The next LOTS is this Sat June 14

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

Join us this Saturday for next Ladies Only Track Session at ADT.

The Amber Rais Diary 2008 ~ Amber Rais made a name for herself during her second season of racing at the professional level for Webcor Builders in 2007. She heads into 2008 with a new team, Team Tibco, and new goals. A former collegiate swimmer, Rais found her passion in bike racing during graduate school, where she earned a Masters degree in Earth Systems.
Throughout the season, Amber will give an up & comer's perspective on racing, as well as some suggestions for becoming more environmentally conscious with her 'Blue Planet Tips'.

2008 Championship Track Events ~ As we move through the month of June and closer to the end of the road season we also move closer to the beginning of the Championship Track Racing Season.

1) June 21 ~ SCNCA Jr Track States at ADT
2) July 26-27 ~ Masters Track States SD.
3) Aug 2-3 ~ Elite Qualifier SD.
4) Aug 14-17 ~ Junior Track Nationalz at ADT
5) Aug 16-17 Elite Qualifier Encino.
6) Aug 23-24 ~ Elite Qualifier ADT
7) Sept 2-7 ~ Masters Track Natz San Jose
8) Sept 13-14 Elite Track States. Encino.

So polish off your pursuit bars, air up your tires and head to your nearest track to prepare for these upcoming races! ADT, Encino and San Diego all have a rich schedule of training sessions, preparatory races and coaching.

Be Safe & Have Fun!!

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Saturday June 7th Race Report~ Called the Festival of Speed this event was packed with races and racers!! With a talented field of 12 women racing the Women’s Sprints and Keiren and we had a total blast!! It was a ton of fun to race with this many women! We actually had qualifying heats with elimination rounds so everyone had the chance to race several times each as we placed 12 deep. Thank you Ladies for attending!! The more the merrier!!

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Monday June 9th thru Saturday June 14th ~ The Olympic Track Trials. All this week, the LA Velodrome will be hosting a daily training camp for the Beijing bound US Olympic Track athletes. This week’s training camp will end on the evening of Sunday June 15th with the Olympic Track Trials. While the only 2 US women’s Olympic Track slots have already been secured by Jennie Reed (sprints) and Sarah Hammer (endurance) most of the men’s slots (sprint & endurance) are up for grabs. For more information on this week’s Track OT’s please see the LA Velodrome’s website and calendar.

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Saturday June 14th ~ The Encino Velodrome presents the next monthly “Low Key Time Trials”; a USAC Non-Competitive Event Series. March 22 (done), April 19 (done), May 10 (done), June 14 & July 19 2008. 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.

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.

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Saturday June 14th ~ PAA presents the San Fernando Criterium. The WCat 3-4 race begins at 8:05AM and the WCat 1-3 race begins at 1:55PM. Regardless of which event you are racing make sure you bring plenty of sunscreen!

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Saturday June 14th ~ When you are done racing the San Ferando Crit, come on down to Carson and join us for the next LOTS Session. It will be held as scheduled on Saturday June 12 at the LA Velodrome. Sign-in begins at 11:30. Track opens at 12:00. Please be early! These sessions are geared for both beginners and advanced riders with quality coaching and mentoring for everyone.

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Saturday June 14th ~ The Olympic BMX Trials will be held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. For the complete story and additional information, please see USAC’s website.

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Sunday June 15th ~ Bicycle John’s Grand Prix in Glendale, CA. WCat 4’s will race separately at 10:10AM and the WCat 1-3 will race later at 12:15PM. Juniors 15+ take note: this is another event in the LAJORS series. Please see the event flyer for more information.

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Sunday June 15th ~ A note From Al Nash ~ Masters riders from SoCal who would like to practice their timed championship events at Hellyer Park Velodrome, in advance of Masters Nats should consider going to the Festival of Speed on June 15. The NorCal State Championships later in the summer are not open to riders outside of the NorCal District, so as far as I know this event is the only one of its kind during the remainder of the season (except the Velodrome Championships in mid-August) at Hellyer Park Velodrome before masters nats.

Details are available at http://www.ridethetrack.com/pdf/08_fest-speed1.pdf

Hellyer recently launched their website about Masters Track Nats.
It's at http://www.blogger.com/www.ridethetrack.com/nats

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June 22-27, 2008 ~ USAC’s 2008 WOMEN'S West Coast REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAMP will be held at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA this June 22-27.
The purpose behind the USA Cycling Regional Development Camps is multi-faceted. First and foremost it provides a development opportunity for our younger riders. Over the course of the six day camp, participants will practice skills that are specific to the camp discipline, and enjoy informational discussions about nutrition, bike mechanics, sports psychology, race tactics, and training. The women's specific road camps are open to female athletes age 17-25 and collegiate women. For more information, visit http://www.usacycling.org/. There are still spots available so if you or someone you know should be there, please contact the camp’s RD, Claire House. Her email is norcalvelo@gmail.com

If you are unable to attend but are interested in providing financial sponsorship to a young lady who may otherwise not be able to afford the registration fee, please contact Claire and let her know.

For more information please read USA Cycling’s Article as well as the Specialty Camp Page.
Requests for Eligibility Forms are also available.
As indicated, the camp is designed for women age 17-25, but USAC will accept women up to age 27 in some cases. There are no category restrictions. The first step is to fill out the Request for Eligibility.

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June 21st ~ SCNCA Junior Track State Championships will be held at the LA Velodrome. You can expect to see some fantastic racing as these kids race for the State Championship Title and prepare for Junior Natz.

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June 21st ~ SCNCA Elite Crit State Championships will be held in San Pedro. WCat 3-4’s will race at 10:50AM and the WCat 1-3’s will race at 2:35PM. For registration info and to pre-register, Please see the event website.

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August 14-17th ~ Junior Track National Championships
Sponsorship ~ This year the LA Velodrome and Momentum Cycling will be hosting the 2008 USAC Junior Track National Championships. While plenty of work has been going on behind the scenes these past months, the race organizers are still in need of both private and corporate sponsorship. As with almost any sporting event, sponsorship money is essential!
Junior Track Nationals is a well attended event that brings together hundreds of kids (and their parents) from all across the United States. Any company that appreciates a junior aged target market will definitely want to be involved!
Please review the attached sponsor request letter. We encourage you to either print it or email it, but please pass it along to anyone you know who might be in a position to provide any amount of sponsorship!
Junior Track Natz Training Camps ~ ADT is pleased to announce that it will be hosting summer Junior Race Training Camps this June, July & August. These camps are designed to give juniors from around the country the opportunity to ride and train on the LA Velodrome before Jr Natz. For more info, please visit the LA Velodrome’s Jr Camp info page on the website.

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Friday Nights at ADT ~ Attn Ladies the State and National track Championship races are coming up too quickly! There are plenty of opportunities for you to race individual time trials, team pursuits, team sprints and many other events. 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.

If you are planning to attend, please send me an RSVP email so I know who to expect this week. Normal track fees apply.

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Attn Ladies: The Ladies Only Track Sessions is going on a road trip!! We will be packing up and heading up to the Encino Velodrome this Summer for the July 12th & Aug 10th LOTS sessions.

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Also Ladies ~ Check out the USA Cycling Olympic Media guide. This file takes time to download, but it provides some good bio information on our favorite track racers. , it also contains some good stats on the growth of cycling (always good to share with potential sponsors).

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Have you seen USA Cycling's Web article featuring the LOTS program? If you, your employer or anyone you know, is interested in sponsoring the LOTS program, please contact me. The LOTS program is dedicated to introducing women to the exciting sport of track cycling and we intend to grow this program as far into the future as we can see!

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The 2008 USAC Athlete Waiver is available on-line.

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The 2008 SCNCA Racing Calendar is available on line.

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The 2008 USAC Rule book is available on-line.

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One of our Cycling Moms, Donna Stern, is a licensed CPA. She will be conducting several classes on Bookkeeping throughout the Summer. These classes are geared toward High School Students, New business owners and especially Women who may be returning to the work force or running a family or home based business. Donna’s classes are located in The OC near John Wayne Airport. Please see the attached flyer for additional information.

Have a super week Ladies!!

Julia Cross