The Heart of Cycling

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Series: Olympics
Length: 05:30

A small-town cycling track produces the fastest cyclists in the world. Read the full description.

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Cycling_small If you drive too fast on Route 222 in the Lehigh Valley, you could miss the Daytona of the track cycling world. The epicenter for American track cycling is the small town of Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. Some of the world's greatest cyclists got their start on the valley's track including two of this year's Olympians. WHYY's Sam Briger reports.

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If you drive too fast on Route 222 in the Lehigh Valley, you could miss the Daytona of the track cycling world. The epicenter for American track cycling is the small town of Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. Some of the world's greatest cyclists got their start on the valley's track including two of this year's Olympians. WHYY's Sam Briger reports.