Tom and Jerry Sprint days

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Introducing: Track League! Tom & Jerry. A simple set of Match Sprint events, once per track league session. Why? Because we all could use a little more experience in the finer craft of cat & mouse Match Sprinting!

 

Proposed dates: Saturday afternoons on: May 12, July 21, Aug 25. Afternoons are preferred, because sprint muscles work better in the warmth of the afternoon. And hey, wouldn't we all rather sleep-in a bit on Saturday?

 

Structure: Thinking we'll do some flying 200s to seed, and then run the matches from there. Track League Points will be awarded for results.

 

P.S. The name "Tom & Jerrys" - it's a nod to the old-school fun of Saturday morning cartoons, and an attempt to illustrate that these events are more about having fun and learning, than something to be taken too seriously. Of course, hopefully the cat & mouse thing is obvious!

Track League! 2012

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May 3rd - August 30th  This year be prepared for ULTIMATE FUN!

284km of track 10milers (including Neutral lap)

18 weeks of TL!

3 seasons

1 track  

Cost: Try TL! for $5 first night ($40 for the seasons)   The rotation of the Earth this fine year has enabled us to have ONE EXTRA WEEK of TL! fun. Ss we decided to keep with the theme of changes and change up TL! Primarily to keep y'all on your toes. But really to add a little more spunk to the race, yes, spunk. This year there will be "seasons" 1, 2, and 3. So if you have to be gone for part of a summer but kick some searious butt during your time here you do not lose out on TL! points. As well, we will still be having the 10miler once a week - with a even more epic Leader Board! The title belt may even make an appearence this year...  

Check out the 2012 schedule under the heading "Track Jazz".

See you at the track! :)

81" cup

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81 inches taking to the track on SUNDAY April 29th! 

Who: You!

What: Track race... in your 81" gear

When: April 29th, arrive at 9:00am to set up and warm up

Where: The infamous Argyll Velodrome

Why: Because it is the first race of the season, you need to get those legs spinning, and track is fun!

How: um... ride fast!

TL! enters Summer :D

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The start of summer brings sun, ‘longer’ days for rides AND Feature nights at Track League! 

There will be 3 “Feature Races” and 1 “Feature 10 miler” sprinkled throughout the remainder of the summer to help spice things up a little.

What IS a feature event? It is a race with money on the line.  

In the Featured races 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be awarded to Elite’s and Expert’s, and 1st and 2nd will be awarded to Sport’s.  

The dates and races will be announced shortly so stay tuned... but just to be on the safe side I’d race every Thursday!  

See you at TL! :)

50Km Marathon - Track Style

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RESULTS: 50 Km Marathon Results   

You do not have to love the track you just have to love to ride (as I’m sure we all do) to come out and enjoy the “50km marathon” this Sunday, June 5th!  

The details:

Who: You! Whether you are a track rider or roadie (but hopefully you have ridden the track before)

What: 150 lap marathon around our lovely, outdoor track

When: Sunday, June 5th @ 10:00am  

Cost: none – just a little ATP

Other: We’ll say maximum 30 riders aaand if you can bring out a helper that would be grand!  

See you at the Track! :)

Track Schedule: Spring (Summer preview)

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As some of you are aware we have changed the structure of midweek training a bit at the velodrome. The plan for this year is that members of Juventus, Velo, ERTC and EMCC will have access to the three program nights as well as the legend that is Thrusday night TRACK LEAGUE! Along with other world class events.  The week to week structure: MAY to EARLY JUNE   Monday - Structured/group training. This is intended to be mostly more general fitness and track skill training. *** NEW RIDERS try to come early (like at 5:00pm) and we can get through some basics before joining the program ****It is possible to rent a bike from AVA ****If you are coming to this session you are working with the group (they are fun though so its ok)****   Tuesday - (5:30 - 7:30) LAMP (juventus kids program) and Race training (7:00 - ??)

With the race training we will try to incorporate what everyone wants to do. Wednesday - Open training - we will probably have a Gentleman's Ten miler at 6:30 (stay tuned for final times) Thursday - TRACK LEAGUE!!!! - you should go Friday - ...apparently there is a great big world outside the track... go enjoy it.   Summer preview: JUNE to AUGUST   Monday - Race Training / Motor pacing Tuesday- Structured group training (same caveats as above) Wednesday- open training/GT Thursday- TRACK LEAGUE!!! Friday - Track League Recovery... aka closed   This is a bit of an experiment and our hope is that this will allow more people more opportunity to train here. If you have any questions/comments (good or bad) feel free to contact Jeff or the office at the Argyll Velodrome (780-490-5979)   See you at the Track! :)

Track League! 2011

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17 WEEKS OF TRACK LEAGUE! commences on Thursday May, 5 at 7:00pm This year in addition to the long tradition of Track League! activities we are adding a TEN MILE EVERY WEEK!

That's 277km of track racing alone! **(including neutral lap!)

While the Ten mile will not count to Track League! points I am told by sources that there may be a Title Belt in the works... and everyone likes a title belt.

See you all on the track! :)

Edmontonian Wins Two Gold Medals at World Championships

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Tara Whitten receiving her 2nd World Championship jersey and gold medal at the World Track Cycling Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark yesterday.

Tara was the champion in both the Points race and the Women’s Omnium events in track cycling. She will wear the rainbow jersey at all track events for one year identifying her as the world champion.

Tara is a born and raised in Edmonton and still calls our great city home. She is a member of the Velocity Cycling Club and attends the University of Alberta.