Date: Saturday, March 30

Time: Gates open at 9 am, be there early for the best rental bike selection. Beginner session 9:30 am – noon. Races 1 pm – 5 pm.

Cost: $15 for beginner session only, $25 for race only, $30 for beginner session and race, +$5 for a rental bike

• We want to grow Hellyer’s WTFNB community, so if you bring a friend, you BOTH get half-off registration. Both riders register separately. Use coupon code WTFNBfriend and put the name of your friend in the checkout box “add a note to the seller.”

Details:

This session is reserved for women and non-binary riders only!

***You must have a 2024 online waiver submitted to attend. If your name does not appear on this page, please bring a printed copy: https://hellyervelodrome.com/rider-info/waivers***

Rain, wet track, or unhealthy air quality cancels. Refunds will be issued if canceled.

Please direct any questions to Gabby – gszacks@gmail.com.

Beginner session:

Learn the basics of track riding in a fun, safe, structured session. The session is run by a supervisor. The session is not a training session or a racing session. A minimal amount of fitness is necessary to complete some of the drills.

Participation in THIS beginner session qualifies you to participate in THIS afternoon race, but you will need to do more beginner sessions to be fully track certified.

Who: beginner & intermediate WTFNB (women, trans, femme, non-binary) riders. Riders age 13 and up are welcome, minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Maximum 30 riders.

What: instruction on safety, fixed gear riding, track riding etiquette, velodrome drills and training, and lots of practice. All riders must follow structured session – no individual workouts.

Bring: helmet, cycling shoes, pedals, cycling clothing (layers!), snacks, lunch for between sessions, water bottle, allen wrenches, sunscreen. If you have a track bike bring it, otherwise rental bikes are available.

Afternoon races:

Exciting women and non-binary racing at all levels of the sport! These races will double as team sprint and team pursuit practice to build Hellyer’s women/non-binary depth of talent in those disciplines.

Fields: A, B, Novice. All fields are WTFNB.

*Novices must have completed 1 previous Hellyer beginner session (includes this morning’s session). May be upgraded to B or A at supervisor’s discretion. Completion of both the morning beginner session and afternoon mentored races counts as 2 beginner sessions.

A and B riders will compete in 2 mass-start races and team pursuit or team sprint. A and B riders can come with their chosen pursuit/sprint teams or be assigned to teams.

Novices will do a standing-start time trial and 2 mass-start races. Full instruction, Q&A, and debrief for each race, with explanations of what is happening in the A/B races.

Maximum 90 riders.