2012 Olympics Velodrome (The Pringle)

Match Sprints are great, but the individual pursuits are a bit dull

It's all good, you need the variety to make each thing exciting on it's own merit.

Match sprints, pfffttt. It's over too quickly for me to have the faintest idea what's going on. :O

'It's over too quickly for me to have the faintest idea what's going on'

My wife has said that to me on many an occasion....

From Newham Recorder.

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what. the. fuck.
YouTube- London 2012 Mascots - 'Out of a Rainbow'

That's well dodgy, why would you have a red hot metal pipe floating around above the workers' heads?

what. the. fuck.
YouTube- London 2012 Mascots - 'Out of a Rainbow'

Saw these two earlier on.

It seems the L2012 folk have outsourced animation,

.... to 1989.

hmmm.

i didn't like the 2012 logo but now it's definitely grown on me. i think it's kinda cool now.

i'm willing to give these little alien dudes a chance.

Road race route revealed:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/470178/exclusive-2012-olympics-road-race-route-revealed.html

I entered the Mascot design competition, but never heard anything back from the Olympic committee.

way better than what they actually chose ^^^

Some footage here of the new velodrome, along with some thoughts from Tommy Godwin, medallist (at Herne Hill) in the 1948 Olympics;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10739229

Man that guy is fantastic for 89 :)

Tommy is a lovely guy. Used to see him at the track at Halesowen most weeks when I lived there. Still riding his bike and involved in a few clubs I think.

I hope I'm that fit, healthy and together when I'm 89. Impressive.

Fantastic guy, doesn't he just come over as someone who is full of life.

Does anyone have any info on how to get accredited to this track?

I presume pre-Olympics it'll just be used for training, but afterwards it'll be opened up to the plebs?

They'll do an induction session Saturdays at 12:00 after the intermediate training session

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/2012/newsid_9009000/9009097.stm

Looks awesome. And quite close to being finished!

I was in there today, those banks are steeeep! They reckon they'll be done by Christmas.

Balls, can't link to my flickr for some reason.

Reason: being thick

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22931370@N04/

Nice pic of Lilac breasted roller.