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Cyclists at Wisconsin's Kenosha Velodrome honor Don Vanderbrook, who died after a crash there last week.
Cyclists at Wisconsin's Kenosha Velodrome will ride a lap of honor before a memorial race Tuesday evening in remembrance of Donald Vanderbrook, who died after a crash at the track last week.
Vanderbrook, who was 50, died of head injuries when four riders went down just before the bell lap of a Senior Category 4-5 points race last Tuesday evening.
"Four riders got tangled up and went down. It must have been the way he landed; it wasn't very high speed," race director Len Cabaltera told VeloNews.
The 333-meter track, said to be the oldest in operation in America, has an asphalt surface. The track was opened in 1927.
Vanderbrook was an engineer who held several patents. He was was Director of Program Management and Product Support at Generac Power Systems, Inc., a generator manufacturer.
Besides the memorial at the track Tuesday evening, a service for family and friends will be held at the First Reformed Church in Racine on Sunday, May 31, at 5:00 p.m.
