Comments on: Christian Grasmann and Laura Van Gilder win Harlem Skyscraper Classic

By: Ktm882

Ktm882 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:55:25 +0000

Dude, I raced motocross and was damn good at it and as a cyclist now, theres no way in hell to have avoided the crash that happened in the womens field. They had it worst, the rain had JUST started and all the oil came up line selection was the difference, the ladies who went wide all corkscrewed into the pave. Those who went inside stayed up.

By: nyc_cycling

nyc_cycling — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:09:36 +0000

The women were told on the start line that no matter how late they started (they were delayed from crashes in an earlier field) that the race would end on time. The reason = the men's race needed to start “right on time”. So we knew from the start that we were racing for less than 30 minutes.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:47:20 +0000

streaming? there was streaming? Is it viewable somewhere now?Grasmann was in a league by himself yesterday. He pulled nearly the entire time, looked entirely fresh throughout, while his teammate looked like he could barely hang on his wheel.

By: ghoti

ghoti — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:35:13 +0000

For the record the womens race was shortened because crashes took too long to clear in the lower category fields. Too bad cat 3s can't keep their bikes upright.

By: Ri_us

Ri_us — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:36:50 +0000

The women's race was not shortened by the rain. A crash in the previous race caused it to have a late start. Also, one rider who had not signed her waiver tried to jump in at the start but the start was then delayed by the officials to allow her to sign. Come on, organizers. Women's cycling needs better than that!

By: 300watts

300watts — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:36:38 +0000

the streaming video was great. looking forward to more coverage like that in the future.

By: Jono

Jono — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:30:18 +0000

Big hit! Thanks for the live stream. Almost like being there and way better than watching tiny chunks on verses. More please!

By: Steve Jones

Steve Jones — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:23:03 +0000

awesome race, had a great time!

By: erik ekermann

erik ekermann — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:46:37 +0000

thanks for streaming… great pic quality all the way here in scandinavia… great fun to see how y'all ride bikes over there… very very different compared to all the tours of europe… almost like indy 500, round and round ya go ps. a “six days rider” goes round and round on the track for six days in a row, eddy merckx used to do that too.. to stay in shape in the winter… nowadays they go to the emirates, down under and places in south east asia for winter training instead… some go to hawaii too i.e. LA

By: erik ekermann

erik ekermann — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:46:17 +0000

By: Kingriley

Kingriley — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:11:00 +0000

A six or six-day is a track cycling race that lasts 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 laps. However, the format was changed to allow teams (usually of two riders each), one rider racing while the other rested. The 24-hours a day regime has also been relaxed, so that most six-day races involve six nights of racing, typically from 6pm to 2am, on indoor tracks (velodromes).

By: Sullyhit

Sullyhit — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:56:00 +0000

Its a track event in europe and japan

By: n00bz

n00bz — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:17:00 +0000

it’s a bike racing thing

By: Matthew J.G. Price

Matthew J.G. Price — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:45:00 +0000

@Thegraymatters. Six Days – Wikipedia is a wealth of information. Try this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-day_racing. One of Columbias mechanics has been a Six Day phenonenon for years. Legend has it he did an still does tech support for 7 teams at some races! Another Columbia mechanic has been a regular Six Day rider in recent years. Very interesting is the history of the races and specifically their place in american cycling history.
Enjoy.

Matthew

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:29:00 +0000

In a nutshell: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track/?id=sixdayintro00 have a good day, matthew. http://www.crossthree.com

By: WendellismyDOG

WendellismyDOG — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:48:00 +0000

Seriously? You have no clue dude!

By: Gcmccc56

Gcmccc56 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:29:00 +0000

six day events are track races… i think they used to be endurance events but are now a series of evening events with two riders per team racing in rotation. Very popular in Germany and Belgium.

By: Nate2351

Nate2351 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:32:00 +0000

Its a rider who races six day track races.

By: Trekster

Trekster — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:26:00 +0000

Track cyclist.

By: Velo_nut

Velo_nut — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:17:00 +0000

Track racer