Month: August 2009

SCCCC Track Conference Report

AMCT TrackI’m going to start this email with the end: the Aggies are the 2009 SCCCCCCCC Track Champions! We brought out 12 of the 19 racers on satursay, many of whom had never raced on a velodrome before. Weather was great (even for Houston), and it looked to be an awesome day.

Racing was kicked off with the team sprint–3 man teams, where we all start from a holding position. It’s a 3 lap sprint, where the leader pulls off each successive lap. Our team of myself, hagasita, asnd herc (we called ourselves 2 and a half men) won by 3 seconds at a time of 1:14. I don’t recall the finishes of the other teams (there were so many of us!).

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Track Conference – August 22nd

Yes, that is a week before school starts, but you’re going to race anyway! It is a full day of racing with all types of events: time trials, team pursuits, match sprints, mass-start races. You can do them all, or you can pick and choose. Your entry fees will be paid by the team, and you can rent a bike for $5 for the day if you need one.

What, you’ve never ridden a velodrome before? I plan to ask for a short track lesson for those new to velodromes before racing starts, so we can get more racers out. Don’t be scared off. Devin and I raced track for the first time 2 years ago at Matt Hatt’s insistence… you won’t believe how much fun it is!

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