LOTS of Ladies at LOTS

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Attn Ladies: The Ladies Only Track Sessions met at the Encino Velodrome this past Saturday. We had a lot of fun as several first timers enjoyed their first twirl around the track! Everyone was motivated, excited, learned a ton and are anxious to return! I hope more of you will join us in August on Sunday the 10th for the next LOTS session at the Encino Velodrome. Gates will open at 11:30am. The Session will begin at 12Noon. There are plenty of rental bikes and room for everyone!

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Jr Nationals & USADA need Volunteers ~
Linda Both is the on-site anti-doping coordinator for both the Eite/U-23/Jr Road Nationals and Jr Track Nationals. While the anti-doping coordinators have enough volunteer male chaperones for these events, they still need 7 (seven) women for anti-doping chaperones for the Road ITT on Wednesday, August 6 , and 7 (seven) women chaperones for Saturday’s Road Race on August 9.

Wednesday, Aug 6th ITT ~ Santiago Canyon. The first racer goes off the start line at 9:00 am ~ all chaperones need to be in place at the finish line at least one hour before the expected finish time of the first racer.

Saturday, Aug 9th RR ~ Portola Hills. The race begins early and the volunteers would need to be at the finish 1-hr before the expected finish time.

Thurs-Sun Aug 14-17th Track Racing ~ Jr Track Racing begins at ADT on Thursday Aug 14th at 10AM. There are two race sessions (10AM & 6PM) scheduled for each day with the final session on Sunday Aug 17th at 10AM. Anti-doping Chaperones will be needed throughout all 4 days of racing. Please contact Linda to coordinate your schedules.

Duties include ~ notifying the rider of their anti-doping test and escorting them to the RV for medical control. The riders have 1-hr from the time of notification by the chaperone to present themselves for doping control. The escorts job is finished when released by the USADA personnel—usually when the rider reports. Prior experience not necessary!!

Thanks, Linda Both
ljboth@charter.net
562.431.0018

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UPDATE: August 14-17th ~ Junior Track National Championships ~ USA Cycling and the ADT Event Center at The Home Depot Center are proud to announce that Dr. Kay and OUCH Pro Cycling have agreed to be the Title Sponsor of this year’s USAC Jr Track National Championship Event. This sponsorship continues OUCH’s strong tradition of supporting track cycling development. OUCH Sports Medical Center also sponsors OUCH Pro Cycling and two-time World Champion and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team member, Sarah Hammer, as well as many other track events, including last year’s USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships and the Los Angeles UCI World Cup event.

Junior Track Nationals is a well attended event that brings together hundreds of kids (and their parents) from all across the United States. Please feel free to contact the race organizers for more sponsorship information.

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Sat-Sun July 26-27th ~ The SCNCA Masters Track Championships will be held at the San Diego Velodrome this coming weekend. There are plenty of events for every age division 30+. Masters Racing is perhaps the most exciting track racing events of the season. When former Pro’s and former Joe’s come together, there’s bound to be plenty of exciting racing!! Bring your umbrella chair and a cooler of beverages and join us in San Diego this weekend! Please visit the SD Velodrome’s website for more info.

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Sat-Sun Aug 2-3rd ~ The San Diego Velodrome will be hosting its annual Velodrome Championship event & Elite Qualifier. If you are planning to compete in USAC’s 2008 Elite Track National Championships, then you must first qualify. And, all you have to do to qualify is compete in any one velodrome championship event held at any one track in the US and finish in the top 1, 2, or 3 places in any one endurance and/or sprint event.

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Sunday August 10th ~ The August Ladies Only Track Sessions will be held at the Encino Velodrome again. Before returning to our home track at ADT in September, the Ladies will be enjoying the August Session at the Encino Velodrome. So make your plans now to join us on Sunday Aug 10th .

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Sat-Sun Aug 16-17th ~ The Encino Velodrome will be hosting its annual Velodrome Championship Event & Elite Qualifier. If you can’t make it down to San Diego, you can always head on up to Encino to try your luck.

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Sat-Sun Aug 23-24th ~ The LA Velodrome will be hosting its annual Velodrome Championship Event & Elite Qualifier. If you still haven’t qualified for an event at Elite Natz, then ADT’s qualifier will be your final opportunity in So Cal to make your dreams come true.

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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 each week. Normal track fees apply.

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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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2008 Championship Track Events ~ As we move 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 (done)
2) July 26-27 ~ Masters Track States SD.
3) Aug 2-3 ~ Elite Qualifier SD.
4) Aug 14-17 Jr Track Nationals 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 11-13 ~ Collegiate Track Nationals Co Springs
9) Sept 13-14 ~ Elite Track States Encino.
10) Oct 1-5 ~ Elite Track Nationals at ADT

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Have you had your Tour de France Burrit0? ~ If Burritos are your “thing” then check out Chipotle Restaurants limited edition "Le Burrito". Team “Slipstream Chipotle - H30” has added backing going into the Tour de France, July 5 to 27, as its sponsor has introduced a new burrito in honor of the USA team. Chipotle Mexican Grill in New York City unveiled "Le Burrito" in anticipation of the team's debut in the Tour de France, following on its first – and successful – Grand Tour, the Giro d'Italia. The limited edition burrito is aimed at athletes and will be featured in all Chipotle restaurants across the US throughout the French race.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/jun08/jun10news2

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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!!