April 2010
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WEEKEND STUFF
Friday Le Tour De Tatas » A benefit night with comedy and burlesque to raise funds for Bike And Build. 10pm at the M Bar. The Crazy 8 » Downtown’s Finest presents a pre-VeloCity alleycat race. Entry fee is five bucks. Meet in Downtown LA at 9pm. Race at 10pm. Here’s the route. Happy Trails Joe » Going away party for TOLA’s friend Joe, a great...
Apr 30th
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Interview With Major Taylor Movie Producer →
Cyclelicious recently had a chat with Michel Dubrow, the producer who’s developing Major The Movie, a feature film about the life of Marshall “Major” Taylor. I’m really hoping that this movie gets made. Check out the interview on Cyclelicious.
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Apr 29th
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Robert Elms has a quick chat with Coach Judy about Herne Hill Velodrome and also its Youth Cycling Club. Judging from the photos, it looks like the meets at Herne Hill have been really off the hook. See results from their first league race day earlier this month. Also, don’t forget that Herne Hill’s monthly open track meetings start this Saturday.
Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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This is a short and sweet edit by photographer/videographer Andy J Scott. The rider featured is pro cyclist and vlogger Austin Carroll. Most of this video must be in slow mo. I don’t think you can ride that slow at the balustrade of LA Velodrome without sliding down the 47-degree banked turns.
Apr 28th
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It's Official - La Ocho for CMCW 2010
I know a lot of people know about this already but now it’s an official release: Resurrecting the infamous figure-eight velodrome of cycling lore, LA OCHO will open the 18th annual CYCLE MESSENGER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (CMWC). With this addition, the CMWC is truly shaping up to be a world class event at an epic location. LA OCHO draws its inspiration from a hugely popular Canadian race...
Apr 28th
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LAVRA Cup #4 - This Weekend
Jesse Marans being tossed into the Madison by Justin Williams, current leader in the 2010 LAVRA Cup Series. Come watch the races at LA Velodrome this Saturday! Racing begins at 3:00pm. (Photo by Pat Benson taken at LAVRA Cup #2 in March.)
Apr 27th
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Free Racing At Encino Velodrome TONIGHT
Race training TONIGHT at Encino Velodrome will be FREE. I’m down for that. Race training session is 5:30pm-8:30pm and usually includes Flying 200’s, Match Sprints and a Points Race with motor pacing.
Apr 27th
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Eindhoven Fixed recently had a day at Alkmaar Velodrome in the Netherlands. This is a great little edit from the session. Beautiful work, guys. See some photos on EHVFXD’s Flickr stream.
Apr 27th
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Apr 24th
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LA Velodrome Closed On Monday
LA Velodrome will be closed on Monday for some electrical repairs. Better take your bike up to Encino Velodrome for Dingo’s training session!
Apr 24th
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A nice little edit of the Greece National Championships from Fixed Gear Athens. Check that sprint finish at the end!
Apr 23rd
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Richmond, VA knows how to come correct. When there’s no velodrome around they take it to the Southside Speedway, making it literally NASCAR on bikes. This is the Go Fast Turn Left spring track series presented by Carytown Bicycle Company. Every Tuesday night from April 20th to May 11th. Sessions are 5pm-8pm and bikes are available to loan to those who don’t have wheels. Check...
Apr 23rd
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WEEKEND STUFF
Saturday Bike Love » The third annual bike-themed art show fundraiser for Team Midnight Ridazz. Food, live art, live music, beer and bike art by cyclists in our community. Keirin School » Henry Shibata’s class returns to Encino Velodrome after a month-long hiatus. Starts at 9am. This is one of the best track training session in LA! Little 500 » The famous single speed...
Apr 23rd
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“I prefer the regularity of road racing… On the track it’s one big...”
– Theo Bos on leaving his track racing career for the road. Hey Boss, maybe you should try coming to California. We’ve got track races all year ‘round for ya!
Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
Blogged By Prolly →
I’ve been following Johnny Prolly’s blog since day one. The other day he announced that he’s planning to race on the track this year so I reached out to him as a fellow urban fixed gear rider who recently started taking it to the oval. Yesterday, Prolly had nothing but nice things to say about this blog. If you don’t have his site bookmarked already, you should. ...
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Encino Velodrome - Gone In 250 Meters Results
Chris Bennett followed by Collin Berry, Jack Lindquist and Ben Stern. Photo by Pat Benson. Results were posted for the races at Encino Velodrome last Saturday. Despite the crash during the Cat 1/2/3 Points Race, it was a great race day full of good vibes and fast riding under the SoCali sun (see some video here). During the first session, Encino Velo’s kids dominated the Junior...
Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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I couldn’t make it to The Takeover alleycat race last Saturday cuz I was at Encino Velodrome. But this video taken from Hern’s cockpit pretty much makes me feel like I attended. Found on Ride After Dark.
Apr 20th
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