2012 Velodrome completed

[dellzeqq]

smart!

http://www.london201...ion-journey.php

http://www.guardian....elodrome-opened

http://www.london2012.com/blog/2010/07/the-london-2012-velodrome-will-be-the-best-in-the-world.php

 

[Noodley]

The best that breakfast TV news managed this morning was "it looks like a crisp..."

 

[sheddy]

So how soon can we visit ? (please tell me they will run some events before summer 2012)

 

[dellzeqq]

So how soon can we visit ? (please tell me they will run some events before summer 2012)

I don't know, but I'm sure that a hundred CCers will be keeping tabs on it

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The best that breakfast TV news managed this morning was "it looks like a crisp..."

I took a ride around the Olympic site a couple of weeks ago to see how close a view I could get without going on a guided tour. The nearest I managed to get to it was from a new retail park to the north-east of the velodrome...and I have to agree: from there it did look as though it had been sponsored by Pringles.

 

[TVC]

Yep, a round of the World Cup, most likely around this time next year. At least we will be sure that everyone that matters from all countries will be there to give it a go. Hopefully they won't be charging £230 for a two hour session either

 

[PaulB]

It's already known to be inferior to the Manchester one. After all, how many riders have had a huge slice of wood burst through their legs yet? Point proven there, I think.

 

[ComedyPilot]

So how soon can we visit ? (please tell me they will run some events before summer 2012)

I don't know if you'll be able to ride there, rumour is there is a distinct lack of cycle parking facilities.

 

[ComedyPilot]

It's already known to be inferior to the Manchester one. After all, how many riders have had a huge slice of wood burst through their legs yet? Point proven there, I think.

It was a splinter - the great jessie.

 

[dan_bo]

I wanna go.

Hopefully some of the f*****g BC squad can do their training down there and free up some track time for us lot.

 

[subaqua]

I don't know if you'll be able to ride there, rumour is there is a distinct lack of cycle parking facilities.

and decent cycle access to the park.

 

[Rouge Penguin]

Its open to all the guy claimed on Breakfast beeb, everyone should come down after the games. Better dust off my grifter then

 

[summerdays]

Dellzeqq - you made a comment on the splinter thread about the type of wood used to make that track ... do you know which type of wood they have chosen here?, as on the Breakfast News they were making comments about it being designed to be fast.

 

[dellzeqq]

Dellzeqq - you made a comment on the splinter thread about the type of wood used to make that track ... do you know which type of wood they have chosen here?, as on the Breakfast News they were making comments about it being designed to be fast.

it's Siberian Larch again.

As for the parking thing. Tarantara!!!! It wasn't until TfL's ATAG committee got on the case that they thought of putting cycle parking at the western park entrance. No, really. You could not make this crap up.....

 

[sheddy]

Its open to all the guy claimed on Breakfast beeb, everyone should come down after the games. Better dust off my grifter then

How ? the olympic park won't be open to the public until Spring 2013....