Fat Nick's links to other cycling stuff

Here are some of Fat Nick's favourite links to other sites that cover bike racing in general, and track racing in particular - and to a few sites that are generally of interest to cyclists.

• Calendar for the 1998 / 1999 six-day cycle race season, maintained by Roger Hughes.

• Visit the home of one of the world's leading velodrome design specialists.

• Herne Hill, in south London, is one of Britain's oldest cycle racing tracks, and home to the annual Good Friday track meeting (highly recommended!). The track at Herne Hill is currently fighting for survival, so please visit their campaign page and lend your support.

• Want to wallow in nostalgia and re-visit six-day races of years gone by? Dave is an expat Brit living in Germany, and has a fascinating site with memories of the Wembley Six. Recommended.

• Nick's friend Wim van Rossum keeps detailed records of who's who is six-day racing - take a look at his site at his excellent "Cycling4all: News & Statistics" site at http://www.cycling4all.com

• Coaching resources for cyclists. Fat Nick has a particular interest in coaching, and this site has useful links to several British cycle coaches and to various coaching resources.

• The Manchester Velodrome now has its own informative web site up and running.

• Mike Gladu is an American photojournalist who covers track racing. His work is brilliant, and also includes coverage of world championships, the world masters championships, etc. Click on this link to visit Mike's own web site, called "The 'drome". 

• Want to sell off your old racing frame, spare wheels, etc? Looking to buy a used frame, bike or components? Take a look at www.bikeads.com - and it's free!

• The Burnaby Velodrome in Canada. This 200 metre wooden track is the only indoor velodrome on the North American continent. Opened in November 1997, they are putting together an exciting package of races and training events, and raising funds to buy some rental bikes for the track.

• The British Cycling Federation (BCF) has its own web site.

• Scotland ahoy! The Scottish Cyclists Union (SCU) has an excellent web site, with full coverage of their training weekends at Manchester Velodrome and the latest news about the Meadowbank track in Edinburgh.
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• Books about six-day cycle racing
   

  I often get asked about books about track racing, and particularly about six-day bike races.

  A couple of my personal favourite books on 6 day racing are:

  De Mannen van de Nacht, by Roger de Martelaere. Roger is an experienced Belgian sports journalist, and a leading authority on six-day racing. My copy dates from 2000,  and the ISBN is 90-74128-67.

  A more recent publication is The six-day bicycle races, by Peter Joffrey Nye with Jeff Groman and Mark Tyson. This book was published in 2006, ISBN 1-892495-49, and you can get a sneak preview of the book on their website, which also has some wonderful old photos of six-day racing.

  Both books are packed with old photographs, race results, and bios of six-day racers over the years. I can highly recommend both of these books on six-day racing.

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