OPTIMISM OVER IMPROVED OLYMPIC LEGACY VELOPARK BUT DOUBTS REMAIN OVER MTB CIRCUIT

London Olympic velopark plans

Although the 2012 Olympic Games Legacy Velopark plan now stands to be much improved on the earlier offer, there is still not enough land being made available for off-road trials in the Olympic 2012 Legacy Velopark, insists Eastway Users Group chairman Michael Humphreys who today claims there is a ?factual inaccuracy? in British Cycling?s statement issued yesterday.

This indicated that new proposals to improve the Velopark, offered by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) last week, are based on the allocation of more land to provide ?several kilometres? of off-road trails south of the A12. (See story this week?s Cycling Weekly, Thursday, November 8).

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Keith Bingham joined the Cycling Weekly team in the summer of 1971, and retired in 2011. During his time, he covered numerous Tours de France, Milk Races and everything in-between. He was well known for his long-running 'Bikewatch' column, and played a pivotal role in fighting for the future of once at-threat cycling venues such as Hog Hill and Herne Hill Velodrome.