Every Thursday night at the Argyll Velodrome, throughout the spring and summer months, Track League (TL!) is where the action is. There are three levels of riders, A (sport), B (expert), and C (elite). Different types of races are held each week, and all groups race 3 times. Instructions are always given before racing so that the cyclists know what type of tactics to employ. A 10 Miler wraps up the evening. Come on down for the 7 PM start - it's exciting! You should dress really warm to watch the racing, or join in and warm up from the inside out.
Link to Clive Burke's ride for Kid's with Cancer.
Clive recently experienced a cancer diagnosis and will complete his treatment in early June. Amazingly, he has committed himself to riding in the Kids' with Cancer charity ride this June - a long distance ride - and raising funds and awareness for these children. Wonderfully, he has met his fundraising goal, but of course you can still donate.
Click here for thoughtful info and to support Clive.
Busy night for LAMP . . . and they're ready to roll!
It was an action packed night on Tuesday as LAMP cyclists had both road and track bikes assigned and fit. Thanks to Bill for orchestrating a well oiled commotion of parents, kids, coaches, assistants and lots of bikes. This is going to be a really fun season of LAMP!
Easy link to support Clive Burke's ride to benefit Kids with Cancer
Recently club members received an email with an attachment detailing Clive's personal account of his past few months. If you would like to support Clive with his ride in June, please use the link below. All the information about this charity is available and any questions you have hopefully answered.
Bike offer for LAMP or Juniors!
Check out the LAMP News page for an awesome bike offer from Alex Stieda!
Spring Series starts April 27!
ALBERTA BICYCLE ASSOCIATION
2014
EDMONTON SPRING SERIES
APRIL 27 TBA
May 3 TBA
May 4 TBA
May 11 Pedal Head
REGISTRATION: Race Day Registration, all riders must be members of a club for
insurance
REGISTRATION FEE: $10 Per Event
TIME OF RACES: 1:00pm - five minutes between groups.
RACE DISTANCES: Group A – 6 laps (76.8 kms)
Group B – 5 laps (64 kms)
Group C – 4 laps (51.2 kms)
START/FINISH: East of the intersection TWP 223 AND RR 512
PARKING: NO PARKING AT THE RACE START AREA. We are encouraging
everyone to ride to the course, remember we are training. If you must drive please
park your vehicle in one of three locations:
1. Colchester School (west end township road 520, near Anthony Henday, 20 kms)
2. Olympiette Center (in cul-de-sac of RR 224 and TWP 520, 10 kms)
3. Cooking Lake School (in Cooking Lake, 4 kms)
You can use the County of Strathcona map or a service like MapMyRide.com to find the parking locations and a route to ride to the course.
COURSE MAP is on the ABA site.
Sprockids has only a few spots remaining
There are only a few spots left in the Spring 2014 edition of the Sprockids program. Registration will officially end on April 24th, so please encourage all of your friends and family to get their Sprockids registered ASAP!
The registration link: https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=6640
Tuesday April 29th LAMP bike fit day.
It is important to be here even if you have your own bike. We will be fitting track bikes as well, and you definitely want to be ready when we have track time.
Clothing night dates will be announced soon.
I know many of you have been using the website form to meet your Juventus clothing needs. However; every year we do have a clothing night where all the choices are available and try on is easy. As soon as we have a firm delivery date, our clothing night date will be announced. Payment can be made with cash or cheque.
Volunteer dates finalized and a test.
Sprockids
LAMP
LAMP Cup
Track TEAMED UP! June 7 (Saturday)
Devon Grand Prix June 21 (Saturday)
Provincial ITT Championships - June 28 (Saturday)
Juventus Sprint Challenge - June 30 (Monday)
Canada Day Criterium July 1 (Tuesday)
Provincial Track Championships - August 16 (Saturday)
Provincial Track Championships - August 17 (Sunday)
Jim Horner Grand Prix of Cyclocross - September 27 (Saturday)
And now for the test: you may notice there is no Tuesday/Thursday night TT series. If you volunteered for these, please email ljberger58@gmail.com with a different volunteer choice. So I guess the test is to see how many of you do this and the people this does not apply to get a free 100%.
Everyone get outside and ride!
Check the Track, Masters, and Juniors news pages and you will see rides are set for outside. Finally . . . ! but the sun is still quick to set in the evening, so be sure to be on time.
104 Sprockids registered!
The Sprockids 2014 edition continues to dazzle! We now have 104 Sprockids registered for the Spring program
The program is now open to a wider audience, so if you are a returning Sprockid, please get your registration in soon.
Check out Zone4.ca and search for Sprockids or click here
Juventus exodus . . .
As March leaves in a mix of lamb and lion, many Juventus are heading elsewhere for outdoor riding.
Our juniors and U23s are off to Penticton for a one week blitz of training - with lots of hill work, fun and good food.
Our lone U23 woman is in California testing the health system and tackling races with the pros.
We have two aspiring track juniors ready to rip up the Junior Pan Am track trials in Los Angeles on the first weekend in April.
Finally, we also have some folk able to get in a week of sunny Arizona riding.
An extra dose of good luck and happy riding to all of you!
Sunday March 23 deadline for track kit order
You have to ask yourself, "Do I want to be a 10 on the awesome kit scale?" If you answered, "Well of course I do!", then you only have a couple of days to respond to the email sent to club members a week ago. Note, these are adult sizes.
66 Sprockids Now Registered!
The Sprockids 2014 edition is off to a great start. We have 66 Sprockids registered for the Spring program after the first 14 days of registrations.
We will be opening the program up to a wider audience in the coming week, so if you are a returning Sprockid, please get your registration in early.
Check out Zone4.ca and search for Sprockids or click here
Casino Dates (mark your calendar now)
Every 18 months or so, Juventus Cycling Club provides volunteers to assist with 2 days of casino. The funds then allotted to Juventus enable us to have coaches, buy equipment, run youth cycling programs, support our clubhouse, support athletes and much more. All for 2 days of volunteer time spread among our membership. What an excellent return on time invested.
Juventus Casino Friday/Saturday, August 15/16. Mark it down now.
Track Kit order
An order for track specific Juventus kit will be happening soon. All members will have received an email and all you need to do is reply to that email with your heart's desire. Reply by Sunday March 23.
Sprockids registration is open!
Please find a description of the Sprockids program on the Programs menu bar.
Need for climate controlled rides diminishes!
It has been a long winter with dedicated cyclists putting in miles to nowhere. Can you believe the warm weather is finally doing its job and we are nearly into the outdoor season?! It is true and that means you have just enough time to tune up your bike and prepare for . . . the spring series (it starts on April 27th) . . . BLTM . . . trail rides . . . and all your heart's delights.
Thanks to John for making the time change on Sunday a little easier with a delish carrot cake and another really tasty cake made with dates and almonds etc. ( We need the recipe for this one! And even Pepper can enjoy it!)