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The next Ladies Only Track Session will be on Saturday January 5th at 12-2pm at the LA Velodrome.

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LA World Cup Volunteers needed!! The third leg of the Track World Cup series will be at the ADT Event Center on January 18-20. I don’t have to tell you what that means—we need volunteers!

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LA World Cup ~ CARSON, CALIFORNIA – The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup Classics return to the United States Jan. 18 to 20, 2008 at the ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
World Cup races are amongst the most prestigious on the UCI calendar, providing riders and countries the opportunity to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in China. After stops in Sydney and Beijing, the Los Angeles event is the third of the four-race World Cup series in the 2007-08 season.
More than 400 athletes from 40 countries, including the United States, will participate in the three-day event in California. The ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center has hosted one UCI Track World Championships, in addition to three previous World Cups. Last year, U.S. rider and Southern California resident Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif.) took home two gold medals and set a track record in the individual pursuit before claiming her second consecutive world title in April. Hammer enters the 2007-08 international track cycling season as a favorite to win a gold medal in the individual pursuit. Also set to compete in January is Becky Quinn (Quakertown, Pa.). Quinn captured a national title in the women’s points race – another Olympic event – at the USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships last month at the ADT Event Center. (Becky also claimed the World Cup Points Leader at the Beijing World Cup earlier this month.)
Other featured riders include Olympic hopefuls and National Champions Christen King (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Dotsie Bausch (Irvine, Calif.), as well as veteran Olympic athletes Jennie Reed (Kirkland, Wa.) and Adam Duvendeck (Santa Barbara, Calif.), both of whom train year-round at the ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center.
This year’s World Cup in Los Angeles represents more local participation than any other World Cup. Popular teams from Southern California who will compete include Rock Racing, Momentum, Team Ouch and the South Bay Wheelmen. Professional road riders who will be racing on the track at the World Cup include Magnus Backstedt of Sweden, winner of the 2004 Paris-Roubaix and Tour de France stage winner.
A complete U.S. roster and list of international competitors and events schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
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LA World Cup Tickets ~ We (AEG) are excited to have the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics return to the ADT Event Center at the Home Depot Center on January 18th – 20th, 2008. We are pleased to present all of the LOTS attendees of So Cal. the opportunity to purchase great seats for this year’s World Cup Classics at a special group rate. Choose from: VIP tickets (Reg. $45.50) for just $37, Reserved tickets (Reg. 35.50) for just $27, and General Admission tickets (Reg. $20) for just $15. *Get a free ticket buy purchasing in blocks of 10!

All-Event Passes are still available starting at only $75. (With the purchase of an all-event package you will also receive preferred viewing area access to the AMGEN Tour of California finish in Pasadena!)

Session Dates and Times:
January 18th, Friday: 11:30am and 7pm
January 19th, Saturday: 1pm and 7pm
January 20th, Sunday: 10am and 4pm

Location:
ADT Event Center, 18400 Avalon Boulevard, Carson CA 90746On the Campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills

To purchase tickets contact your representative Blake Dahlgren at 213.763.4668 or email bdahlgren@aegworldwide.com.
Simply reference this newsletter and provide your club name to receive the pricing listed above.

Thanks for your support to our event and the sport of cycling!

Blake Dahlgren
Account Executive
AEG Sports - STAPLES Center, The Home Depot Center
1111 S. Figueroa St. Suite #3100Los Angeles, CA 90015
213.763.4668

For more information about the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, please visit www.usacycling.org or www.uci.ch .

Media credential applications for the event will be available in early January 2008.
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LA World Cup Volunteers needed!! The third leg of the Track World Cup series will be at the ADT Event Center on January 18-20. I don’t have to tell you what that means—we need volunteers!

Since 2008 is an Olympic year and the World Cups are the primary means for athletes to qualify for Beijing, a huge turnout is expected. We will need extra helpers to monitor track sessions in the week prior to the event in addition to the usual tasks of: accreditation; race surfaces; videography; infield coordinators; medical control; translators (French, German, Russian, Spanish Italian); Runners and copying; protocol; and hospitality.

Volunteers are needed Mon-Sun including the training days before competition begins. We especially need Translators ~ if you are multilingual please contact me!!

Remember ~ LAV Volunteers enjoy FREE ADMISSION to the World Cup

More details will follow after Christmas.

Thanks, Linda Both

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As of Dec. 1, all 2008 licenses are now on sale. You can quickly and easily renew your license online through your My USA Cycling account @ http://www.usacycling.org/


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The 2008 SCNCA Racing Calendar is now available.

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The next Ladies Only Track Session will be on Saturday January 5th at 12-2pm at the LA Velodrome.

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Have a Very Merry Christmas, Ladies!!

Julia