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Howdo,
Up in Scotland at the moment, and by complete chance, heard that the Velodrome had opened to the public last week. After a few phone calls and some incredibly helpful people at Glasgow Life, I booked some time this morning.
Turned up, and there was nobody else riding the session. I had an Olympic-standard velodrome entirely to myself for just over an hour, along with a brand new bike, and a brand new pair of rental shoes. Surreal. Blasted around, grinning like an idiot - not every day you get to boost round a facility like that with nobody getting in your way!
Had a great session, and I'd totally recommend getting up there if you can - accreditation carries over from Manchester and Newport (I believe), so if you've got your card there, then you're good to go. No session times are online yet, but just phone up and ask, they're a great, passionate bunch, especially Jake, who's head of cycling development.
Now utterly pissed off that London's not going to have a working indoor track until next year... I can see a lot of money going on train journeys...
Check out the venue here: http://www.emiratesarena.co.uk/velodrome/Pages/default.aspx
Direct link to the info pack here: http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/scottishcycling/Velodrome_6pp_flyer_3Rd_proof.pdf
Direct link to accreditation/taster sign-up here: http://www.123contactform.com/form-390997/Velodrome-Accreditation