What do you do in London? Well, there are TONS of things to do, but as a cycling fan, when you stumble onto the UCI Track World Cup ticket page, you do anything you can to attend.
While they'd sold out the "more prestigious" evening program, we were able to hit the afternoon session and see what it's all about, up close. This is a very well-run event, and very interesting and fun to be a spectator - Loved it.
For the London Olympic Games the city created a "velopark", which held a number of cycling events during the games, including; BMX, MTB, and Track, plus a Cyclocross course is also on the grounds. It's a very well-done venue, inside & outside.
This infield is where all the country teams set-up their "camps" for the length of the weekend event. They prepare, rest, warm-up, cool-down, and have their bikes inspected in this large area during the weekend. Each country has their own little "paddock".
The track's turns are banked at 45-degrees, so speed keeps you glued to the "floor". Speaking of the floor, the track is made of Siberian Pine, brought in special just to make the track's surface. It's rumored to be faster than any other woods that could have been chosen. You still want to avoid crashing on it. Owwwwiiieeee.
This is the view from the tickets we bought. Not amazing, but for the price, I thought it was well worth it, and really not that far from the track either.
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