Sunday April 17th 2009Haggerston park provided plenty of space for a 200m track that was placed at the eastern end by the school wall. There was a blustery breeze and bright intermittent sunshine. Temp. 17c. The riding surface was excellent according to our chief track inspector Dan Bachelor who declared it ‘clean cut, level [...]

British Cycling are organising the following sessions for juniors at Hogg Hill during the Easter and half-term holidays:

7-Apr, 8 Apr, 9 Apr, 17 Apr, – 27 May, 28 May, 29 May
Suitable for all abilities
10-16yrs

Redbridge Cycle Centre
Forest Road
Hainault
IG6 3HP

10am to 3pm
£7.50 per day.

Bike hire available from East London Velo – £5
(payable locally & [...]

“Cyclist Victoria Pendleton, who was left off the shortlist for this year’s Sports Personality of the Year despite winning three gold medals at the World Track Championships, added World Track Cup gold in Australia yesterday“

(Via the Mail online | Other sports More gold for snubbed Pendleton: .)

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“Victoria Pendleton, one of the world’s leading female track cyclists, was named as The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year for 2007, at a star-studded awards ceremony held in the Nursery Pavilion at Lord’s cricket ground in London”

(Via WSF News 27th November 2007 – Victoria Pendleton named Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year: .)

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“The Sunday Times announced that Victoria Pendleton, the triple world champion at the UCI Track cycling World Championships in Mallorca this year, is its Sportswoman of the Year.”

(Via SheCycles Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year: .)

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“Tour de France: Britain’s new pin up boy of cycling Mark Cavendish comes clean on the doping issue that has cast a shadow over cycling. ‘I want my career to last 15 years without people pointing the finger because you’re a professional cyclist. It just takes one generation to stop it, to
say: ‘Enough is enough’“

(Via [...]