Report: Streets are lit! The 1896CMRR VI race 2025.
After missing a gap year due to shop’s relocation to a new address the 1896 Classic Marathon Race Revival was coming back for a 6th edition on May 10 2025. The event is maturing as...
My history of HELLAS track bike
An absurd story with a hint of urban myth and a substantial proportion of Greek cycling history hidden in the depths of the golden years of PASOK era reality when the deep-state was at its...
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Track Crit Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf is where we are at. The ocasion is a cycle trade fair. At the beautiful Areal Bohler, an old restored industrial complex – similar to Gazi Athens – small to medium independent labels have...
A rookie’s memoir at the Last Man Standing Berlin
Hello, my name is Kostas, born and bred in Giannitsa, North Greece. Im one of those many Greeks that live in Berlin. This is my memoir of racing at Last Man Standing, March 2023. But...
Report: Athens is for lovers – Viva Scvdo // The 1896 Classic Marathon Race Revival V
May 22 2022 was showdown date for the 5th edition of 1896CMRR, the first after the Covid-19 pandemic. In this years edition the event moved its race course to the Athens Riviera, the infamous Paraliaki...
Tilemachos Makropoulos: A memoir of the Red Hook Criterium Milano no9
It all started as a joke, “You know, we should do red hook!”, Sam-my teammate in Clash Racing Team- told me one evening that we had, maybe, a few too many beers…It was Sam who...
Kym NonStop vlogg
Kym’s video of her trip to Greece. Visiting our shop, getting tipsy on Athens’ nightlife, riding Corinth to Kardamyli with Nico on track bikes, lounging by the pool, racing 1896CMRR and her expert opinion on...
Report: Mani Invitational // Mountains and Beach Podiums // The 1896CMRR IV
On May 19th, 8 years after the first 1896CMRR, the fourth edition of the race took place in the small town of Kardmyli, Mani. The most striking difference from all the other years was obviously...
Report: Track Strike! The 1896 Classic Marathon Race Revival III
This year we decided to produce the third instalment of 1896CMRR. The race is growing, more or different people are interested in it and we were there to make sure it’ll go into history. Two...