Trackies may be interested in the Northbrook Cycle Committee meeting this Thursday, the first meeting of the 2009 season. It’s scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Village Green Center, and a handful of people from the city are planning to attend to advance Chicago riders’ interests.

In other track news, we should note some strong performances at the track national championships earlier this month. Six riders from the Chicago area made the trip to Carson, Calif., with Jason Garner (Northbrook Cycle Club) taking 11th in the scratch final, Val Brostrom (Team Get a Grip Cycles) taking 8th in the keirin and Paralympian Greta Neimanas (XXX Racing-AthletiCo) placing 6th in the individual pursuit (3rd U23) and 18th in the 500m sprint (5th U23).