Golden Age of Bicycle Racing In New Jersey 4/27

The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing In New Jersey
by Michael C. Gabriele

Book-launch Reception

Cycling in New Jersey began in the 1880s, when colleges and communities formed some of the nation’s first cycling clubs, and the popularity of the sport quickly spread, with races held in Plainfield, Trenton and Asbury Park.

The region was also home to cycling’s golden era of velodromes, built in Newark and Nutley, and some of the world’s most famous cyclists competed here, including Frank Kramer, Willie Honeman, Arthur A, Zimmerman and Alf Goullet. This heritage is still alive today, with the colorful annual Tour of Somerville.

Historian and journalist Michael C. Gabriele traces 130 years of cycling history in the Garden State, illuminating the people and events that shaped the sport.

Wednesday, April 27 - 7:30

Nutley Historical Society
65 Church Street
Nutley NJ 07110
973-667-1528

Copies will be available for purchase and autographs.
Retail price: $19.99 ISBN: 978.1.59629.427.1 Length: 128 Pages
Published by The History Press, Charleston, SC
http://www.historypress.net/

NUTLEY VELODROME 75th ANNIVERSARY

June 4, 2008, 7:30 PM
NUTLEY VELODROME 75th ANNIVERSARY
Nutley Museum Meeting Room
65 Church Street

June 4th marks, the actual 75th anniversary of opening day of the Nutley Velodrome.

Michael C. Gabriele will be give a presentation on the history of the Velodrome with new information to share.

Sponsored by the Nutley Historical Society
Free admission; light refreshments.

The History of the Nutley Velodrome By Michael Gabriele
Will be available for purchase

Nutley Velodrome

The Nutley Velododrome

 

For more information on the Velodrome, click here.

Copies of this commemorative volume are available at the Nutley Museum or through the Nutley Historical Society.

Courtesy Nutley Historical Society
And Michael C. Gabriel