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2010 BEIJING FIXED GEAR REVOLUTION II Aug 13th to 15th

2010 BEIJING FIXED GEAR REVOLUTION II2010 BJ Fixed Gear Revolution II

  • August 13th
    22:00 – 23:00 North 5th ring road, at North-East corner of the Olympic Forest SCRATCH RACE Speed Race around Olympic Forest (3 laps)
  • August 14th
    15:00 – 18:00 Worker's Gymnasium West Gate, open space ALLEYCAT Race
    20:00 – 22:00 Worker's Gymnasium West Gate, open space TRICK Contest, BUNNY HOP Contest, TRACK STAND Contest
    22:00 – 24:00 MGM bar (Worker's Stadium South-West Gate) JISU PK (Goldsprints) & PARTY
  • August 15th
    14:00 – 17:00 Worker's Gymnasium East Gate BIKE POLO (polo on bikes)

 

 

Detailed Schedule:

Date: Friday August 13th
Time: 22:00-23:00
Event: SCRATCH RACE Speed Race around Olympic Forest (3 laps)
Requirement: Fixed gear bikes only, need to have small lights, helmets are recommended
Meeting Point: Inside North 5th Ring road, at North-East corner of the Olympic Forest
Race course: 3 full laps around the Olympic Forest, finish is at the North-East corner (same as starting point)
Race distance: 19 km
Prizes for place 1-6 (men) and place 1-3 (women), prizes from Adidas, Flying Banana, Natooke Cost: This event is free

Date: Saturday August 14th
Meet-up 14:30 for sign-in and notice
Time: 14:50 (at 15:00 the manifests (maps with the race stations and empty space for stamping) will be handed out to the cyclists)
Meeting Point:Worker's Gymnasium West Gate, open space
Opening ceremony, addressing the race rules

Time: 15:00-18:00
Event: ALLEYCAT Race
Requirement: Fixed gear bikes only, helmets are recommended, cyclists should need to sign up before the event. You can email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Maggie 010-64075030 (Mess Shop) or sign in on August 14th before 14:30
Meeting Point: Worker's Gymnasium West Gate, open space
Race Start: At 15:00 the manifests (maps with the race stations and empty space for stamping) will be handed out to the cyclists that then need to run to their bikes
Race location: 8 undisclosed stamp points in Dongcheng, Xuanwu and Chaoyang District, the manifest (map with addresses in Chinese and English) will be handed out at race begin (15:00)
Activities: Cyclists can chose their own route, need to go to all 8 stamp points and achieve small games at each location to get the stamp on their manifest. At some locations there might be a queue, so cyclists need to chose their route wisely
End: Back at Worker's Gymnasium West Gate, open space with all stamps on manifest
Prizes for place 1-8, huge prizes from Adidas (huge voucher), Motorola, Flying Banana. Plus a surprise for last place
Cost: This event is free

Date: Saturday August 14th
Time 20:00 - 22:00
Event: TRICK Contest, BUNNY HOP Contest, TRACK STAND Contest
Requirements: Fixed gear bike
Location: Worker's Gymnasium West Gate, open space
Event details: Three different competitions. First trick contest: The person doing the most amazing tricks on the bike wins, then a bunny-hop (jumping over a pole) contest and last a track standing contest: who can stay the longest on his/her bike without touching the ground, after 3 minutes first 1 then after 6 minutes 2 hands must be removed, after 9 minutes 1 leg must be removed
Prizes for place 1-3 for each contest
Cost: This event is free

Date: Saturday August 14th
Time: 22:00 - 24:00
Event: JISU PK (Goldsprints) & PARTY
Requirements: None. Anybody can join and have a good time
Event Details: 2 people sitting on stationary bikes pedaling as fast as possible for only 30 sec – it is fun activity. People can come up and race again to improve their time
Location: MGM Garden bar (near Worker's Stadium South-West gate)
Prizes for places 1-4 (men) and places 1-4 (women), prizes from Adidas, SAG, Natooke
Cost: This event is free

Date: Sunday August 15th
Time 14:00 - 17:00
Event: BIKE POLO (playing polo on bikes)
Requirements: Any kind of bike can be used. People should group in teams of 3
Location: East Gate of Worker's Gymnasium (not Stadium)
Prizes for teams on place 1-3, prizes from Adidas, Flying Banana
Cost: This event is free

 
 

UCCA Series “CHINA STORY ” 6: UNSTOPPABLE: The Birth of Fixed Gear Culture in Beijing

Ines Brunn, a German artistic cycling champion and world famous fixed gear rider has launched the first urban fixed gear bike races in China, performances and store for fixed gear bicycles in Beijing. She gave a talk about the growing fixed gear culture in China and did a performance on her trick bike at UCCA Museum in Beijing. Recently she has been featured in TED conferences in Beijing.

 UCCA Fixed Gear Talk
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Beijing 2009-2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

Friday Jan 22nd - Sunday Jan 24th 2010. The event is co-presented by the General Administration of Sport of China, Chinese Cycling Association, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports, Government of the Shijingshan District of Beijing. Athletes from over 50 countries and regions will take participate in the game.

Track Cycling Competition

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