Closing Bell: Brooklyn's Smallest Cycling Track

Time magazine just released the above video of a race of fixed-gear speed riders, mostly New York City bike messengers, that took place on a mini velodrome set up in a Bushwick church. Gothamist attended the race late last month, where more than 1,500 people packed into the former St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at 626 Bushwick Avenue. The track used was only 51 feet long, as compared to a typical 1,700-foot-long full-length velodrome, according to the video. Over 100 New York City-based and international riders raced on the wooden track for a $1,000 cash prize — definitely a sight to be seen. Who needs a $50 million velodrome when Brooklyn’s got this!
One of the World’s Tiniest Cycling Tracks [Time]
Bushwick Church Now Event Space, Soon Apartments [Brownstoner]