Encino Velodrome Schedule 2009

Swiped from the Encino Velodrome website. This is a really fun track with a great atmosphere and good turnouts for the larger events.

2009 AVC - July 17-19, Portland, OR

2008 Alpenrose Challenge

Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge (Promo video)

I was mad when I couldn't go last year. I'm not making the same mistake this year. Who else is going, Chicago?

Blue Competition Cycles to Sponsor Women's Program

Good news today!

Blue Competition Cycles will continue to sponsor the Women's Program at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome in Northbrook, IL. Blue has agreed to donate a frameset. In the past the frame was awarded to the overall cat 1/2/3 female top finisher.

Thanks Blue!

The Track Season is Starting to Take Shape

Edit (3/20/09): The Speed Rebellion Challenge has been canceled and the Hellyer AVC has been moved to June 26-27, with a payout of (so far) $14,400.

Looks like velodromes are slowly releasing their big events for next year.

Encino Far West Championships - Los Angeles, CA May 23-24
Hellyer AVC - San Jose, CA June 19-20 26-27
Alpenrose Six Day - Portland OR June 29 - July 4
Alpenrose Challenge - Portland, OR July 17 - 19
Marymoor Grand Prix - Redmond, WA July 31 - August 2


Of note this (post from fixed gear fever). Expect the big guns at this one. If they set it up like the Revolution series, it may be invitation only.

Speed Rebellion Challenge - $20k prize list, June 12 - 7-11 pm Hellyer/SanJose.

one night $20,000 that might be the best prize list all year. I don't know all the details yet. I know there will be a keirin focus and some top notch womens racing. The promoters have been studying the 'Revolution' races and are going to emulate that as much as possible. This will be good.

This is 7 days before the Hellyer AVC (june 19-20) race which is also a big prize money race with 2 days of races.

Spend 10 days in Cali and do 2 big events? plenty of track time and road riding and road events to keep you busy during the week.

CANCELED!

New year

So the track season is almost over and I'm already thinking about next year. I had a hectic summer of travel, moving, graduating, starting a new job ... all in all, I totally slacked on anything and everything blog related (I didn't even do write ups for my team until last week). Yes, excuses excuses.

I'm going to ring in the new season with a complete write-up from Elites next week. Stay tuned.

Major Taylor Velodrome

I'm not sure people in Chicago realized this year that Major Taylor was holding races on Saturdays this season (cat 4 men at noon; 1/2/3 men and women at 7PM).

Well unless we rally the troops next year, the Saturday option will likely disappear. So track racers of Chicago, let's figure out a way to get ourselves down there on a regular basis. It's just under 3 hours (depending on how many stops you make).

Brian Piccolo Velo in florida

im down in Ft. Lauderdale for buisness so i figured I'd stop at the Brian Piccolo velodrome and see how it measured up to Kenosha.

I was quite impressed it seems like a copy of Major Taylor Velo in indiana really nice infield with a nice tunnel under the track into the infield.


plus some cool ground owls hanging out just outside the track.