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Peachtree Bikes Sandy Springs Grand Opening!

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This weekend Peachtree Bikes is celebrating the GRAND OPENING of their new store in Sandy Springs

EVERYTHING WILL BE ON SALE

On Saturday, from 4pm-8pm, They’ll be bustin’ out the keg, firin’ up the grill & crankin’ up the tunes in celebration of their newest store.

Free schwag will abound including a raffle of sweet gear, including a $250 Peachtree Bikes gift card!

Wear your Peachtree Bikes t-shirt to the Ribbon Cutting at 5pm & score extra raffle tickets!  Increase your chances of winning!

For all the details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177315635657207

Peachtree Bikes Sandy Springs Grand Opening!

ALLEYCROSS II

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After a long break, AlleyCross returns to the streets, parks and back alleys of Atlanta.

AlleyCross takes place over three 11 mile laps through the Highlands, Inman Park, Reynoldstown and Grant Park. Each lap has a mixture of paved streets, unpaved alleys, grass, stairs, barriers, cobbletones and dirt run-ups with a long finishing stretch on the Beltline trail.

Not an event for the weak hearted, the last staging of this race …saw stormy skies, causing two thirds of the field drop out before Jamie Pair and Josh Frank took the prizes for First Geared and First SS/Fixed. We can only hope for the same conditions this year.

All bikes are welcome. Though it is technically possible to ride all parts of the course on road tires, those with a little more volume under them will have a distinct advantage. Cyclocross bikes are strongly encouraged. There will be separate categories for geared and SS/fixed.

$5 gets you into the race. Cash to the winners (men’s and women’s).

Route map:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/34033546
It is strongly recommended that you ride the route before the race. The route will be marked on the road a few weeks before the 25th.

Text quoted from the event FB page and for for the last cue sheet way back in 2007 and on Myspace here. Flyer below:

ATL Alleycross
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top image courtesy Philip Morrissey

DLV’s 2nd Annual 2 Day Working Man’s Madison

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Oscar & Joey

Experience the thrill of the two-man Madison, comparable to tag-team on bike, where teammates exchange positions into the action at 40 mph using the dangerous Madison hand sling

DLV Madison Weekend

The 2 day event will be held over a Tuesday and a Wednesday evening, May 31st and June 1st. A couple of important things to note:

* All categories will race on both nights, including D riders

* There is only one “Madison” field. All other categories will race regular individual races.

* A and B riders who are not racing the in the actual madison will be combined.

***Please read all of the information on the Working Mans Madison web page***

If you have any questions about anything:  jeff@dicklanevelodrome.com

Last year’s write up:  twotoneatl.com/2010/07/02/dlvs-1st-annual-2-day-working-mans-madison and more madison photos from last year’s Pro Race event, Thomsen LTD. presents The Madison here.

Working Man's Madison | Day 2

WayPoint Systems presents ‘The Keirin’ at Dick Lane Velodrome

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The Keirin at Dick Lane Velodrome is the first of three Pro Race Series events in 2011.

As last year’s write up illustrates: this will be a major blast for the competitors and especially the crowd.

If you’re not familiar with Keirin racing, it is perhaps the single most intense track event.

That is next to the Madison’s featured in the Working Man’s Madison and Pro Race Event.

Check out the Chaz using his head below last year.

Chaz 'using his head'

You don’t wanna miss this!

Racing starts at 3pm, Main Event kicks off from 6pm | $5 Spectator Entry | $10 for Families

Here’s the Startlist!

More spectator information can be found here.

Looks like kiddie Keirin rider Otto is ready to throw down the gauntlet!

Ready to Ape

And TOMORROW, Friday May 13th, 7pm:

The ZIPP Need for Speed Sprints!

This event is FREE for spectators

Big thanks to this event’s sponsors:

BROKEN HEARTS SEVEN! | Sat May 7th

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Sopo Bicycle Cooperative is proud to announce the seventh annual Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts fundraiser the weekend of May 7th.  While the event has traditionally centered around the alleycat race and benefit concert at the finish line, this year there will be additional bicycle-related activities all weekend to attract visiting cyclists, encourage new riders, and maintain our commitment to the cycling community in Atlanta.

Advance registration can be done online at Sopobikes.org.  Those with smartphones can quickly link to the registration page via QR code from any of the posters or fliers around town.  We encourage participants to register in advance to ensure a spot in the main event and will be offering exclusive prizes for pre-registered individuals at the event Friday night.

Friday is set to be a low-key welcoming event for both travelling participants as well as new cyclists to town.  The night will begin with a social group ride, leaving Woodruff Park downtown at 7pm and rambling around the city until dark.  This ride will be led by Sopo volunteers and will eventually end at the Fallen Arrows HQ for a cookout and dance party, featuring a local DJ.  We hope that this relaxing start to the weekend will encourage good friendly relations in the community and allow a positive competitive spirit to grow between participants.  Volunteers will be on hand at the Fallen Arrows HQ to register partipants in advance.  Suggested donation $5 for food..

Atlanta cycling advocacy group, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, will be hosting their Fourth Annual Beltline Bike Tour Saturday morning with the aim of exposing the utility and pleasure of the Beltline to local cyclists.  Sopo encourages participants and visiting cyclists to check this event out but to be sure to save some energy for the alleycat later in the afternoon.  Please check their website for more information.

On Saturday the 7th, alleycat participants will meet at the shop location around 3pm to pick up manifests and the the alleycat is set to begin at 4pm.  The Music Room will be hosting a benefit concert Saturday evening at the finish line starring Indyana Jonz, Basement Banshees, and The Wild, ending with DJ Soundwave spinning the night away.  Attractions at the finish line will include an outdoors performance by the Atlanta Sedition Orchestra (ASO), a Skids and Tricks competition.  Prizes will be awarded based on the originality of participant costumes, creativity and good spirit in completing checkpoint tasks, as well as overall time for completion.  Tickets to the benefit concert will be $10 but event participants will have complimentary access.  The benefit concert is an 21+ event, ID required.

We will also be hosting a farewell vegan brunch Sunday morning at WonderRoot and all are welcome to come out.  Volunteers will be cooking and serving tasty vegan treats while showing the favorite television shows of your childhood.  Food will be served at 1pm and will be $5.

2011 Broken Hearts and Bicycle Parts sponsors include, New Belgium Brewery, Timbuk2, Fallen Arrows, Gorilla Sacks, Savage Pizza, Loose Nuts Cycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and more.  Please see our website for a full list of participating sponsors.

We are hoping to improve upon the successful legacy of the past six years and welcome many new faces to this fun Atlanta cycling event!

Important Addresses:

Sopo Bicycle Cooperative

465-C Flat Shoals Ave

Atlanta, GA

Fallen Arrows HQ
840 Dekalb Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307

The Music Room
327 Edgewood, SE
Atlanta, GA 30312

Wonderroot
982 Memorial Drive
Atlanta, GA 30316