Monstertrack alleycat

Following the death of Matt Manger-Lynch, killed while participating in an alleycat in Chicago, the organizers of Monstertrack announced that the alleycat, scheduled as part of the Monstertrack event, had been cancelled. In their statement the organisers said:

As many of you know, Monster Track started as a race held for a small, close group of NYC bike messengers. It has now become an overwhelmingly all-inclusive event. This, on its face, may seem like a positive direction for a race but in the context of a solely track bike alleycat it brings many problems. First and foremost, the safety of the racers is compromised. We believe that this is not a tenable position for race organizers.

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Alleycats can be dangerous because they take place on streets that are open to the public. Participants typically ignore traffic signals and general road safety conventions.

Critics argue that the races encourage a reckless and lawless use of public roads and that participants endanger themselves as well as others nearby. Video of these events are often uploaded to social media.^[3]