Lea Valley VeloPark Legacy Mode Redevelopment | 6,000 Capacity | U/C - Page 19

Goat Rope · February 12th, 2012, 08:29 AM

Fabulous. The only decent building we've built for the Olympics, IMO.

flare · February 13th, 2012, 01:26 PM

Those attending the test events have been warned temperatures in the velodrome will be 28C.

Toasty.

bertyboy · February 13th, 2012, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flare

Those attending the test events have been warned temperatures in the velodrome will be 28C.

Toasty.

Looking for some records to be broken then!

RobH · February 16th, 2012, 11:00 PM

Lots of pics of velodrome appearing on Twitter tonight

https://twitter.com/#!/search/realti...rome%20twitpic

***RMB2007*** · February 17th, 2012, 06:15 PM

http://roadcyclinguk.com/news/photo-...-pictures.html

MartinLeRoy · February 17th, 2012, 07:40 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17066641

RobH · February 17th, 2012, 09:04 PM

Now that was good. Looks like this is a very fast track. Just seen two - or was it three? - World Records go in the last hour. Seems to hold the noise of the crowd well too.

Bigcat · February 18th, 2012, 12:41 AM

It's a shame that it is only 6000 capacity, we could sell it out 10 times over. There seems to be a real love for cycling at the moment

***eddyk*** · February 18th, 2012, 12:49 AM

We could have added wings like at the Aquatics centre

then everyone would have loved it!

Its AlL gUUd · February 18th, 2012, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigcat

It's a shame that it is only 6000 capacity, we could sell it out 10 times over. There seems to be a real love for cycling at the moment

6,000 is a huge capacity for a velodrome. As Eddyk said if they ended up putting temporary wings on the sides like the Aquatics centre people would start complaining that it doesn't look aesthetically pleasing or it looks cheap.

Oh and the Velodrome has so far lived up to its hype; the world records and the wall of noise.

RobH · February 18th, 2012, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddyk

We could have added wings like at the Aquatics centre

then everyone would have loved it!

DarJoLe mentioned a while ago that that was actually considered for this venue.

curious george08 · February 18th, 2012, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobH

DarJoLe mentioned a while ago that that was actually considered for this venue.

It had never been considered and no offence to the poster but I know several of the teams that have been involved in this venue since the start.

The venue has been specifically designed from the start in both games and legacy mode.

DarJoLe · February 18th, 2012, 01:47 PM

Yes the design never changed but after Beijing with the success of British cycling and realising the potential for more spectators there was a hypothetical 'what if' discussion about placing a temporary stand on the north side with another tier of seating. It never got any further than one meeting as logistically the trade off of adapting the design and issues that would throw up vs more spectators was too great and was no more was said or discussed!

Either way it's a fantastic venue that has shown the forward planning paying off, in fact I think it's better with the smaller crowd. My only gripe is the huge video boards could have been integrated a bit better, but still a minor misnomer.

spindrift · February 18th, 2012, 02:19 PM

Two Golds:

Pendleton and Varnish win gold in record time at Track World Cup
• Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish clinch team sprint
• British women's team pursuiters follow suit with world record

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...varnish-record

Well done Team GB!

i_like_concrete · May 8th, 2012, 11:40 PM

From Saturday

bertyboy · May 8th, 2012, 11:55 PM

Verdant, though slightly lumpen.

***RMB2007*** · May 9th, 2012, 12:14 AM

It really is that good.

*Nurse* · May 9th, 2012, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertyboy

Verdant, though slightly lumpen.

Lumpen doesn't mean the same as lumpy. Are you saying the grassy banks are plebian?

bertyboy · May 9th, 2012, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by *Nurse*

Lumpen doesn't mean the same as lumpy. Are you saying the grassy banks are plebian?

Rogue. As in, wild. I was kind of expecting the planting to be very ordered; English country beds etc. Instead, they've planted perennials like periwinkle, which will take over. Also, the wild meadows look a bit odd before they've flowered. It will no doubt look great come July.

archilover · May 9th, 2012, 04:38 PM

simply stunning!i love it!my favorite venue from London!

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February 13th, 2012, 01:26 PM	#362
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February 16th, 2012, 11:00 PM	#364
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February 17th, 2012, 09:04 PM	#367
RobH SPURRED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London / Kent Posts: 8,434 Likes (Received): 184	Now that was good. Looks like this is a very fast track. Just seen two - or was it three? - World Records go in the last hour. Seems to hold the noise of the crowd well too.

February 18th, 2012, 01:47 PM	#373
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February 18th, 2012, 02:19 PM	#374
spindrift Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,570 Likes (Received): 72	Two Golds: Pendleton and Varnish win gold in record time at Track World Cup • Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish clinch team sprint • British women's team pursuiters follow suit with world record http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...varnish-record Well done Team GB!

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