Stoked On Fixed Bikes #18 Online Now

If you havn't done so already (Well, I'm running mega behind on life atm!) take a good look through the fine SOFB #18 HERE

OC Brakeless - Nightmare Before Fixmas, CA 92802, 26th October

This is Race 1 of a 3 Race Alley Cat Series OC Brakeless are holding to end the year. There will be 1 race held in October, November and December.

-HELMET AND LIGHTS REQUIRED

-SMALL BAG OR HIP POUCH WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS ONE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE PICKING UP ITEMS AND DELIVERING THEM. THE ITEMS WILL BE SMALL AND CAN ALSO FIT IN THE BACK OF YOUR JERSEY IF NEED BE.

-$5.00 REGISTRATION FEE

-MAP WITH ALL CHECKPOINTS WILL BE HANDED OUT AT THE DAY OF THE RACE.

-MEET AT PONDEROSA PARK LOCATED AT 2100 Haster St, Anaheim, CA 92802

REGISTRATION ENDS AT 5:30-5:45 SO GET THERE ON TIME.

More info HERE

Fixed Days 2015 to be hosted in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3rd, 4th & 5th July

The 5th Fixed Days event will be taking place in Rotterdam for 2015 to coincide with the TDF passing through. Guaranteed to be a fully packed program of Sprints, Alleycat, Criterium, Velodrome Chase, Bike Market, Bikepolo, FGFS, Parties and more!

Velo Sur Mer - The Great Art Heist Alleycat, Boscombe, 3rd October

Velo Sur Mer are running another old school format of Alley Cat Cycling, a test of speed and local geographical knowledge!
There will be a ton of great prizes from all over the world and will be awarding them to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, fastest fixed AND fastest female!
Prizes from:
State Bike Co
E H Works
Ass Savers
Brew Tea Co
Boscombe Bike Club
Jimmy's Iced Coffee
So come on down and join in the fastest paced part of the Bournemouth Emerging Art Fringe!

Plus there will be a post race event for all riders in the new cycle cafe opening soon in Boscombe - Velo Domestique - music, beers and good vibes!

More details here!

National Track Championship, Manchester - Schedule

The National Track Championship starts today in Manchester, here is the schedule:

DAY 1 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 2014
EVENING SESSION: 18.00 - 21.20
Women's Team Pursuit Qualification
Men's Team Pursuit         Qualification
Para-cycling Time Trial Final
Women's Team Pursuit Final
Victory Ceremony         Para-cycling Time Trial
Men's Team Pursuit         Final
Victory Ceremony         Women's Team Pursuit
Victory Ceremony         Men's Team Pursuit

DAY 2 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25 2014
EVENING SESSION: 18.00 - 21.50
Para-cycling Pursuit         Final
Women's 500m Time Trial         Final
Men's Kilometre Time Trial         Final
Victory Ceremony         Para-cycling Pursuit
Victory Ceremony         Women's 500m Time Trial
Victory Ceremony         Men's Kilometre Time Trial

DAY 3 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26 2014
AFTERNOON SESSION: 12.00 - 16.00
Women's Sprint         Qualification
Men's Individual Pursuit         Qualification heats 1-8
Women's Sprint         1st round
Men's Individual Pursuit         Qualification heats 9+
Women's Sprint         1st round repechage
Women's Individual Pursuit         Qualification heats 1-5
Women's Sprint         Quarter-finals match A
Women's Individual Pursuit         Qualification heats 5+
Women's Sprint         Quarter-finals match B
Women's Sprint         Quarter-finals match C

EVENING SESSION: 19.00 - 22.40
Women's Sprint         Semi-finals match A
Men's Keirin         1st round
Women's Sprint         Semi-finals match B
Women's Sprint         Minor final
Women's Sprint         Semi-finals match C
Men's Keirin         1st round repechage
Para-cycling 200m FS TT Final
Women's Sprint         Finals match A
Women's Individual Pursuit         5th-8th
Men's Individual Pursuit         5th-8th
Women's Sprint         Finals match B
Men's Keirin         Semi-finals
Women's Individual Pursuit         Finals
Men's Individual Pursuit         Finals
Women's Sprint         Finals match C
Victory Ceremony         Para-cycling 200m FS TT
Men's Keirin         Final
Victory Ceremony         Women's Individual Pursuit
Victory Ceremony         Men's Individual Pursuit
Victory Ceremony         Women's Sprint
Victory Ceremony         Men's Keirin

DAY 4 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2014
AFTERNOON SESSION: 12.00 - 15.30
Men's Sprint         Qualification
Men's Points         Qualification heat 1
Men's Sprint         1st round
Men's Points         Qualification heat 2
Men's Sprint         1st round repechage
Women's Team Sprint Qualification
Men's Sprint         2nd round
Men's Sprint         2nd round repechage
Men's Sprint         Quarter-finals match A
Men's Sprint         Quarter-finals match B
Men's Sprint         Quarter-finals match C

EVENING SESSION: 19.00 - 22.00
Men's Sprint         Semi-finals match A
Women's Team Sprint Semi-finals
Men's Sprint         Minor final
Men's Sprint         Semi-finals match B
Women's Scratch Final
Men's Sprint         Semi-finals match C
Women's Team Sprint Finals
Men's Sprint         Finals match A
Victory Ceremony         Women's Scratch
Victory Ceremony         Women's Team Sprint
Men's Sprint         Finals match B
Men's Points         Final
Men's Sprint         Finals match C
Victory Ceremony         Men's Points
Victory Ceremony         Men's Sprint

DAY 5 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28 2014
DAY SESSION: 10.30 - 15.35
Men's Team Sprint         Qualification
Women's Keirin         1st round
Men's Scratch         Qualification
Women's Keirin         Repechage
Women's Keirin         Final
Women's Points         Final
Men's Team Sprint         Semi-finals
Victory Ceremony         Women's Keirin
Men's Scratch         Final
Victory Ceremony         Women's Points
Victory Ceremony         Men's Scratch
Men's Team Sprint         Finals
Victory Ceremony         Team Sprint

RHC Barcelona #2 Video from Raw Cycling Magazine

Red Hook Crit Milano #5 - Registration now open!

Registration is now open for RHC Milano #5, which will take place on October 11th. Head on over to the website, pay your monies and get your name down.

Race Details:
- Separate Men and Women’s fields
- 24 laps (1.27 km per lap) / total distance of 26,5 km (Men)
- 18 laps (1.27 km per lap) / total distance of 20 km (Women)
- Timed qualifying format to set 85 rider starting grid
- Electronic timing and scoring
- Track bikes required
- Lapped riders eliminated
- Points awarded towards the Red Hook Criterium Championship
- Qualifying positions 86 – 150 line up for a 14-lap ‘Last Chance Race’. The top-10 finishers will advance into the main event.

So far, the standings are looking like this:

Womens:
1 Ainara Elbusto Arteaga, 41 Points
2 Jo Celso, 38 Points
3 Stefania Baldi,  35 Points
4 Kelli Samuelson, 35 Points
5 Liz So, 33 Points
6 Fleur Faure, 30 Points
7 Vittoria Reati, 27 Points
8 Ash Duban, 27 Points
9 Debora Galvez, 24 Points
10 Hannah Todd. 24 Points

Mens:
1 Thibaud Lhenry , 68 Points
2 Mario Paz Duque, 43 Points
3 Alessandro Bruzza, 43 Points
4 Nicholas Varani, 37 Points
5 Julio Padilla, 35 Points
6 Pablo Rodríguez, 35 Points
7 Kyle Murphy, 33 Points
8 Augusto Reati, 30 Points
9 Stefan Vis, 30 Points
10 Neil Bezdek, 27 Points