June 10, 2006 – One of the largest prize list track races in North America. Racing for Elite Men, Elite Women, and Masters 40+, held from
July 7-9, 2006.

Sponsored by:
-Alpenrose Dairy
-Bike Central
-Outdoors NW

Prizes
Elite Men $7,000 / Elite Women $4,000 / Masters $1,000 / Record Attempt Prizes Prizes are cash and are for individual events, plus Elite Men and Elite Women overall omnium. Prize breakdown available on request or at the velodrome. Represent your home velodrome! In the Elite Men and Elite Women field there will be a prize for the highest omnium placed rider from each velodrome. This must be the velodrome closest to your current address AND be listed on your application.

$200 prize for Elite Men or Elite Women records that are broken in the Pursuit or 1K/500m. The current records are:

-Elite Men 1K Marty Nothstein 1:08.76 2001
4K Mike Tillman 4:54:23 2002
-Elite Women 500m Lori-Ann Muenzer 37.90 2001
3K Erin Mirabella 3:57.78 2005
The final event will be a Flying Lap record attempt. No entry fee for this event. Prize will be a crowd prime. Current flying lap records are:
-Elite Men Stephen Alfred 15.10 2005
-Elite Women Jennie Reed 17.09 2005

Field Size Limits
Field sizes will be limited for the mass start events: 10 mile, Points Race, and Miss & Out. ALL riders to compete in these events must be registered by the evening session on Friday. The Elite Men Qualifier has a separate prize list and will be held regardless. The Masters Qualifier will be held only if field limits are exceeded. Pre-qualified riders do not ride the Qualifier Points Race. Pre-qualified riders are:
-Elite Men Cat 1 track riders
-Elite Women Pre-registered riders will have priority.
-Masters Cat 1/2 track riders.

Registration & Sign-In
Pre-registration is encouraged and recommended. All liability release forms shall be completed on-site prior to racing. For on-site registration, riders must be registered, waiver signed, and entry paid at least 30 minutes before the session starts. For mass start events (10 mile, Points Race, Miss & Out), riders must be registered at least 30 minutes before the Friday evening session begins. Rider SIGN-IN required at least 15 minutes before each event. OBRA membership is required. OBRA single event membership may be purchased at the race for $5. Registration form and instructions appears at the end of this flyer.

Contact Information

Mike Murray / mike.murray@obra.org / (503) 661-5874
Velodrome: (503) 246-0330
OBRA: (503) 667-6220
Web: www.obra.org
www.alpenrosechallenge.com
Registration
Debi Truesdale /d.truesdale@comcast.net
Work (503) 813-2734 / Home (503) 232-1704

July 20, 2005 – For most of the Canadians in attendance at this years’ race it was a new and challenging experience as the Alpenrose track is one of the most difficult and challenging tracks to ride in the world, there was only one Canadian casualty from this round of the challenge, that being Breanna Loster who had taken a tumble in the womens racing on Saturday, she was not able to continue with the rest of the race events.

For the newcomers, Joel and Rene Regimbald, Matthew Barlee, Charles Durrant and Auna Brit Erikson-Carter it was a quick and steep learning curve, for the Alpenrose saavy Matt Chater and Keith Bruneau it was yet again a step in to the “carnival” atmosphere that is The Alpenrose Challenge. Everyone handled themselves with dignity and confidence, they produced some great results in the toughest fields ever at this event containing the likes of US National team members Giddeon Massie, Steven Alfred, Ryan Nelman, Carl Boucher, Rebecca Quinn, Jennie Reed and Erin Mirabella. To top it off fourth place Olympics Keirin speedster Josiah Ng showed up.

All in all a succesful weekend. For the next American Velodrome
Challenge Race look to Victoria B.C. from August19-21.