Opening Night at the Northbrook Velodrome

Last night was the opening night at the Northbrook Velodrome near Chicago. The rain had finally ended and the racing went off with out a hitch. One of the Northwestern University riders shares some of his moments: "

Tonight was opening night at the Northbrook Velodrome and reminded me that I love track cycling. The races tonight were a 10 lap scratch, Miss-n-Out, and a 10 lap points. The scratch race was effectively a super short criterium on crack. A swarming pack and flurries of attacks created a race where I was never sure if I was off the front or dragging the peloton. Eventually, the final lap saw me sprinting from a few bike lengths behind a Cat 2 flyer and not quite catching him whilst being thrown on the line up track. Getting 3rd sucks, but it seems to be a theme for me". 

Northbrook Velodrome's full calendar can be found here. A review of all the midwest velodromes was pubished here on April 20th.