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Posted on June 06th, 2010 in History
Goldsprints and / or “roller-racing” are social, usually indoor, static cycling events. Equipment varies but is based on genuine track bikes on rollers, with riders going head to head over a set distance.
Goldsprint.com is about videos, stories, images and history of roller-racing and goldsprints.
“roller racing that sometimes took place on the stage of the Empire, usually just prior to the main film of the evening”
Bernice Maynard tells the story of roller-racing in the Cinema on Walesonline.co.uk
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This just in from the Ravito Rouleaux Sprint, held at Veloscope in the South of France, nice movie!
Posted on December 14th, 2011 in Movies
Just found this video of the Drink Floyd event, note crash in race that starts at 1m27s!
Friday December 9th, 8pm – midnight. FREE ENTRY : CHEAP BEER Ex-couriers Gary and Mo of Keirin Cycle Culture Café, have invited Rollapaluza Germany to their beautiful shop this Friday. After a few test events and a party for Scott Bikes at Eurobike 2011 this will be the first public event for the German Rollapaluza [...]
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originally from cyclingnews.com Olympic cyclist Lea rules roller race in New York Landis and Ellis turn out for CRCA fundraiser US Olympian Bobby Lea took to the rollers in New York at the Drink Floyd- Roller Race Benefit ,Thursday, to help raise funds for the CRCA Junior Development Program. Lea, who competed at the Beijing Olympics [...]
Posted on July 26th, 2011 in Movies
We featured a similar Dutch static velodrome on Goldsprint.com here, a while ago we thought it may be the sameone still occasionally used on Dutch TV, but here we have recent footage, the TV one has banking!
Posted on July 18th, 2011 in Movies
For some reason this doesn’t appear to be displaying on our homepage, click on post title above to watch movie!
Posted on July 12th, 2011 in Movies
Round the world record breaking cyclist James Bowthorpe will be attempting 300 miles in 24 hours on a modified Rollapaluza rig. Rollapaluza have adapted their digital LED displays to display time elapsed and kilometres travelled. It’s all happening in the window of London bike cafe / workshop Look Mum No Hands between 7.30pm on Wednesday [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2011 in Movies
This guy’s pedal speed is impressive, but out of the saddle too!
Seem to remember a Dutch mate telling me that his exact same set was regularly used on Dutch TV Spotted by: www.ridetheblackline.com Prints available: Social History Shop
On the wall of Suicycles, Hamburg. Photo copyright Goldsprint.com with thanks to Suicycles
In 1987 British track cyclist Dave le Grys (aka “Legro”) smashed the previous world roller race record with a time of 126.6mph on the BBC “Record Breakers” show. The previous record of 102 mph had been set in 1982. Dave chose a gear of 232 inches for his attempt with a custom made TA / [...]
Posted on January 14th, 2011 in Legends
I don’t know how we missed this during our research on Manfred, but here it is on Swiss TV. “Pascal Richard is well behind” is what I think she says, and the Olympic champion doesn’t look best pleased about it either! And while we’re at it, here is Manfred powering 100 electric razors.
Posted on December 10th, 2010 in Movies
Austrian couriers, Tour de France pros, Endurance superstars and Air Race pilots gathered to compete in the small village of Fuschl am See in the foothills of the Austrian Alps in the first ever “Battle Cranks” roller race event, here is the official video and TV Report: Battle Cranks 2010: The Crankiest Bits from HerrNick [...]
