[Morgana]

speaking of cycling...

[Fai Mao]

Velodrome racing. The track is like a NASCAR circuit with steeply banked corners. The bikes have no brakes and cannot freewheel. The racers can achieve speeds of about 40 mph for.short distances. It is a really fun rise but can be very dangerous if it all goes wrong.

[Ken H]

When I was growing up, I always wondered what sadist got the idea to put a horizontal bar on boys’ bikes. (Rack ‘em up!)

[Bullish]

Commonwealth games are bad...

[FlingWingFlyer]

Where did “Mayhem” come in?

[Spaceman61]

Jonathon E would never go over the wall

[SpaceBar]

They should put the injured on a six month NHS waiting list... like everyone else.

[Bob434]

Meh- Motor car racing is extremely dangerous too- with often fatal crashes- noone wants them shut down-

[Dr.Deth]

Bicycles + roller derby. I think this sport has a future.

[KarlInOhio]

Did the crash look like this?

[llevrok]

I’m disappointed. Has FR gone woke? Some of the comments above sound like a bunch of helicopter Karen’s. “It’s too dangerous.....”

Booo hooo. Its racing. Sh^t happens.

[daniel1212]

"'We send our best wishes to the riders "

Prayers are also abandoned. Only wishes allowed.

[GingisK]

Perhaps a little more engineering in the barriers would be a reasonable solution.

[seowulf]

I wonder if the Suicide Stampede too dangerous too.

[Paal Gulli]

Velodrome racing traditionally has been the human alternative to horse racing (= all about the gambling). Not so much any more (except in Japan) but that's how the sport grew up.

Back when Ty Cobb was at the peak of his career, there were velodrome racers in NYC who were higher paid than him. Because gambling.

[SamAdams76]

This looks like a fun way to race bicycles.