Calshot Activities Centre Explained
Calshot Activities Centre is located on Calshot Spit near Southampton. Indoor facilities include the oldest indoor velodrome in Britain, a dry ski slope and a climbing wall.
Velodrome
Calshot Velodrome is the oldest indoor cycling venue in the UK.[1] It is located inside an old aircraft hangar, is unheated and has a reputation for being rather cold.[2] The current wooden velodrome was built in 1996 to replace an older slightly smaller wooden track.[3]
The former wooden track was a shortened version of the London six-day racing track used at Earls Court in 1967 (not to be confused with a similar track used at Wembley from 1968 to 1980).[4]
The current track is 142.85 metres long with bankings of 45° and straights at approximately 20°.
Calshot Winter Track League, run under British Cycling rules, is held weekly from October to February.
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: UK VELODROMES -- CALSHOT. British Cycling. 10 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090105191311/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/archive/features/2003/track/00_track_uk_tracks_calshot.shtml#. 5 January 2009. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Prime Calshot winter sessions: It's fast, it's furious, it's Calshot. Reading Velodrome Racing News. 10 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20051224091658/http://www.readingvelodromeracing.co.uk/news/newsdetail.aspx?Id=67#. 24 December 2005. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Calshot Hampshire United Kingdom, Activities Centre Hampshire 142.857m training and regional events track 1996. Ron Webb Cycle Tracks. 3 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728014457/http://www.ronwebbcycletracks.com/. 28 July 2012. dmy-all.
- Web site: Waller. Howard. A trip to the Calshot track. Oxford City Road Club News. 3 July 2012.
