July 19, 2007 – The Ontario Cycling Association and the Forest City Velodrome are pleased to announce the Team event Trials for the Elite Track Nationals in September.

Our goal is to have the strongest team possible at Natioanals. There will be 2 opportunities for track atheletes to make the Team Sprint and Team Pursuit teams. The Trials will be a the Forest City Velodrome: Plan now to attend and come rested and ready to set personal bests in the qualifying trials.

Opportunity #1
Wednesday night August 8
– warm-up at 5pm – 7pm.
– Qualifier starts at 7pm.

Opportunity #2
Saturday afternoon August 11
– warm-up at 5:30pm – 6:30pm
– Qualifier starts at 6:30pm

How the Qualifiers will work.

Team Sprint
– each rider will use the starting gate to do a standing start 2 lap TT
– after a 30 minute rest each rider will do a 5 lap Standing start TT
– the team will be the 3 riders with the Quickest Times (1 from 2 Lap TT & 2 from 5 Lap TT)

Team Pursuit
– each rider will use the starting gate to do a Standing start 2km TT
– after a 30 minute rest each rider will do a Flying 2km TT
– the teams will be assembled with the 4 fastest riders (accumulated time) on the Red Team and the next 4 times on the White Team.

There will also be 1 reserve rider each of the Sprint and Pursuit Teams.

This will be a Mandatory Test to make the teams…….. if you can not attend 1 of the sessions you will Not be on the Sprint or Pursuit Teams.

Our intention is to also have a couple of practice sessions before Track Nationals for all riders interested in going to nationals.

Prepare today.

Forest City Velodrome
www.ForestCityVelodrome.ca
1-519-883-7849