An
overview of track racing
Personally
I know very little about track racing. The thought of those
sloping boards and the height of some of them gives me a nose
bleed just thinking about it, I am pleased to say I know one person
however who was very good at it. I'll name drop, it's Chris Boardman.
However I recently received the following document from a friend
who is into track, the bulk of the text I am led to believe was
written by two guys called Jeff Jones and John Stevenson.
 Background
The first track racing world championships was held in 1895. Early
track races included bizarre high-speed events in which riders slipstreamed
four-and six-man pace bikes. These were replaced by motorbikes after
the turn of the century, and 'Derny' racing still plays a part in
some European six-day festivals.
Currently
the top track nation is France, closely followed by Germany, with
Australia and Great Britain in the next tier. In addition, the USA,
Spain, Switzerland, Russia and Belgium have several good riders
or teams. |
