Well the weather certainly turned around for us tonight.  After Mondays taste of winter I wasn't sure we were going to have a race when I got up this morning.  However it turned out to be the best night so far. Slightly smaller field than last week with more locals coming out and less making the drive down from Comox we had 16 riders take the start line.

It was a 35 lap race with two Primes up for grabs mid race.  On the sixth lap we rang the bell and Janna jumped to take the sprint and grab a box of chocolate chip clif bars.   The second Prime was closely fought with Kevin and Elijah trying to come around Chris Cameron who just barely held them off to the line.

In the final sprint it was Kevin park with a well timed effort who crossed the line just ahead of James Sage.

Full Results Here

Series standings before the start of this race.  Thank you to Janna for compiling the standings.

As always thanks to our volunteers who came out to the man the corners and the lap board.  Without them these races wouldn't happen.  All volunteers are entered in for a chance at one of three sweet draw prizes the first of which is a set of Easton EC90 wheels.  The more times you volunteer the more times you're entered :D

Sign up and let us know you're available to help out HERE

Crit tonight and once again we're looking for volunteers.  We already have two signed up ready to man a corner but we need one more for the third corner and a fourth person to help with the lap board. Now we've mentioned that this year we're going to offer some pretty sweet prizes for volunteering and that your name gets entered everytime you come to help out.  But we've been a bit vague on what it is exactly that you're getting a chance to win.

Well now it's time to be specific.  The first prize that we've secured through Rock City Cycles is a super sweet set of Easton EC 90 wheels.  They are nice.  I could feel the sun shining down on me as Doug handed them to me yesterday, light, stiff, aero, tubeless ready.

All you have to do is come out and help us out for an hour or so.  Criteriums are where we need the most help but we can also use some help at the time trials and hill climbs and we also have some other big events in the works for you this summer(if summer every arrives)

So lets help everybody with their planning and sign up ahead of time to Volunteer Here 

A couple of the common Q and A

Do I need to be a member to volunteer - Nope, we'll gladly accept help from anyone who offers

Can I bring my wife/husband/partner to volunteer - Yes, but if they win it's their wheelset, so you better be nice unless you want it sold off to finance the bathroom reno you've been putting off.

I don't race but I really want the wheels, can I volunteer more than once to stack the odds in my favor - Yes, absolutely

Monday Ride CANCELLED. Sorry folks but due to winter conditions tonight's group ride is cancelled. Next week we hope to have a real spring!

Monday Development group ride from the NIC at 6pm. Come join one of our 3 groups! Tuesday Crit races on Boxwood - test your true grit factor. Race starts at 7pm.

Thursday is a short 40k Time Trial - learn to ride at a higher pace = sufferfest!

Volunteers needed! Sign up... https://www.webscorer.com/miva?pg=register

The roads were clear and dry for our fourth time trial of the season.  Normally the shorter races see higher attendance but the steady rain throughout the day and threat of more to come had some riders choosing to take the night off. Unfortunately our marshall missed the turn around point, but all the riders except 1 saw the paint and turned at the correct point.

Results Here

Series Standings

We're four races in and it's looking to be a exciting season.  In the womens category the top three riders are separated by 5 points.  In the mens the top four are separated by only TWO points.  With James and Elijah tied for the lead.