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The AVC starts Friday! Elite men, women and masters racers from all over the nation will be here to compete at the Alpenrose Velodrome for three-days. We are expecting one of the largest racer turnouts in the last few years, so lets show the riders that Portland can make a lot of noise! Bring your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to watch the some of best track racing in the United States.
Riders from Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Canada will headline the international contingent. Riders for the United States will be coming from all over including Colorado, Indiana, Texas, Minnesota, Arizona, Washington and elsewhere. The competition will be intense as riders compete for nearly $13,000 in cash and prizes.
Saturdays entertainment will be provided by the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers, a local drum core. Sundays entertainment between sessions will feature SambaSol, a local latin dance troupe. There will also be a kiddie kilo at the beginning of the Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions. Macaroni Grill will be providing food Saturday and Sunday.
As a special treat for local racers, Lakeside Bicycles is sponsoring a special Carl Leusenkamp Flying Lap Gift Certificate (value $200.00) for the best flying lap by a local. Doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman; whoever gets closest to the flying lap record for there respective gender wins. The flying lap will be the final event held during the Sunday afternoon session.
For a schedule of events, visit alpenrosechallenge.com
See you at the AVC!