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January 30, 2010
Alberta BMX Executive meeting scheduled for March 21st at 11:00am in Airdrie at the Holiday Inn Express - 64 East Lake Avenue NE. If needed there has been rooms set aside, must be booked by February 20/10, call 1-877-660-8550
January 27, 2010
Edmonton BMX has published their 2010 Provincial Cup poster. The Pro Purse is looking like it will be a big one. Check it out in the SCHEDULES section
January 26, 2010
The Alberta Bicycle Association is now accepting resumes for the position of Mountain Bike & BMX Sport Coordinator. Click here for the details pdf
January 20, 2010
The CCA has issued a memo explaining changes to this years National Championships and the calendar of events. Check it out here pdf
January 20, 2010
Cycling BC is putting on an NCCP BMX Coaching course at the end of January. Read more...
December 15, 2009
“Per the deadline for announcement of Dec 15, 2009, that was proposed and accepted at the Alberta BMX AGM, Alberta Indoor Cycling would like to announce and formally notify that we do not intend to host indoor Alberta Cup races #1 and #2 for the 2010 season.
While several options for indoor facilities have been found and may yet be developed for early spring training, it was decided that to obtain a facility to host the races would not be economically viable for the 2010 season.

Thank you
Shane Peterson
VP of BMX, Alberta Bicycle Association
President, Alberta Indoor Cycling Center
email  email
December 14, 2009
The 2010 Alberta Bicycle Association club and member applications are now available. Club applications are required for all clubs and need only be completed by the track directors. The member application is required by all racers and commissaires but you normally complete these with your seasonal club membership. You need only complete this if you plan on racing prior to your own clubs season opener.
2010 Club Application pdf
2010 Member Application pdf
December 14, 2009
Roddi Lega your "greatly adored BMX Coordinator at the ABA has finished compiling the 2009 Alberta District Points. It was very dangerous work and because he had to look at a computer screen for heroic amounts of time, Roddi’s vision is now equal to that of a Vampire Bat. In the end Roddi is happy to get these out so you can have holiday fun with them." 
The list can be seen in the 2009 Points section here...
If you find an error with the points, Contact Roddi email at the ABA and he’ll look into it.
December 14, 2009
There is updated info about the 2010 games. Read more on the ABA site here...
November 12, 2009
The Alberta BMX Casino dates are scheduled and they are June 24 and 25, 2010 in Edmonton. If you look on our racing calendar, that is the Thursday and Friday before the Edmonton Provincial race. That being the case, it is understandable if volunteers from the Edmonton track are going to be really busy. We are asking all the other clubs in the province to please encourage some of your people to come out and give us a hand. If you can work this casino, please email us here email letting us know your availability and what position you would prefer. We really need some count-room people for sure. If you signed up with us at the AGM but know that the dates are not going to work, could you also let us know so that we can pull your name off the list. Thanks everyone.
October 30, 2009
Riders interested in being coaching selection for the provincial team need to apply by November 9th.
Development Team (age 10-14 in 2010)
2 coaching selections available. Riders of the proper age who are ABA members may apply in writing to the coaching staff.
Performance Team (age 15-18 in 2010)
8 coaching selections available. These spots will be performance team coach’s selection upon consultation with the BMX Committee. Coach’s selection athletes may be selected based on dedication to the sport as well as results from UCI and other racing sanctions in Canada or internationally. Applications with take the form of a written request letter and resume of race results and history per a typical application for corporate sponsorship.
Send resumes here email
For more info check this link webpage
October 26, 2009
Here is a summary of the rule/policy changes for 2009:
  • Girls class has been expanded by splitting the 5 and 6 group to 5 and Under and 6 year old girls
  • In cases of 9 rider classes we will now be taking 7 riders to the main instead of 8
  • When moving from Challenge class to Junior or Junior to Elite during the season you now carry your series points forward. In the past your points were reset at zero. The points table will be adjusted so there is now separation between Junior and Elite points
  • For Series points Novice girls will now use the Intermediate points table. This reduces the points gap for girls moving up in class during the year.
  • Shin pads must cover the entire knee and shin to the top of the foot
  • Shorts must be made of tear resistant material as per the UCI rule
  • For classes with more than 8 riders (i.e. classes that have mains, semis, quarters, etc.) lane choice will now be awarded based on your moto and previous qualifier finishes. Tie break is based on countback starting from last moto. Qualifiers and mains with lane choice have the moto sheets printed in order of choice and riders choose their lanes in staging. For all classes with total points only (i.e. 8 riders or less) there are no changes.
  • Anti-doping to include zero tolerance for alcohol consumption by athletes
  • Jerseys can now be left untucked as long as they do not cause interference
  • Amendment to rain-out policy for the final weekend
    • In the event that the Grands are rained out, the race will be cancelled, it will still count as a qualifier, no refunds and we use the best 3 or 4 provincial races for year-end total. If the AB champs is rained out, it will be moved to the following Saturday at the same track.
Complete meeting minutes can be seen here pdf
October 19, 2009
The AGM was held this past weekend (October 17-18, 2009) and the schedules have been set for 2010. There were also many rule changes discussed and put forth to the Alberta Bicycle Association BMX committee for ratification. The races can be seen in the SCHEDULES section. There may be an indoor Provincial in 2010, but that is yet to be determined. If there is an indoor the Provincial Cup series qualifications will be your best 4 finishes + the Grands, otherwise it will remain your best 3 finishes + the Grands. The rule changes will be posted shortly following official approval. In addition 4 positions were up for election. All four were voted in by acclimation. The positions are:
  • President - Tim Croft
  • Secretary - Fran Jassman
  • Rider Rep - Shawn Loewen
  • Web Master/statistician - Darren Williams

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