The Little 500

"I've attended Super Bowls, World Series and the Monaco Grand Prix, but the coolest event I ever attended was the Little 500." —Lance Armstrong, Tour de France Champion

Little 500, 2004 by Kagan Tuncay.

The Little 500 (a.k.a. Little 5) is an annual bicycle race held at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Indiana University. It has been running since 1951 and is one of the most definitive events of Indiana University and Bloomington. It was dramatized in the Oscar winning movie Breaking Away in 1979.

Current Events

The 2009 Women's Little 500 happened at 4:00pm on Friday, April 24th.
The 2009 Men's Little 500 happened at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 25th.

Winners by Year

Men's Winners 2009 - 59th running - Cutters - 2:15.18 2008 - 58th running - Cutters - 2:10.00 2007 - 57th running - Cutters - 2:07.48 2006 - 56th running - Alpha Tau Omega - 2:08.11 2005 - 55th running - Dodds House - 2:09.51. 2004 - 54th running - Cutters - 2:06.34 2003 - 53rd running - Gafombi - 2:05.33 2002 - 52nd running - The Corleones - 2:04.58 2001 - 51st running - Phi Delta Theta - 2:16.55 2000 - 50th running - Cutters - 2:08.28 1999 - 49th running - Sigma Phi Epsilon - 2:12.27 1998 - 48th running - Dodds House - 2:06.25 1997 - 47th running - Cutters - 2:05.26 1996 - 46th running - Phi Delta Theta - 2:08.58 1995 - 45th running - Phi Gamma Delta - 2:08.45 1994 - 44th running - Sigma Chi - 2:11.06 1993 - 43rd running - Delta Chi - 2:06.19 1992 - 42nd running - Cutters - 2:05.52 1991 - 41st running - Acacia - 2:04.16 1990 - 40th running - Sigma Nu - 2:04.49 1989 - 39th running - Cinzano - 2:02.12 1988 - 38th running - Cutters - 2:07.30

Women's Winners 2009 - 22nd running - Pi Beta Phi - 1:13.16 2008 - 21st running - Delta Gamma - 1:12.20 2007 - 20th running - Kappa Delta - 1:11.09 2006 - 19th running - Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1:08.34 2005 - 18th running - Teter - 1:08.18 2004 - 17th running - Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1:09.29 2003 - 16th running - Kappa Alpha Theta - 1:10.25 2002 - 15th running - Roadrunners - 1:09.58 2001 - 14th running - Roadrunners - 1:15.09 2000 - 13th running - Kappa Alpha Theta - 1:16.44 1999 - 12th running - Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1:12.06 1998 - 11th running - Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1:09.34 1997 - 10th running - Roadrunners - 1:09.57 1996 - 9th running - Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1:12.12 1995 - 8th running - Kappa Alpha Theta - 1:12.46 1994 - 7th running - Kappa Alpha Theta - 1:13.09 1993 - 6th running - Landsharks - 1:16.48 1992 - 5th running - Landsharks - 1:11.25 1991 - 4th running - Le Pas - 1:08.43 1990 - 3rd running - Team Spirit - 1:09.51 1989 - 2nd running - Beyond Control - 1:06.58 1988 - 1st running - Wilkie Sprint - 1:10.52

1987 - 37th running - Phi Gamma Delta - 2:03.57 1986 - 36th running - Cutters - 2:01.44 1985 - 35th running - Alpha Epsilon Pi - 2:05.13 1984 - 34th running - Cutters - 2:09.44 1983 - 33rd running - Acacia - 2:08.10 1982 - 32nd running - Phi Delta Theta - 2:03.33 1981 - 31st running - Delta Chi - 2:05.17 1980 - 30th running - Delta Chi - 2:09.28

Looking back toward the start/finish line from turn 1

1979 - 29th running - Delta Chi - 2:10.06 1978 - 28th running - Phi Kappa Psi - 2:12.12 1977 - 27th running - Delta Chi - 2:09.46 1976 - 26th running - Delta Chi - 2:10.21 1975 - 25th running - Phi Gamma Delta - 2:14.00 1974 - 24th running - Delta Chi - 2:09.48 1973 - 23rd running - Delta Chi - 2:18.41 1972 - 22nd running - Kappa Sigma - 2:12.06 1971 - 21st running - Alpha Tau Omega - 2:12.19 1970 - 20th running - Sigma Phi Epsilon - 2:15.56

Little 500, 2004 by Kagan Tuncay.

1969 - 19th running - Alpha Tau Omega - 2:27.45 1968 - 18th running - Phi Kappa Psi - 2:12.51 1967 - 17th running - Phi Gamma Delta - 2:15.37 1966 - 16th running - Phi Kapa Psi - 2:16.51 1965 - 15th running - Phi Gamma Delta - 2:17.18 1964 - 14th running - Beta Theta Pi - 2:22.35 1963 - 13th running - Sigma Alpha Epsilon - 2:17.04 1962 - 12th running - Phi Kappa Psi - 2:17.26 1961 - 11th running - Acacia - 2:22.16 1960 - 18th running - Phi Kappa Psi - 2:21.47 1959 - 9th running - Phi Kappa Psi - 2:25.20 1958 - 8th running - Phi Kappa Psi - 2:17.23 1957 - 7th running - Sigma Nu - 2:12.56 1956 - 6th running - Phi Gamma Delta - 2:31.13 1955 - 5th running - South Cottage Grove - 2:36.25 1954 - 4th running - Sigma Nu - 2:45.35 1953 - 3rd running - North Hall Friars - 2:28.28 1952 - 2nd running - North Hall Friars - 2:26.06 1951 - 1st running - South Hall Buccaneers - 2:38.00

History

• 1951 - The first Little 5 was won by the men of Collins Cravens hall, "The Buccanneers".
• 1991 - Rioters at Varsity Villas overturn cars and light them on fire, leading to 400 arrests.
• 2008 - Senator Barack Obama visits Bloomington and stops by the Women's Race

External Links

• Webpage on IUSF page for Little 500
• The Little 500: book about the world's greatest college weekend