Juventus Juniors off to Track Nationals!

A select group of Juventus juniors and cadets will make their way to Burnaby for the Canadian Junior Track Cycling Championships November 21 - 23.  The event was originally scheduled for October at the new Pan Am Velodrome in Milton, Ontario, but construction delays forced a change of venue. No problem - because that means Juventus is stronger and even faster now!

You can look forward to substantial results from our team (many riding in Team Alberta kit).

Best of luck to Evan Burtnik, Stefan Ritter, Devaney Collier, Mason Burtnik, and Anna Talman!  

Sidney McGill CX U17 Canadian Challenge Champion!

Juventus rising star Sidney McGill will be returning from Winnipeg as the 2014 U17 Female Cyclocross Champion.  Racing against a very strong field, Sidney proved herself as a tough competitor, navigating the complicated course with agility and speed.  Fellow teammates cheered as she crossed the line in first place at the very well run event.  We await good intel about her sister Abbey's race.  We bet it was also strong . . . stay tuned.

Juventus also competed well in other categories.  Sean Germain (racing as part of Team Alberta) debuted as a U23, turning in a solid performance.  Sean led the group in early laps, and against a large field barely missed the podium finishing in 4th.

Meanwhile, in the Junior (U19) category Stefan Ritter (racing as part of Team Alberta) proved himself with another great ride for 2014, finishing in 5th.  Michael Verveda was not far behind with an 8th place finish.

Connor Wilson raced against amazing elite men's field.

The Master men 50+ race saw veteran Juventus cyclists Ken Germaine and Tracy Shearer challenge every lap. They finished in 8th and 12th respectively in a field 38 deep.

Congratulations to this group along with all of our other Juventus members competing in Winnipeg at the Canadian Cyclocross Championships.

Lucky 13 to Cyclocross Nationals!

Look for Juventus and Alberta Team colours on the podium - because we are sending a solid contingent of top performers to Cyclocross Nationals in Winnipeg.  This year's event will be held October 24th and 25th and promises to be extremely competitive.

These riders will be rocking Juventus kit:

Sidney & Abbey McGill

Sam Poon

Logan Isaak

Connor Wilson

Dave Verveda

Cody Shimizu

Tracy Shearer,

Sean, Adam & Ken Germaine 

Meanwhile these guys will be in Alberta Team colours:

Stefan Ritter

Mike Verveda  

Race smart, race fast and Good Luck!!

Juventus Success at CX Provincials!

Wow!  The hard work of training well and racing smart has paid off with multiple podiums for Juventus CX riders at provincials. Look at some of our fantastic results:

Sidney and Abbey McGill with a gold and silver punch in U17 girls!

Sam Poon with a solid silver in U17!

Devaney Collier pulling off a silver in Junior women!

Michael Verveda wearing silver and Cody Shimizu in bronze for Junior men!

And if you haven't noticed, Sean Germaine continues to move up the ranks in the very competitive Open Men category.  He finished with a strong 6th!

A big congratulations to coaches Tracy Shearer who took bronze in the Master Men category and Ken Germaine with his very close fourth!

Our riders will due a final tune up and get ready to race in Winnipeg at CX Nationals on October 25 and 26.  Get ready for more Juventus moxie.

AGM and Awards Dinner . . .

That's right, once again we will gather for a concise, but important Annual General Meeting.  We will follow up with our annual awards and then dinner by Chianti's.  Sounds pretty fun plus the people are nice.

Sunday November 30 

2 - 4 pm     -in the Juventus Clubhouse Gala Room!

Bike, Don't Drive!

This is what happens when Sprockids and LAMP kids drive rather than bike.   

Final Day of Sprockids and LAMP Oct 4th!

Hey all,

The Sprockids and LAMP 2014 Fall Tour wraps up this Saturday, October 4th at Argyll Park.  The clubhouse will host our final day ride, our "track" racing, and some treats for the kids.

See you all at 9:30 AM at the Juventus Clubhouse!

Edmonton International City Championships! Sunday Sept. 21!

Main stuff: 

The 6th annual Edmonton International City Championships are on Sunday the 21st!

Registration is at 9:00 am ($25, t-shirt included!) (bring some loonies also.. in Groups of 3)

First race is at 10:00am 

We will get you out of there shortly after lunch.

Groups:

A- and C+ 

Races (it's acceptable that you don't know what these are... come to the track and find out!)

Bavarian !

Australian Pursuit Qualifiers !

Canadian Turbo-snowball !

Sprint round 1

Japanese Keirin !

Italian Pursuit !

Sprint round 2

Australian pursuit Finals !

America!

Sprint round 3 !

Irish Keirin !

10 Mile!

Jim Horner Grand Prix

Jim Horner Grand Prix of Cyclocross - Saturday September 27 - This is our race and we like to run our races with style and class.  It is also the front half of a double header with Hardcore Cycling in the Argyll ravine.

Click here for Registration.  Juventus members have been emailed a promo code that can be used for a discount.  Click here for the tech guide.

We are still in need of volunteers to help with setup, marshaling, and food.

Set up: 6:30 am - 9 am

Marshall 1: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Marshall 2: 12:30 am - 3:30 pm

BBQ Chef  11 am - 4 pm

Joel Christianson is the volunteer coordinator.  Email him at joelchristianson@gmail.com to assist!  (This is your last opportunity to fulfill volunteer commitments this year.) 

LAMP and Sprockids in Canmore

The LAMP and Sprockids programs have developed come fantastic youth mountain-bikers.   So much so, that the dads now have trouble keeping up with the little-er ones . . . so the dads discovered this past weekend in Canmore.   The group of hardcore mountain dudes: 

A quote from the dads....

A number of us LAMP/Sprockids families went to Canmore last weekend and rode the Nordic Centre for two days.  It was slick from the melting snow and we took the kids on EKG and they totally rocked.  They are so proficient on their mountain bikes; it was so much fun watching them ride. 

You may need to run a program for the parents next year so we can keep up to them :-)

Sprockids & LAMP Fall Cycling

The fall 2014 for Sprockids and LAMP Kids will begin Saturday, September 6th at 9:30 AM.   This is the second year that we will be running a fall program.   

It will consist of 5 weeks of cycling at 4 different venues around Edmonton.   They will include Terwillegar Park, Devon, Sunridge, and Argyll.   

To register for the program, please visit Zone4.ca or click on the link below.

SPROCKIDS / LAMP FALL 2014 REGISTRATION

Track Cycling to Autumn schedule

Sundays at 9 am.

Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.

It's still serious folks.  Seriously FUN!  

And don't forget about the Edmonton International City Championships September 21st

Pancake Breakfast & Team Picture

Join us for our Juventus Pancake Breakfast.  We will get the final stage of the 2014 Tour of Alberta rolling with this pre stage bit of food, friends and fun.  Before you head off to check out festivities at the TOA,  make sure to be part of our annual Juventus Team picture!

Sunday September 7th

Pancake Breakfast    9 - 11 AM

Juventus Team picture    11:10 AM   (wear your club kit, at the least a Juventus jersey)

Go check out the final stage (5) of the Tour of Alberta which begins at 12:40 PM.

Casino a success!

Juventus members, young (well >17 years) and not as young, novice and experienced, and across our cycling disciplines, ensured all shifts were covered in professional fashion.  A sincere thank you to all who came out for the new longer hours on a beautiful summer day or evening.  Your commitment means that the programs Juventus supports can continue into the future.

Track Provincials at the Argyll Velodrome this weekend!

Some of the best track riders in the province will be racing Saturday and Sunday.  Come on out and see why track racing is the fastest growing sport in the world!

Casino good to go!

Thanks for stepping up Juventus; we have all of our shifts covered and we are good to go. 

LAMP Kids Riding in Circles

Our LAMP kids were at the Alberta Research Park course this past Tuesday for a night of training in the fine art of Criterium racing.   The group learned how to hold a line, sprint out of corners, and hammer the backstretch.

And they ran a few 2-lap and 5-lap races for good measure.   An awesome evening with the next generation of Cat 1 racers!

LAMP Cup! Sunday August 10th . . .

Save the date - Sunday Aug 10 noon - 4 pm for the LAMP Cup. Racing, BBQ, prizes and more!

Sprint Challenge and Canada Day Crit (June 30 and July 1)

Here is the tech guide for both.

Here is the sign up. You were emailed a promo code.

Canada Day Coffee Ride (June 29)

Here are the details.

No registration is necessary.