History of the Ed Rudolph Northbrook Velodrome
Northbrook Cycle Committee History - Mr. Andy Englelhardt
The organization that is responsible for the staging of the weekly series of races here at the Northbrook Velodrome each Thursday during the summer is known as The Northbrook Cycling Committee. Let us take a look at the history of this organization....
Velodrome history - Ed Rudolph
Edward J. Rudolph, who trained some of the greatest speed skaters in U.S. history in Northbrook, and was the most significant force behind the Northbrook Park District's development, died Dec. 24. He was 92...
Illinois Racing History - Humboldt Park Bicycle Track
The first track was a cement track built in 1928. Racing was probably somewhat limited, but there have been some reports of organized racing on a small scale....
Northbrook Cycle Committee History - Richard Bagger
The staging of these weekly Thursday night races here at the Ed Rudolph/Meadowhill Park is the result of efforts by some very dedicated individuals....
Northbrook Cycle Committee History - William J. “Torchy” Peden 1906 – 1980
This year the Northbrook Cycling Committee dedicates these weekly bicycle races to the memory of Mr. W. J. “Torchy” Peden....
Illinois' Joseph Magnani challenged Coppi and Bartali in Giro (opens new link to Velonews)
By Peter Joffre Nye
This report filed February 15, 2005
" From the era of snub-nosed cars and dirt roads, of cyclists wearing goggles over their eyes to keep out the ubiquitous dust from the roads and racers wrapping spare tires over their shoulders and across their backs in a figure-eight, a lone U.S. rider enjoyed success as a professional on the roads of Europe.. "
Northbrook velodrome website
Oh how time flys! NB Velo version 1.0 went live 7-26-1996. For $5 a month Chicago startup Enteract.com granted us 10 megabytes of disk space and 250 megabytes....
