Stratford Velodrome

[Stonechat]

Are they planning to hold events/chamionships etc at this velodrome?

 

[heliphil]

oh well 12 months on (more or less) - has anyone got to ride round since the olympics ???

 

[katymac]

Are they planning to hold events/chamionships etc at this velodrome?

http://www.cyclingrevolution.com/RevolutionSeries.php

The finale of the Revolution Series cycling on 14/15 March 2014.

 

[Diggs]

http://www.cyclingrevolution.com/RevolutionSeries.php

The finale of the Revolution Series cycling on 14/15 March 2014.

Yep got my tickets on Friday, taking the Diglets on the Saturday. Seems a long time to wait but still so gutted that I missed out during the games.

 

[Stonechat]

Have ordered tickets for afternoon and evening on the Saturday

 

[Paulus]

I have ordered my tickets for the sat evening at the Stratford velodome.

 

[slowride]

Bit of a bump for he topic but I see they've announced it'll be open from 04 March 2014.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23708030

Looking forward to it, as long as they make it reasonably accessible like Herne Hill is.

 

[heliphil]

I hope so

 

[oldroadman]

There's sure to be an accreditation process and booking system. I would not expect to be able to just show up and ride, sessions will have to be controlled and managed for safety if nothing else.

 

[slowride]

A lot more information on their site now.

http://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/london2012/velo-park/

So £12 for a 1 hour session. Twice the price of Herne Hill but means I wouldn't have to travel, so in reality same price. There is also an accreditation system, it doesn't look like the accreditation from Herne Hill will work

Accomplished track cyclists who are already accredited at Glasgow, Manchester or Newport velodromes do not require accreditation for using Lee Valley VeloPark’s velodrome. New cyclists will have to go through a four stage accreditation which costs £90 (£67 concession price). This includes bike hire and coaching.

 

[heliphil]

£90 for the accreditation course - oh well

 

[slowride]

£90 for the accreditation course - oh well

Yeah, it is a little pricey but if it covers e.g. 6 weeks of riding it's not TOO bad. Not sure how many sessions is needed for the accreditation.

 

[heliphil]

I think I read 4 x 1 hour