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"Track 1" Intro-Sessions - September - November - Updated
09.28.2010
Check & Sandpaper your Tires....
09.01.2010
Racers,..... Let's go to Detroit
08.30.2010
Nationals update
08.29.2010
Update on Track Nationals
08.26.2010
Tuesday at Track Nationals
08.25.2010
Report 1 from Track Nationals in Bromont
08.23.2010
An Interesting Read
08.19.2010
Track Nationals Training date at FCV
08.17.2010
New Autumn Schedule Saturday September 11th
08.17.2010
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"Track 1" Intro-Sessions - September - November - Updated
09.28.2010

Our very popular Track 1 "Introduction to ride" sessions are being planned for the next few months. Groups welcome...... Book today as we do arrange sessions many months in advance.

Saturday Track 1 sessions in September - November will start at Noon. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your session to get the paperwork out of the way & your bike set up. Dress for the season and bring a helmet, gloves, arm & leg warmers, pump, and pedals, if you have them.(we have everything you will need otherwise). Your Track 1 session will start at Noon - 2pm, included is a skills session from 2pm - 3pm (that's 3 hours of track time), book your session today.

The next Track 1 is scheduled for:

Saturday September 11th - Completely "SOLD OUT"

Saturday September 18th - 12 riders available.

Saturday September 25th - 11 riders available.

Saturday October 2nd - 13 riders available.

Saturday October 9th - 14 riders available.

Saturday October 23rd - 14 riders available.

Saturday October 30th - 14 riders available.

Saturday November 6th - 14 riders available.

Saturday November 13th - 14 riders available.

Saturday November 20th - 14 riders available.

Saturday November 27th - 14 riders available.

ForestCityVelodrome@live.com to book a spot for yourself or your group in the next available introductory Track 1 session.

Cost is $20.00 per person for the session plus a $10.00 bike rental fee, We do not have debit..... Cash Only. Register early......
You and your group will have a "Blast".

PLEASE NOTE: SUNDAY Track 2 sessions begin at 2pm... arrive at 1:30pm (SUNDAY'S)

Track 2 sessions can be arranged for Sunday afternoons. To register for track 2 please contact rob@uwo.ca. Please indicate when you took your track 1 session and how much track riding you have been doing in the last few weeks.

Check & Sandpaper your Tires....
09.01.2010

For riders coming back to the FCV after the summer road season, we recommend that you take a few minutes to sandpaper your tires.

Over the years we have found that tires used on Rollers during the summer can harden the compound and glaze the tires.... making them very slippery.

If you are indoubt, please have a session leader look at your tires before getting onto the track.

Racers,..... Let's go to Detroit
08.30.2010

Let me know if you are interested in racing on the track in Rochester Hills...

The last race of the season in Detroit is SOUPerBOWL SUNDAY - Sept 12th - 1pm.

Entry fee for riders, staff, officials and spectators is CANS OF FOOD!

Races for all ages and abilities.

A full program to finish off the season including:

1.) 10 MILE JUNIOR MADISON.

2.) 20 MILE ELITE MADISON

3.) MATCH SPRINTS

4.) MISS & OUT

5.) SCRATCH RACE

6.) 200M TT

and MORE!

OUR BIGGEST CASH PRIZE PAYOUT EVER!

PRIZES for ALL AGES and ABILITIES!

+ the WHOLE EVENT WILL BE VIDEO TAPED and put on the INTERNET!

+ LIVE MUSIC by the NAS-TRACK PIT CREW!

+ GREAT PARTY sponsored by TEAM GREEN GENE DIGGS (at his house after the race).

Nationals update
08.29.2010

YA-HOO !!!

Big day for Ontario at Track Nationals.

1st gold in nearly 15 years in an endurance mass start race at Junior Track Nationals. Brian Trafford had the race of his life in the Points Race taking laps on the field and accumulating more points than the other racers to take gold...... It was an entire team effort.... we covered the breaks and attacked to separate the field. The race plan work perectly and Ontario was 1st , 4th Jason king and 5th Alex Cataford.

The Gold medal was for the entire team.

Alex Cataford won Gold in the Junior men's Individual pursuit.... Out lasting the very talented rider Chris Dahl from Team Alberta.

Gold and Bronze in the Junior men's Team Sprint. Kris Ovsenek, Kyle Rupay and Daniel MacKenzie-Picot won gold besting the very strong Quebec team. Ontario also took Silver with Adrian George, Justin Zottl and Jason King out distancing the 3rd Ontario team of Chris Balisterni, Patrick McGinley and Brian Trafford (4th).

Flo LaPlante-LaMarsh (Ottawa) and Alison Beveridge (Alberta) captured Gold in the Women's Team Sprint..... neat combo just returning from the Junior world Championships.

Bronze in the Elite Women's Team Sprint withn Candice Vermulen and Stephanie Bester having an excellent race to take the Bronze medal.

Gold and Bronze in the men's team sprint, Joe Veloce was on a the combo team of Stephane Cosette and Travis Smith (Gold), and Thomas Hums, Jamie Russell and Chris Freeland in 3rd.

Mens Team Pursuit, Steve Meyer, Daneile DeFranceshi, Ryan Aitcheson and Mark MacDonald finsihed a close 3rd (Bronze) just missing the Gold by less than 1.2 seconds.

Update on Track Nationals
08.26.2010

Go to www.canadian-cycling.com/disciplines/index.php?q=node/270 for complete results from Track Nationals.

Wednesday update: Junior kierin.... Silver - Kristofer Ovsenek

Bronze - Daniel MacKenzie -picot

Junior Scratch race Men, Alex Cataford silver, Brian Trafford 4th, Jason King 5th.... solid performance by all racers.

Jr women Points, Flo - Bronze

Jr Womens Kierin, Flo - Silver

Jr men Team Pursuit, Silver

U17 women's Omnium Bailin Xie - Bronze

Another day where we were in th hunt for every event.

Tuesday at Track Nationals
08.25.2010

London Riders: Kristofer Ovsenek took 2nd in the Junior Men match sprint competition behind Scott Mulder of BC. Daniel MacKenzie-Picot took 3rd. Their times in the 200m sprint qualifier were 11.421 (63.042 km/h) and 11.991 (60.488) respectively. Mulder qualified 1st with 11.281. Eric MacDonald is currently placed 13 of 16 in the u17 omnium competition with 25 points after two events. He placed 12 in the match sprint competition, qualifying in that position with 13.295 for the 200m but was eliminated after the 1/8 finals. He was 13th in the 500m with a time of 40.293.

Other Ontario results: Florence Laplante-Lamarsh: Gold in Junior Women Sprint; Jason King & Alex Cataford: Gold in Junior Men Madison; Kyle Rupay and Justin Zottl: Bronze in Madison; Adrian George: Silver in u17 men Sprint; Balin Xie: Silver in u17 women sprint.

Report 1 from Track Nationals in Bromont
08.23.2010

Team Ontario arrived over the weekend in final preparation for the 2010 Canadian Track Cycling Nationals.

The FCV is well represented on the team with 2 Cadet racers going for the Podium, Eric MacDonald and Adrian George will be competing against 15 other racers in the Male Cadets category.

Racing begins on Tuesday at Noon, the team will be able to get on the 250m Outdoor Velodrome today at 1:30pm.

The weather has changed from rainy to bright sunshine today..... Updates will take place throughout the week.

An Interesting Read
08.19.2010

http://www.ridethetrack.com/pdf/trackracing_intro.pdf

Track Nationals Training date at FCV
08.17.2010

The FCV will provide the last date for training before Track Nationals.

Friday August 20th 6pm - 9pm... Team Sprint & Team Pursuit Training

Please note that we will begin to move "Wednesday nights" to Track Nationals preparations... Race simulations, and tactics.

New Autumn Schedule Saturday September 11th
08.17.2010

The FCV is please to announce the winter schedule change to take place on Saturday September 11th.

The Saturday schedule will see the Recreational ride continue at 9am - Noon. The Very popular Track session will start at Noon- 3pm. The Velo-Kids and Youth training sessions will run from 3pm - 4pm (Velo-Kids introduction) with youth training and Racing from 4pm - 6pm.

Weeknight riding will begin on Monday September 13th