Canadian Revolution – May 2009
When Rob Good opened Forest City Velodrome back in 2005 many people asked “Why an indoor Velodrome, and why in
Australia Bounces Back at the Worlds
There was a much improved performance by The Australian Track Team at The World Championships in Poland, which managed to finish top of the medal table with 10 medals made up of four Gold, four Silver and two Bronze medals - ahead of France with three Gold, two Silver and one Bronze. Great Britain finished third on the table with two Gold, four Silver and three Bronze.
The trackcycling guide to track cycling
Confused by the bewildering variety of events at the World Track Championships? National Masters Sprint Champion and trackcycling coaching columnist Lee Povey explains all.
European track championships… In the Caribbean!
Newly crowned European Team Pursuit Champion Ciara Horne joins the trackcycling team and reflects on her experience in France's most southerly departement...
Alex Wise's Coaching Column – February 2015
Do Turbo trainers and Rollers have a place in training plans? Our in-house coach Alex Wise looks at the pros and cons.
Fast Track Coaching Tips – February
trackcycling coach Lee Povey returns with a selection of useful things to consider as you build up to the 2012 outdoor track league season.
Canadian Revolution – April 2009
The 2009 World Cycling Championships have come and gone. After the United Kingdom literally rewrote the medal cerimonies through out 2008 we witnessed a remarkable improvement from the rest of the world. This should set the stage for some very exciting racing in the next 36 months leading to London 2012.
Preparing for Race Day
trackcycling's head coach Lee Povey presents the first of a regular series of articles on training and preparing for track racing. The first instalment covers pre-race preparation and warm up.
New Year's Training Resolutions
So we’ve had Christmas and New Year and now we need to finally accept that no matter how fast 2014 came and went we are now in 2015. Inevitably we will set some New Year’s Resolutions whether that is in your own head, to your family or announced to all of your Facebook and Twitter friends. How can we make these lists just a little bit more successful?
West Coast – March 2009
For years the heart of tracking racing in the United States has been the Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown. T-Town, as it’s commonly known, has benefitted from a combination of strong financial support, local interest, well managed grass roots programs and international level calibre racing. In recent years that leadership role has started to shift to the west coast as the popularity of fixed gear culture and racing has sparked new interest in the Western states.
