[Ed Rudolph Velodrome (Northbrook, IL) - General Email List] Ed Rudolph Communique: The Week Ahead

[imelda at northbrookvelodrome.org]

Dear Riders,

Due to the rain/thunderstorms in the Chicago area the Elaine Nekritz  
Trophy/Women's Championship Scratch Race and Elite Qualifier has been  
move to Thursday, August 30.

The Elite women will race 35 laps and the category IV women will race  
15 laps.  The race will be peppered with premes to keep the pace  
moving so step of those pedals ladies!  The winner of the Elaine  
Nekritz Trophy/Women's Championship Scratch Race will take the  
Illinois State/Velodrome/Elite Qualifier honors (note: you must be an  
Illinois State License holder to claim the State Championship)

Top five women will qualify to race in the Elite Track Championships  
to be held in October in CA.  For more information on the Elite Track  
Championships visit www.usacycling.org/track.

If you have any questions, about the Velodrome Championships please  
visit the FAQ at  
http://www.usacycling.org/forms/track/2007VelodromeChampsFAQ.pdf


*** Other announcements ***

NCC AWARDS BANQUET	 (Sunday, September 30)

The awards banquet and fundraiser will be held on Sunday, September 30  
at EJs in Skokie.  You can order ticket via snail mail by downloading  
the flyer and ticket order form by visiting  
http://www.northbrookvelodrome.org/files/NCC_2007_Awards_Dinner.pdf

Buy your tickets now by clicking on the following link  
https://www.sportsbaseonline.com/Item.aspx?item_id=1901


A WORD FROM THE U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

We need to vote U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters off the  
island because of what she expressed; "Bikes Are Not Transportation"  
You can read all about it at  
http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/17/secretary-peters-says-bikes-are-not-transportation/

Um!  I transport myself several times to/from work on my two wheeler!

Have a great weekend?

Imelda March
Director of Communications
NCC/Ed Rudolph Velodrome
www.northbrookvelodrome.org