August 2010
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My Bikes Are Now On Pedal Room →
Last week, for some unknown reason, my Velospace account was deleted or banned or whatever. I had been on Velospace for years and when I e-mailed one of the admins about it, he couldn’t figure out how or why my account was deleted. There was no backup to be able to restore so I just said fuck it and moved on… to Pedal Room!
I joined Pedal Room when it first launched last year...
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WEEKEND STUFF
FRIDAY
Future Tense » The final race in Zlog’s summer series of alleycats. Big Mission Workshop bag goes to the overall points winner. Cal Anderson at 6:30pm.
Sprint For Your Life! » Rotterdam Fixed Gear presents a night of lucky Friday the 13th SPRINT RACES! Meet at 1940 at 8pm.
SATURDAY
Alpenrose National Qualifier » National qualifier races at Alpenrose Velodrome...
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The Kids Are Alright! Junior Worlds
I haven’t even mentioned this yet. The UCI Junior World Track Championships are happening right now in Montichiari, Italy. Yeah, it’s kind of a big deal seeing as how these kids are the future of our sport.
The competition started yesterday and will continue through the weekend. Good luck to all you young’ins! Get those stripes!
Keep up with results at Cycling News.
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UK's Revolution Series Is Back!
The “premier track cycling championship” in the United Kingdom is back for its 8th season at the Manchester Velodrome. Revolution — which attracts over 15,000 fans every season — is one of the only events in the world to successfully treat track cycling as a viable spectator sport (which it is). Of course it helps that some of Britain’s greatest racers show up to...
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Tuesday Night Racing - SD's Hidden Gem →
Check out this great write-up about the San Diego Velodrome’s Tuesday Night Racing series at Nytro.
And don’t forget that the Swami’s San Diego Cup is coming up on August 22nd!
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WatchA video about Mower Gang’s weekend visit to the abandoned Dorais Velodrome which I posted about a couple days ago. Good to see this awesome DIY community initiative getting some coverage.
Read the full article at freep.com.
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Midsummer T-Shirt Round-Up
When I’m not in the jersey, I’m usually a t-shirt-and-jeans kinda guy. Admittedly, I go a little bit crazy for bike-themed tees. If I see one, I get it. Now my drawers are full of cycling-related shirts and it kind of makes me feel like a bit of a bike geek… probably because I am a bike geek.
Here’s the latest round of t-shirts that have come out around the world and...
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WatchMeet Dan Angus, bike addict.
This video from the Biking Brisbane project is the first in a series of interviews with member’s of Brisbane’s cycling community. Dan talks about his garage full of bikes, living with an addiction to bikes and how cycling has factored into his life over the years.
Being an in-depth study of character, this video creates a stark contrast to the...
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