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The first recognised world championship was held in Chicago in 1893, with track races at one mile, 10 kilometres, and a 100 km race in which riders were paced by tandems of up to six riders. [2] An American, Arthur Augustus Zimmerman , won the mile and 10 km races and a South African, Mentjes, won the 100 km.
Gustav Kilian (6 wins) Final winner. Peter Post. Harm Smits. The Six Days of Chicago was a six-day cycling event, held in Chicago, Illinois between 1915 and 1957. It took place fifty times during that period, as two editions were often held in one year. [1] Gustav Kilian holds the record for most wins with a total of six, between 1935 and 1939.
Marshall Walter " Major " Taylor (November 26, 1878 – June 21, 1932) was an American professional cyclist. Even by modern cycling standards, Taylor could be considered the greatest American sprinter of all time. He was born and raised in Indianapolis, where he worked in bicycle shops and began racing multiple distances in the track and road ...
Six-day racing. Six-day cycling is a track cycling event that takes place over six days. Six-day races started in Britain, spread to many regions of the world, were brought to their modern style in the United States and are now mainly a European event. Initially, individuals competed alone, the winner being the individual who completed the most ...
The Illinois Cycling Association focus on competitive cycling with links to several Chicago based racing clubs. The Chicago Cycling Club holds regular rides. The UIC College of Cycling promotes cycling at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Several grassroots organizations also exist to promote cycling in Chicago.
L.A.T.E. Ride. The L.A.T.E. Ride was an annual, non-competitive, mass bike ride through the streets of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It historically started about 1:00 am (but started at midnight in 2010) and finishes at about sunrise. It was a charity ride benefiting Friends of the Parks, a not-for-profit parks advocacy group in Chicago.
Chicagoland Speedway. Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.520 mi (2.446 km) tri-oval speedway with a curved backstretch in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and actively hosted NASCAR racing including the NASCAR Cup Series until 2019. Until 2010, the speedway has also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close ...
Website. Official website. RAGBRAI, short for Register 's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is a non-competitive bicycle tour across the U.S. state of Iowa from the western to eastern border. [1] First held in 1973, RAGBRAI is the largest bike-touring event in the world. [2]