March 18/04 11:15 am - Online Registration, Ontario Track, Coaching Job

Posted by Editor on 03/18/04
 

Online Registration

There are about 100 t-shirts still available in the early registration for Paris-Ancaster (first 500 get a free t-shirt). Also, online registration is now available for the Gears Racing Canada Cup at Hardwood Hills. Finally, we are now able to accept American Express, in addition to Mastercard and Visa.

Organizers who are interested in using our online registration service, please contact us - register@canadiancyclist.com .


Ontario Track Championships
Courtesy Rob Good

The organizers for the 2004 Ontario Track Championships are pleased to announce the schedule for events.

June 18-20, Bloomer Park, Rochester Hills, Michigan

Friday June 18

10am - 6:30pm: Open Track
(Training, Warm-up, Skills Development)

4pm - 6:45pm: Competition Registration

7pm: 500m & Kilo ITT plus ** Olympic Sprint - with Composite Teams

Saturday June 19th

9am - 9:45am: Open Track & Registration

10am: Sprint Qualifications (first & second rounds)

1pm: Scratch Races (All Categories)

2:30pm: Sprints continued to completion

6pm: Pursuit Individual ( 1 ride - Finals)

8:30pm: ** Madison Pursuit (Composite Teams - 4 Laps)

Sunday June 20th

9am - 9:45am: Open Track & Registration

10am:
Keirin Qualifications & 1st round plus repecharge
Points Races
** Tempo Races
** Handicap Races

2pm: Keirin Finals

3pm: Can-Am Madison Cup

4pm: Awards

** Events will be demonstration events and will not be part of the omnium scoring for the overall Category Champions.

There will be electronic scoring for the Timed Events and we are hopeful that the Championships will be used as a Qualifying event for the Jr. riders interested in setting a time against the Canadian Standards for the Junior World Championships in Los Angeles during Late July & August.

There is a real possibility of over 75 riders participating in these Championships. The Competition is open to any track rider who wants to get involved. Ontario Medals will only be awarded to the highest placing Ontario Licensed Rider.

For More information contact: rob.good@ypg.com

For information on the track and other events on the 2004 schedule: www.velodromeatbloomerpark.com


Chinese Taipei Cycling Association Seeks Track Coach

Dave Butler sent us this interesting coaching opportunity in Taiwan.

The full ad can be found here.

International Coaching Opportunity

The Chinese Taipei Cycling Association are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced coach, who has specific knowledge in the 1km Time Trial and Olympic sprint events, to train the Chinese National Team to compete successfully in the 2006 Asian Games.

Goal
We plan to win the gold medal in the 2006 Asian Games.

Qualifications

Applicants must have achieved one of the following:

* Coach-trained riders awarded 1st - 3rd place in last two Olympic Games

* Coach-trained riders awarded 1st - 3rd place in last two Championships held by International Cycling Union

* Coach-trained riders awarded 1st place in last two Continental games

* Coach-trained riders awarded 1st place in the last two Continental Cycling Championships held by the Continental Cycling Confederation