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Race Across America, United States 9 day single stage 4,800 km (3,000 mi) TransAm Bicycle Race, United States 17-day single stage, unsupported 7,100 km (4,400 mi) Transcontinental Race, European Union 7-10 day single stage, unsupported 3,200 to 4,200 km (2,000 to 2,600 mi)
He was the first cyclist to eclipse the 10-day barrier across America. ABC documented the race with a two-hour prime time program and won an Emmy Award for the best Sports Documentary. The 1982 Great American Bike Race can still be viewed on a ten part series on YouTube. He always remembers the Great American Bike Race as being the most difficult.
Monstertrack is an illegal alleycat race originally held in New York City in 2000. The race was conceived by a bicycle messenger known as 'Snake'. The race is exclusively for riders on brakeless fixed-gear bicycles. The event gained popularity along with that of because of the use of track and fixed-gear bicycles on urban streets in the 2000s.
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YouTube currently hosts more than 1,000 videos of alleycat races, most of which have been uploaded since 2006. On May 19, 2018 the first Citi Bike Race , was held in New York City. The event was an alleycat style race where all participant rode bicycles from the city's bike sharing program, Citi Bike .
Just as there used to be track and field events such as the standing high jump or throwing the javelin with both hands, cyclists, too, used to compete for medals in events which today have been forgotten; for example in Athens in 1896, they attempted a 12-hour race, and in London, in 1908, one of the events was a sprint for 603.49 metres (659. ...
Authorities in the city of Show Low, Arizona said a 35-year-old male suspect fled the crash scene and was later shot and wounded by police officers.
Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or ' cross) is a form of bicycle racing.Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5 km or 1.5–2 mile) course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike ...