It was awesome to introduce new riders to the track at Bellville velodrome on Sunday. Big smiles all around.
TrackCyclingSA club hosts regular intro sessions at Bellville velodrome. For more detail email us at jaco@trackcyclingsa.co.za
Ride the wall
Congratulations to our virtual track league winner!
Our first virtual league has finished. Thanks to the riders who pioneered the inaugural series. There is definitely more to come.
It was a tight finish. Two riders ended on 42 points each and with 5 wins each. The winner then had to be decided by the rider who supported the league throughout.
There was one rider who completed all 11 stages to take the title. Well done to Dirk van Zyl from TrackCyclingSA club who was the only rider to complete all of the stages. He is the first ever TrackCyclingSA virtual track cycling champion! 2nd was the Spaniard, Jolasher. Pierre van Zyl who started on the track with TrackCyclingSA earlier in the year finished third.
Overall virtual track leauge results:
- Dirk van Zyl (RSA) 42 pts
- Jolasher (ESP) 42 pts
- Pierre van Zyl (RSA) 27 pts
- Jaco Scholtz (RSA) 17 pts
- Per (SWE) 17 pts
- Mick (GB) 16 pts
- Marco (AUS) 12 pts
- Michael H (AUS) 5pts
- Michael (RSA) 4pts
- Anton (RSA) 2 pts
- Luis (ESP) 2pts
- Reuben (ESP) 1pt
3 races to go!
There are only 3 races left in our virtual league series.
Here are the standings:
Virtual league standings
The first month of the TrackCyclingSA virtual league has wrapped up. The league runs up to the end of May and there are 7 more events (stages).
Here are the standings as at the end of March
There are still 42 points up for grabs over the next 7 events.
Join us now on the TrackCyclingSA group on BKOOL to compete.
TrackCyclingSA virtual league update
Riders have up to 31 March to complete the first 4 rounds of the TrackCyclingSA virtual track league. The events are 250m, 1500m, 3km and 40km long in distance. Join the TrackCyclingSA group on BKOOL to compete.
Here are the top 8:
| Pos. | User | Time | Difference | Country |
| 1 | Jo | 1:10:36,0 | 0:00:00,0 |  |
| 2 | Jaco | 1:13:06,0 | 0:02:30,0 |  |
| 3 | Dirk | 1:19:28,0 | 0:08:52,0 | |
| 4 | Mick | 1:30:43,0 | 0:20:07,0 |  |
| 5 | Per | 1:34:04,4 | 0:23:28,4 |  |
| 6 | Marco | 1:35:18,4 | 0:24:42,4 |  |
| 7 | Michael | 1:36:16,9 | 0:25:40,9 | |
| 8 | Pierre | 1:39:23,0 | 0:28:47,0 | |
Virtual league standings
TrackCyclingSA virtual league standings
21 March 2021
Join the TrackCyclingSA group on BKOOL to compete.
Here are the virtual standings to date. Our club champion, Dirk van Zyl, moved in to the top spot after setting the fastest time in the 40km race. That is a great effort since he specializes in the sprint events ranging from the 200m qualifying up to the keirin race in distance.
Dirk van Zyl leads a race at Bellville velodrome.
| Rank | Name | Time | Difference | Country |
| 1. | Dirk | 1:19:28 | 0:00:00 | |
| 2. | Jaco | 1:21:49 | 0:02:21 | |
| 3. | Mick | 1:30:43 | 0:11:15 | |
| 4. | Per | 1:30:45 | 0:14:14 | |
| 5. | Pierre | 1:34:45 | 0:15:17 | |
| 6. | Michael | 1:35:04 | 0:15:36 | |
| 7. | Anton | 1:35:34 | 0:16:06 | |
| 8. | Marco | 1:36:03 | 0:16:35 | |
Can I still join?
Yes! The events are open to riders from across the globe. Ride the event any time that suits you or link up with others in the group to ride together. Be sure to finish it before the end date to set your own time. A rider will be allocated the time of the last rider +5% if he/she missed an end date. The league runs up to 31 May 2021.
Events calendar:
| Start date | End date | Stage name | Distance |
| 1 March | 31 March | Standing start | 250m |
| 1 March | 31 March | 6-laps | 1500m |
| 1 March | 31 March | 3000m | 3000m |
| 1 March | 31 March | 160-laps scratch race! | 40km |
| 1 April | 30 April | 1000m tt on the track | 1000m |
| 1 April | 30 April | 2000m on the track | 2000m |
| 1 April | 30 April | 15km track blast | 15000m |
| 1 April | 30 April | 4km | 4000m |
| 1 May | 16 May | 1 lap all out! | 250m |
| 1 May | 16 May | 7.5km | 7500m |
| 17 May | 31 May | The season finale. 500m! | 500m |
Find out more about joining and connecting on Smart or regular resistance trainers.
We are training at Bellville velodrome
We have Ride the Wall sessions for new riders on Sundays and group sessions on alternate Sundays. Contact us to start on the track.
Join us for our next virtual ride
Our next virtual track ride is on the Galapagar velodrome on BKool. Join us on Sunday, 7 March, at 7am (CET) which is at 8am in South Africa. We will be completing 40km.
The easiest way to find our ride is to join the TrackCyclingSA group. The ride will sit under the league rides on the BKool app.
Join us for a virtual league
Race with us in BKOOL – Virtual track league from 1 March to 31 May 2021
Set your best time over events from 250m to 160 laps.
Ride when it suits you. Ride each event as many times as you want before the end date.
Resistance trainers with Ant+ speed and cadence sensors are allowed
Smart trainers are allowed.
How to start?
- Register as a user on BKool if you are not registered yet on BKool.com (they have an one month free subscription and then one can subscribe monthly thereafter).
- Download the BKool app to a device of your choice.
- You might need an Ant+ stick to communicate to your pc or laptop.
- To join the league -> Click on this link and join the TrackCyclingSA group
- It is open to riders from across the world. You can invite your friends.
- To compete:
- Open the app and look for the league by scrolling down until you see “leagues”. Click on the event that you want to ride.
- You can ride the events in any sequence. Be sure to finish each event before the end date. Here is the calendar:
| Start date | End date | Stage name | Distance |
| 1 March | 31 March | Standing start | 250m |
| 1 March | 31 March | 6-laps | 1500m |
| 1 March | 31 March | 3000m | 3000m |
| 1 March | 31 March | 160-laps scratch race! | 40km |
| 1 April | 30 April | 1000m tt on the track | 1000m |
| 1 April | 30 April | 2000m on the track | 2000m |
| 1 April | 30 April | 15km track blast | 15000m |
| 1 April | 30 April | 4km | 4000m |
| 1 May | 16 May | 1 lap all out! | 250m |
| 1 May | 16 May | 7.5km | 7500m |
| 17 May | 31 May | The season finale. 500m! | 500m |
Rules:
Regular resistance trainers with an Ant+ cadence and speed sensors are allowed.
Smart trainers are allowed.
Efforts also require a Heart rate measurement and a cadence sensor.
Riders may not change their weight from the start to the end date of the league.
You may ride and pace with friends and other riders
Validation rules are in place and results are moderated by admin.
Training round-up 11 Feb 21
This week TrackCyclingSA had our first training sessions on BKOOL. Both sessions were 1 hour velodrome rides.
Jaco Scholtz kicked of the POWER HOUR ride on 6h30 (GMT +2) on Tuesday. He also kicked off the second ride which took place on Thursday morning at the same time.
Each rider can circulate at his / her own pace. The aim is to cycle for an hour. Both rides had several “Bots” that act as pace makers and there are generally 3 groups of pacemakers which will help riders to draft.
The 1 hour velodrome challenges are open for the whole day to riders from across the world so any rider can join at the time it suits them best.
Riders from France joined in on both of the morning sessions.
Next weeks rides will be on our calendar on BKOOL