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Here is an update from Philadelphia Inquirer this morning:

Bike-race promoter seeks Pennsylvania velodrome site
By Christopher K. Hepp

Inquirer Staff Writer

Twenty-four years ago, David Chauner seized on a breathtaking incline in Manayunk and made it a household name.
Now, he's looking for a spot in Chester County to give a similar boost to a largely forgotten pursuit that once rivaled baseball in popularity.

Chauner is the man who brought Philadelphia the annual professional bike race that includes the Manayunk Wall, and still is a promoter. His latest venture is to build an indoor velodrome - a banked track for bike races - somewhere along the Route 30 corridor in the Exton area.

The full article is at:

http://www.philly.com/philly/busines...rome_site.html
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