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An introduction
to - TRACK CYCLING
Welcome
to the Velodrome
  
Feature Articles
Track Calendar & Results
To many cyclists, track racing is still considered the purest form
of cycling and has certainly been around for as long as road cycling.
With the steep banked walls of the modern velodrome offering excellent
close-ups of the action, it is a fantastic spectator sport and particularly
popular in Europe and Australia, with a recent resurgence in the UK.
This section of cyclingnews.com provides you with a starting point
to all things track-related. The Six Day racing program conducted throughout
the European winter is given prominence, as this is the epitome of professional
track racing in Europe, but remains a mystery to many cyclists in English-speaking
countries, even though it was once a major spectator sport in the USA,
Britain and Australia.
There will be articles describing different aspects of track racing,
and a track calendar linking
to all the results published on cyclingnews.com. We also have a glossary
of terms explaining the events
and what all those red and blue lines on the track represent.
The recent inclusion of the Madison and the Keirin in the Sydney 2000
Olympics has to be considered a major success, as it exposed millions
of people around the world to two of the most exciting events on any
track racing program. This feature will provide a reference point for
those of you who want to know more.
Feature
articles
Do you have an article on an aspect of track cycling that you'd like
to submit? Please email
us with your story.
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