The Track Season is just beginning...

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

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The next 2 Ladies Only Track Sessions are going on a road trip!! We will be packing up and heading up to the Encino Velodrome at 12Noon for the Saturday July 19th & Sunday Aug 10th LOTS sessions.

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Who says road cycling will ruin your track legs? ~ Not Jeannie Longo. According to Cycling News.com Jeannie continued her remarkable career this week by claiming France’s individual pursuit championship title on the track while simultaneously winning France's Elite Road and Time Trial events and qualifying for her 7th Olympic Team having contested every Olympiad since women's cycling events were added in the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Amber Neben ~ Cycling News.com announces that Amber has won 2nd Place Overall in the Women’s Giro de Italia this weekend while USAC announces that she has also earned a spot on the US Olympic Road Team!

Be safe & Have fun!

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Friday & Saturday, July 18-19th ~ The Bicycle Film Festival ~ You won’t want to miss this fabulous event with Movies on both Friday and Saturday night. Beginning Friday at 9:30 PM: Program 2 features “THE SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACES”. And On Saturday at 7:30 PM Program 6 features “STANDING START”. Please see the website for complete details and scheduling. All film screenings will be held at The Vine Theater at 6321 Hollywood Blvd.

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Saturday July 19th ~ Encino Velodrome ~ This will be the final “Low Key Time Trial” event of the season. We invite everyone to join us as we get ready for the upcoming Velodrome, State and National championship events. And directly afterwards: The Ladies Only Track Session (LOTS) will begin at 12Noon.

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Saturday July 19 ~ Sisquoc SCNCA Junior State Road Race Championships. Come cheer for your favorite Junior Champs and stay for the Elite Races! All Junior events begin at 8:00am. The second race session begins at 10:00am. The final race session begins at 1:00pm.

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Sunday July 20 ~ Ontario Crit #4 ~ Presented again by Sunset Velo, this event will be held on the 7 corner course. With racing starting early and going all day, there is a race event for every category.

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Sunday July 20 ~ San Luis Obispo Downtown Criterium Classic. This great race boasts a prize purse for the WCat 1-3 of $1999 CASH paid 20 places deep! Bring your teammates and scoop up some cash!

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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 feel free to contact the race organizers for more sponsorship information.

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Junior Track Natz Training Camps ~ ADT is pleased to announce that it will be hosting summer Junior Race Training Camps this 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 next 2 Ladies Only Track Sessions are going on a road trip!! We will be packing up and heading up to the Encino Velodrome for the Saturday July 19th & Sunday Aug 10th LOTS sessions.

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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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Will you be hungry this July? ~ 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!!

Julia Cross