April 2011
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Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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WEEKEND STUFF
FRIDAY Walton’s Race (San Francisco, CA) » Macaframa alleycat kicking off a big weekend in the Bay Area. SATURDAY Bandit Cross (Minneapolis, MN) » Off-season renegade cyclocross racing presented by Bike Jerks. Feet Of Fury (Encino Velodrome) » The second race of this year’s Bob Hansing Memorial Cup is gonna be off tha hook! Kissena Royale (Kissena...
Apr 29th
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REVIEW: CHROME SHERMAN
Living in a city with two velodromes is awesome but I’m still 20 miles away from either one. For any a car-free citizen like myself, the trickiest part of any race day can be figuring out how to transport all your race gear. Let’s face it, riding track tubulars in the street is not exactly ideal. So when Chrome Bags announced the Sherman race bag I was elated — finally a...
Apr 29th
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KURUME KEIRIN Taka of Deus Customs visits one of Japan’s legendary Keirin tracks. Very cool.
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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READY THE TRACK A look at America’s largest and longest-running collegiate bike race.
Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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GOOD FRIDAY AT HERNE HILL VELODROME Looks like it was a beautiful day for everyone at London’s Herne Hill Velodrome. Be sure to check out a great write-up about Herne Hill over at Claremont Cyclist.
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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HANGIN’ WITH THE TRACKIES My man Garry from GlockWork came out to Encino Velodrome last Wednesday and shot some of our Intro To Track Racing riders. Nice edit!
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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TRACK BITS
Northbrook Rider Profiles » Meet some of the racers at Ed Rudolph Velodrome. Junior Track Classic Race Flyer » Dick Lane Velodrome’s race day for the young guns will be June 11th. HDC Velodrome To Host 2012 Para-Cycling Track Worlds » Scheduled for Feb 10th through 12th in Carson, California. LAVRA Cup Results Posted » Mark Neumann has taken over the posting of the...
Apr 26th
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CASTING CALL FOR DOCUMENTARY
If you read this blog chances are you have some kind of love for track racing. So here’s your chance to let everybody know what track cycling is really about –- and why it’s so awesome. Margo Weathers of Supply And Demand is working on a documentary about the track cycling scene on the local level, national level and international level. This FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Margo will be talking...
Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 22nd
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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TRACK BITS
Major Taylor Velodrome To Be Managed By Marian University » Agreement Provides for Investment of $2 Million in Capital Improvements at the Lake Sullivan Sports Complex in Indianapolis. Ed Rudolph Velodrome 2011 Schedule » Check the calendar for the racing season starting on May 12th at Chicago’s local outdoor track. Help Save Hustville Velodrome » Local town council is...
Apr 18th
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LAST MEN RIDING - TRAILER Dangerous traffic, bad pay and new technologies - bike messengers in Downtown LA are becoming an endangered species. This short documentary follows the Last Men Riding. Stay tuned for info on screenings and other news.
Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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WEEKEND STUFF
FRIDAY Doin Good In The Hood (Roanoke, VA) » Cash purse alleycat race. Worst flyer ever. SATURDAY Kissena Royale (Kissena Velodrome) » Affinity Cycles presents a racing series with cash primes, prizes and other fun stuff. LAVRA Cup (Home Depot Center Velodrome) » The fourth and final race in the 2011 LAVRA Cup series. Rally Cat (Emeryville, CA) » Mixed-terrain...
Apr 15th
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TRIPLE RUSH PREMIERES TONIGHT If you find yourself at home flipping through channels tonight, tune in to Travel Channel for the premiere of the new bike messenger reality show Triple Rush. Tonight at 10pm!
Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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CICLAVIA - TILT SHIFTED Another view of Los Angeles’ CicLAvia event last Sunday. So dreamy! Sad you missed it? Don’t worry, there will be more. Check in with the CicLAvia blog to find out when.
Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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MERCKX MONDAY Monday night session at the Eddy Merckx Velodrome in Gent. Found on Prolly’s Merckx Mondays post. Nice!
Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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THE ROAD TO LITTLE 500  “I’ve attended Super Bowls, World Series and the Monaco Grand Prix, but the coolest event I ever attended was the Little 500.” - Lance Armstrong.
Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
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SECTOR - REMVELO Scorching sun & high wind at Rawamangun Velodrome in Indonesia. Check out some photos at Jakarta Bikerack.
Apr 12th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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