2014-07-19 (Sat) - LFGSS CC London Velodrome Day

this... and sprint revenge with proper shoes

From where I was standing it definitely got more competitive near the end of the session...

Also by the time you get to stage 3 & 4 they're easier to book as they are less subscribed. Only had to wait slightly over a week for each. Trick is to book your next session at the desk on the way out.

This was brilliant!
Thanks for organising it Velocio.

My advise would to phone up as it more direct than the horrible website they set up. (but sometime you need to wait on the other side a while due to only one person answering the phone)

Totally forgot to sort this out on the day... eejit. Too excited.
At any rate tried calling but had to give it up after 20 min with the machine. Emailed and got a response in less time. All sorted and ready for stage 2.

Also, with a little delay here are some pics.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g3ft0fj28r3lx4f/AADk28Fm833lEYZTlEBUbycLa

Mostly the second group as I was having way too much fun to stop and shoot.

Fucks sake, I got a real middle aged spread going on in those pics. Need moar track time.

yeah tell me about it... been injured, been looking after injured wife, dog ate my homework etc

I got my proof of accredittion through from Newport today and it will be accepted at Lee Valley. Going forward the new BC membership cards will have 'Indoor track accredited' printed on them so hopefully when I renew mine it will be on there :)

yeah tell me about it... been injured, been looking after injured wife, dog ate my homework etc

but you're around nine feet taller than me so it doesnt look so bad on you.

You can both shut up :-)

But I am actually middle aged.

I should buy a sports car.

On that basis, I think I may be beyond middle age.

Seriously though, when is the next one.

Would love to do this again as well

I've just read this whole thread, I'd definitely attend a similar event in the future.

I booked Stage 2, 4/8 17:45. Hopefully I'll see at least one of you out there.

I got the 25th of August @ 15.45 - much excite!

Temp are you doing stage 2 or 3 ?

Stage 2

I filled out a form at the reception desk to register as a member of Lee Valley - then got a follow up email confirming my membership - took the receptionist a little chasing up with Rob to get our sign on sheet, but she confirmed my Stage 1 accreditation by the end of the day. Suspect you might need to do the same.

If it helps, person I dealt with was "Hassan, Georgina" GHassan@leevalleypark.org.uk

Separately, many thanks to David for the organisation. Great session and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Cheers, I also contacted Georgina who sorted out my accreditation so I'm ready for Satge 2 now.

Having Rob as a coach for this session was great.

The coach I had this evening (cant remember her name) for stage 2 was awful. The person (Dawn) who did stage 1 was way better.

What a huge difference it makes.

Thought maybe it was just me griping and maybe not understanding exactly what she was trying to tell us to do... then when we got down off the track ms.chris says the exact same thing to me about her being a bad coach.

That's such a disappointment. Especially thinking about how excited everyone was after stage 1. Maybe just a bad day. Two more sessions for you and you won't care much right?

I had Dawn on my first session. She was brilliant. Was amazed at how quickly and confidently she got people riding.

I don't think they have bad coaches, but you had Rob for your first session and he is the best coach there and are therefore only able to judge other coaches against him.

In time the other coaches will be learning more from him to make the standard of coaching even higher than it is now.

I had Dawn first, then Rob.