Spring Beginners Classes

We are planning two weekend beginners classes for the spring time on the following dates :

March 6th & 7th - Saturday and Sunday from 1pm - 4pm each day
March 27th and 28th - Saturday and Sunday from 1pm -4pm each day

As per usual the class cost if $60 and includes bike rental if you need it. You can sign up for the class online, or contact Brian Sullivan, through the beginners class page : Beginners Class Page

2010 Weekly Racing Season Changes

As we move towards the kick-off of the 2010 racing season, we have made a few small changes to the racing schedule and formats for some of of our racing programs. The major re-shuffle comes to our Tuesday nights. We are going to inclorporate the Friday night Sprint and Pursuits into the regular Tuesday schedule, creating a 4 night rotation that looks like this :
Women's First Tuesday's - Held the first Tuesday of every month, Women will be the feature event of the evening. Thanks to Leigh Hopkins of Southeastern Women's Cycling (SEW) for hosting this event every month. The night will also be open to Masters and Beginners(D) category racers.
Steve Hill's Sprints - Held every second Tuesday of every month, Steve Hill will be around to host his sprint night, which was formerly held on Friday night. Racing is open for ALL categories.
Masters Third Tuesday's - Held every third Tuesday, masters night will be open for Master's, Women and Beginners racing categories. Thanks to John Dowd for continuing to host this event.
Pursuit Night - Held every fourth Tuesday, come down and get your pursuit on against the clock. Thanks to Tim Gallagher, who will once again be present to put ALL category racers in the pain cave.

Wenesday night racing will see mostly the same format for racing, with a couple of races switched out, but for the most part it will follow the same 3 nightly rotation of race schedules.

Dick Lane Velodrome Century - June 20th

On Sunday June 20th, 2010, get your riding shoes on and get comfortable, it's going to be a long day. Or a short one, depending on which ride you choose. We're planning a 100mile century route, 100km metric century route, short option at 37mi and a kids ride of 5mi. Taking in some of the best roads that south west Atlanta has to offer, your in for a great day of riding, while at the same time helping us raise money to keep the velodrome in action, and our Bicycle Little League program growing. More info on the ride is available here : http://www.dicklanevelodrome.com/pages/velodromecentury.html . As we develop the ride and get more info we'll post it to the century page.

New Racing for 2010

As we evolve as a group, we are continually thinking of new idea's and re-thinking old ideas for events and racing at the velodrome. With this in mind we have 2 new events that we will be hosting in 2010 and here are the first details about those :

Working Man's Madison
This 2 day madison will be held on Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th of June. The Working Man's title is a tribute to the race's mid-week time slot. The two days of racing will feature 3 categories racing. The Madison category will be open to all teams who are competent madison riders, and limited to 10 teams. We will feature a combined A/B category for those A's and B's who aren't in the madison field. These racers won't be racing with handslings in the regular madison style, but they will be racing as teams to compete for points to become the champion team. The C category will be run in the same vein as the A/B field with riders teaming up to collect points towards the overall standings.

Regional Championships
That's right, we're bringing it back, the regional championship event, where you'll be abel to test your strength in a series of championship events to claim the title as the southeast's best. This race is tentatively scheduled for August the 14th. We are still in the early stages of planning this event, so keep an eye on the website for more information as we develop it.

The EPVA conducts Youth Service Activities for the children at no cost to the city or state. These activities include our highly acclaimed Bicycle Little League (for kids 8-12), Summer Camps (kids 13-16), and Bicycle Safety Clinics. In addition, to raising bicycle safety awareness, these programs promote physical health and wellness, teamwork and individual growth through the sport and positive alternatives to drugs and gangs. These pioneering grass-root programs will hopefully ignite positive changes in kids and in competitive cycling in the U.S.