The winner of our Glen Oaks Hill Climb weekly challenge is Lee Zavarise. Lee displayed huge mental fortitude by integrating the hill climb segment into his commute! He wins a $50 House of Kiyo gift card.
Remember our weekly winners are chosen at random from all the successful entries. This week’s challenge is to take 3 selfies on 3 different beaches.
The second of our MIVA weekly challenges was simply to ride 45 km in one ride. Our weekly challenge winners are chosen at random from the successful entries.
The winner for the second MIVA challenge is...Mark Schilling!!
There was initially some suspicion of the legitimacy of Mark's entry due to the attached photos. However, after reviewing the elevation and speed data on Strava, we have concluded that neither a fighter jet, nor a helicopter were involved in completing the required distance.
Hopefully Mark likes southwestern food, because he's won a $50 gift card to Delicado's!
This week's challenge is the Glen Oaks Hillclimb.
We are extremely happy to announce that the random number generator has made its choice, and the winner of the first weekly challenge prize is Stephen Mohan. He rode up from Duncan and had a somewhat fraught ride to complete the segment in 8:44. Remember, however that speed is irrelevant and taking part is what counts. I will give a quick shout out to Jaymi Dumper though, who took the segment KOM this week in 6:23.
Stephen wins a $50 gift card to the Milton Street Public House.
Stephen’s win also gives me another chance to remind you all that Stephen is raising money for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. At the time of writing he’s raised over $11,000, and he and his supporters are well on their way to completing his “Virtual Tour Divide”. We can all help by riding and donating at the link above.
This week’s challenge is simply to ride 45 km in one ride. Good luck to all.
In absence of group rides, we are happy to announce MIVA Weekly Challenges! Every week we'll be setting a different challenge for you. Each week, keep an eye on the MIVA Facebook page or our website for details. We will be awarding prizes, not for the fastest riders, but at random to any member who has completed the challenge. Challenges can be completed at any point during the week. We're starting things off simple, all you have to do is ride this segment between Monday June 15th and Sunday June 21st.
To enter for a chance to win:
Record your ride on Strava or other verifiable platform.
Submit a link or a screenshot of your ride in the comments underneath the event on Facebook, or by email to miva.peter@gmail.com (Facebook preferred if possible).
You must be a current MIVA member to enter.
As a grass roots club, we are proud of our part in the local cycling community, and the wider community of the mid-island area. Given the current situation with the COVID-19 virus, to protect our community and our members, we are suspending club activities until further notice.
This includes our Saturday morning gravel rides and our endurance training classes at The Swet Haus. (If you signed up for the classes, you should have already received an email from The Swet Haus with further details.)
However, as the situation is evolving rapidly, we are continuing to plan for the new racing season as normal, and we will be ready to resume as soon as it is safe to do so.
We will keep you all updated as things develop.
