Tag: velodrome

  • Welcome to the Pleasuredome…

    Welcome to the Pleasuredome…

    Annual Awards 2015. This year’s London Baroudeurs’ Annual Awards were held in the hallowed ground of London’s Olympic Velodrome.

  • The Longest Day

    The Longest Day

      60 miles later and still the game-face is on It’s amazing: the day starts north of the city, out into Hertfordshire then back, to west London for some pop-up velodrome racing.  It could only be a day in the life of Mr. Chronos! We kick off at the bottom of Swains Lane.  Meeting up with…

  • Riding in the shadows of Legends

    Riding in the shadows of Legends

    space Headliners Only en velo do you get to score at Wembley, headline Glastonbury or walk on the moon. The velodrome at Herne Hill, South London is 120 years old this year and in its day was a cycling equivalent of Wembley, hosting the 1948 Olympics and cycling legends like Jacques Anquetil, Fausto Coppi and…