We were lucky enough to have Bruce (CEO of Cycling Southland) give us an amazing tour of the Veldrome. He told us the history of the velodrome and showed us all of the cool memorabilia.
While we we visiting we were able to watch Bradley Jenner training. Bradley is a 16 year old cyclist who is training for the Junior World Champs. He has a real chance of winning the world champs. His goals are to get to the Commonwealth Games and then the Olympics in 2020. He has been riding since he was 12 and he is an asthmatic. He can reach top speeds of about 75kmph. It was awesome to see him fly around the track as he trained.
Some kids also got to try out the track bikes, and then Grace and Logan had some fun trying out the recumbent bike.
It was a fascinating tour, enjoyed by all.
A tour of the velodrome at Southland Stadium on PhotoPeach
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