June 2010
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May 31st
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Elite Nationals Qualifier Races
The qualification process for the 2010 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships has been posted online. For the sixth year in a row, regional championship events at velodromes across the nation will qualify elite level track cyclists to compete for national titles. All male cyclists who hold a valid USA Cycling or UCI international racing license, and have a racing age of 17 or above may...
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Nice edit from Kissena Velodrome! Courtesy of Mike Kobal who says, “Already have too many bikes, now I am seriously thinking about adding a track bike.”
May 28th
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WEEKEND STUFF
FRIDAY Critical Mass » Some people love it. Some people could do without it. It’s the monthly biker’s rights celebration and usually happens on the last Friday of the month in most cities. Check listings for one in your town. Giro d’Italleycat » An Italian-themed alleycat in Birmingham to celebrate the Giro. Church Street at 7pm. SATURDAY Bike Town Beta...
May 28th
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Mark Cavendish Book Signing TONIGHT!
Former Madison World Champion Mark Cavendish will be at Helen’s Cycles in Santa Monica tonight at 6pm signing copies of his book, Boy Racer. I first heard about this late last week but I totally spaced on posting it (working too hard). Thanks to LAFixed for the reminder!
May 24th
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May 24th
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It’s Sunday Cinema! I’ve been working all weekend. Yesterday I pulled a 16-hour shift. Today I’ll be taking a ride in the morning, then I gotta go to work again before I can finally take a load off and watch… B.I.K.E. A documentary about the infamous Black Label Bicycle Club NY (this documentary being the source of a lot of that infamy). It’s more of a...
May 23rd
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Cycleangelo put together this vid of Chari & Co.’s big 2 Year Anniversary Celebration last week at Kissena Velodrome. Looks like it was a pretty rad day at the track. See Angelo’s photos from the event on Flickr.
May 23rd
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WOMEN RACERS WANTED!
[Photo from Verve Racing] The National Sports Center is looking for women riders who are interested in competing at the Fixed Gear Classic to be held June 11-13. A $5500 purse is on the line over the 3 days of racing and the race organizers would love to have a full women’s field to compete for the cash prizes. In order to make this happen, the NSC Velodrome team has some travel...
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Hoy Says Olympic Rule Change Is A Shame →
Olympic Gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy shares his thoughts about the new rule change to the 2012 Olympics track cycling program which limits each country to only one competitor for each event. No big surprise that he seems pretty dismayed. Read the article at BBC News.
May 22nd
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New teaser trailer for David Rowe’s upcoming film To Live And Ride In LA. Go to Trafik for more info.
May 21st
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Rapha put together a compilation CD to celebrate the history, passion and glory of the Giro d’Italia. I’m loving this. Coincidentally, my friend and I are actually putting some mixtapes together inspired by racing at the velodrome. More about that later. Here’s the track list for The Giro - Music Inspired By The Giro d’Italia: 1.Religion / LA GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT 2.La...
May 21st
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WEEKEND STUFF
FRIDAY Block Shop Goldsprints » The Block Shop presents goldsprints at Bex on TheBLVD in Lancaster. Racing starts at 8pm, eating and drinking starts whenever Bex opens. Pre-VeloCity Alleycat » Aptly named because it’s the alleycat before VeloCity Tour kicks off in Chicago. Meet at the Blue Frog at 7pm. The Ride With No Name » My buddy Brad puts on this great social...
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“You see a lot of successful road athletes having a background in track. They are...”
– Shelley Evans on transitioning from track racing to the road in an interview with VeloNews. Evans is a frequent rider at Hellyer Park Velodrome and has won a few UCI World Cup medals for the US Team. This year, she’s focussing more on road events and the Tour of New Zealand earlier this...
May 20th
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Hellyer: The "Other" Bicycle Racing on NBC →
NBC Bay Area is running a slideshow on their website about Hellyer Park Velodrome, track racing and its growing populartiy with urban fixed riders (the guys from SJFixed get a good feature). It’s a pretty cool photo essay and worth checking out even if the captions are written for total newbs. I hope this major media coverage helps to bring more people out to the velodrome. Like...
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“On the track you build up to become better and better from a junior and suddenly...”
– Theo Bos on riding in this year’s Amgen Tour Of California. He finished fourth in yesterday’s stage. Read the full article at Cycling News.
May 20th
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