On Sunday 15th February, a number of Slipstreamers made the trek down to Calshot Velodrome for an afternoon of training and fun in the only indoor banked velo in the south of England.
Enjoy the following rider report by Calshot newbie, Finlay Hawker (aged 8):
Getting used to the bike!
“This was the first time that I had ever cycled on a velodrome track and I was very excited when we arrived. As we went in I was a bit shocked when I found out some of the banks of the velodrome were 45 degrees. When I first saw some people cycling round it I thought to myself “what am I doing?”.
Flying Finlay!
When I got on the track, especially on the banks, it felt like I was flying in mid air. At the end of the session everyone, including me, did a flying lap which is a lap where you go as fast as you can to get a good, fast time which I loved.
I would definitely love to go back to Calshot very soon. Thank you for reading my blog!”