Welcome to the 2008 Junior Track Nationals

Speed Training Camp Schedule

I would like to welcome all of you to sunny Southern California for the 2008 National Junior Track Cycling Championships. We will use this web site to update you with information that we feel is important and helpful. Please feel free to e-mail or call with further questions.

I can be reached by e-mail at howard@marans.us and by cell at 714-904-8625.

We are very fortunate to have the Championships at the only indoor 250m international track in the country. This track is not, however, a public facility; and therefore we must follow the rules that have been put in place by the owners of the track. These rules are designed with everyone’s safety in mind.

Presently there are posts on this site about available hotels as well as Summer Training Camps. We will add information about local restaurants and sight seeing opportunities over the coming weeks. Also please feel free to check out the rest of the site related to our UCI Pro Track team, Momentum Cycling.

Pre-Race Training (Track Time)

Prior to the National Championships the track will be open for training at designated times during the week leading up to the races. The schedule will be posted in the calendar section of www.lavelodrome.org in July. There is a certification process necessary to ride the track at the ADT Event Center. Only Cat 1 and 2 track riders can bypass this process. Any other rider who has not previously been certified at ADT MUST go through a certification class.

These classes are $65 and will be offered daily during the days leading up to the racing. This schedule will also be posted in July. Riders do not need to be certified to race the Championships as they are run by USA Cycling, but the pre-race training is run by the Home Depot Center rules and this requirement must be fulfilled prior to getting on the track for open training. We strongly recommend that all riders go through this process so we can have good safe racing once the Championships begin.

Participation in any of the Training Camps that we have set up during the summer will include certification to ride the track.

There is a discounted $10 (for juniors) track fee per open training session per rider that must be paid before getting on the track. There are also waiver forms that are separate from the USAC that will need to be filled out one time only for the pre-Championship training sessions. A separate waiver will be needed for registration for the races.

Once again, if you have any questions please contact me.

Additional Training/Racing Information