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Vintage Vigorelli Velodrome on Vimeo
Say that three times fast… Here’s a video from the mid 70’s at the famous Vigorelli velodrome. Check out more on this at the Vimeo page.
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Keirin the Passion
Keirin is unlike any other form of track racing and this video showcases why.
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Trackside ’85 at Rapha Manchester
Fender company Ass Savers is partnering with Rapha to bring Trackside ‘85 Photography Exhibit to Rapha Cycle Club Manchester as the exhibition’s final 2014 destination:
“Gothenburg, Sweden, 7 November, 2014 – After successful stops in Berlin, Barcelona and London, the Trackside ’85 photo exhibition presented by Ass Savers travels to the Rapha Manchester Cycle Club on November 18th for its final stop of the tour. Staffan Jofjell’s brilliantly captured photographs from the 1985 Berlin Six Day track race will be on display from November 18th to 23rd to coincide with the Six Days of Ghent…”
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Mianzi Rei – My Legs My Gears
Here’s a video about Mianzi Rei, a woman who rides and races track in Berlin, shot on a Red…
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The Marymoor Crawl
… four minutes of track standing on a velodrome, finished off with a sprint finish. It’s easy to see why this is a crowd favorite!
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Velodrome
Here’s a prospective on track racing from Don’t Do, with subtitles.
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Why Not be the Stupid Jensie?
Jens, it’s been real and I’m stoked for you! You really have revitalized this event.
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Watch Jens Voigt’s Hour Record Attempt
Right now, you can watch the one and only Jens Voigt take on the Hour Record in the embedded video above. Also, don’t miss this in-depth look at Jens’ bike at Cycling News!
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This Machine Kills Left Turns
Photo by Marc Marino
I love this bike, Marc and I can’t wait to shoot it one day.
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Encino Velodrome – Ride the Black Line Summer Series 2014
Here’s a short and sweet video from Ride the Black Line‘s Summer Series at Encino!
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Trackside ’85 at the Berlin Six Day Race – Staffan Jofjell
Trackside ’85 at the Berlin Six Day Race – Staffan Jofjell
Words by Staffan Weigel, photos by Staffan Jofjell
Although it’s far from the spartan life of East Berlin, living in the west part of town is not always easy. The instability in world politics is constantly reminding the citizens of how vulnerable their city is. West Berliners stoically maintain a spirit of normality in their isolation. Their celebrations and manifestations of life before the wall serve as rituals that keep the absurdity of the surrounded city at bay…
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The 2013 All City Championships in Polaroids – Kyle Kelley
The 2013 All City Championships in Polaroids
Words by John Watson and photos by Kyle Kelley
Parties. That’s what Minneapolis is all about come the summer months and I’m not talking about the “take over the bar with 20 of your friends and sing happy birthday” kind of celebration. What partying is, to me anyway, is grabbing a case of beer or a bottle, booking around town, hitting trails, sitting in a park and taking a dive in a body of water, nude, after the sun has gone down.
In the midwest, that’s the way of life come the Summer Solstice and in Minneapolis, the All City Championships mark the height of such activities…
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Andy Bokanev at the Track
Photo by Andy Bokanev
I love Andy’s photography and I was stoked to have him submit the Deux North Hunt 4 photo gallery. His Flickr ain’t bad either!
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The 2014 Red Bull Mini Drome NYC – Chris Lee
The 2014 Red Bull Mini Drome NYC
Words and photos by Chris Lee
This year’s Red Bull Mini Drome took place at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on June 28th. Unlike last year’s frigid race, this year took place in the middle of summer and brought a much higher (and more leveled) caliber of racing to the event. Racers definitely took note from the year previous and brought fixed gear freestyle bikes, fixed gear DJ bikes and a lighter gear ratio. This made for some really impressive bike handling and transition pumping skills to be shown off while each racer gained more speed with every lap.
This year’s Mini Drome featured a new “fastest team” category which Brooklyn Machine Works took home. And of course the individual fastest racer which went to Brooklyn local, David Rodebough.
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Jake Ricker’s Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome Photos
This very velodrome is where Merckx set the only Hour Record that ever mattered. The Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome was constructed in 1968 for the Mexico City Summer Olympics. During the CMWC, Jake and the rest of the gringos got to rip around this iconic track…
Read all about it and see more photos at Mash!
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Shakopee Velodrome Photos
I love photos from track racing in the 70’s. You’ve gotta head over to Bike Jerks to see more from the Shakopee Velodrome!
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Gianluca Fallone’s Pista Illustrations
I love seeing people’s take on track racing, especially from an illustrative approach. Check out more of Gianluca’s work at his Behance profile.
