“Twice is nice for Melanzana,” the announcer yelled. Melanzana won back-to-back Women’s Little 500 races at Indiana University. This year, senior Sarah Qu’s co-captain of ...

She was particularly excited about a bike race Hellmuth had never heard of, the inaugural women's Little 500. "Crystal said, 'We're going to have a dorm team and who wants to do it?'" Hellmuth said.

“That’s how Willkie started,” Tips said. “They just got a few friends together, they asked for help from the Theta’s and they ended up winning the first ever Women’s Little 500.” The women's race ...

Under a clear blue sky, cyclists stormed the quarter-mile cinder track at Indiana University's Armstrong Stadium. It's a weekend that the Hoosiers are known for and they don't take it lightly.

The Little 500 has been a mainstay at Indiana University for decades, inspiring a movie and the entire campus. Here’s how this year’s dramatic race unfolded. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A crowd of ...

Hellmuth was part of the team that won the first Little 500 women's race back in 1988. "It brings joy," Hellmuth said. The 36th running of the women's Little 500 and the 73rd running of the men's ...

The Little 500 is, quite famously, the “World’s Greatest College Weekend.” On Friday and Saturday, alums will arrive in droves from the four corners of Indiana and other parts of the wide ...

Before women could compete in the Little 500, they raced in the Mini 500. Beginning in 1955, this race was held at Assembly Hall, and riders would race on tricycles — although these were adult ...