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Little 500
The Little 500 (also known popularly as the "Little Five"), is a bicycle race held annually during the third weekend of April at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is attended by more than 25,000 fans each April.〔http://www.iusf.indiana.edu/little500/fans/index.shtml〕 The race was founded in 1951 by Howdy Wilcox Jr., Executive Director of the Indiana University Student Foundation, who modeled the race after the Indianapolis 500, which his father had won in 1919. Racers compete in teams of four, racing relay-style for 200 laps (50 miles) along a quarter-mile (440 yards) cinder track. Thirty-three teams are selected in qualifications trials to compete in the main race. Money raised by the event goes towards a scholarship fund for working IU students.
==Events surrounding the race==
Billed as "The World's Greatest College Weekend," the race has expanded into a whole week of activities since its original founding; the Women's Little 500 (100 laps, or 25 miles) was first held in 1988 and continues to be run each year, and other events such as the Little Fifty Running Relay Race and Alumni Races add to the festivities. Infamous cyclist Lance Armstrong said that the race was "the coolest event I ever attended."〔http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/sioncampus/04/22/road_trip0422/〕 During his run for presidency the then senator Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the Little 500 woman's race in 2008.〔http://www.indystar.com/article/20080411/NEWS0502/80411056/Obama-visits-IU-s-Little-500-bike-race〕
The race has raised more than $1 million in scholarship money over the years.
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