Stratford Velodrome
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Lee_M
Guru
Not until 2014 I think when the whole park reopens
oldroadman
Veteran
- Location
- Ubique
Place is a building site once again....patience required. On the plus side a road circuit is getting built, plus MTB/CX facility as well, so hopefully it will be worth the wait.
Then, of course, for those who don't have Manc/Newport accreditation, there will probably be the sessions to prove your competence before they let you out to play. By "public" session you mean SQT, I hope, not just tootling around?
Then, of course, for those who don't have Manc/Newport accreditation, there will probably be the sessions to prove your competence before they let you out to play. By "public" session you mean SQT, I hope, not just tootling around?
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
at least 2014. if you are lucky. which i hope we are.
a lot of what should be gone by now hasn't even started to be dismantled. one of my workmates has been sat there during the games, the lull, the paralympics, and the last few months patiently waiting for the go ahead to dismantle what his company was told they must "buy back" he is only there to ensure any damage is recorded and taken off what they will pay to "buy it back" they are currently looking at around 10% of what they were originally going to "buy it back " for.
a lot of what should be gone by now hasn't even started to be dismantled. one of my workmates has been sat there during the games, the lull, the paralympics, and the last few months patiently waiting for the go ahead to dismantle what his company was told they must "buy back" he is only there to ensure any damage is recorded and taken off what they will pay to "buy it back" they are currently looking at around 10% of what they were originally going to "buy it back " for.
Northamger Abbey
New Member
I live a short while away from the Olympic park and the Velo area will open late this year or early 2014. I have joined a club who will be going there and I am exited. I must become a good ruder first. I don't think I can try the track till I handle the road first.
Diggs
Veteran
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- Billericay, Essex
I'm sure they mentioned on the last round up of the Revolution shows on ITV4 that at least one round next season will be from London. So assuming it's the same time, end of this year, start of '14
Benn Townsend
Regular
was a bit of a building site still this weekend, shame there is going to be such a long delay.
oldroadman
Veteran
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Ah, but all building projects look like a building site (surprise!!) until just a few days to the completion date, then everything seems to get cleared up, and the end result emerges from apparant chaos!
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
BAM took over the park for the regeneration on1st Feb. later than the planned 1st October date. don't hold your breath for an early completion as there is no must meet date looming.
I hope I am wrong but seeing how wembley, the emirates, the dome , british library, JLE,Royal opera house, Holyrood. ... do i need to continue... went i won't be holding my breath.
I hope I am wrong but seeing how wembley, the emirates, the dome , british library, JLE,Royal opera house, Holyrood. ... do i need to continue... went i won't be holding my breath.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I've still never seen the velodrome close up. I couldn't get near it before, didn't get tickets during the Olympics, and can't get near it now. It seems a shame that you can't cycle to this cycling 'Mecca' which is supposed to be part of our legacy.
And yet I can cycle in the other direction, ride into the Herne Hill velodrome for free, without any noticeable security, and enjoy the racing there. That seems much more deserving of the title of legacy.
Worlds apart.
And yet I can cycle in the other direction, ride into the Herne Hill velodrome for free, without any noticeable security, and enjoy the racing there. That seems much more deserving of the title of legacy.
Worlds apart.
glenn forger
Guest
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/12/london-2012-legacy-olympics
Miserable bleeders in the comments.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
have a look at some of my posts from when i was on the park
I was lambasted by a few of the managers for LOCOG and the ODA for trying to save money . £10k for a mains failure demo that demonstrated nothing on site that hadn't been demonstrated in the LV panel manufacturers FAT because the end user LOCOG hadn't devised the PLC sequencing for the generator control and wouldn't have the control panels ready till 12 months after we had handed over to LOCOG for the 15 month fit out. lunacy .
all the talk of the park being reopened quickly afterwards was patently obblox so its not miserable bleeders its likely a vocal local sick of the lies told in the name of the games. A local swimming club , who are very very good and are very succesful winning lots of the local competitions enquired about use of the pool instead of the scabby local pool they use. Legacy means charging exorbitant prices close to 10 times the current cost of a pool, when it finally hands back to "the community" but hey ho if legacy means shafting the residents of East London even further then ODA hit their goal.
the programme twentytwelve was so close to the mark it was unreal. jubilympics - wot a load of obblox.
mightily proud of what the olympians and paralympians achieved but the legacy just isn't there
I ride quite a bit at Herne Hill and before it closed the guys down there were saying that they thought it was open to clubs from early/mid 2013, though they didnt mention a date for it being properly open to the public but I'm not sure how that would work anyway - unless you were a member of a club or a certified track rider you'd have to go through some sort of induction class/classes