January 27/10 12:52 pm - Forest City Velodrome News

Posted by Editoress on 01/27/10
 

Registration Open for Tim Horton's Winter Nationals

The 2010 Tim Horton's Winter Nationals will start just after the noon hour on Saturday, February 6th. On line registration begins today. go to the OCA site to register - www.ontariocycling.org.

There will be a training session on Friday night, February 5th, plus Sunday morning Sport paceline.

Velo-Kids will race beginning at 7pm (there is no afternoon session).

Winter Nationals will be a 4 event Omnium. 2-3km Time Trial, 500m time trial, Flying Lap and Scratch race. The race order & categories will be:

Cadet men (2km) - 12:30pm Start.

Cadet & Jr women (2km) - 1:15pm Start

Master (2km) - 2pm Start

Elite Women (3km) - 2:30pm Start

Junior Men (3km) - 3pm Start

Elite Men (3km) - 4pm Start

All flying 500m will begin at 4:30pm. Flying laps will begin at 6:30pm. Scratch races will begin at 7pm. Divisions with less than 6 riders will be combined.

Depending on time we will run a Madison for "B" and "A" divisions at the end of the program.


February & March Track 1 Intro Registration

Our popular Track 1 "Introduction to Ride" sessions are being planned for the next couple of months.

Winter Saturday Track 1 sessions start at 11am. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your session to get the paperwork out of the way. Dress for the season and bring a helmet, gloves, arm & leg warmers, pump, and pedals, if you have them (we have everything you will need otherwise). Track 1 starts at 11am - 1pm (skills 1pm - 2pm included). Track 2 starts at 2pm on designated Sundays. These sessions are open by pre-registration only

The next Track 1 is scheduled for:

Saturday January 30th ........ Completely SOLD OUT.

Sunday January 31st ........ Completely SOLD OUT. "Cycles London"

Saturday February 6th ........ Track 1 cancelled.

Sunday February 7th ........ 12 Spots available. "Track 1"

Saturday February 13th ........ Completely SOLD OUT.

**Sunday February 14th .... "Track 2" to register e-mail rob@uwo.ca

Monday February 15th ........ 6 spots available - "Track 1" @ 2:30pm

Saturday February 20th ........ 12 Spots available.

Saturday February 27th ........ 9 spots available.

Saturday March 6th ........ 11 spots available.

Saturday March 13th ........ 13 spots available.

Saturday March 20th ........ 6 spots available. - West Bloor Village I

Contact ForestCityVelodrome@live.com to book a spot for yourself or your group in the next available introductory Track 1 session.

Cost is $20.00 per person for the session, plus a $10.00 bike rental fee, We do not have debit ..... Cash Only. Register early and don't be disappointed. You and your group will have a "Blast".

PLEASE NOTE: SUNDAY Track 2 sessions begin at 2pm ... arrive at 1:30pm

Track 2 sessions can be arranged for Sunday afternoons. To register for track 2 please contact rob@uwo.ca. Please indicate when you took your Track 1 session and how much track riding you have been doing in the last few weeks.


FCV Cadet & Junior Camp - February 15th

The Ontario Cycling Association, Ontario Trillium Foundation and the FCV are pleased to announce another development camp for All Ontario track athletes.

The Camp is scheduled for "holiday" Monday, February 15th.

Warm-up begins at 11am with the Camp to start at 11:30am - 2:30pm.

The camp will focus on Madison, Team Pursuit, Team Sprint, fitness testing, and pain tolerance.

The camp is open to ALL Cadet or Junior (14 - 19years old) aged riders in Ontario. Elite riders are encouraged to attend.

There is no need to pre-register. Be prepared to ride fast.