March 2011
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WatchDEUS CUSTOMS - RETIRED RIDERS
Deus Ex Machina — a rad Australian shop specializing in cafe-style motorcycles and fixed gear bicycles — will soon be receiving a stock of Japanese Keirin bikes and made this sweet video to announce the occasion.
More info at Deus.
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TRACK BITS
Australia Dominate World Championships » In case you haven’t heard already…
USA Cycling Revises Eligibility For Elite Track Nationals » Big news for our Elite National Championships as the qualification process (or lack thereof) has been completely rejigged.
USA Today’s Athlete Of The Week: Sarah Hammer » First American women ever to win three medals during...
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WORLD CHAMPS - MEDAL TABLE
Without a doubt Australia has proven that they have the strongest country in track cycling this year — earning eleven medals, eight of which are of the golden variety. The Aussies surely will be the ones to watch out for next year at the London Olympics.
COUNTRYBRONZESILVERGOLDTOTAL
Australia12811
Belarus124
Belgium11
Canada11
China11
Colombia11
Czech Republic 1 1
France 4 1 2...
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 5 Results
Men’s Kilo TT
Stefan Nimke laid down a Kilo in just over a minute. Considering how slow this track is, he needs to get his ass down to Bolivia and set a new World Record.
1 - Stefan Nimke (Germany)
2 - Teun Mulder (Netherlands)
3 - Francois Pervis (France)
Men’s Madison
Cam Meyer and Leigh Howard — the Australian dream team — held it down and defended their title...
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 5 Preview
With four more striped jerseys to hand out, tomorrow is the final day of the 2011 UCI World Championships and you can bet that we’ll see a climactic end to the past five days of racing, especially with the women’s Keirin in the mix. The Madison is always fun to watch too — despite being a little bit tough to follow. Tune in on a FREE LIVE FEED at Cycling Fans. I think coverage...
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 4 Results
Men’s Keirin
A perfectly timed victory from Shane Perkins, robbing Chris Hoy of the World Champion glory in the exciting final round.
1 - Shane Perkins (Australia)
2 - Chris Hoy (Great Britain)
3 - Teun Mulder (Netherlands)
Women’s Sprint
Anna Meares wins her first World Champion title in the Sprint with truly impressive form. The victory brought tears to her eyes at the...
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 4 Preview
Awesome climax to the men’s Sprint tournament today as well as a breathtaking performance from Sarah Hammer in the Individual Performance. I’m ready for more track racing! Don’t forget, you can find FREE LIVE FEEDS over at Cycling Fans.
Men’s Keirin » Even though he didn’t get the sprint, Chris Hoy (Great Britain) truly is a force to be reckoned with in the...
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 3 Results
Men’s Points Race
The pace was fast but still Avila Edwin Alcibiades from Colombia was able to take a lap on the field. Not even Cam Meyer could answer to that.
1 - Avila Edwin Alcibiades (Colombia)
2 - Cameron Meyer (Australia)
3 - Morgan Kneisky (France)
Women’s Individual Pursuit
Sarah Hammer played it smart and counted on her Omnium training for a final surge in the last...
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WEEKEND STUFF
SATURDAY
Basic Wrenching Clinic (Los Angeles, CA) » Bicycle Kitchen is hosting a clinic to teach basic bike mechanic skills.
Core Cat (West Palm Beach, FL) » An alleycat race. Bring a messenger bag. And a wear a helmet (to save five bucks on registration).
Crank LA Ally Cat Race (Los Angeles, CA) » Hosted by Crank LA Clothing. No it’s not a typo. Heh heh. Oh the...
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WORLDS CHAMPS - Day 3 Preview
Lots of great performances delivered today at Apeldoorn Velodrome. The early rounds of the men’s Match Sprint tournament were insane and I can’t wait to see how it unfolds tomorrow. If you want to catch the FREE LIVE STREAMS, CLICK HERE. Coverage starts at around 11am Pacific Time.
Men’s Points Race » Last year Cameron Meyer (Australia) lapped the field twice in to...
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WatchWORLD CHAMPS - CHRIS HOY INTERVIEW
Sir Chris Hoy talks about his Bronze medal ride in the Team Sprint yesterday and what he’s expecting for the rest of the week. Today Hoy passed through to the semi-finals in the Match Sprints tournament which will be concluded tomorrow.
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 2 Results
Women’s Team Pursuit
I gotta say I did not see this coming. The British trio really shined today, clocking the best qualifying time and easily beating USA in the final.
1 - Great Britain (Laura Trott, Wendy Houvenaghel, Danielle King)
2 - United States (Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch, Jennie Reed)
3 - New Zealand (Kaytee Boyd, Jaime Nielsen, Alison Shanks)
Women’s Team Sprint...
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WatchHOMIES!
Venice Chill Ride… still the most bromantic bike ride in Los Angeles. Meet them again and again every Tuesday night at the Venice Circle.
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 2 Preview
The first day of competition at the World Championships was a good warm-up for what’s to come. Tomorrow’s schedule features events that have each had new World Records set within the past year. Will records fall again?
Women’s Team Pursuit » Australia are the reigning World Champions in this event but if anyone can tear that title away from them it’s Sarah Hammer...
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WORLD CHAMPS - Day 1 Results
Women’s 500m TT
Sandie Clair was so upset when Panarina — last rider to ride, and she was even down in the first lap — stole the victory by less than 3 hundredths of a second.
1 - Olga Panarina (Belarus)
2 - Sandie Clair (France)
3 - Miriam Welte (Germany)
Men’s Team Pursuit
As expected, Australia’s wonder team defended their World Title and they made it look...
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World Championships: FREE Live Feeds! →
FINALLY! I found a couple FREE live video feeds of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships to share. Click here or here (beware — there are pop-up ads).
Found on CyclingFans.
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Track World Champs On Universal Sports →
I still haven’t found a FREE live video feed of the UCI Track World Championships but if you’ve got eight bucks, you can watch all the finals sessions from all five days at Universal Sports.
I’ve signed up and I’m watching the Women’s 500m Time Trials right now. There’s no commentator but the video coverage is great and well worth it at only $7.99 for all...
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