter/holder at start/finish line to help the event go as smooth as possible. Again if you have a race on the weekend, or are injured (hope not), these are weeks we would love to have you come out to help. Sign up link here!
FREE MIVA water bottle for volunteering!