As Ayres writes down lap times, he notices something quite fascinating. A brass band plays intermittently on the sidelines, generally for a few minutes at a time before stopping for a brief interval. He’s got his stopwatch out, timing the riders as they whir around the velodrome.
Ayres is watching the New York six-day bike race at Madison Square Garden. It’s 1910 and the eccentric researcher Leonard P. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
