BREAKING: Black Key Bulls goes back-to-back, wins 74th men's Little 500

Lap 195 

SAE is a full lap behind first-place BKB. If it continues this performance, it’s only a matter of time before BKB brings home its second-straight men’s Little 500 trophy. 

SAE leads third-place CUTTERS by exactly two seconds heading into the final five laps, finding itself 24 seconds behind BKB. 

Lap 180 

BKB grew its lead significantly as SAE failed to gain ground. BKB's lead has grown to 30 seconds as it continues to pull away down the stretch for the second straight year.

Lap 170 

SAE stopped for an exchange, giving BKB the opportunity to break ahead of the pack. It claimed a lead of four seconds over SAE, which started to gain the time it lost on its exchange. 

BKB finally exchanged on lap 166, but SAE didn’t retake the lead. Instead, BKB led by nearly 2.5 seconds by lap 170.

Lap 140 

It's a two-team race between SAE and BKB. However, SAE was in a similar position last year, as it held a 20-second lead heading into lap 130 but burned out at the finish.  

SAE and BKB hold an 11-second lead over CUTTERS, which is in third place. Delta Tau Delta and Forest make up the rest of the top five.

Lap 110 

BKB and SAE continued to fight neck and neck, overtaking each other constantly as the two pulled away from the group. Even after an exchange, the pair led third-place CUTTERS by nearly 15 seconds. 

Tau Epsilon Phi sophomore Daniel Kurgan crashed on lap 97 in a single-rider incident. Kurgan limped off the track to the infield, holding his side, as his team is in 32nd place.

Lap 81 

Several riders were involved in a major crash. The yellow flag came out as Bears went down entering turn one. Leading teams including Forest, Phi Delt, CUTTERS, Sigma Nu and Sig Ep fell down with Bears.

Lap 60 

Phi Kappa Psi took the largest advantage of the afternoon so far, leading by as much as 4.7 seconds.  

Delta Sig led for about five laps, but it served a two-second penalty for riding through the exchange zone without completing an exchange. Delta Sig is in fifth place with 140 laps left. 

Lap 40 

CUTTERS overtook BKB heading into lap 40, with SAE eventually overtaking them both. The lead continued to change hands as the laps ticked by, with BKB, SAE, Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta and Delta Sigma Pi all claiming the lead at some point. 

Delta Sigma Pi, which qualified 31st, has been near the top of the pack so far. Delta Tau Delta, which finished third in last year’s race, started behind the pack but has made its way to the front. 

The pack hasn’t thinned out at all. More than 15 teams are all packed together at the front.

Lap 15 

Following 3PH’s exchange at the start of the lap, SAE took control of the race with a sizeable lead over second-place Sigma Nu.  

There have been plenty of lead changes throughout the race. BKB, SAE, 3PH, Sigma Nu, Forest and CUTTERS all led at some point during the first 15 laps.

Lap 1 

The riders took their four warmup laps, riding slowly round the track to conserve any energy possible. 

Bill Armstrong Stadium is packed and buzzing. Indiana’s Fight Song is played over the speakers, as the fans begin to chant “Indiana, our Indiana” in unison. 

Officials waved the green flag, and the 74th men’s Little 500 was underway as Sigma Alpha Epsilon overtook Black Key Bulls on the inside to take the initial lead.

2:20 p.m.  

Following the conclusion of team introductions, several students sang the National Anthem to the fully packed crowd. 

During the anthem, riders sat on their bikes and nearby chairs in the middle of the track. 

Following the conclusion of the singing, Cignetti took to the podium to cheer the riders on as they mounted their bikes.

2 p.m. 

Pre-race announcements have begun. The 2025 IU Student Foundation class took the stage in the center of the infield. 

The rider's council was recognized as the fans cheered on the student foundation class. 

Cignetti, Moore-McNeil and Parrish rode around the track in car 1 during the ceremonial one-lap. 

Kappa Alpha Theta, the winner of this year’s women’s Little 500, joined the ride around the track behind Cignetti, Moore-McNeil and Parrish. 

The riders are lined up on the inside of the track, facing the starting line. The teams were placed in order of where they qualified with Black Key Bulls in first, Sigma Alpha Epsilon in second and 3PH in third, with the rest following suit. 

1:45 p.m. 

Warmups have officially ended. Riders trickled off the track during final race preparations. 

The stands are now full. Some fans are seated while others are yelling. 

The supporters in Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Gamma Delta’s sections have been the most energetic throughout warmups. Sigma Phi Epsilon’s supporters are wearing white shirts while Phi Gamma Delta’s supporters are showcasing their purple shirts. 

Only 15 minutes remain until the green flag waves.

1:15 pm 

The track is now open for the 30-minute warm up period, announced over the loudspeakers. All non-credentialed individuals have been asked to leave the racing surface. 

Black Key Bulls, the winners of last year’s Little 500, bring intensity from the start, with multiple racers hugging the inside of the track as they speed past other riders.

1 p.m. 

The energy around the track is picking up as spectators continue to pack into the bleachers. Some people don Indiana shirts while others wear their respective teams’ colors.  

Riders have begun to congregate on the racetrack, conversing with their competitors as they prepare for the green flag. Some riders are going through light warmups on rollers. Others are checking in at the registration tents in the infield.

Widely considered the world’s largest collegiate bike race, the men’s edition of the Little 500 race has arrived. 

Riders from the different teams have slowly but surely made their way toward the stands, greeting their family and friends, as the race begins in under two hours. 

Prerace festivities are in full swing. Students, fans and supporters of different teams are blaring music from the parking lot of Memorial Stadium, Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and surrounding tailgate fields on a cool, partly cloudy day in Bloomington.

CORRECTION: This article has been updated to properly identify which racer crashed on lap 97 in a single-rider incident.