These are the facilities cyclists in London will be able to take advantage of after the Olympic games in 2012.
The Velodrome and VeloPark will include 6.5km of multi-use trails, a BMX track and learn-to-ride track for children – a definite improvement for the area formerly occupied by the West Ham tip.
Venues were shifted a few metres to the west to enable easier conversion after the Games but this led to earth contamination and costs soared by £25million to £105million, according to the Evening Standard.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) told road.cc poorer ground conditions than expected will mean a more complex network of foundations sunk deeper into the ground, to underpin the venue. Construction work begins on site next month with more than 900 piled foundations up to 26m deep due to be installed.
The state-of-the-art track is the work of international track designer Ron Webb, and will be fully accessible thanks to two ramps beneath the track area, accessing the infield, and higher trackside seating to allow wheelchair users good viewing points.
An ODA spokesperson said: “The Velodrome is a striking piece of architecture and a complex structure that is being built on ground conditions that are among the most challenging in the Olympic Park site.
“Detailed design work has been carried out to meet these challenges and to ensure we can also deliver wider cycling facilities on the site in legacy.
“With the designs now in place and construction work due to begin on site next month, we are on track to deliver a world-class cycling legacy for London.”
Nothing new about zebra [or light controlled] crossing on roundabouts. Sheffield has had them for decades, possibly since the 1970s.
Herefordshire man fined after throwing parking ticket...
Drivers like you tsk tsk
I'm sure that sort of thing will come sooner or later. But presumably a key ingredient (and why you'd turn to a big brand like Fizik) is knowing...
"the cost to rebuild the M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange is £317 million. The project is expected to be completed in 2025. "
I think they did, from memory back in the 70s/80s... haven't seen one for years though, our current milkman uses a standard van, albeit hybrid.
I believe that straight forks that are used on carbon frames are more dangerous than the old steel forks because they are more rigid, the old steel...
Yes, sleep apnea produces more CO... I'm not aware of any doping effect but what do I know....
That's true enough. But doesn't address my point that the chainset you get as a replacement will not physically fit chainrings from the chain set...
In all fairness, it almost certainly NEVER happened…