The 1896 Classic
Marathon Race Revival
(track and fixed gear only)
Saturday 16 June 2012
48x17 Cycles, Veikou
2, 11742, Makriyianni, Athens
info@48x17.com
For its first year anniversary on June 16th, 48x17 Cycles
in Athens, with the support of Trimble Racing, is hosting a track and fixed
gear endurance race from Athens to Marathon Lake and back. Covering a distance
of 66,6 km the race pays tribute to the sole road cycling event of the first
Modern Olympic Games of 1896. Back then gears, brakes and deralleurs were not
yet invented and all bicycles were fixed gear and brakeless. Greek Aristides Konstantinides won the
gold, followed by German August von Gödrich and Briton Edward Battel. With Tokyo
Fixed and Cadence prizes, music and drinks at the 48x17 premises and free
accommodation available for international riders, let’s see what goes down this
time. Join the most epic of all races.
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