BBQ and Juventus Clothing Night is Tonight!!

On Friday April 24th join us for a BBQ and beer and the chance to update your kit.  Lance and his team of volunteers will be ready to outfit you in the latest gear.  Remember to bring a cheque because it makes things easier.  But cash works as well  (although you may find that limiting - there is a lot of nice stuff!).

• 5:30 - 7:30 pm

• Argyll Velodrome Clubhouse

Sprockids Coaches Gett'n Ready

With Sprockids only a couple of weeks away, it is time to get the fat tire machines out of the garage and onto the trails.

The coaches got together for a clinic this week to review the trails and prepare for an epic first day.  With 140 Sprockids, 60 Parent Assistants, and 13 Coaches this year, it is going to be a blast!

Coach Jeff, Coach Stuart, Coach Justin, Coach Curtis, Coach Tim, Coach Dave, Coach Greg, and Coach Brad!

Juniors set for big miles!

Our juniors and support team are in Penticton for some early road miles - lots and lots of road miles.  Here they are, and all looking fresh and ready for the challenges of the week.

Ross Wilson wins Silver at World's!

Juventus club member Ross Wilson is competing for Canada  in Alpendoorn, Netherlands at the World Para-cycling Track Championships.  Today he won a silver in the C1 Individual Pursuit.

Congratulations to Ross on this fantastic achievement!

Awesome SPROCKIDS Bike Plate!

AVA 2015 Season Kickoff!

Thursday April 16 @ 7 pm

Juventus Clubhouse

All interested cyclists and friends

$5 donation for the pizza and beer fund

Super commissaire Mike Pinkoski has offered to give us a presentation/discussion on some track rules and a review of incidents he has collected on video.  He will spend a bit of time offering some suggestions on how both coaches and athletes can make their case effectively after an incident.  

This is also an opportunity to discuss the upcoming 2015 AVA Track Season, the calendar, and why Track League! is the greatest racing every Thursday night.

Draft Agenda:

 - Preview of Season - Learn to ride options - midweek stuff - track league schedule - weekend races 

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 - Insights from commissaires - interacting effectively with commissaires -  review incidents (what is seen from the infield vs. on the track) - coaches roles 

Looking forward to a great 2015 Track Season!  -Jeff

Sprockids at Capacity with More Kids than Ever!

The Sprockids program reached capacity this week with over 130 kids registered for the Spring 2015 program.   We also have 11 coaches, and over 60 parents who have signed on to ride as assistants this year.

Now we pray for sunshine and get our bikes ready!

Lindsay Dodd
Director
Sprockids Program

A letter to you from Clive Burke . . .

Hi to all Juventus members, 

After overcoming a difficult first 6 months last year I took part in the Kids for Cancer, Le Tour of Hope ride 2014.  To celebrate my continued good health I have decided to take part in the ride again this year one more time.  The ride raises money for children with cancer and their families and with that in mind I would be very grateful if you would support me in this year’s challenge.

This year’s ride sees us riding 800km with 13 summits from Summerland BC to Edmonton with overnight stops in Osoyoos, Grand Forks, Castlegar, Creston, Blairmore, Longview and Cochrane.  I will endeavour to write a daily report to let everyone know how the ride is going.  It looks like we will have more riders this year so hopefully we will raise lots of money to help these unfortunate children and their families.

I hope to see you in the near future, thank you.  

Ride safe, 

Clive Burke

Click here for the link to Clive's fundraising page for Le Tour of Hope in support of Kids with Cancer.

First BLTM of 2015!

Registration is open for Juventus Juniors Spring Road Camp!

Click here to go straight to Zone 4 registration 

(This camp is for Juventus Cycling Club members only)

Juventus Juniors Spring Road Camp.

Saturday March 28 - Saturday April 04

Penticton, BC.

Registration deadline is Wednesday March 11th.

For more info contact Ken Germaine

Juventus LAMP is full for 2015!

The 2015 Juventus Lori-Ann Muenzer Program (LAMP) for young cyclists 11-15 years has reached capacity in record time.  Our young Edmontonians are keen to learn how to race on the track, road and mountain tracks.  If you missed out, keep riding your bike and keep having fun.  You will improve your skills, get fit, and being on the bike is what it is all about.

General Registration for Sprockids Spring 2015 Opens Feb 15th

General registration for the Sprockids 2015 Spring Program will open on February 15th.   As with past years, the registration will be done through the Zone4.ca registration system.  Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

Stefan Ritter enjoys last session before Junior CX Championships

Stefan Ritter, an up and coming Juventus junior, spent Sunday riding through the trails of Edmonton's river valley with his coach (Tracy Shearer) and teammates.  He was taking care of his final preparation for the Junior World Cyclocross Championships.  Stefan will test himself on Jan. 25 in Hoogerheide, Netherlands with a UCI Junior CX race, and from there will move onto Tabor, Czech Republic for the Junior World CX Championships on Jan. 31.  Click HERE for the latest news from Tabor.

TP at first World Cup for Kinley Gibson

Juventus elite woman Kinley Gibson recently road for Canada on the Women's Team Pursuit Development team at Canada's UCI 1.1 Milton Challenge at the new Mattamy (pronounced Matt Amy) Velodrome in Ontario.  The team performed well and trained together for the week leading to the third World Cup in Cali, Colombia.

The team of riders included Kinley, Annie Foreman-Mackie, Ariane Bonhomme, and Catherine Dessureault - all new to the World Cup scene.   Learning can be a big factor in inaugural  performances and the girls will be able to take advantage of this.  Wind, pacing, and adrenaline conspired to a ride below their potential.  Although disappointed, Kinley and her team returned to Canada with energized motivation and a commitment to future success.

Fizik saddle and Ranking Feather helmet for sale!

Check out our classified page (under Member Services) for these great bargains!

Do you have your 2015 Juventus membership yet?

Juventus Cycling Club membership runs from December 1st 2014 through November 30 2015.  Benefit all year and join us!

2015 Juventus Cycling Club membership

Volunteer bond cheques are in the mail!

2014 volunteer bond cheques were placed in a mailbox in Edmonton on the evening of Wednesday December 3rd.  The envelopes containing the cheques are addressed and stamped.  If you believe you should receive a cheque and you do not, please contact the Juventus Membership Coordinator or Website Manager.

Juventus convenes for AGM and celebrates Award Winners!

On the afternoon of November 30th, Juventus gathered for our Annual General Meeting. President, Gail Wozny chaired the event. Club directors each gave a brief description of their program's highlights and elections took place.

Juventus spirit 2014

The AGM was followed by our annual Awards and Dinner.  Here are some of our winners.

Abbey McGill - Top U15 Female 2014

Micheal Verveda - Most Improved 2014

Sidney McGill - Top U17 Female 2014

Stefan Ritter - Top U17 Male 2014

Devaney Collier was our Rookie of the Year for 2014. Here she is with Dave Embury before the presentations.

Evan Burtnik - Top U19 Male 2014

Kinley Gibson - Top Elite Female 2014

Scott MacKenzie - Top Elite Male 2014

Hairy competition in the LIVE Hairiest Leg contest.  Adam Germaine is an easy winner for 2014

Clive Burke - Most Dedicated Cyclist 2014 - Definitely a crowd favourite.

Sean Germaine - Top Mountain Biker 2014

Peter Toth - Top Master Male 2014 and Gail Wozny - Top Master Female 2014

Dave Embury - The Jim Horner Award 2014

Scott MacKenzie - The Fastest Ten Mile Award 2014

The McGill Family - Volunteer(s) of the Year 2014

Bruce Copeland - ITT Award (again) 2014

Evan Burtnik - Track Cyclist of the Year 2014

Evan and Mason Burtnik - George Award Recipients 2014  (2 completely unrelated, but equally deserving bits of foolishness)

A couple of our award winners were unable to attend.  Sam Poon (Top U15 Male) & Anna Talman (Top U19 Female)

Congratulations to both!

Congratulations to all of our award winners for 2014! 

Juventus Club Awards 2014 was followed by dinner prepared by Chianti's and delivered by Lance.  It was delicious.  The time to relax, reflect and socialize with fellow club members was enjoyed by all - and the clubhouse was returned to training state by 5 pm.  As always, well done Juventus!

City of Edmonton celebrates success of 3 Juves!

On Tuesday night, Edmonton City Hall looked more like the venue for a Hollywood awards gala.  Large deep blue bubble stars decorated the background stairs at the event held to recognize the contributions of Edmontonians to arts and culture, community service, and sports.  Peter Toth, Kinley Gibson and Evan Burtnik were recognized for their performances in Individual Cycling.  Each has seen both national and international success.  It was great to see them up on the stage and recognized among fellow elite athletes.  Here are Peter, Kinley and Evan with City of Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and Juventus Cycling Club President Gail Wozny.

After presentations, both award winners and guests were treated to a delicious array of appetizers and the very popular candy dessert bar.  Now this is a fantastic thing - all sorts of darling little cupcakes, jelly beans, gumballs, licorice, peppermints and more.  You use a cute little brown bag to select all your favourites!  Here is a picture of our 3 Juventus winners before they got into the candy.

Evan Burtnik and Stefan Ritter with National Podiums!

U17 and U19 National Track Champions 2014 - Stefan Ritter and Evan Burtnik

WOW!   Spectators were treated to many amazing race dynamics at the Junior and U17 Track Cycling Championships held this past weekend in Burnaby BC. Juventus junior Evan Burtnik really kept the crowd guessing with his antics in the group races and his lightning speed in the timed events. By Sunday night he had accumulated 2 national jerseys! (the kilo and individual pursuit), as well as a silver medal in the keirin.  If you are wondering what happened in the omnium - well, a little snafu in the scratch (involving a wheel and such) saw Evan gifted with -40 points.  Yes, that is a minus and a tough break for sure.  Evan was exceptional in the following five omnium events, but . . . Safe to say that while Evan is thrilled with his performance at his first track nationals as a junior . . . "he will be back"!

Evan Burtnik - U19 National Track Champion 2014

Meanwhile, the other U17 men in Canada had the pleasure of racing Juventus phenom Stefan Ritter.  He quickly figured out that the easiest way to the top of the podium was to be first . . . in the flying 200, in the 500 TT, and in all of his match sprints!  Congratulations on 3 U17 National Championships! Stefan is still putting polishing touches on his group racing and settled for silver in the U17 omnium.

Stefan Ritter - U17 National Track Champion 2014

If you check the tweets from the Burnaby Velodrome, you will see M. Burtnik showing up frequently in all the junior men's bunch races. That is because Mason likes to race and likes to make it tough on everyone else.  Congratulations on a solid omnium performance to Mason Burtnik.  Like his brother, we will look forward to more of his fast racing style next year.

Left to Right Juventus cyclists Mason Burtnik, Stefan Ritter, Evan Burtnik, and Anna Talman along with Alberta Team member Gabby Traxler.

Our Juventus women also had superb results in Burnaby. Anna Talman raced against some of Canada's fastest junior women and was a solid contender in each of her omnium races.  But . . . prior to that she joined a mixed province team for a team pursuit - and an unfortunate crash meant Anna would have to compete in the omnium with some face rash.  Still, consistent and strong performances got her within two steps of the podium - which makes for some great motivation for 2015. Anna pulled off a PB in her individual pursuit and had a great team sprint with a mixed province team.

Our newest Juventus cyclist at nationals was Devaney Collier.  Devaney raced in the hotly contended U17 women's category.  You can imagine that with 18 competitors on the track, Devaney had to be a quick learner. She was! Together with PBs in all her timed events, Devaney placed 6th in the U17 omnium! 

Congratulations on all these stellar performances!