April 28, 2003 (Burnaby, B.C.) – The third and final race event of the Burnaby Velodrome's indoor 2002/2003 season in scheduled for May 2-4 under the dome roof at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre in Burnaby. The 3-day track race will provide local riders some great competition, as visiting track cyclists from Victoria, Washington and Oregon are just starting their outdoor track racing seasons. The event will be an important test for many local riders with their sights set on the BC Provincial Track Cycling Championships to be held in Victoria this July.

Local rider Murray Solem will be back to defend his February race event title, as will World Masters Champion and US National Team member Kenny Williams who won the overall in November.

While several Canadian National Champions are scheduled to be racing on the weekend, the event will also provide an opportunity for novice riders to try their skills and fitness out on the 200M wooden track. The Burnaby Velodrome Club is running a Learn to Race program in parallel with the race weekend, introducing the basics of track racing and high-speed handling. Novice riders will be able to compete against each other throughout the three days of racing.

Racing begins Friday night with Win-n-Outs and Chariot Races for all three categories. Saturday and Sunday will see a number of mass start, sprint and timed events including points races, miss-n-out, scratch race, kilometer, keirin, Olympic sprint, and Madison.

For more information, schedule of events and entry form go to www.burnabyvelodrome.ca