Bicycle Racing Photos

You'll see how crowded the track was during warm-ups. Track riders are noted for excellent riding skills in close quarters.
This is an example of a track bike. Note the single chainring up front and the single cog without derailleur at the rear. There's no freewheel, nor brakes, so you slow by pedaling slower.
This is a set of rollers. In order to warm up, a rider can get on these. You'll see a pair of rollers close together, the rear wheel goes on them. The front goes on the single roller. The front rollers is connected to the forward rear roller by a belt. This causes all the rollers to turn when the bike is ridden. There is also some slight dishing of the rollers to tend to keep you centered. (Don't think riding them is easy, it's easy to ride off the side of rollers and severely injure your pride...or worse.)
You can't have a bell lap without a bell. That black thing above is a lap counter.
This is the start of a keirin race. Bikes are held by a holder, with the rider strapped into pedals. As the motorcycle passes, the holder shoves the bike forward and the racers begin to pedal.
Here you see the motorpacing in the keirin race.
Here you see the large crowd in the men's ten-mile main event.