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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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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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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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:

 http://www.obra.org/flyers/2013/2013%20Alpenrose%20Six%20Day.pdf

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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

#Tweet It! #matrixcup #mnfgc #hvc @portlandavc #marymoorgp #kenoshavelo #ivbp @dicklanevelo #farwest

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Florida Velodrome Associations Fastest Mile, March 30th

FLORIDA VELODROME ASSOCIATION
Presents the 2013
Fastest Mile
Saturday, March 30th
**Road & Time Trial bikes are welcome**
Brian Piccolo Park Velodrome
Broward County Florida

Registration begins 6:00 PM / Racing begins at 7:00 PM.
Entry fee of $10.00.
Categories: Men cat. 1-3, Men cat. 4-5, Women, Masters 35+, Maters 45+

Race information available on: www.Flavelo.org or call
Frank Frederick at (941) 544-6520, Jose Basulto at (305) 496-3033
Races will be cancelled in the event of rain or other unsafe conditions.
Promoters reserve the right to change race program on race day.
Park admission fee will be in effect on weekends and selected County holidays.
Glass containers will not be permitted into the velodrome.
Patrons are asked to be respectful stewards of public park lands, facilities, plants, wildlife,
natural open areas, and to be prepared to respond to unanticipated adverse weather conditions.


http://www.flavelo.org/flyers/2013%20Mile%20Flyer.pdf
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Get Your 2013 Season Guide

ATRA's 2013 Season Guides will be available very soon at your local member velodrome, so be sure to ask around for one if you want to get one. Alternatively, you can have one mailed directly to you from the ATRA headquarters. Head over to the Support page, fire in your details and we'll drop one in the mail to you: http://www.raceatra.com/support/index.html



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Hellyer County Park Velodrome Celebrates 50 Years

The Hellyer Park County Velodrome is celebrating 50 years in existence this year. Built in 1963 the velodrome has enjoyed a great history in the bay area and as such the Northern California Velodrome Association has created a great new logo to celebrate their 50th year in operation. Read more about the velodrome on their website: ridethetrack.com/


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And The Winner Is...

Mike Geim with his photo of Weston Giem taking a Junior National Championship. His photo will be featured on the cover of the ATRA 2013 Season Guide. If you want a copy of the guide, please say so over here: http://www.raceatra.com/support/index.html . We expect the guides to be in the mail in about 4-5 weeks.


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2013 Season Guide Finalists and Voting

The Finalists have been chosen and their photo's are waiting for your likes over at our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/raceATRA .

Finalist #1 is John Klupar, his photo is from the Keirin Final of the Marymoor Grand Prix, Marymor, WA

Finalist #2 is Chris Kelly / www.ckdake.com , his photo from the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point, GA

Finalist #3 is Mike Giem, his photo of Weston Giem taking a national championship win

Voting is now open and will end ad midday on Monday February 18th. The photo with the most likes at the end of the week will be the winner of the competition and be featured on the cover of the 2013 ATRA Season Guide. So get over to our facebook page and like your favorite.

https://www.facebook.com/raceATRA
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Coatesville, PA Velodrome Survery

The City of Coatesville, a western suburb of Philadelphia, is considering
the development of an indoor velodrome. It is envisioned that the facility
will include a 200-meter, banked track with a wood racing surface. The
velodrome would include 2,000 to 3,000 permanent seats and would host a
variety of uses including national/international cycling competitions,
weekly racing leagues, training and cycling development programs. The venue
may also include a training/fitness center, a restaurant/pub, specialty
retail such as a bike shop and physiotherapy services.

The development group behind the velodrome project in Coatesville includes
David Chauner, a former U.S. Olympic Cyclist and race promoter in
Pennsylvania.

Please take a few minutes to complete a survey about your participation in
cycling, and interest in the velodrome project in Coatesville.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Velodrome
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2013 Season Guide Cover Photo Contest

It's that time of year and it's on again: The American Track Racing Association will be hosting a photo contest for the cover of it's 2013 Season Guide. The Season Guide is distributed to ATRA member velodromes and riders around the country to provide information about other velodromes and the National Championship Series(NCS).
Submissions for the contest can be sent to Jeff Hopkins, jeff@dicklanevelodrome.com. Entries must be submitted by February 4th. Of all the entries submitted the top 3 will be chosen by the ATRA Board of Directors for the final vote. Those three photo's will be loaded onto the ATRA Facebook page for an open vote to decide the winner and the photo to be featured on the cover of the Season Guide. The winner will also receive photo credit on the front cover of the guide, as well as online recognition for their winning photo. Here is a look at the 2012 cover design:



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Florida Velodrome Association 2013 Winter-Spring Race Series

Kicking off on Tuesday January 29th at 7:30pm the Florida Velodrome Association will begin its 2013 Winter/Spring Tuesday Night Track Racing series. If you're a fan of the temrate climates and ready to get your season started early, the Brian Piccolo Velodrome is the place to be.


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NCS Final Results

Due to the fires and adverse weather conditions at the NCS final event at the Encino velodrome the finish to the series got pushed back to the beginning of November. With all the races run and won, we've tallied the points and here are the final results:

Men Overall	Women Overall	Team Overall
1. Martin Vecchio	1. Tela Crane	Exergy Twenty12
2. Blaine Benson	2. Lauren Stephens	Matrix RBM
3. Zachary Kovalcik	3. Cari Higgins	Bike Central
Men Sprint	Women Sprint
1. Jon Fraley	1. Tela Crane
2. Kevin Mansker	2. Dana Feiss
3. Danny Robertson	3. Maddie Godby
Men Endurance	Women Endurance
1. Martin Vecchio	1. Cari Higgins
2. Blaine Benson	2. Lauren Stephens
3. Zachary Kovalcik	3. Erin Glover

See the full results here: http://www.raceatra.com/NCS/2012ATRA_Results.htm

Congratulations go out to all of our series winners for 2012, some great performances were had by all and we look forward to announcing the 2013 series soon.
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Fast Racing Almost Year Round with FVA

Courtesy of the Florida Velodrome Associtaion:
"We have fast racing almost all year round! Come check out this series which is hottly contested by locals and out-of-towners alike."

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Cyclists Still Spinning At Wisconsin Velodrome

Courtesy of Only A Game from NPR:
http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2012/09/29/velodrome-kenosha:

By Mitch Teich

The city of Kenosha sits in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin, 45 minutes south of Milwaukee and north of Chicago. On warm evenings, Kenoshans seek exercise just like people everywhere—basketball players pull up for jumpers, golfers squeeze in a few more holes before dark, and bicyclists head out for a leisurely ride. Or maybe a not-so-leisurely ride.

The Washington Park Velodrome, a 333-meter banked oval track, draws a competitive crowd on summer evenings. It is the only velodrome in the state of Wisconsin and the oldest operating velodrome in the country. Faithful supporters believe that anyone who doesn’t visit the velodrome is missing out on something.

“They’re making a mistake, wherever they’re at, they should be here watching this,” said Kerry Wynn. “This is a great sport.”

Read the full story: http://onlyagame.wbur.org/2012/09/29/velodrome-kenosha
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Cleveland Velodrome Opens

Courtesy of the Great Lakes Courier:
http://greatlakescourier.com/read/2012/09/15/cleveland-velodrome-opens-let-the-racing-begin

"The Cleveland Velodrome is open. After a five-year, organized effort by the nonprofit Fast Track Cycling, the 166 meter, banked wooden oval has a schedule of riding hours, with “track 101” instructional sessions filling up fast with new riders. The first ever state track cycling championship to be held on a velodrome in Ohio will happen September 15, 2012. The track was designed by velodrome entrepreneur Dale Hughes, and built by volunteers."

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Sprint Double Sprint at Chicago Velo Campus

Courtesy of Chicago Velo Campus: www.chicagovelocampus.com

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Giordana Velodrome Masters International Omnium

In conjunction with the USAC Elite Omnium Championships, the Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill, SC will be hosting a Masters non-championship Omnium, in addition to the Elite Championship. You can read all of the info regarding the event over at the Giordana Velodrome website: http://www.giordanavelodrome.com
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Points Update After Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge

A great weekend of racing at the Alpenrose Velodrome in Portland, OR saw quite a number of records fall and several riders climb their way up the NCS standings ladder. The star of the weekend was hometown sprinter Kevin Mansker for the Project London team. Blazing his way to new track records in the 1km TT, flying 200m and flying Lap TT, Mansker commented on his form on twitter, "If I can't use Olympic form in the Olympics, I might as well use it at home." Taking wins in the 1km TT, Keirin, Flying Lap and Match Sprints, Mansker catapulted himself all the way up to second in the overall standings, just one point behind Switzerland's Franco Marvulli. Giddeon Massie also took advantage of the weekends events scoring a total of 20 points to move into second in the sprint standings just 3 points back from Mansker. In the endurance events, Zachary Kovalcik broke the 10 Mile Scratch Race record and scored himself 14 points to move into third in the overall standings and the second position in the Endurance standings behind Marvulli.
On the womens side of things a two way battle emerged between Home Depot Center's Dana Feiss and Northwesterner Tela Crane of the Broadmark Capitol team. Crane opened the battle with a new track record in the flying 200m TT, Feiss won the 500m and broke the track record for the flying lap and both riders teamed up to brealk the track record in the Team Sprint. In the end Feiss got the better of Crane, scoring 33 points to Cranes 27, but with Tela Cranes previous NCS performances, she sent herself all the way to the top of the standings holding a clear 19 points lead over previous leader Lauren Stephens. The Women's Endurance races saw an even three way battle between Erin Glover, Beth Newell and Steph Roorda. Glover and Newell each scored 18 points, with Roorda just one back with 17. Glover's performance was enough to move here up to third in the endurance standings, and in addition to the points scored by her Bike Central team mates over the weekend moved their team up to third in the team standings just one point behind Texas' Matrix RBM.

Here's the standings: http://www.raceatra.com/NCS/2012ATRA_Results.htm
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