October 2010
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WatchFun video from the Fortune 700 fixed gear team time trials back in August. Looking forward to the next one!
Found on TOLA.
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Elite Nats: Omnium Day 1 Standings
[Photo from USA Cycling]
The 2010 Elite National Championships are well underway now. After one day of competition, Omnium riders have contested in four events (out of six) — Flying 250m Lap, Points Race, Elimination Race and Individual Pursuit.
The way the Omnium is scored is for each event, the first place rider gets 1 point, second place gets 2 points, third gets 3 points, tenth...
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“I plan to do some track (racing) this winter. Track is good, but I’m...”
– Taylor Phinney on his doubts about competing in the Omnium event at the 2012 Olympics after his event — the Individual Pursuit — has been removed from the program.
The twenty-year old has had a great year on the road and just won the World Championship title for the men’s U23...
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Intro To Track Racing In One Week!
Just a reminder that the Intro To Track Racing class at Encino Velodrome starts in one week on October 6th from 7:00pm to 10:00pm — and will continue for six Wednesdays nights.
For those of you planning to attend the course, please come to Encino Velodrome tonight at 7:00pm for a fun little pre-session to help us all get to know each other. We’ll just be riding around, practicing...
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WatchElite Nats are starting RIGHT NOW!
Don’t worry if you can’t make it down to LA Velodrome, the races are being streamed live courtesy of Ustream.
TODAY: Flying Laps, Points Races, Elimination Races and Pursuits for the Omnium riders (the fun stuff starts at 4pm). See the full race schedule here.
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WatchLove this video from the British Track Championships Men’s Keirin Final. Check out Ross Edgar’s burst of speed when he hops out of the saddle with half a lap to go. Damn near heroic hows he zips past Sprint champion Jason Kenny for the title.
See full results from the British Track Nationals here.
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WatchTeaser for FIXATION — a documentary-in-progress on single speed riding in four California cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Cruz.
The film will follow professional track racers and everyday city riders and explore the sport and passion for riding only one gear.
Show your support for this doc and find out more at Indie Go Go.
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Enter The Thunderdrome!
A while ago I reported on a guerilla urban renewal group called MowerGang who went and cleaned up Detroit’s abandoned Dorais Velodrome. Their mission was not to fully take on the restoration, but to invigorate the community’s interest.
And that’s where Thunderdrome comes in, a series of races taking place at the still-cracked and dilapidated Dorais Velodrome. Not just bike...
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WatchCool video from the Switzerland National Championships put together by Radsport Photo.
Found on Flwrider.
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WatchSunday Cinema:
The Corporation
Perhaps the most frightening vision of a dystopian world overrun by corruption and greed. Must see. Watch it for free on Hulu.
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WatchThis short video about Herne Hill Velodrome is so rad! I just keep watching it over and over.
Definitely worth saving.
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Read This Blog: Cycle EXIF →
I’ve been a reader of Bike EXIF for a long time ago — a site dedicated to the appreciation of beautiful photographs of beautiful motorcycles — and I was delighted to see that they’ve started a sister site called Cycle EXIF. Yep, it’s dedicated to the appreciation of beautiful photographs of beautiful bicycles.
Bookmark it. Read it every day. Get your droolz...
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WEEKEND STUFF
FRIDAY
Fixed Gear London Sprints #2 » Just for fun? Just for speed? The choice is yours. Meet at Leake Street in SE1 at 7:30pm.
King Of Vegas » Interbike alleycat presented by Mash SF. Registration n front of the convention center at 5:30pm.
SATURDAY
Boulevards Of Death » Alleycat race in the Borough Of Queens. Myrtle Ave and Woodhaven Blvd at 3pm.
Chicago Messenger...
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“It seems [the UCI] are set on destroying the sport… I don’t think...”
– Sir Chris Hoy talks more smack on Union Cycliste Internationale for their absurd qualification processes. I’m sure a lot of track cyclists share his point of view, especially considering how UCI is treating the Olympic track cycling events.
Read the full article at The Guardian UK.
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Curse Of The Commonwealth Games
With all the trouble brewing in New Delhi around the 2010 Commonwealth Games, it seems like there’s some ancient gypsy curse at play here. With most athletes scheduled to arrive in the next couple days and competition scheduled to start in about 11 days, already there are already a slew of dramatic problems:
» A collapsed pedestrian bridge.
» A crumbling stadium ceiling.
» Horrible...
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WatchTeaser for Ghostriders — a new video coming out from Bicycle Store in France just in time for Halloween season.
Found on Fixed Gear Blog.
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WatchVictoria Pendleton earned her 27th British National Champion title yesterday with the 500m TT (in 34.636 seconds!). Read the full day’s recap on Cycling Weekly (and see some photos here).
The British Track Nationals will continue all this week at Manchester Velodrome. Results will be posted here as they become available.
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Read This Blog: The Fixed Gear →
Kean and Anna are two physical therapists living in New Zealand who’ve started a blog focussing mostly on the physiological aspects of track racing. Really great stuff including lots of coverage on international track racing athletes.
Start reading now at The Fixed Gear.
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Elite Nationals Racing Schedule →
LA Velodrome just released the racing event schedule for the 2010 USAC Elite National Championships taking place on Sept 29th to Oct.
See what races are happening on which days here and plan your week accordingly.
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WatchHeh heh. Love it.
Found on La Gazzetta Della Bici.
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WatchNext week is Interbike.
I’m staying in LA cuz I gotta work but man this Mash SF video really makes me want to go! I know all of my friends will be there having a blast. JEALOUS!
Found at Hern’s spot.
