2015 PanAm velodrome update
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Other races, like the 'ontario cup' we have planned in February can be raced under UCI, or under a 1-day permit. Same with all our road events, UCI covers it, otherwise you buy a 1-day (but then you usually can't get points or season standings). Its a big reason why we don't get many US riders here.
the ontario cup races MAY have categories, I have a feeling it will be more like A and B elite, A and B masters, all women. Jr/cadet will have their own races. This year will be lucky to get 1 race in, next winter once panam is over it should be more regular
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For the international challenge its a UCI event so you would need a UCI license for that. Not sure how you get one in the US, in Canada we dont have a USAC license equivalent so we already use UCI for our licensing (its about $150/year and can be used anywhere in the world generally). As for category, its just elite/jr for this. That said, I dont actually expect too many world class riders to show up, as its right in the middle of worlds and the points would be basically useless to anyone that matters.
Other races, like the 'ontario cup' we have planned in February can be raced under UCI, or under a 1-day permit. Same with all our road events, UCI covers it, otherwise you buy a 1-day (but then you usually can't get points or season standings). Its a big reason why we don't get many US riders here.
the ontario cup races MAY have categories, I have a feeling it will be more like A and B elite, A and B masters, all women. Jr/cadet will have their own races. This year will be lucky to get 1 race in, next winter once panam is over it should be more regular
Other races, like the 'ontario cup' we have planned in February can be raced under UCI, or under a 1-day permit. Same with all our road events, UCI covers it, otherwise you buy a 1-day (but then you usually can't get points or season standings). Its a big reason why we don't get many US riders here.
the ontario cup races MAY have categories, I have a feeling it will be more like A and B elite, A and B masters, all women. Jr/cadet will have their own races. This year will be lucky to get 1 race in, next winter once panam is over it should be more regular
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This flyer would also have contact info of the promoter to answer questions JUST LIKE THESE.
Get it together, Milton International!
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ha, you guys don't know how good you have it in the US. USAC has a LOT going for it that doesn't exist many other places. Ive raced in multiple provinces, states and countries, and USAC, while I am sure has things that could be better, is the best by far that I personally have dealt with. Our costs are insane (average road race is about $80, often over $100), our licensing sucks, and promotion is hit or miss, and we make it very hard for out of town riders.
But anyway, I am 99% sure you will need a UCI license for this event, however there may be 1 day permits to get you in. There will be a tech guide, but Im not kidding when it may be the day of or a few days before, so don't wait for it. I will contact them though and post back on US riders, as I know a few people that may want to come. For the O-cup, 100% there will be a 1-day permit.
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Saturday 17[SUP]th[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]January[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Track Youth Cup #1[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Friday 13[SUP]th[/SUP] / Saturday 14[SUP]th[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]February[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Track O-Cup #2[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Saturday 21[SUP]st[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]February[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Track Youth Cup Finale[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Friday 10[SUP]th[/SUP] / Saturday 11[SUP]th[/SUP] / Sunday 12[SUP]th[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]April[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Ontario Track Provincial Championships[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
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But anyway, I am 99% sure you will need a UCI license for this event, however there may be 1 day permits to get you in. There will be a tech guide, but Im not kidding when it may be the day of or a few days before, so don't wait for it. I will contact them though and post back on US riders, as I know a few people that may want to come. For the O-cup, 100% there will be a 1-day permit.
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Saturday 17[SUP]th[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]January[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Track Youth Cup #1[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Friday 13[SUP]th[/SUP] / Saturday 14[SUP]th[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]February[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Track O-Cup #2[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Saturday 21[SUP]st[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]February[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Track Youth Cup Finale[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
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[TD="width: 217, align: center"]Friday 10[SUP]th[/SUP] / Saturday 11[SUP]th[/SUP] / Sunday 12[SUP]th[/SUP][/TD]
[TD="width: 88, align: center"]April[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, align: center"]Ontario Track Provincial Championships[/TD]
[TD="width: 160, align: center"]Mattamy National Cycling Centre[/TD]
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Yeah, it looks like it's a UCI C1 event. I was already planning on getting the UCI international license for next year, anyhow. There were a few races in the US this year that I couldn't do because I didn't have the international license (how does that make sense?). I just wasn't sure about the category thing. I'm amazed a C1 race can be an open field. I figured there'd be a P/1 or P/1/2 restriction. I'll shoot them an email to confirm.
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The problem is a lot of places dont have categories, or dont use them. So in Canada we dont have a points/upgrade system to upgrade with anyway (yet)
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Milton Velo-delayome!!!
Sigh, it’s been delayed again… The opening ceremony has been postponed from November 29[SUP]th[/SUP] to February 16[SUP]th[/SUP] (Family Day)…
Milton velodrome opening event postponed
The Velo programs have also been postponed… Darn these construction delays, I was really looking forward to the track.
Sigh, it’s been delayed again… The opening ceremony has been postponed from November 29[SUP]th[/SUP] to February 16[SUP]th[/SUP] (Family Day)…
Milton velodrome opening event postponed
The Velo programs have also been postponed… Darn these construction delays, I was really looking forward to the track.
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Yes its getting very frustrating, as the track itself is ready, and the building is actually very close, but the delays are for the rest of the facilities and to be honest, they dont have the staff ready.
BUT, its only another month and over the holidays. And the events are apparently still on, but Ill sort of believe it when I see it at this point.
BUT, its only another month and over the holidays. And the events are apparently still on, but Ill sort of believe it when I see it at this point.
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Yes its getting very frustrating, as the track itself is ready, and the building is actually very close, but the delays are for the rest of the facilities and to be honest, they dont have the staff ready.
BUT, its only another month and over the holidays. And the events are apparently still on, but Ill sort of believe it when I see it at this point.
BUT, its only another month and over the holidays. And the events are apparently still on, but Ill sort of believe it when I see it at this point.
This is *very* important.
Opening a velodrome is like opening a restaurant. There are only a few ways to get things right and running smoothly and a LOT of ways to mess it up.
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We actually poached a guy who was running a track in Australia who moved here earlier this year. Its a big project, its not just a track, its a 70mil stadium. You hear about these kinds of things with every olympics and there are probably 1000 issues they have run into. We also had one of the worst winters in history last year right when were starting construction, so we were behind from day 1.
But Pan Am games is the real reason this place was built, which isn't until July. Then there is a 20 year commitment for funding afterward. Opening in January vs November really won't matter in the long run.
As a side note, they list the financials on the site. The place estimates it will cost $1.2m US/year to run, in case anyone was wondering what it costs to run a velodrome!
But Pan Am games is the real reason this place was built, which isn't until July. Then there is a 20 year commitment for funding afterward. Opening in January vs November really won't matter in the long run.
As a side note, they list the financials on the site. The place estimates it will cost $1.2m US/year to run, in case anyone was wondering what it costs to run a velodrome!
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Its a little buried in the FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions - Milton Velodrome
"The year one annualized net costs (2016) are estimated at $1,146,000. The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have confirmed that the Town of Milton will receive $736,000 per year for a 20-year period to offset these operating costs (including capital replacement costs) for the Centre. This will result in approximate operating costs of up to $410,000 per year."
Im not really sure where the membership fees and rental fees factor into that.
Frequently Asked Questions - Milton Velodrome
"The year one annualized net costs (2016) are estimated at $1,146,000. The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have confirmed that the Town of Milton will receive $736,000 per year for a 20-year period to offset these operating costs (including capital replacement costs) for the Centre. This will result in approximate operating costs of up to $410,000 per year."
Im not really sure where the membership fees and rental fees factor into that.
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I saw a pamphlet earlier that mentioned that it'll cost each resident of the town about $4 a year in taxes to support the operation. They were also lucky to get some decent donation from Mattamy - a local builder for residential properties who's currently building almost 60-70% of the new homes under construction.
Here's an interesting comparison of how various per capita costs compare:
Per capita costs according to facility:
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[TD]Milton Seniors' Activity Centre
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[TD]$1.79
[/TD]
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[TD]Milton Leisure Centre
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[TD]$2.30
[/TD]
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[TD]Mattamy National Cycling Centre
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[TD]$4.10
[/TD]
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[TD]Milton Centre for the Arts
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[TD]$4.72
[/TD]
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[TD]Milton Sports Centre
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[TD]$5.84
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[TD]Milton Public Library - Beaty Branch
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[TD]$5.89
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Here's an interesting comparison of how various per capita costs compare:
Per capita costs according to facility:
[TABLE="width: 675"]
[TR]
[TD]Milton Seniors' Activity Centre
[/TD]
[TD]$1.79
[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]Milton Leisure Centre
[/TD]
[TD]$2.30
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mattamy National Cycling Centre
[/TD]
[TD]$4.10
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Milton Centre for the Arts
[/TD]
[TD]$4.72
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Milton Sports Centre
[/TD]
[TD]$5.84
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Milton Public Library - Beaty Branch
[/TD]
[TD]$5.89
[/TD]
[/TR]
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Request for 2 tickets to the Pan Am games medal session of the omnium and sprint have been confirmed Now all I need to do is find a clever way to surprise my dad with the news at Christmas
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The certification and training courses also keep getting postponed again and again. So, to make it up for the ppl in waiting, they're being offered freebees. I've just been offered 2 tickets to Canadian National Track Championships, and a month free in the fitness centre.
Are others also getting such offers?
I don't mind the fitness centre, but I'd rather have got some in-velo credit that I could use towards bike rentals, or discounts towards seasonal membership.
Track Championship will nice to watch to get me introduced to the track events. Hopefully no more postponements.
Are others also getting such offers?
I don't mind the fitness centre, but I'd rather have got some in-velo credit that I could use towards bike rentals, or discounts towards seasonal membership.
Track Championship will nice to watch to get me introduced to the track events. Hopefully no more postponements.
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Uh-oh! Looks like Milton lost one event that was due in their new Velo to Burnaby. Sigh, the perils of construction delays...
Junior track nationals under the dome - Sports - Burnaby Now
Junior track nationals under the dome - Sports - Burnaby Now
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Jr nationals were pushed up because if they raced Jan 3rd, a lot of kids would be bumped up a year (you race the age you are that year, starting jan1). Really screwed kids who needed to get carded, so they last minute had them race in Burnaby.
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The certification and training courses also keep getting postponed again and again. So, to make it up for the ppl in waiting, they're being offered freebees. I've just been offered 2 tickets to Canadian National Track Championships, and a month free in the fitness centre.
Are others also getting such offers?
Are others also getting such offers?
On a side note, I've learned why the tickets for the games were so pricey. Apparently, Pan Am used the cost model from the London Olympics as a guide to set prices. I'm not sure if anyone realized that track cycling in the UK is WAAAYYY more popular. That being said, apparently ticket demand for the track was decent so it didn't effect sales that much. There should be some left when they go on sale more broadly if anyone wants to pick up a few tix.
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I just watched a DVD called The Six-Day Bicycle Races which showed the history of track racing in the early 20th century. Some wooden velodromes were built in ten hours for single events. Then they were taken apart by saw, with the wood sold as firewood.
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This wood was flown in from Siberia and has a $1million price tag. That would be an expensive camp fire
The price of Pan-am tickets kept me away for the time being. something like $160 for good seats medal round? yikes
FYI anyone who wants to SEE racing like that, the milton challenge should still bring some big racers. Maybe not this year, but next year it will be at a more appropriate date (fall) and should be a good CL1 pre-worlds event. Oh yeah, they are already talking about getting a world cup
The price of Pan-am tickets kept me away for the time being. something like $160 for good seats medal round? yikes
FYI anyone who wants to SEE racing like that, the milton challenge should still bring some big racers. Maybe not this year, but next year it will be at a more appropriate date (fall) and should be a good CL1 pre-worlds event. Oh yeah, they are already talking about getting a world cup