Muddy Hell - 30th October 2010
It’s back! Rollapaluza and Knog present “Muddy Hell” 2010 - night time Halloween Cyclo Cross. Entries have already filled up but its a great night out for spectators of all ages too. Watch as riders (many in fancy dress) struggle, slip and slide over the obstacles Rollapaluza are constructing specially for the event. We’ve heard rumors of some pretty special course features, keep your eyes here - we’ll put some photos up once they start building!
Spectator entry is free, and there will be food and drink stands to keep you going until the finish at 10pm.
Full timings and more details on www.rollapaluza.com/cross
This is the biggest event of the year at Herne Hill Velodrome - make sure you’re there!
2011 Calendar Competition
We know there are plenty of people taking some great photos of the action at Herne Hill Velodorme. We, and the riders want to see it! So we’ve set up our 2011 calendar competition. Take your best photos in 2011 (and the last few months of 2010 to give you a change to catch some of the cyclo cross season), upload them, and send us a link to the ones you’d like considered. At the end of October 2011 the judges will pick their favorate 12 photos and we’ll print a limited calendar run. All proceeds will go to the Save the Velodrome campaign and they’ll be available in time to make the perfect Christmas present!
- Photos must be taken between October 2010 - October 2011
- Ask permission from riders if they are clearly identifiable in the photos
- Do not take any closeup pictures of children
- We can’t offer any money for your photo’s inclusion, but will happily print your name and web address (if applicable) on the photo
- We want the calendar to have a range of photos covering the whole spectrum of cycling at Herne Hill, training and racing sessions for track and cycle cross!
Send submissions to photos@hernehillvelodrome.com
Secondly its a good time to remind everyone of the Herne Hill Velodrome Flickr Group. Please add any photos you’ve taken on site to the group so everyone can see them. This would be a good time to have a look through your old favourates and link them too. If anyone has any old photos (either digital or printed), but don’t have a flickr acount we would be happy to upload them for you - contact us on the email above.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/hernehillvelodrome/
Good Luck to our National Riders
Good luck this weekend to Kieran Laurie - Herne Hill Velodrome’s top placed Under 16 rider, representing the South East in this weekend’s Inter-Regional Track Championships in Newport.
Also, good luck next week to all the riders competing at the senior national championships in Manchester, including Symon Lewis and Estelle Rogers, Herne Hill’s male and female track league winners.
Save the Velodrome!
‘Save the Velodrome’ Campaign launches today with an open invitation to a public meeting.
An alliance of residents and cyclists has been formed to save a former Olympic stadium from closure. The Herne Hill Velodrome is the oldest cycling track in the country and the home of the 1948 Olympic Cycling Championships. But now it faces closure due to deterioration and lack of funding. There is no alternative track in London for the hundreds of children who ride and race there. In the past, that has included Bradley Wiggins, the three-time Olympic gold medallist, who began his competitive cycling career at Herne Hill. Read the rest of this entry »
Cross Training Session 2nd October
photo from LondonCycleSport.com
Herne Hill Velodrome is pleased to announce a one-off cyclo cross training session on 2nd October. Read the rest of this entry »
2010 End of Season Dates
As the recent weather has proven, Summer is coming to an end. The evenings are getting shorter and the temperature is dropping. Herne Hill Velodrome is not ridable in the cold and wet of winter so closes from the end of October to the beginning of March. Evening sessions will finish first, but our flagship Saturday morning training session will continue into October. Check the Whats On page for specific details. Full details below: Read the rest of this entry »
Get Ready for the ‘Cross Season!
This week marks the last Wednesday Night Track League of 2010, and the Grand Finale Meeting this Saturday. There are still 4 track meetings left this year - one more Open Season open meeting promoted by the South East Region, and then the Autumn Omniums in September. In winter Herne Hill transforms into a dedicated cyclo cross venue, and we’re getting ready early.
Next Wednesday see’s the first of two “Go Cross” events prefect for warming up for the upcoming ‘cross season, or trying it out for the first time.
London Championships - Results Out
Pictures here - from Rollapaluza’s Different Spokes
Results here: Under 12, Over 12, Women, Men, Team Results
After a grey morning where Herne Hill’s Saturday morning training session was mostly canceled due to persistent drizzle, the sun burnt through the cloads at around 2pm, and stayed out all day. Not too hot, a light breeze – perfect racing conditions. The riders would need the best conditions possible to get through a packed “Olympic omnium” programme consisting of flying 200m, individual pursuit, points race, kilo, devil and scratch race. As well as this there were also team sprint and team pursuit events, giving London’s teams a chance to battle it out. Read the rest of this entry »
Summer Holiday Club 2010
Summer Holiday - Monday 26th July - Tuesday 31st August
(excludes bank holiday Monday 30th august)
The summer holidays start soon. Instead to having the kids hanging around the house, why not bring them to our holiday club?
10am-3pm, £10 per day, 8 - 16 year olds. Bike and helmet hire included. Just bring food, drink and appropriate clothing. Please bring your own Mountain Bike if it’s wet, we have some available, but not enough for everyone.
Places are limited to 30 per day, so booking is recommended. Send us an email to book your child in. All riders must bring a parental consent form with them on the day.
Contact info@hernehillvelodrome.com for inquiries & bookings
Mid Season Track League Statistics
To mark the halfway point in this years track league, stats fans Iain Cook and Jason Cattermole have put together some interesting breakdowns of the results so far. There’s still plenty of time for all to change though!
