ATRA News

10/21/13

2013 Velodrome of the Year - Giordana Velodrome

The 2013 ATRA Annual Meeting was hosted over the wekeend by the Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill, SC. A collection of member velodrome representatives were on hand to discuss their respective 2013 seasons and work towards implementing new ideas for the advancement of track cycling across the United States. Part of the meeting included voting on the 2013 Velodrome of the Year, of which Giordana Velodrome was voted as velodrome of the year, joining the 2012 winners, the Cleveland Velodrome and the 2011 winners Chicago Velo Campus. Congratulations go out to all of the folks at the Giordana Velodrome on their win.
http://www.giordanavelodrome.com/


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8/26/13

Updated NCS Standings

NCS Standings are now up to date(http://www.raceatra.com/NCS/2013ATRA_Results.htm) with Zac Kovalcik with a strong lead overall in the Mens division and a close battle brewing at the top of the Womens division with Jen Featherngill holding the lead ahead of Erin Glover. Stephen McLaughry is holding the lead in the Mens Sprint standings, with Featheringill holding it down on the womens side. Kovalcik holds the lead in the Mens Endurance standings, while on the Womens side it's Korina Huizar and Erin Golver in a tie for the lead at 37 points. Led by Kovalcik and Urbanski, Sizzle Pie p/b Veloforma is strongly in the lead of the overall team title, with Featheringills Bike Central team back in second and Momentum Coaching p/b Atomic currently in third position.

Read all about it over here: http://www.raceatra.com/NCS/index.html
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6/18/13

Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge, July 12-14

Online Registration Open! Visit http://obra.org/events/21184/register to register today!

The Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge is the premier track race on the Alpenrose Velodrome calendar. The AVC draws athletes from all over the world for three days of racing at Portland's 268m velodrome. The venue features a close knit atmosphere with 43-degree banks which makes for fast action packed racing.

Elite Men (Cat 3 and up): 4k Pursuit*, Kilo*, Keirin*, Miss-n-Out*, Keirin Final, Points*^, Team Sprint, Sprint*^, 10 Mile Scratch*^, Madison, Flying Lap
Elite Women (Cat 3 and up): 3k Pursuit*, 500m*, Sprint*, 5-mile Scratch*, Miss-n-Out*, Team Sprint, Points*, Keirin*, Madison, Flying Lap
Masters Men 40+: 3k Pursuit*, 2k Pursuit (50+), 500m (50+), Kilo*, Sprint*, Sprint Finals*, 10 Mile Scratch*, Keirin*, Points*, Miss-n-Out*, Flying Lap.
*Denotes event that counts toward omnium standings.


Prizes
A minimum $6,500 will be available for this year's event. Equal prize list for Elite Men and Elite Women. Prizes for men and women will be 8 places and the Masters 40+ will be six deep.

Prizes are cash and are for individual events, plus Elite Men's Overall Omnium and Elite Women Overall Omnium. Prize breakdown availableat the velodrome. $200 prize for Elite Men or Elite Women records that are broken in the Pursuit or 1K/500m.

The final event will be a Flying Lap record attempt. No entry fee for this event. Prize will be a crowd prime.

Field Size Limits
Field sizes will be limited for the mass start events: 10 mile, Points Race, and Miss & Out.
 ALL riders who want to compete in these events must be registered by the evening session on Friday.

Registration Details
Online Pre-registration is $15/event with deep discounts for registering for all events in a category. An "All-Events" discount will be available during pre-registration.

Online Registration: http://obra.org/events/21184/register
Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Online registration is available until Thursday, July 12 at 11:59pm.

On-Site Registration will be $20 per event.

For mass start events (10 mile, Points Race, Miss & Out), riders must be pre-registered at least 30 minutes before the Friday evening session begins.

For on-site registration, riders must be registered, waiver signed, and entry paid at least 30 minutes before the race session starts. Liability release forms shall be completed on-site prior to racing.
Rider must be registered, waiver signed, and entry paid at least 30 minutes before the session starts.

SIGN-IN
Rider SIGN-IN required at least 15 minutes before each event. 
OBRA membership is required. 
OBRA single event membership may be purchased at the race for $5.

SCHEDULE:
The schedule will be finalized by Sunday, June 23. View the tentative schedule by visiting this link: http://omnium-events.com/avc-schedule

Host Housing
Please contact Meg Mautner to get hooked up with a local host.
Meg Mautner
e: 
Mautner3@comcast.net
p: 
(503) 805-1361


Contact Information
Charlie Warner, Race Director
e:charlie@omnium-events.com 

c: (360) 624-1801 


Velodrome: (503) 246-0330 


Web: www.obra.org www.alpenrosechallenge.com

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6/11/13

Alpenrose Six Day $10,000+ prize list



Courtesy of the Alpenrose Velodrome: The Alpenrose Six Day is coming up soon, June 24-29.  We have a committed $10,000+ prize list.  Find a partner and come out and race!

Madison racing every day for both women and men.  Racing on Thursday and Saturday for riders not doing the full 6 days.

More info on the OBRA schedule at:


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4/11/13

2013 ATRA National Championship Series

We've got the final list of events to be part of the ATRA National Championship Series set for 2013. Once again the series kicks off in Texas at the Superdrome for the Matrix Cup and winds it's way across the country throughout the season with stops in Minnesota, Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia and Southern California.

2013 NCS Schedule

Date
05/17-19
06/06-08
06/28-29
07/12-14
07/19-20
08/13
08/23-24
09/06-07
10/13

Velodrome
Superdrome
NSC Blaine
Hellyer
Alpenrose
Marymoor
Kenosha
Bloomer Park
Dick Lane
Encino

Race
Matrix Cup
Fixed Gear Classic
Hellyer Velodrome Challenge
Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge
Marymoor Grand Prix
Bob Pfarr & Kenosha Keirin
UIV/IVBP 2 Day Madison Cup
Batdorf & Bronson Velodrome Cup
Far West Championships

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#ivbp
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#farwest

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