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03.12.10 - Fun times for track
athletes on and off the bike
March 17, 2010 – The Canadian team is spending
2-3 hours at the Omnisport Velodrome as they tapper
leading in to next weeks World Championships. So what
do the athletes do for the rest of the day to pass time?
Travis Smith and Zach Bell are seasoned roommates and
are coming up with new ways to entertain themselves.
“This trip Zach came with his new iTouch and we
downloaded the new Monopoly App.” According to
Travis, “this has been good since we are not walking
distance to town and are conserving energy leading in
to Copenhagen. We have spent lots of time rolling the
dice and trying to figure out how to keep our apples
synced.”
Several members of the team traveled the 4 km in to
the town centre for a change of scenery and to explore
more of Apeldoorn. For Team Pursuit rider Laura Brown
it is her first time ever in Europe and the quaint town
has made a strong impression. “There are beautiful
old buildings and trees and people on bikes everywhere.
I could see myself living here!”
Travis Smith and his team sprint teammates Stephane
Cossette and Joseph Veloce will be doing a mock team
sprint tomorrow in their full race kit and newly altered
skinsuits. “I’m really looking forward to
getting on the track the next two days and actually
doing some work rather than just recovering from travel.”
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Laura, Julia and Steph |
Team Sprint |
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Zach Bell |
Tara Whitten with skinsuit |
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