Exciting and fast. That's how I would describe track racing.
All summer long I watched as my son raced at the local velodrome. Every month he got faster. Sometimes he won, sometimes he lost, but he loved every minute of it.
Track racing is like no other sport. You are out there, just you and your bike, trying to out maneuvere your bike around all the other people on a slanted, oval track that's high on the edge with a bike with no brakes. Thrilling.
This year he'll be trying for junior national champion at the Junior National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Find out more about track racing and where your closest velodrome is.
