Devon GP tech guide (June 21, 22)
Devon Volunteers
We need your time and expertise. The Devon GP Road Race is this Sunday (22-Jun-2014) but we're still short a few volunteers to make it happen. Please contact Bruce or myself if you wish to volunteer.
James Lyon
VP/Equipment manager
Trailblazers #3 at Juventus
The third installment of the ABA Trailblazers Racing Series saw over 150 kids from across the Capital Region racing for glory at Argyll Park. Hosted by Juventus, the race featured a 3KM loop of gravel trail, bridges, and singletrack.
The results are here: TRAILBLAZERS 3 RESULTS
Photo Gallery here: TRAILBLAZER 3 PHOTOS
The Bowl was the start / finish
Gnarly Boys ready for action
The Singletrack Loop with a jump
Mill Creek Trail Maintenance tonight!
Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder about the Mill Creek Trail Maintenance being led by Pedalhead Bicycle works is tonight.
Here are the details:
In co-operation with the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Mountain Bike Alliance, Pedalhead has adopted the trail network in Mill Creek Ravine from 76ave North to Connors Road. We're looking for an army of volunteers to help clean up the trails, repair erosion/re-contour and remove deadfall. If you're interested in maintaining the trails you love to ride, we'd love to see you out on June 9th. No experience necessary -- Harvey and Garry from EMBA will be present to offer instruction.
WHEN: June 9th (Monday) at 6:15pm
WHERE: Mill Creek Pool large parking lot
BRING: Weather appropriate clothing & footwear, water
OPTIONAL: Work gloves, pruning shears, shovels, bug spray
I hope to see you there!
Ken
Great weekend for Juventus at Banff Bike Fest!
Juventus ready to head over to Banff for the crit.
Cat 3 Men working their way up Tunnel Mountain.
The Women are of off for the fifth and final stage!
Trailblazers This Weekend!
On July 14th, the Alberta Bicycle Association Trailblazers series will be coming to Argyll Park, hosted by the Juventus Cycling Club. This is the third race of the series in Edmonton, and we will see mountain bike racing action with kids from U8 all the way up to U17. Sprockids and LAMP kids will be there to take on the competition.
All kids are invited, so bring your friends for a great day of racing.
Sign-on: 9:30 AM, Argyll Velodrome
Racing: 10:00 AM
Devon Grand Prix Volunteers
Juventus members
Some of you have indicated on your membership form that you are able to volunteer for the Devon Grand Prix on June 22, 2014. First, a big thanks in advance for signing up. These events are a lot of work for all involved and without your volunteer commitment we wouldn't be able to run such events. Second, we really need you to fill out the Doodle poll I sent out yesterday. You can chose between marshalling or driving. Finally, those who didn't indicate their wish to volunteer for this event can still do so. You can contact myself or Bruce Copeland.
Thanks
James Lyon
Vice President
Evan Burtnik selected to Jr. World's Team!
Congratulations to Juventus rider Evan Burtnik, who has been selected to the Junior National Track Team going to Seoul, South Korea in August. Evan has worked extremely hard to make this happen. Well done!
Here are the details from the announcement:
CANADA TO SEND FIVE RIDERS TO UCI TRACK JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Small Canadian team to focus on Men’s Team Pursuit and Men Omnium
(Ottawa, ON – June 10, 2014) Cycling Canada is pleased to announce its selections for the 2014 UCI Track Junior World Championships, scheduled to take place in Seoul, South Korea, from August 8 to 12 2014.
The main objective of the Junior World Track Championships is to provide a developmental opportunity to a competitive group of identified Canadian track cyclists. The Canadian group has the potential to finish with a Top 8 performance in the Team Pursuit.
As a feeder into the Elite Track Program, these World Championships are a crucial step in an athletes’ developmental pathway. In 2014, the primary focus remains tightly aligned with those of the Elite Track Program, which in this case will be the Team Pursuit and Omnium: the two track endurance presented at the Olympic Games.
TEAM CANADA – 2014 UCI TRACK JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
JUNIOR MEN
Evan BURTNIK (17, Edmonton, AB) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
Connor BYWAY (16, Ottawa, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
Alexander COWAN (17, Calgary, AB) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
Adam JAMIESON (18, Barrie, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
Bayley SIMPSON (16, Lindsay, ON) [Men’s Team Pursuit]
Juventus cycles
Wow, so riding happening all over the place. At the Organ Grinder some great team riding by the McGill girls under the hilariously named "Dad made us do it" team. Then a close top 10 men's placing for "Almost Legal" Sean Germaine. More team work by Adam and Micheal, the Staffords son and pop team "new and used" as well as Ken and Sam.
Juniors and some Masters are busy training, racing and getting ready for ITT's and the Junior Road Championships in Quebec at the beginning of July. Recently, Anna and Evan got in some great training and racing on some very hilly terrain with a Canada development camp in the eastern US.
U23's are preparing for Elite Road Nationals with those races in Lac Megantic the end of June.
Track action continues weekly with both training and Track League!, opportunistic 10 milers and events like the intense 150 held on Sunday morning. Now that was hot! (not talking about the weather here).
The masters are out riding the majority of evenings and weekend mornings - doing hill repeats, or intervals, or long rides, or TT work and in spite of the weather will not be deterred. With Pigeon Lake cancelled, it will be fun to see how everyone performs at the next race, as most are ready to test fitness levels.
LAMP and Sprockids are everywhere. It is fantastic to see their bike handling skills improving and to watch how fast they are.
Keep riding Juventus!
Sprockids and LAMP Kids Take Over Hinton!
The Sprockids and LAMP kids joined forces with the Devon BEARS program to take over the Hinton Bike Park. Just over 100 Sprockids, LAMP kids, BEARS, coaches, parents, and siblings headed to Hinton for a day of singletrack, jumps, bumps, and Flow Master! Photos to follow soon.
Some of the kids arriving in Hinton on June 1st, 2014
Juventus Sprockids and Devon BEARS. Great friends riding together.
The crew from Edmonton and Devon quickly saturated almost every area of the park with kids and bikes.
Juventus Kids at Trailblazers Race 2
Juventus kids from the Sprockids and LAMP programs had a fantastic evening of racing in Devon. It was the Trailblazers Series Race #2 and the zone qualifier for the Alberta Summer Games.
Photos of the race can be found here: TRAILBLAZERS DEVON
TL! now even better
It was an amazing night at track league. Three rogue LAMP riders showed up and now C's has become extremely fun and quite sneaky. Great to see everyone riding, especially all who did the first Madison of the season. It can only get better!
Tuesday night LAMP at the track!
First the shoulder check.
Wait for it . . .
Team Pursuit!
U23, Junior & Master Cat3 teamwork at Velocity
Kinley, Mason and Lance in the Velocity crit.
Sprockids Rip It Up at Trailblazers #1
The Sprockids had a great showing at the first ABA Trailblazers race of the season. Hosted by Hardcore Kids at the Sunridge Ski area, the race was an awesome blend of singletrack and hills.
Sprockids took the podium in every one of their race categories: Little Ripper boys , Little Ripper girls, Gnarly boys, Gnarly girls, Geared boys, and Geared girls. Truly great racing!
The results are here: TRAILBLAZERS #1
Annie racing to a podium spot in the Geared Girls race.
Trailblazers Coming to Juventus!
On July 14th, the Alberta Bicycle Association Trailblazers series will be coming to Argyll Park, hosted by the Juventus Cycling Club. This is the third race of the series in Edmonton, and we will see mountain bike racing action with kids from U8 all the way up to U17. Sprockids and LAMP kids will be there to take on the competition.
All kids are invited, so bring your friends for a great day of racing.
Did you miss Juventus kit night?
Don't worry, you can still look sweet for your cycling adventures. Our Juventus clothing and kit can be ordered from the Clothing page, where a pdf list of choices is available. All of our custom clothing is from Louis Garneau and available to all our members. Or email Lance directly:
adamson@telus.net
The Sprockids Hit the Trails!
115 Sprockids. 35 Parent Assistants. 11 Juventus Coaches.
The trails will never be the same again.
One of 11 Sprockid groups ready to hit the trails.
No Snow Spring Series Saturday, -Sunday?
Juventus was represented with multiple racers in A, B, and C categories. Word on the street is that Juventus is not afraid to work hard in the group - what the heck, it's the Spring Series. Let's hope the weather holds for tomorrow!