Help Support ATRA

In our quest to continue to help build track cycling in the United States, ATRA needs your help! We have made a run of t-shirts that are available for sale on our website for $20 a shirt. There is also space to make a donation as well if you'd like. Proceeds from the sale of the t-shirts will help us with all of our current projects, of which you can read on the about page of our site:
http://www.raceatra.com/board/index.html.
The shirts include the ATRA logo and the tagline "Once you go Track..." Get them while their hot over at our support page:
http://www.raceatra.com/support/index.html

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Two New Velodromes Under Construction

There are currently two velodromes under construction within the United States, which, once completed will bring the total number of active US velodromes to 24. Here are some details about those new velodromes:

Rock Hill, South Carolina - Giordana Velodrome

As part of the River Walk development in Rock Hill, SC, the Giordana velodrome is currently under construction with an expected December completion date. The track will be a 250m outdoor concrete velodrome and will be part of a complex that will also include other cycling ammenities, including a BMX track, MTB trails and cycling friendly roads. The development will also have residential housing and other outdoor acvtivities.

News story on the velodrome: http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Velodrome-Starting-to-Take-Shape-in-Rock-HIll-125763003.html

Riverwalk Development site: http://www.riverwalkcarolinas.com/cycling-outdoor-centers/veldrome/



Chicago, Illinois - Chicago Velo Campus

Currently being assembled by volunteers in South Chicago is a 166m track that will serve as a bridge to the Chicago Velo Campus groups vision of a world class indoor velodrome and cycling campus area that will accommodate various other forms of cycling. They are actively seeking volunteers over the next few weeks to help with building the velodrome, so check out their facebook page for the details:http://www.facebook.com/ChicagoVeloCampus

Chicago Velo Campus website: http://www.chicagovelocampus.com/

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AVC Results and NCS Update

Although Alpenrose's Velodrome Challenge was shortened by rain, some great performances went down in the first two days of racing. A new 1km TT record went to Kevin Mansker, with a time of 1:07.79 with him also joining his Project London team-mates Michael Blatchford and Dean Tracy to break the Team Sprint track record. Full results are posted to the Alpenrose site here, and here are some great story and photo links:
http://oregon.cyclingaction.com/2011/more-records-fall-at-alpenrose/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brujo/sets/72157627090518973/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/661fixed/sets/72157627088355699/

On ATRA's National Championship Series front, Kevin Mansker scored himself 21 points to close the gap to Dan Harm in the overall standings and open the gap over team-mate Michael Blatchford in the Sprint standings. Harm did score 11 points to keep his lead in the overall standings and open up his lead over Zak Kovalcik in the Endurance standings. Cristin Walker was the big winner of the meet scoring 11 points to increase her lead in both the overall and the Sprint standings. The Women's Endurance standings are still tied at 28 points between Lauren Robertson and Val Brostrom. In the Teams standings, Mansker has led his Project London team to a massiv 150 points, more than doubling the points total of the second place team, Broadmark Capital p/b Gin Optics with Momentum Coaching p/b Atomic close in third.

Results are here: http://www.raceatra.com/NCS/2011ATRA_Results.htm

Next up on the calendar this weekend is the Marymoor Grand Prix presented by Nuun.
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Marymoor GP Preview Video

It's coming up this weekend, and here's a video to get you primed for the action at the Marymoor Grand Prix presented by Nuun

MARYMOOR GRAND PRIX at the Marymoor Velodrome JULY 22 - 23 - 2011 from RideITLikeUstoleIT!!! on Vimeo.

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Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Press

A great story by by Joe Becker of KGWSports in Portland about the upcoming action this weekend:

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Some of the top riders in the world are in town for the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge this weekend.

“It should be a highlight for our spectators and an exciting race,” said Charlie Warner, the race promoter. “They might be distracted by the Tour de France now, which is kind of like a big chess match, where as this is more like an exciting video game. You know, you get action and different kinds of action every five or six minutes.”

One of the riders leading the way is 30-year-old Canadian Travis Smith. He is the number one sprinter in the world and has an eye on the 2012 Olympic Games.

Read the rest of this story here:
http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/Worlds-top-sprinter-at-Alpenrose-Velo-challenge-98620394.html

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