LOTS of World Champions know LOTS

You can spend your time, waste your time, or invest your time. It's your choice.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Saturday March 8th ~ The Next Ladies Only Track Session (LOTS) will be held at the LA Velodrome at 12Noon on Saturday March 8th. This Saturday’s LOTS will be a very special occasion! We are honored to have three (3) (no typos there!) three current World Track Champions including 1 World Record holder joining us at the LA Velodrome this Saturday!! All three Ladies won their titles at the UCI World Masters Track Championships in Sydney, Australia, October 16-21, 2007.

Long time LOTS participant and local road racer Lauren Jacobsen won her World Championship Title in the W50-54 500m TT and was the first women in her age division to ever break 40 seconds. Lauren not only won the World Championship title but she also set a new World Record (39.704) in the process. Donna Smith finished 2nd in that same event and is only the 2nd woman to also break the 40 sec barrier with a time of 39.85. Donna went on to win the W45-54 World Championship Sprint title. Linda Miller also won the title of World Champion in the Sprints in the W55+ division. All three of these Ladies are warm and gracious and I know you will enjoy meeting them, riding with them and gleaning from their experiences!

Please note: The March 8th LOTS will be sandwiched in between LAVRA’s morning Time Trials which are expected to end between 12-12:15pm and the afternoon Omnium which opens for warmup at 2pm. Time will be tight so be dressed & ready to ride the minute the track is available to us.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Not wanting to be outdone by our Master’s Athletes, USAC has announced its final team selection for the 2008 UCI (Elite) Track World Championships this month in Manchester:
For the Men ~ Michael Blatchford (men's sprint), Adam Duvendeck (men's sprint), Michael Friedman (men's scratch race & Madison), Bobby Lea (men's omnium), Colby Pearce (men's points race & Madison) &Taylor Phinney (men's individual pursuit)

For the Ladies ~ Becky Quinn (women's scratch race & points race), Jennie Reed (women's sprint & keirin) and Sarah Hammer (women's individual pursuit)

Please let these guys ‘n gals know how much we support them and how proud we are of them!! Most of these athletes call ADT their “Home Track”.

The complete story can be found at http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/feb08/feb28news

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kreitler Rollers is easily the most popular name for rollers in the track cycling industry. They have consistently produced high quality roller products for almost 40 years.

This time, however, they have out done themselves by producing a one time only special run of Pink Roller frames.

This special run of pink powder coated roller frames with glitter was designed specifically for the US Women's Cycling Development Program, Inc. To show their support for the USWCDP and women’s bicycle racing, Kreitler is offering a 10% discount off the MSRP for these special Pink Rollers to all the Ladies Only Track Session (LOTS) participants. All of Kreiter’s roller models are available in the pink powder coated frames for this order only.

Any of the Ladies who are receiving this email or who have participated in the LOTS program that are interested in purchasing a set, please RSVP to me asap and I will put you in contact with the go-to-guy at Kreitler.

Guys ~ If the Lady in your life needs a set of Pink Rollers, please email me!!

Please Note: All orders must be placed and paid for before this Friday.
This one time only offer will expire on Friday March 7th.
Kreitler accepts checks/MC/Visa/Discover.

Thank you Kreitler!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
March 8-9 ~ The Tour of Murrieta (an Omnium Event). This popular Road Omnium is back again this year and will be run on the same course as last year. The Grand Prix will be held on Saturday and the Circuit Race will be held on Sunday. You may race either one or both events. The WCat 4’s and the WCat 1-3’s will have separate start times for both events. Online pre-registration deadline is 03/05/08, late fee is $10 for the Omnium Event or $15 for the GC registration. Online Registration is available at www.active.com For more info, please see the event flyer.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Saturday February 16th (done), March 8th, & September 27th ~ The LAVRA will be hosting the 2nd of 3 combo Track TT’s & Omniums at the LA Velodrome on March 8th. Division winners (1st-3rd) will be awarded cumulative points for a BAR Omnium Winner. Similar to last year, the morning race session will host Time Trials & Pursuits (including Team Pursuit!!) while the afternoon race session will host an Omnium. LAVRA is looking forward to an exciting racing season. Thank you to the SCNCA for paying for the Jr’s LAVRA race fees!!
For a detailed race schedule, please see the event flyer at the LAVelodrome’s website.

New for LAVRA events for 2008 – ON LINE PRE-REGISTRATION

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Saturday March 22 ~ The Encino Velodrome presents “Low Key Time Trials” a USAC Non-Competitive Event. The TRACK & REGISTRATION Opens at 8:15am & Closes at 9:15 am. RACING starts at 9:30am. Entry $10, One entry free gets you into as many events as you like. No Pre-Reg; Race day entries only.
All athletes must provide a signed 2008 USAC Athlete Release form (see below). RULES: Must have track experience. All 2008 USCF rules apply. Helmets must be worn at all times while on the bike.

Individual Events Include ~ 500m, 1k, 2k, 3k, & 4k
Team Events Include ~ 3k & 4k, Teams must provide your own holders!
Team Sprints (2 women) & Olympic Sprints (3 men) included.

Please note: Rental bikes ARE available for all races at Encino.

For additional Race information, please email: Trattenero@hotmail.com
LOCATION: Encino Velodrome17301 Oxnard St, .Encino, CA. 91416

Please visit the Encino Velodrome’s website

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday Nights at ADT ~ Attn Ladies the TT’s at ADT and at Encino are fantastic opportunities for beginners to race your first track race and for more experienced Ladies to fine tuneyour IP and put together a Sprint or Pursuit Team or two! If you are interested in training for these events and more, please plan to join me at ADT each Friday evening for open (ie co-ed) training from 6-9PM. I will be there to help you discover & develop your track racing potential!

Please send me an RSVP email so I know who to expect this week. Normal track fees apply.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Saturday March 1st (done), April 5th, October 11th, & November 9th ~ The Curt Sutliff Memorial Santiago Canyon Time Trial Series. The 2nd TT in this series will be on Saturday, April 5th. The Reg Fee is $25. There will be No Pre-Reg ~ Race Day Reg is available from 7:15-8:30AM. There is a mandatory Pre-Race Meeting at 8:45AM in front of Rock N Road Cyclery near the corner of El Toro Rd/Marguerite Pkwy. The first racer will go off at 9:00am. For more info please see the Event Flyer.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The 2008 USAC Athlete Waiver ~ is available on-line.
I highly recommend completing a waiver on-line with all of the basic info that does not change from race-to-race. Then name & save the partially completed waiver to your computer as a “PDF” file. On race day (or the night before), all you have to do is complete the Event Specifics, print it, sign it and stick it in your gear bag. This is super helpful when 4 or members of your family (or team) all race together!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The 2008 SCNCA Racing Calendar is available.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The 2008 USAC Rule book is available on-line.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
**Daylight Savings Time is back. Don’t forget to move your clocks ahead one hour so you can Spring out of Bed on time on Sunday March 9th.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have a super week Ladies!!

Julia