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In 1942, the Tribune reported: While their more experienced rivals in the six-day bicycle race at the Chicago Coliseum have been tumbling all over the track this week, Bill Jacoby, left, and Ed Carfagnini, a team of Chicago's youngsters, have maintained their equilibrium through the hardest jams. In this picture, Carfagnini is giving Jacoby a push as the latter takes over for the team. The race will end at midnight on Jan. 30, 1942. Carfagnini, who worked in a Chicago bicycle factory, was a distance racer who won national titles and turned professional in 1941.

— Chicago Tribune historical photo