Candi Murray/Oregon Bicycle Racing Assn
Did you know that Portland hosts the largest cash prize event for Velodrome
racing in America?
Did you know that we are almost at capacity as far as the number of
competitors we can take?
Did you know that we have riders from New Zealand, Trinidad, Britain, Canada
and the US?
Did you know that we had over 5000 spectators at last years event and it
rained? This year is sun!!!
Did you know that we have food vendors, clothing booths and games and
activities for kids?
This is really the coolest event I have ever been to, if you have not had
the chance to go, try not to miss this years- (Especially the Sunday pm
session)
Monday- Masters/Women PIR Portland
Tuesday Category PIR Portland
Wednesday Track Classes Alpenrose
Mt Tabor Series - only 2 left Portland
Thursday Medford Thursday Nighters Medford
Track Class With Marty Northstein Alpenrose * Flyer below
Friday Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Alpenrose
Saturday Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Alpenrose
Sunday Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge Alpenrose
Alpenrose Challenge
July 19-21, 2002
Alpenrose Velodrome, Portland, Oregon
The largest prize list track race in North America.
$15,000 prize list
#5 in the American Velodrome Challenge series organized by the American
Track Racing Association.
Sponsored by: Alpenrose Dairy
Bike n' Hike
River City Bicycles
Willamette Week
Carr Subaru
Courtyard by Marriott - Portland/Tigard
WB 32
Racing for Elite Men, Elite Women and Masters 35+
Schedule
Thursday 7/18/02
Registration at the Velodrome 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Friday 7/19/02
Session #1
Registration and warm up 9:00 AM
Racing starts 10:00 AM
Masters - Pursuit
Women - Pursuit
Men - Pursuit
Session #2
Registration and warm up 5:00 PM
Racing starts 6:00 PM
Masters - 50+ 500 m
Women - 500 m
Masters - 1 k
Men - 1 K
Men - Qualifier Points race
The Qualifier race will be held if there is a need to limit the field size
for the weekend?s mass start races; the 10 mile, Points Race and Miss & Out.
Riders not already pre-qualified will need to race in this race in order to
be able to compete in the weekend?s mass start races. Pre-qualified riders
will not compete in this race. There will be a separate $500 prize list for
this race.
Saturday 7/20/02
Session #3 -
Sign in & warm up 9:00 AM
Racing starts 10:00 AM
Men - Sprints qualifier through Semi-Finals, 10 mile
Women - Keirin qualifier, Miss & Out
Masters - Keirin qualifier, 10 mile
Session #4
Sign in & warm up 3:00 PM
Racing starts 4:00 PM
Kiddie Kilo
Men - Sprints Minor Final through Finals, Miss & Out
Women - Keirin Final, Points
Masters - Keirin Final, Miss & Out
Madison, Olympic Sprint
Sunday 7/21/02
Session #5
Sign in & warm up 9:00 AM
Racing stars 10:00 AM
Women - Sprints qualifier through Semi-Finals
Masters - Sprints qualifier through Semi-Finals
Men - Keirin qualifier
Session #6
Sign in & warm up 3:00 PM
Racing starts 4:00 PM
Kiddie Kilo
Women - Sprints Minor Final through Finals, 5-Mile
Masters - Sprints Minor Final through Finals, Points Race
Men- Keirin Final, Points
Flying lap
$200 prize if the Men's or Women's records are broken in the pursuit or
kilo/500m. The current records are:
Men 1 K Marty Nothstein 1:08.76 2001
4K Chris Carlson 4:54.87 1997
Women 500m Lori-Ann Muenzer 37.90 2001
3K Jen Evans 4:00.64 1997
The final event will be a Flying Lap record attempt. No entry fee for the
flying lap. Prize will be a crowd prime. Current flying lap records are:
Men Steen Madsen 15.44 2000 Women Jen Evans 17.21
1997
Prizes
Men $10,000 Women $4,000 Masters $1,000 plus record attempt prizes.
Prizes are cash. There will be prizes for individual events and for an
overall omnium. Prize breakdown will be available on request or at the
Velodrome.
Field limits
Field sizes will be limited for the mass start events. These are the 10
mile, Points Race and Miss & Out. All riders to compete in these events
must be registered by Friday evening, 7/19/02 prior to the start of the
Qualifier Points Race. For Masters and Women pre-registered riders will be
given precedence. For the Men?s field pre-registered riders who are Cat 1
track riders OR who have standing in the prior American Velodrome Challenge
series events will be pre-qualified. If there are remaining places to be
filled and field limits are exceeded riders who are not pre-qualified must
ride the Qualifier Points Race on Friday.
Housing info:
Meg or Paul Mautner
Phone: 503-452-7786
e-mail: maut-@attbi.com
Host hotel:
Courtyard by Marriott - Portland/Tigard
15686 SW Sequoia Parkway
Tigard, OR 97224
Phone: (503) 684-7900 or (503) 382-3504
Fax: (503) 620-3142
Web Page: http://www.courtyard.com/courtyard/pdxcs/
Ask for the Alpenrose Challenge rate of $69/night.
For more information:
Mike Murray
Phone (503) 661-5874
Pager (503) 920-3952
e-mail mike.m-@obra.org
Velodrome phone: (503) 246-0330
OBRA and/or fax: (503) 667-6220
Web: www.obra.org