Alleycat race

For instance, many alleycats present prizes for the last competitor to finish (sometimes known as Dead Fucking Last or DFL).

[1] The first race to be called an 'alley cat' was held in Toronto on 30 October 1989[citation needed] and continued, in its original form, around Halloween and Valentine's Day for the following five years.

Many smaller cities with no cycle messenger population are also home to alleycats run by the burgeoning urban cyclist subculture.

Substantiating the growth of alleycat racing is difficult, given the lack of publicity and record-keeping in the community.

[citation needed] On February 24, 2008, Matt Manger-Lynch was killed in a collision with a car while participating in the 'Tour Da Chicago', a winter alleycat series.

Manger-Lynch's death prompted local news outlets to report on the phenomenon of alleycat races.