MIVA, With Cycling Canada's and the UCI's recent ruling on disc brakes, MIVA has been in back and forth discussion with CyclingBC to clarify how this affects our TT, Hill Climb, and Crit Series.

From June 13th onward disc brakes will not be permitted in any Time Trials, Crits, or Hill Climbs. For group rides and club rides disc brakes will not be recommended, but will be allowed.

MIVA has seen huge growth and with that comes responsibility to protect our membership, our volunteers, as well as our board of directors. Cycling BC has made it clear that we are at risk of being sued if we don't abide by the rules and that our insurance is voided in such cases. Feel free to contact Cycling BC regarding the issue at membership@cyclingbc.net

Below is the direct communication from Cycling BC to be clear to our membership:

Email #1 "As it stands, we have instituted a grace period in which we are allowing disc brakes in road events provincially until June 13th. After that, we will follow Cycling Canada's regulations, in not allowing disc brakes in competition. Our insurance policy covers all Cycling BC-sanctioned events, and our insurance brokers have assured us that there are no exclusions that would exclude events using disc brakes, if Cycling BC's regulations allow them (which they do, until June 13th).

I hope that this answers your question–let me know if you need any further clarification.

Regards,

Vanessa Kroeker

Membership and Communications 

Cycling British Columbia 

Cycling BC Offices: 

130 West Broadway (South Entrance on back alley)

Vancouver, BC 

V5Y 1P3

604-737-3034

Email #2

Hi Corey,

Any competitive events will need to comply with the rules and regulations surrounding competition laid out by Cycling Canada. For races, the ban will apply. For group rides and fondos, Cycling Canada has indicated that they will make an exception and allow disc brakes (though they do not recommend them), but for criteriums, road races, and time trials, they are not allowed.

Cycling Canada understands our position in allowing a grace period in which riders in the province may still use disc brakes in competition, but after the June 13th deadline, we will have to fall in line with their policy.

All the best, 

Vanessa Kroeker

Membership and Communications 

Hit the pre reg link below (no extra cost) and you're in for tonights 20k TT! https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=68708&owner=1 Starting list will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/midislandvelo/ around 430pm on race day! If you show up to race last minute you will go to the end of the list.

NOTE: i will be bringing MIVA merchandise as usual, if you want socks, knee warmers, arm warmers, cycling caps, water bottles, got it all.

MIVA is going through the roof in 2016 all due to this amazing group of cyclists in the mid island.As of May 15: Membership: 153 Female: 43 Youth Female: 12 Male: 87 Youth Male: 11 $50 Gift Card from Rock City Cycles ready to roll, for those new to our membership draws a quick review. On our Master MIVA Membership list I keep it alphabetical with a # in the list. I plug in the numbers to random number generator, and match that digit up to our membership list and voila, the winner. We will be doing a few of these this year so read your emails and watch here.

Congrats to VALERIE CAPEWELL! You can pick up your $50 Gift Card from Rock City Cycles, ask for Corey or Sean.

Mid Island Velo Association is saddened to hear of the tragic passing of 2013 World Cup champion, local downhill mountain bike racer Steve Smith. His family has set up a legacy fund intended to assist talented young athletes reach their potential. Information on the fund can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/23k7fus  

Crit Corner is a new series of videos being filmed in the Escape Velocity series on the Lower Mainland at their UBC and Glenlyon races this year.  A fantastic commentary over top of some exciting race footage, I’ve found each of the first three videos to be interesting and informative. In his own words –

This is a new project I'm trying out. The goals are threefold:

1. Help you improve your crit performance through real-world examples and lessons
2. Help me improve my crit performance through in-depth analysis
3. Show off the sport in a unique way and hopefully build interest.

This is my first foray into the world of YouTube series, so there will be some growing pains. The eventual destination are episodes focused on specific components of a race or specific skills and techniques. I'm hoping to pump out one of these a week all summer, using footage from our weekly crits, stage races, provincial champs, and Super Week.

I'm not the best crit racer out there, but through this I hope to get a lot better and to fill a niche. I'm trying to keep it entertaining, even if you don't race.

So if you’re looking for tips and pointers, interested in what crit racing is all about or just want a mid week break from your TPS reports check it out.

Episode 1 Tour of Walla Walla

Episode 2 Breaking Away

Episode 3 Going for the Sprint