BOWL OF COLD
Housed in an unheated airplane hangar on the coast of Southern England, the Calshot Velodrome has a reputation for getting pretty cold. Here she is looking particularly frigid.
Photo taken by Stephan Kaspar.
There is an incredible purity to track cycling. It’s not unlike great design. When you pare everything down, forget the bells, whistles, frills and anything that isn’t absolutely necessary, you are left with a track bike and a perfectly smooth, unobstructed course on which to ride it.
This is what a velodrome represents. Cycing, stripped down to the bare essentials. And it is beautiful. The bikes are works of art, fit to be stared at for lengthy periods, even while at rest.
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