The Olympics games again.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7569370.stm

'A cycling centre has been opened in east London which the developers
say is the "first piece of physical sporting legacy" linked to the 2012
Olympics.'

Martin wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7569370.stm

'A cycling centre has been opened in east London which the developers
say is the "first piece of physical sporting legacy" linked to the 2012
Olympics.'

Finally, London is getting some money spent on it! Well done to the
government.

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In ,
Martin tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7569370.stm

'A cycling centre has been opened in east London which the developers
say is the "first piece of physical sporting legacy" linked to the
2012 Olympics.'

A pity they didn't put this in place /before/ they dug up Eastway, thobut
:-(

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:21:52 +0100, "Dave Larrington"
wrote:

In ,
Martin tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7569370.stm

'A cycling centre has been opened in east London which the developers
say is the "first piece of physical sporting legacy" linked to the
2012 Olympics.'

A pity they didn't put this in place /before/ they dug up Eastway, thobut
:-(

Agreed. But the speed of the completion has been truly remarkable.

I just hope that they will resolve the lease issues around Herne Hill
Velodrome soon so that can have some major investment. At the moment
the freeholder will only renew the lease a year at a time which means
that major funding cannot be found for the site.

On 20 Aug, 10:33, Tom Crispin
wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:21:52 +0100, "Dave Larrington"

wrote:
,
Martin tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7569370.stm

'A cycling centre has been opened in east London which the developers
say is the "first piece of physical sporting legacy" linked to the
2012 Olympics.'

A pity they didn't put this in place /before/ they dug up Eastway, thobut
:-(

Agreed. But the speed of the completion has been truly remarkable.

I just hope that they will resolve the lease issues around Herne Hill
Velodrome soon so that can have some major investment. At the moment
the freeholder will only renew the lease a year at a time which means
that major funding cannot be found for the site.

Not being a sporty - what's a Velopark and why is it important for the
games. Velodrome I get but Velopark, outdoors?

Sniper8052

In ,
tweaked the Babbage-Engine
to tell us:

Not being a sporty - what's a Velopark and why is it important for the
games. Velodrome I get but Velopark, outdoors?

The original proposal had a 1.6 km road circuit, BMX track, mountain bike
course and cycle speedway venue in addition to the velodrome, but things
have been scaled down a bit. The road circuit is still on the cards (though
it looks deeply crap compared with Eastway), as is the BMX track, but the
decent-sized MTB course and the cycle speedway have been binned.

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Dave Larrington wrote:

In ,
tweaked the Babbage-Engine
to tell us:

Not being a sporty - what's a Velopark and why is it important for the
games. Velodrome I get but Velopark, outdoors?

The original proposal had a 1.6 km road circuit, BMX track, mountain bike
course and cycle speedway venue in addition to the velodrome, but things
have been scaled down a bit. The road circuit is still on the cards (though
it looks deeply crap compared with Eastway), as is the BMX track, but the
decent-sized MTB course and the cycle speedway have been binned.

since the MTB stuff will be in Essex, that might be one reason i guess?

roger
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www.rogermerriman.com

On 1 Sep, 13:26, (Roger Merriman) wrote:
Dave Larrington wrote:

The original proposal had a 1.6 km road circuit, BMX track, mountain bike
course and cycle speedway venue in addition to the velodrome, but things
have been scaled down a bit. *The road circuit is still on the cards (though
it looks deeply crap compared with Eastway), as is the BMX track, but the
decent-sized MTB course and the cycle speedway have been binned.

since the MTB stuff will be in Essex, that might be one reason i guess?

I don't think that has anything to do with it. The new development was
not intended as an Olympic venue but as a replacement for the facility
that was destroyed by the Olympic development.

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Dave...

On 1 Sep, 13:26, (Roger Merriman) wrote:

since the MTB stuff will be in Essex, that might be one reason i guess?

There are Mountains in Essex?

My English geography must be even worse than I thought!

Cheers,
W.

W.Warburton wrote:

On 1 Sep, 13:26, (Roger Merriman) wrote:

since the MTB stuff will be in Essex, that might be one reason i guess?

There are Mountains in Essex?

My English geography must be even worse than I thought!

Cheers,
W.

heh! what the welsh/scottish/anywhere hilly said.

though to be fair it's London's not Cardiff say.

roger
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