VeloCity Chicago 2010

What a perfect day. The sun was shining, the motor pacer was pacing and Washington Park velodrome in Kenosha, WI, was looking great. Lots of people, messengers and city bikers, rookies and experienced racers, families, kids, and curious locals showed up to watch and take part in VeloCity Chicago 2010. Here are some pics I took of the action.

The warm-up paceline.

The custom bars Aaron made for the winner of the city biker category.

People admiring the bars.

Ben Fietz giving the rookie racers a lecture on track safety and etiquette.

Andrew Yeoman of Team Pegasus going up against Al Urbanski of WDT in the sprint final.

The field coming out of turn 2 during the scratch race.

Al killing it.

Ben getting ready to do a few motor-paced 200s.

Messenger winner Nico trying to come around in the sprint final.

Andrew has a quick look over his shoulder to make sure his move worked. It did.

In the turn during the scratch race.

Ted B with the next generation of racer.

Big thanks go to everyone who organised the event, especially to Ben, Julio and Squid. It was great to see everyone again, and great to be at something that really encourages people to get into track racing. In this respect, VeloCity has been a huge success over the years, and lots of people in Chicago who are now regulars at the track had their first taste at one of the previous VeloCitys. Check out Dispatch101 for more pics and video, check out Sage's flickr for even more pics, Time Out Chicago for yet more pics, and the Chicago Cuttin' Crew for the full breakdown.