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Inquest opens into “dreadfully sad” death of cyclist after mid-race crash at London’s Olympic Park

55-year-old Paul Atkinson was reportedly involved in a crash with another rider, hitting his head on the ground and fracturing his spine, during a Masters circuit race at the Lee Valley VeloPark last month

Thu, Apr 17, 2025 14:18

British Cycling investigating death of rider at London circuit race

Cyclist dies following incident at Lee Valley VeloPark race last month

Tue, Apr 08, 2025 11:15

Katy Marchant crashes into crowd during UCI Track Champions League (Eurosport)

Velodrome owners promise to “explore” ways to improve rider and fan safety after “unsettling” crash which saw Olympic champion Katy Marchant catapult over new barriers and into crowd

Lee Valley Regional Park Authority said structural engineers had checked the recently installed Perspex fences to make sure they were “undamaged” before reopening the track on Monday

Thu, Dec 12, 2024 18:33

Katy Marchant crashes into crowd during UCI Track Champions League

“Why did the barriers completely fail to do exactly what they were fitted for?” Horror crash into crowd sees Olympic champion Katy Marchant suffer broken arm – months after taller safety barriers fitted around track following similar crash

British Cycling says the sprinter is in “good spirits” after her shocking crash during the keirin event at the UCI Track Champions League in London on Saturday night, as fans label new Perspex fences an “abject failure”

Sun, Dec 08, 2024 15:55

Scratch race crash, 2022 Commonwealth Games (Will Palmer, SWpix.com)

Horror crash that left track cycling spectator with “machete-like” injury prompts London velodrome to install Perspex barrier, two years after rider catapulted into crowd, “almost killing” children

The shocking collision at the 2022 Commonwealth Games led to calls from Chris Hoy and Laura Kenny to introduce a protective safety screen, which Lee Valley VeloPark now says is “a UK first for an existing velodrome”

Tue, Aug 13, 2024 10:26

Velodrome interior (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 by Hugo Cardoso:Flickr)

Petition launched to build velodrome in Birmingham for Commonwealth Games

Track cycling at event in 2022 is due to take place in London

Tue, Jan 23, 2018 12:12

Birmingham sees off Liverpool’s bid for 2022 Commonwealth Games – but track cycling events would be held in London or Manchester

Government selects West Midlands city as preferred bidder, but council has no plans to build a new velodrome

Thu, Sep 07, 2017 14:36

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Speculation as Sir Bradley Wiggins gets back on the boards at Lee Valley

Twitter users wonder whether he might be planning a new Hour attempt, or has an eye on the Madison at Tokyo Olympics

Wed, Jun 28, 2017 13:12

Cycle Surgery hosts 2017 bikes Demo Day at Lee Valley VeloPark

Try out latest models from eight leading brands including Giant, Trek and Cannondale on Saturday

Tue, Oct 11, 2016 12:17

London Ambulance (via Oxyman on Wikimedia Commons under CC BY SA 3.0)

Cyclist died after ambulances failed to find Olympic velodrome

London Ambulance Service’s sat-nav devices hadn’t been updated with new roads in Stratford

Fri, Jun 03, 2016 09:49