The 2015 SA National Omnium Track Championships will now take place at the Bellville Velodrome, Western Cape, from Wednesday 4 to Thursday 5 November 2015. It will be followed by the second part of the Interprovincial and Grand Prix Series at the same venue on Friday 6 November and Sunday 8 November respectively.
Being a specialist event, the Omnium is held separately to the SA Track Champs each year due to the demanding programme that it brings to the cyclists. Made up of six events held over two days, riders will compete in a Scratch race (15km for men, 10km for women), Individual Pursuit (4km for men, 3km for women), Elimination, Time Trial (1km for men, 500m for women), Flying lap and a Points race (40km men, 25km for women).
The highly competitive Interprov sees the best track riders in any age group of each province compete in teams consisting of men and women in the team sprint, team pursuit, 1500m and the devil. Participants race with pride as they represent their provinces with the grand prize of the coveted President’s Cup at stake at the end of the three-event series.
KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Free State will go head-to-head against Western Cape in an attempt to dethrone the dominant defending champions. The competition has also been opened to the Veteran class, which proved extremely popular last year and is expected to draw greater interest this year.
The Grand Prix provides a platform for riders to compete as individuals in order to earn individual points in the Sprint, Keirin, Points and Scratch races, which will make them eligible for future national and international events.
Entries for the 2015 National Omnium Championships are now open, click here to download the entry form: http://www.cyclingsa.com/s/SA-Omnium-2015-Entry-Form-Electronic.pdf
To download the Indemnity form for Omnium Champs and Interprov and Grand Prix, click here: http://www.cyclingsa.com/s/2015-SA-National-Omnium-Championship-Indemnity-Form.pdf
For more information, visit: http://www.cyclingsa.com/2015-sa-track-champs/
Will Fire be ready, or is she still out with injury?