2013 National Track Cycling Champs

Age Group Champs (feat Elite & U19 Omniums) - 26 Feb to 2 Mar 2013

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Cycling Southland and Invercargill welcomes the country's best Elite and Age Group track cyclists for the 2013 Track Nationals. Let the battle for the National Points Shield begin.

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TRACK NATS NEWS ARCHIVE 

Age Group Track Nats - Day 4 Recap

Canterbury's Olivia Podmore lived up to her pre-race favourite's tag to take out the under 17 Girls sprint in style tonight on the third night of the 2013 Age Group Championships in Invercargill. <read more>

Age Group Track Nats - Day 3 Recap

West Coast North Island youngster Campbell Stewart confirmed his status as one of the sport's brightest talents, winning double gold on the third night of racing at the 2013 Age Group Track Cycling Championships at Stadium Southland Velodrome in Invercargill tonight. <read more>

Age Group Track Nats - Day 2 Finals Recap

Three sessions in to the 2013 Age Group Track Cycling Championships and Southland’s Erin Criglington has broken three national records. <read more>

Age Group Track Nats - Day 2 Qualifying Recap

Southland's Erin Criglington again provided the individual highlight in today's qualifying session at the 2013 Age Group Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill. <read more>

Age Group Track Nats - Day 1 Recap

Nine national titles were handed out on the opening night of the 2013 Age Group Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill this evening. <read more>

More 2013 Track Nationals News

AGE GROUP PHOTO GALLERIES

Day 1 - Tuesday 26 February	Day 2 - Wednesday 27 February
Day 3 - Thursday 28 February	Day 4 - Friday 1 March

More 2013 Track Nationals Photo Galleries

VIDEO ARCHIVE - AGE GROUP NIGHT 5 HIGHLIGHTS

More 2013 Track Nationals Video

Age Group Championship Information for Centres

Draft programmes for the Age Group championships are now online.

The Age Group Championships will commence on February 26 with an evening-only session, followed by daily sessions starting at 10:00am and 6:30pm through to March 2.

The meeting of team managers for the Age Group Championships will be held at the Velodrome on Tuesday 26 February at 4:00pm. Confirmation of starters and scratchings for the opening days should be made at this meeting.

Team training sessions will be allocated in 2-hour blocks on Monday 25 February. Contact the Cycling Southland office to request any preferred times. There will be no charge for these training sessions. 

Additional times are available prior to these dates, subject to the normal charge, and bookings should be made through the office.

Please click for information about the Age Group Championship by clicking here or check information below.

Your assistance with the distribution of this information to the appropriate people is greatly appreciated.  

Venue & Dates 

Tuesday 26 February to Saturday 2 March at Stadium Southland Velodrome in Invercargill. Note the Age Group Champs include the Elite and Under 19 Omniums.

Events 

Below are listed the events to be conducted at the Age Group Championships

Championship Programme

The draft race programme can be found here. Please note this is provisional and subject to revision after the close of entries.

Entry Criteria

These Championships are open to centre team entries only.

Age Group championship entries close no later than 12 February 2013 and no late entries shall be accepted.

All entries are to be done online.

Entries are binding on the Centre and the riders.

Entrants are obliged to ride in the events for which they are entered, and any resultant repecharge, semi final or final, unless prevented by injury or illness. Withdrawn riders may be replaced by another rider entered in any event in the same category.

Each entry must have the approval of the entrant.

If a Centre has named 3 or more time qualifiers, then only one additional entry will be permitted.

Riders should be seeded in all events (i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc) and Centre Champions must also be noted, as per the online entry form. 

A Pool system will operate for those riders who are unable to represent their centre in the team events. Composite teams will be made up by the Commissaires’ Panel (or their delegated authority) from entries submitted by Team managers in order to create evenly matched teams.

Reserve riders may be entered for Age Group championship bunch events only, but should have no expectation of riding. Reserves will be entered at the sole discretion of the Commissaires’ Panel and only if additional heats are not required. In the event of scratchings, riders from the withdrawn rider’s centre will have first rights. Centres may enter a maximum of one reserve rider per bunch event.

The entry form must have all particulars completed. Incomplete entries will be declined.

A minimum of 5 entries, representing 3 centres, are required for medals to be awarded.

Entries per Centre - Age Group Championships

* Note: when 3 or more Time Qualifiers are achieved, only one more entry will be permitted.

Entry Process

Centre representatives have previously sent entry details including the direct link to the entry form and username and passwords. For assistance or entry enquiries please contact Simon at BikeNZ at [email protected]. Please note that each event costs $10 per individual entry, $25 for team entries and $50 for Omnium entry. You will be invoiced for your entries once entries close.

Team Details sheet

To assist with the logistics for the event, please complete the Age Group Team Details Form by 12 February and send to Melissa at the Cycling Southland office on fax: 03 2170685 or email [email protected]. 

Meetings and Registration

The Age Group Championship managers' meeting will be held on Tuesday 26 February at 4:00pm in the Sarah Ulmer Lounge, upstairs at Stadium Southland Velodrome. All team managers are required to attend this meeting.

Training

Team training sessions will be allocated in 2-hour blocks on Monday 25 February. Contact the Cycling Southland office on [email protected] to request your preferred time. There will be no charge for these training sessions. Additional times are available prior to this date, subject to the normal charge, and bookings should be made through the office.

Accommodation

Please refer to the fliers with details of exclusive accommodation offers for teams travelling to Invercargill for the Age Group Championships.

Admission Charges

Season tickets admit to all Age Group Championship sessions at a cost of $50 per adult or $25 per student/child. Evening sessions are $10 per adult, $5 per student. Morning sessions are $5 at the door, with students free. Official programmes will be on sale at the Championships.

We wish you and your riders all the best for the upcoming championships.

Cycling Southland

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