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USA’s Taylor Phinney Sets New Track Cycling World Record at ADT Event Center

Seventeen Year Old Sets First-Ever World Record on The Home Depot Center’s Velodrome
Carson, CA (June 16, 2008) – Seventeen year old cyclist Taylor Phinney of Boulder, Colorado, has set a new world junior record in the 3,000-meter individual pursuit event with a time of 3:16.65 this afternoon at the ADT Event Center located at The [...]

“We’re talking ’bout practice…”

Unfortunately, Allen Iverson (formerly of the Philadelphia 76ers) never fully comprehended the true message of his former coach, Larry Brown. As cyclists, we all know too well how valuable practice and training can be not only to our own ambitions, but also to our welfare and the welfare of those around us in the [...]

Fast and Furious, Eh

That’s how Dale Hughes, NAS-Track Chairman at the Mike Walden Velodrome (Rochester Hills, MI) described the racing at the end of the 2007 NAS-Track International 3-Day.
The weekend was filled with thrills, spills, fans, and bands [alright only 1 band, The Pit Crew].
The event featured 10 teams from 8 different velodromes, which by the third [...]

Velodrome Love

The Detroit Free Press, which has one of the more memorable URLs, FREEP.com, recently featured the Mike Walden Velodrome in Rochester Hills, MI and those who run it and ride on it. If you still haven’t taken a ride on the boards, just listening to (reading) what Maia Orabi (Wolverine Sports Club) has to [...]

Late Bloomer

Last year was my first in organized racing, and the first time I had ever ridden a fixed gear (at least a true fixie, as I’ve had many a rear derailleur mishap). But, it didn’t take long for me to come down with “fixed gear fever.”
Having lived in close proximity to two velodromes, the [...]

Another Flying Scotsman

In the spirit of Graeme Obree, but in a different discipline altogether, Scotsman and current World Champion in the Kilometre, Chris Hoy (Photo: AFP) went after the World Record in the same.
Hoy attempted to break Arnaud Tournant’s record set in 2001 on the same “at altitude” velodrome in La Paz, Bolivia. In his second attempt, [...]

World Track Wrap

Twice As Nice…It has been said that its easier to get to the top than to stay there. Regardless, Sarah Hammer, now knows the feeling from both sides of the fence as she was able to repeat in the 3km Individual Pursuit.
For those who don’t have a velodrome nearby or have never ventured onto the [...]

Fixing for Palma

Track cycling’s best will be in attendance on the Spanish island of Mallorca this week as the World Championships take place in the brand new Palma Arena starting Thursday (March 29th to April 1st).

Construction of the 5185 seat (capacity can be expanded for other events) arena, seemed to follow the recent trend of constructing large [...]

The TC’s Got The Fever!

The Fixed Gear Fever that is…
If you’re a regular reader of this blog or have stopped by on occasion, you probably know that Oude Granny tried out his cycling skills on the track this summer/fall. Well in order to incorporate another flavor to this blog, we’ve added the site Fixed Gear Fever to our [...]

A Special Thursday Night At The Track

Oude Granny has been meaning to write something up about track racing for quite some time now. And I couldn’t have picked a more perfect time (or night) to head out to the Ed Rudolph Northbrook Velodrome for the Roger DeLanghe Trophy Race. Directly from the Northbrook Velodrome website:

“This premier race is a salute to [...]