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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Roller Race for Queens

by Elizabeth Press on March 18, 2008

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Have you ever wished you could explore the borough of Queens on a bike with a large group of people? Maybe you have heard of or ridden in the Tour de Brooklyn or the Tour de Bronx and thought it would make sense for Queens to have a ride of its own? Hold your breath, no longer. The first annual Tour de Queens is planned for June 8, 2008!

Last week, the Transportation Alternatives' Queens Committee hosted a fundraising Roller Race at the Creek & Cave bar. Watch this short video and find out what exactly a roller race is. If you would like get more info on the Tour de Queens and the Queens Volunteer Committee, contact: Mike Heffron.

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Last comment by Avi Ballo
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    Caspar

    Cracking video, the Queens race looks fantastic.

    Good to see the Bike Works NYC Barelli rollers working.

    March 18, 2008 at 6:02 pm Link # 1
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    Caspar

    Check http://www.rollapaluza.com to see how we reviving roller racing in the UK.

    March 18, 2008 at 6:09 pm Link # 2
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    Manfred Nuescheler

    Great Roller Race Video.
    Regards,
    Manfred Nüscheler - Roller Cycling Record Holder.
    http://www.recordholders.org/en/records/roller1.html

    March 18, 2008 at 6:34 pm Link # 3
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    Jared Burke

    You should have had a disclaimer at the beginning stating that the video has not been sped up. Those are some impressive RPMs.

    For some reason, I am reminded of this..

    http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040403/mathtrek.asp

    March 19, 2008 at 9:38 am Link # 4
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    Avi Ballo

    Great editing, but it was just a tad unclear that the roller races were a fund-raiser for the Tour de Queens.

    March 28, 2008 at 12:18 am Link # 5