PAralympic WC

Just a note for your diaries; the Paralympic WC cycling will be on MAy 12th. WELL WORTH coming along to. As will be the Tandem Omnium - open meet May 14th @ 6.30pm with around 20 tandems entered.
Due to the build up for this event, training and other para events taking place here, the track will closed for public sessions from Friday 4th inclusive. Sorry.

The Guinea Pig

Yo all. It's taken a holiday and a couple of weeks to get over this; a Telvision filming session with Lord Hoy and Racheal Atherton plus some right ..... interesting personages. If any of you lot out have one of those new fangled moving picture thingies then you'll be able to watch this lot on Five TV - called The Guinea Pig it's due out in September. By which time I will be a long way away from this place so I don't get the fall out!

Best not ask what was happening here - trust me!

Late notice availabilty

Sat 21st April 7-10pm
Sat 12th May 1-4pm & 7-10pm
Sun 13th May 8am-12pm
Sat 19th May 1-3pm

Please call Samantha on 0161 223 2244 to book it!

Oh my goodness

Lord Hoy of La Paz was seen in t'velodrome today modelling a gorgeous pair of slinky black leather ............ gloves. It brought to mind old pictures of Freddy Mercury - although I am assured by the Great Man 'imself that this was not quite the image he was looking for. Lord Hoy told me, while some photog snapped happily away in t'background, that these sexy glovettes are special like; All sticky when hot and sweaty. At this point I'm beginning to think that my first thoughts were correct. However, The Great Man then goes on to say about getting rid of the talcom powder effect at the start of events since if gives the wrong impression - or something.
I'm not entirely convinced either way. We shall have to see how this one pans out!

Good grief

Someone told me this morning as I was dragging my weary bod into this place, that they actually read this nonsense. Good Grief! I thought it was just The Boss reading it to see if I did anything all. Thank goodness it's someone else, I can go back to my usual habit of an afternoon nap in The Cupboard that passes for my office.

Yoof; school holiday mayhem

Here this; The Velodrome are pleased to announce [ah hem] that we have secured a new sponsor for our extremely popular long running, coach bewildering and snappily named School Holiday Youth Track Cycling Sessions. This will commence in July as soon as we have the track back and who it is will be anounced nearer that time. Yeahey!

Just raising the expectation and all that.

At this point

I would have inserted a relevent photo - but have not got one so here's a nice snap of mine taken with an old Kodak plastic camera and colour film. 'Piccadilly skating rink'

Track time available

Since some bod has cancelled their session, we now have a few hours available on Sunday 15th April @8-12 midday. If you would like to book all or some of these hours please contact Samantha @ bookings.

Ooops! Here's Fred

Snap digital by Alan W

That last snap was Pig Dyke Molly dancin in the street oop our way.

Fred

While Fred is away in the USofA visiting his son, buying up new bikes and generally having a good time, we can publish all sorts of selacious stuff about him. Despite ages searching the archives and asking all and sundry, all we can drag up is that Fred used to race cars! A right little Nigel Mansell e was.

Anyway, eres the little fella who coaches and rides at the track - although not both at the same time. By the time he comes home, this post will be way down the list so he won't get to see it!

Talent Transfer

With the superb ride of ex-rower Rebecca Romera, the velodrome can reveal the plans hat have been put in place to advance the opportunities for talent transfer from the rowing and other sporting fraternities.
When the track has been dismantled at the Manchester Velodrome, prior to it's resurfacing, a huge 1 metre deep tank is to be put in place for 3 weeks to allow potential ex-rowers to utilise the EIS analysis equipement that already is in place at the venue. EIS have been working to fit SRM power analysis rigs onto the boats while there will be pedalloes made available for cricketers wishing to try-out for the GB team.
The whole set up will be dismantled overnight and the new track surface laid ready for July 2007 - hopefuly with more new track cycling talent waiting in the wings ready to go.