Is track racing dying out in the US?
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Here are some options
- your parent is a professional track cyclist
- attend a high school or college that has official track cycling team(very rare)
- or pass Keirin test and become a professional keirin racer(test is very tough)
- your parent is a professional track cyclist
- attend a high school or college that has official track cycling team(very rare)
- or pass Keirin test and become a professional keirin racer(test is very tough)
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But even so, none of these are just show-up-and-ride. You do have to jump through some hoops, but that's ok. The alternative, as Carleton rightly pointed out, would be chaos.
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That doesn't mean you can just hop on when you want and do what you want.
A public park is 'open to the public' 24/7, but if a scheduled kids soccer match is going on, you can't just hop on the pitch/field and throw balls with your dog.
Rules exist for a reason. We live in a society that has rules at every turn in our lives. What makes you think that rules should not apply to you in this case?
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i like that detroit livestreams races. i caught a madison last night that was really entertaining. what's the word on that cycling league with the proposed teams? *just found the site https://worldcyclingleague.com/
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Real talk, if the hardware these ladies brought home over the years wasn't enough to ignite some passion for building tracks, I don't know what will:
I know I'm a Debbie Downer in this thread, but I just want to speak honestly so that we see things as close to reality as possible.
I absolutely love this sport. I just don't know how to grow it...or if it's even possible.
I know I'm a Debbie Downer in this thread, but I just want to speak honestly so that we see things as close to reality as possible.
I absolutely love this sport. I just don't know how to grow it...or if it's even possible.
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i like that detroit livestreams races. i caught a madison last night that was really entertaining. what's the word on that cycling league with the proposed teams? *just found the site https://worldcyclingleague.com/
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The WCL held at least one race on Los Angeles a few years ago but I do not recall any further races. I hope for success of the WCL however I do feel that the proposed structure is unworkable considering the time and cost of facilities and moving teams and equipment around the USA (or the world) between venues.
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Sounds a lot like this The Lost League
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i like that detroit livestreams races. i caught a madison last night that was really entertaining. what's the word on that cycling league with the proposed teams? *just found the site https://worldcyclingleague.com/
This is the "league" you were referring to. American Cycling League. Big plans, but its kinda new.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/categ...4378847004067/
The Madison race is the top video post on there now.
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I am now a former track racer, who might still be racing had my local track (Frisco Superdrome) not been closed two years ago. It was about 60 miles from my house, and I was willing to drive that distance twice a week to train and race. Now the nearest track (Alkek Velodrome) is over 200 miles away, and at my age I am just not sufficiently motivated to drive that distance in order to continue riding and racing. I would estimate that participation in track racing in Texas has declined at least 80% since the Superdrome closure, and this year they didn’t even bother to hold an Elite state championship. They did hold a combined Junior and Masters state championship, but only got about 30 total participants, and just about all of the Juniors were children of the Masters participants. If I were a multi-millionaire I might move to Carson, Ca close to the Olympic Velodrome, but until then I have to be content to ride my track bike on local roads with a front brake for safety, and make believe I’m still a track racer.
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Race season was only for a month with races once a week.
Two, I moved to Baltimore in the summer.
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First, welcome to Maryland. Second, good bye.
Let me explain, I live ~30 miles west of Baltimore and have been driving to T-town every summer weekend for the past six years, so I decided to give up that weekly 260 mile round trip...
and head towards that shining light. We’re closing on a lot this month. Once our house is built, we’ll be a whopping three miles from the track.
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First, welcome to Maryland. Second, good bye.
Let me explain, I live ~30 miles west of Baltimore and have been driving to T-town every summer weekend for the past six years, so I decided to give up that weekly 260 mile round trip...
and head towards that shining light. We’re closing on a lot this month. Once our house is built, we’ll be a whopping three miles from the track.
Let me explain, I live ~30 miles west of Baltimore and have been driving to T-town every summer weekend for the past six years, so I decided to give up that weekly 260 mile round trip...
and head towards that shining light. We’re closing on a lot this month. Once our house is built, we’ll be a whopping three miles from the track.