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Ah, awesome, didn't realise it was kicking off again so soon... Looking forward to getting back on the track. Wonder whether the enthusiasm from the Olympics will have cooled by now?

Shame really. Glasgow's managed to get the Commonwealth venue up, running and hosting events in advance of the Games... All this faff with the park around the venues is going to be the thing that gets in the way of just getting out on a bike!

Not to piss on your cornflakes, but I think you might have got a bit jumbled...

The North Park will begin to reopen from late 2013, providing a valuable area of open green space for the neighbouring communities of Hackney Wick and Leytonstone. It will be a place for jogging, kickabouts, children’s play and family picnics.

Aye, but the main car park is HUGE. No need to block out that much space, especially when it wasn't even getting used. Either that or actually put up signs that say more than 'no spectator parking at velodrome', right at the entrance.

Anyway, I digress. Great weekend, just a minor grumble.

Anyone have any thoughts on the Boardman track bikes? Was thinking about getting the TK Comp as my first track ride, bringing it in via Wiggle.fr - http://www.wiggle.fr/velo-boardman-tk-comp/

Had a great night on Friday... parking was utter bullshit though. Ended up ditching the car in a ropey-looking council estate round the back of the venue, despite the main car park being near enough empty.

Great to see racing in the venue though, can't wait to get back and ride it again.

Picked a hell of a day to finally move up to intermediates... Cold and windy. Dropped off at the very end, was totally frozen. Glad I did it before the winter though!

Cheers guys, no bike as yet, will come along when I get some cash together to buy one... hope it stays dry this Saturday, want to get a run out before the end of the season.

Do the inter sessions carry on on Saturdays when everything else has stopped? I only ask as it's on the calendar for a few more weeks...

To be honest, I'd phone them and check what they say about Newport. The paint's barely dry on the place, so I expect there's a few bits and pieces that it's still best to speak to someone who works there to get the right info.

Aye, sorry - typo. Was referring to the Olympic track.

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

I slept in, so just went along to basic again.

Glad I did actually... the coaches did something that they haven't done the few times I've been along before. They split the group into three (white, blue and ghost lines), with the bottom riding slowest, up to the top line, where the pace was pretty brisk.

Felt like a good way to get an idea of what it's like to ride in a group at a faster speed - feel a bit more confident about taking a crack at the intermediate session now, even if that is two hours long.

Stepping up to intermediates this weekend. 'ulp.

I'm Scottish. That sounds like most weekends I spent in the woods riding downhill as a yoof! :D

Cool, I just wondered if there were any on at a different time during the week, over the darker months.

Cheers!

For those who just got into track over the summer, and are only now getting to the point where they feel they're capable enough to come to race training - is there any race training on during the autumn/winter months?

The bollocking (perhaps a slight exaggeration - stern, fair and well deserved lecture would be more accurate) last week was just that most people were getting carried away, and not thinking about the basics that we'd been taught (I'm including myself in this, before anyone says!). Lots of trying to go really fast, groups disintegrating during half lap changes etc, was just a bit of a shambles. People were still doing it this week, but it wasn't as bad.

It does feel like a lot of people in the basics group. I've done my three required sessions in it, and I'm planning on doing Monday night or Saturday morning to see if it's a bit quieter. Guess my main concern is that I'm still a bit too much of a rookie for both - how much of a leap is it?

Stuck around for a bit of the racing after today's session, was great!

Basic session felt a lot more calm today. Tried to remember the things that got brought up in the bollocking last week, and it felt like everyone was cycling together a lot better.

My advice - get there EARLY - like 10am. Then you'll be able to watch some of the faster guys training, and you'll be sure of getting in on the induction, as it's been selling out really quickly since the Olympics.

I've only been going a few weeks, but it's bloody good fun. Can't wait for the weekend!

Yeah, if there's any time I'd be keen on that too, but I don't know if there is... looking at the schedule for the week, the only gap seems to be during the day on Sundays, but there's usually events on then from what I can see.

Coaches (rightly) gave everyone a bit of a wake up call at the end of the 1pm on Saturday, as it was all getting a bit messy... including one guy who didn't seem to speak English, which meant every time he got to the front on half lap changes, he just sat on the front and wouldn't move up, despite the five guys behind him telling him what to do.

"Tickets for the 2012 UCI Track World Cup Glasgow for all sessions except Friday daytime session have sold out."

http://www.trackworldcup.co.uk/News

Yikes!

Managed to score some Friday evening tickets this morning. Seemed like it was selling out quickly, took a few attempts to get booked.

Yeah, I get that normally you wouldn't, but not drinking anything for an hour in the kind of heat that we had on Saturday isn't really a great idea...