111th Austral WheelRace 2009

The longest continuously run track cycling race in the world - the Historic Austral Wheel Race, won in the past by such exciting sprinters as Sid Patterson, Stephen Pate and Ben Kersten.
This is the 111th running of the event, now held only 250 meteres from where the original event was held in 1887 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and raced on Penny Farthings over the distance of 3-miles (4800m). This makes it the worlds oldest cycling race that is still being held.
for more history see this link: http://www.theaustralwheelrace.com.au...

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