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This was a lot of fun today. The venue is great (although one or two rows of seats at the turns have no view whatsoever of the track - all the people in that row had to stand), the atmosphere was charged, and of course any GB athlete was greeted with massive roars. Some great races, a few dangerous spills, lots of action. I found it a bit dehydrating with the heat and lights where we were sitting, and was quite wiped out getting home. It was warm but not unbearably hot. They were not strict at all about bringing your own stuff in. You do have to pass through airport style metal detectors alright.
Best race of the evening (which I watched on the internet) was the womens elimination race as part of the omnium. Did anyone else see this? It was on after 9pm after the coverage on BBC2 ended. It was brilliant. Laura Trott must have avoided about five or six eliminations by a close whisker and managed to hang on, eventually ended up winning it, beating Tara Whitten from Canada who is a very strong contender. Amazing stuff. I think she is only 18 as well. Definitely one to watch in the future.