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How many plan on going to the revelution this month at manchester velodrome

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Old 11-10.-2004, 04:59 AM   #1
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Default How many plan on going to the revelution this month at manchester velodrome

has anyone been in the past! is it always crowded and do you have to get there early for good seats or A seat???
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Old 12-10.-2004, 05:46 AM   #2
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I went to 2 events last year, and whiel their were alot of people there were plenty of seats, as a lot of people stood at the top the bends, and milled around the track centre. Thye're great events to watch and this years lineup is actually lookign even stronger than last years... I'm going to the first one this year, and am gonna watch the BUSA hill climb on the same day.
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Old 13-10.-2004, 11:05 PM   #4
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I've been looking at a bit of your stuff Chris, and good it is too. I think from your style that I may know you. Now tell me what do you know about Roman remains?
i know absolutely nothing about roman remains, what do you know about PLOUGH RACING.

although my partners auntie and uncle may be able to tell you alittle about them, but i'll try to stick to knowing me, it'll probably be soon enough that i get to see plenty roman rouines once in the digestive track of a worm.

where you from? don't tell me shropshire? But i must admit that some of the stuff you type is pretty funny, I love the thought of physics and cycling, i think the best cycling performance ie cornering would come best from practice, judging speeds an the amount of braking required best comes from practise, like wise that of riding.

I have this vision of future cyclist approaching a corner, pen and paper out to work out speed and braking cohefficiences when approaching corners, or working out how much power one would be required to generate as the lead group made a break and disapeared in the distance. Cycling comes best from practise and training, no doubt.

i have this scientific approach to cornering, it goes something along the lines of, when cornering, did i fall off, if so did my pedal hit the floor, if not maybe i was going to fast, mental note next time possibly approach the corner a little slower, 25mph was to fast, on wet corners i have managed to corner this type at 25mph dry, it went tits up at 22mph in the wet, lets try 18mph.

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I was born and dragged up in Moston, M/c but I don't live there now. It was your style and type of humour that made me think of someone I know well, and he still lives in M/c. Hey listen I haven't started yet, just testing the limits against those sensitive yankees. I've been chucked off eurosport mb a few times, oh the good stuff that's been bleached, I could cry. Where did you do your best squats? In a Turkish restaraunt. Keep it up, I'm going to put you on my buddy list.
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when i used to live at my parents, i used to have an old boyscout hut that was built in the garden, it was 20ft by 20ft square, with the help of my father i built a number of machines, with his help i managed to build up a large amount of weights and a number of machines, that i used to train with some 5 days a week, but 5yrs ago they moved, so i no longer have my gym some months even 6 days, depending upon what my targets where.

So this is where i did my best squats, this is where i spent a great deal of my time. when i wasn't lifing weights, or on my punchbag-speedball i would be doing weight circuits, ab workouts rowing machine or exercise bike, etc... boy do i miss it and when not in there i was out cycling or out doing cross country.

An english mans shed is his castle, this was true at the time. Moston is that the otherside of manchester near oldham, moss side area where the cats and dogs still walk around in packs for safety, where they have one window to share between the entire estate.

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I`m going , looking forward to it too, never seen track racing live before. I bought tickets off the website to avoid dissapointment, got them through the other day but it looks like the three tickets i have are all in seperate rows albeit in the same block of seats. They are right next to the finish line too. (oh and the bar)
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I`m going , looking forward to it too, never seen track racing live before. I bought tickets off the website to avoid dissapointment, got them through the other day but it looks like the three tickets i have are all in seperate rows albeit in the same block of seats. They are right next to the finish line too. (oh and the bar)
http://player.narrowstep.tv/(w2wnzm...?player=cycling here you can get a rough idea of austrailia national trials and there quite fun to watch, i won't be interested in the bar. since i don't drink, and i will be incahrge of supervising my son, who i must admit is very excited about the prospects of watching all these misters racing fast on the track, maybe i can interest him in what i couldn't afford to do as a youth, maybe when he's a little older a few track lessons will have him cycling at my speed, opposed to other cyclist.
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http://player.narrowstep.tv/(w2wnzm2zjrlf0uf3y3hkxe55)/Default.aspx?player=cycling here you can get a rough idea of austrailia national trials and there quite fun to watch, i won't be interested in the bar. since i don't drink, and i will be incahrge of supervising my son, who i must admit is very excited about the prospects of watching all these misters racing fast on the track, maybe i can interest him in what i couldn't afford to do as a youth, maybe when he's a little older a few track lessons will have him cycling at my speed, opposed to other cyclist.


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Booooooo, unfortunatley this site does not support linux
lol.... i like watching the road races, mtb bmx and mountain biking here, since there is never anything of real interest on english TV

maybe you could try installing WINE, the windows emulator for linux so that you can install media player on your PC so you can view it..?? well depending upon which flavour of linux your using anyhow.
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lol.... i like watching the road races, mtb bmx and mountain biking here, since there is never anything of real interest on english TV

maybe you could try installing WINE, the windows emulator for linux so that you can install media player on your PC so you can view it..?? well depending upon which flavour of linux your using anyhow.

Luckily i have eurosport (for the road races) and extreme sports (for the gnarley stuff) but i agree, british tv sucks for sport, unless you like football. The tour of briton was on though i believe, albeit a highlights show one week after the race finished.
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That's the right Moston. I went to Moss Side once and spoke to a window cleaner, out of curiousity I asked him how he makes a living with most of the windows boarded up. Oh, that's no problem he said, I just give them a light sandpapering. That private gym of yours sounds the ticket. I had to make do with Tony Fitton. World Champion Powerlifter. and down at the YM for circuit training with a former marine PTI. Check out Tony on google. Doesn't half know some 'stuff'.

i used to complete circuit training in the gym with weights or on the rugby field that was miles away from no where, pretty good; at nights, i would be off for a circuit; practise strides and other drills to help improve my running, then off for 20-30mile yomp, with runs or tabs of an evening and cycling to and from work and a marathon 26miles run once every 2 weeks, since the army wouldn't have me

But i guess i'm getting old now since i can't be bothered with all that anymore, But i still love to ride
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I`m going , looking forward to it too, never seen track racing live before. I bought tickets off the website to avoid dissapointment, got them through the other day but it looks like the three tickets i have are all in seperate rows albeit in the same block of seats. They are right next to the finish line too. (oh and the bar)
we decided to sit where ever, not on the champions straight where the tickets where allocated but opposite the finishing line on the second corner, 'was a good night!' my son thourghly enjoyed himself, say's he wishes dad was racing with them, but his really looking forward to dec 4th since he has not stopped asking since returning home.
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we decided to sit where ever, not on the champions straight where the tickets where allocated but opposite the finishing line on the second corner, 'was a good night!' my son thourghly enjoyed himself, say's he wishes dad was racing with them, but his really looking forward to dec 4th since he has not stopped asking since returning home.

Glad to hear the young one enjoyed it so much. I was surprised by the amount of youngsters there, and not just boys either, got to be good for the future of the sport. I suspect british success at the last two olympics has got alot to do with that.

It was a good night and i too am looking forward to dec 4th. Hope the weather is better then though, didnt get in till 8 o`clock couse of the conditions on the motorway, also couldnt get out of asda car park till 11. (surprised a class, purpose built venue has so little parking)
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