25 STARS squad members visited the Manchester Velodrome for a taster session in track cycling. Three of the squad are regular visitors there, being top level cyclists and so were able to show the rest of the squad how to conquer the steep banking at the facility. Paige Milward got some valuable training time in ready for her competition in the national Revolution series the following weekend.The squad were split into two groups and whilst one group got to grips with the track, the other group went to look at the BMX track, where GB athletes Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips both recently took Gold in the World Cup event. The coach went through the basics of riding a track bike that has no brakes or gears.
All the squad performed really well on the track, despite some initial fears of riding on a banked track. Evan had a fall from high up on the banking but despite a couple of deep grazes, carried on with the activity.
At the end of the second session, the squad were lucky enough to see Team GB take to the track for their two hour training session and watched as they warmed up and went through a variety of skills sessions.
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