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Another great racing event is just around the corner!  August 10th at the Velodrome, the Husky Cycling team will be hosting the “Throw Down in Husky Town”, a fully featured day of racing open to all competitors (not just collegiate riders).  There are some details to go over, so you can either click the image of the Husky below to read the race flier, or finish reading the story to get a couple of pointers.

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In case you missed it, here is the link to the race flyer again.

The first thing to take note of is the Collegiate Track class offered Saturday, August 9th at Noon.  The class is FREE to all collegiate racers!  The goal of offering this course is to get collegiate road racers who haven’t tried out the track yet the quickest and easiest way to get class certified and racing all in weekend.  You MUST take this course if you haven’t already taken a class for track riding in order to participate!  Rental bikes available, just bring your helmet and your own pedals.

For the day of the race, August 10th, there will be two sessions of racing, a morning (#1, timed events) and evening (#2, mass start).

• Registration for Session #1 is $15 and is open to all USAC licensed racers.  Registration opens at 8:00 AM and the first timed event is at 9:00 AM.
• Registration for Session #2 is $20 and will run USAC and Collegiate combined omnium racing.  Registration opens at 12:00 PM and the first mass start race is at 1:00 PM.  

Check the race flier if you want to see the layout of the schedule.  It’s important to know that any and all USAC licensed racers who completed a track class can participate in both Sessions, including Collegiate E/Cat 5 racers!  

Hope to see you all out there!

This just in… Cyclocross superstar Jeremy Powers will be at the velodrome on Friday Night (8/1)!!! Come out and get special brewed Motofish Coffee by yours truly, sneak in an autograph, listen to him spin some tunes and maybe call a race or two!

$5 spectator admission.  As always we will have Motofish Coffee and our beverage garden stocked with Mac and Jacks and OS Wine!

Photo by Dan Sharp

The fastest weekend in the Pacific Northwest has come and gone faster than a Keirin final.  Now seems like a good time to look back at some snapshots of the action and reflect on the great accomplishments of everyone involved.  Read on for a wrap-up of the Grand Prix and to get a quick look at some of the highlights.

First off, results for the whole weekend are up and can be found here: MVA GP Results  

Lining up for the sound of the gun in the Keirin

The racing was fast and the crowds were huge!  Hundreds of spectators came both evenings to watch champion riders compete in a full host of competitiver events, including the Keirin, Miss n Out, Match Sprints, Points races, Scratch Races, and even the Kiddie Kilo.   The mens field even filled to capacity, making for some of the fastest racing we can remember in a long time!  

Bilko, voice of Marymoor, keeps us privy of the action happening on the track

The sum up the competition, let’s look at who took the overal victory in the Endurance and Sprint omniums.  

Men’s Endurance Omnium: Jacob Schwingboth

Women’s Endurance Omnium: Tela Crane

Men’s Sprint Omnium: Evan Carey

Women’s Sprint Omnium: Dana Feiss

Master’s Omnium: Aaron Levin

We can’t forget the fan favorite, the Marymoor Crawl either (you can find a video of the Crawl on Saturday at the bottom of the story)!

Marymoor Crawl Friday Night: Conor Klupar

Marymoor Crawl Saturday Night: Zac Kovalcik

Before looking at a few more photos of the weekend, we also need the thank DBC Photo for the photo contributions.  You can find more of Dennis Crane’s work on his website.  You can find a few more photos also at Wheelsinfocus.com.  

We hope everyone had an amazing time at the GP and we are already thinking ahead to the stories that will be told and the records that might fall next summer.  

The Marymoor GP begins FRIDAY!  While racing begins at 9am, you will not want to miss the evening session starting at 7:00 PM!!  It’s the fastest race on two wheels in the Northwest and you’re invited to watch the action.  In fact, both nights at 7:00 PM are prime time for spectators to join in the fun.  We have food, beverage, vendors, and racing all taken care of.  Read on to learn more about what’s going on at Marymoor this weekend.

Credit for above photo: Monika Sapek

The evening racing includes the finals for keirins and sprints and all of the mass start races which include miss and outs and the madison!  Feel free to show up early – the beer garden and food trucks will be up and running around 6:00 PM.  As always, our fantastic and delicious beer garden partners OS Winery and Mac & Jacks have us stocked up and ready to serve.  OS Winery will also be there selling bottles of our custom red wine label, Red Line. The food trucks will include Spicy Papaya, Mad Dawg Hot Dogs, Motofish Coffee and the return of the Seattle Biscuit Company. 

We will also have a variety of vendors with goodies, coupouns and giveaways so make sure you check them all out.  One table will have our very own T-shirt table which will also serve as the Kiddie Kilo registration area.  You can look for OS Winery, Element Cycles, CycleScienceTraining, Nuun, JL Velo, Vision Tech, BioWillies Coffee and Munchies Frozen Yogurt to all be there representing over the weekend.

Now that you’re pumped up, let’s talk cost – spectator admission is only $5 and we accept cash or checks at the gate.  Kids under 16 get in for free!  Make sure Juniors bring their helmet and bicycle as they have a chance to do a victory lap in the Kiddie Kilo, a NO COST just-for-fun race on the track. 

If you are looking for someone to cheer for check out our Riders to Watch!  

Feel free to come out Friday and Saturday as the racing will be fast both nights!