Canada Day Crit info!
Juventus is hosting the 2015 Canada Day Crit July 1st.
This will also be the
2015 Alberta Provincial Criterium Championships.
Click here for the TECH GUIDE
Our Coaches Continue to Learn New Skills
Two of our Juventus coaches have been busy learning new skills. Greg Sowak and Ken Germain have been away this month attending a three-day program on coaching advanced mountain biking skills. The program is offered by the Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association.
Here is Greg teaching a session on braking at Kicking Horse in B.C.....
Lino Bovo Track Meet June 20/21!
The Edmonton Journal checks out our Kazak kids!
Juventus cyclists Evan Burtnik, Anna Talman, and Stefan Ritter are headed to the 2015 UCI Junior Track Cycling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan in August!
Evan Burtnik, Anna Talman, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Lori-Ann Muenzer, Stefan Ritter
Sprockids Storm Hinton
On May 24th, the Sprockids families packed their bags and headed to Hinton Bike Park for an incredible day of riding the trails, obstacles, and jumps.
The Sprockids program teamed up with the Devon Bears cycling program to create an awesome Rocky Mountain biking experience and meet a new bunch of great kids.
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Track League trumps snowstorm!
Thursday night at the velodrome and A, B, and C class groups took on the new Warm up Race, Devil, Scratch, Team Sprint, 5 km, and the famous non gentlemanly 10 mile. If you missed the first TL!, correct that error and come on out for the next one. Every Thursday and the racing starts at 7pm. $40 for the season and LAMP kids are free.
Sprockids Hit the Trails
The Sprockids enjoyed a sunny but windy day 2 of the spring program. Loving the trail!
7th Annual 81" Cup in the books!
A sunny, brisk Sunday morning and the 7th Annual 81" Cup was on! Riders spanning an age range of 6 decades challenged a DEVIL, Flying 200, TEAM PURSUIT, Standing Lap, Gentlemanly 24 and the 5 mile Scratch Race. Legs were spinning like crazy! Check below for a highlight - one of the TEAM PURSUIT heats featured the family factor: Cam and Jeff Bakal vs. Devaney and Terry Collier. Nicely done dads and son and daughter!
Ready for first Saturday roll out of Sprockids!
Coaches, kids, parents and bikes were everywhere on Saturday morning. Sprockids organizer Lindsay had everything under control as 140 eager kids got what they needed to get on the trails.
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
